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Lyons

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Troy’s son 34 years old Musician

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Structure/Genre Drama Modern Tragedy

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Story begins in 1950’s but ends in the year 1965 In Pittsburg like all of the plays in the series with the exception of one. Maxon’s dirt yard/porch, infers that they are poor

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Troy dedicates himself to a course of action that he thinks is right, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Troy misses the mark by doing the wrong thing for what he thinks are the right reasons

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The fence Rose- build it to keep people in (loved ones) Troy- builds it to keep things out Death Cory (after their fight) Blue Troy’s dog when he was young In a buncha songs Baseball Serves as a symbol for the exclusion of blacks from the country’s social and cultural institutions Troy played and was excluded from major leagues due to color Gabe’s old trumpet Carries around, plays at end and no sound comes out so he dances opens up heaven's gate ``` Raynell’s Garden Nothing grew in the garden yet Symbol towards Troy’s shadow? After death, Raynell is seed, she will grow Baseball Bat ``` Cory uses to attack Troy Struggle over it, Troy takes it away, Cory moves out

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Son of famous playwright Kanami He took noh in a poetic direction Yugen- sad, elegant, mysterious beauty Use of ghosts Infuses haiku Actor, head of his dad’s old acting troupe, and playwright Became buddhist monk towards the end of his life Banished to remote island of Sado by shogun

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Noh was performed at Shinto festivals | Intertextually related to tale of the Genji (Rensho) vs Heike (Atsumori)

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``` Shite: Atsumori/Grasscutter Act 1 grasscutter unmasked, Act 2 Atsumori masked One who asks Protagonist Waki: Kumagai/Rensho One who watches Counterpart or foil of the Shite Killed Atsumori in battle Kyogen: A local man Kyogen preformed interludes Companions Two or three other maskless grass cutters Chorus 8-10 members Seated stage left Musicians A flute and two hand drums Seated back of the stage Attendants Seated back of the stage, stage right ```

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Act One: The story is inferred, referenced. Interlude: The Kyōgen tells the story Act Two: The story is relived by Atsumori and Kumagae.

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Mirror room hidden where actors would prepare and change costume Bridge to main open stage Backdrop of tree on stage Drums and Flute in back and Chorus to the side of the stage Audience sits stage right and in front Stage is roofed Backstage left-- small door where actors/chorus exits

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Kyogen is a comedic interruption Noh drama performed as an interlude

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Ichinotani- place where Atsumori is killed | Suma Bay

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Theater had been deemed anti christian. Tertullian Human enjoyment is an offense to god, Catharsis is dangerous Theater goes underground. Theater sinks into christian ritual by 800 and theater is resurrected through the church. They perform a number of miracle plays which became particularly gore intense Morality plays came about with allegorical plots Psychomachia pure medieval and christian allegory focusing on struggle between good and evil. Mankind is pushed and pulled by virtues. Performed before the death of Elizabeth predicted the rise and revenge of protestantism on the theater.

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Illyria- A fictional setting meant to be heavenly. Shakespeare could safely criticize the nobility.

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Wealthy Illyria Nobel being courted by Orsino | Falls for Cesario or Viola disguised

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A powerful Nobel in love with Olivia | Hires Viola as Cesario as his page

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Stuck in Illyria she disguises herself as Cesario a young man. She quickly gains favor of Orsino and becomes his page. She loves Orsino

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Steward to Olivia He is lead to believe Olivia is in love with him Dresses up fooled by maria and sir toby in yellow stockings and makes a fool of himself Confined to dark room at end A puritan used to mock protestantism in lower classes

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Olivia’s uncle who along with Maria lives with Olivia

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Friend of Sir Toby asked to Court Olivia | Doesn’t stand a chance

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The fool who is often abused by the upset characters | He seems to be the wisest

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Viola’s lost twin brother. | Olivia Marries him upon his arrival thinking him Cesario

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Influenced by Walter Pater Controversial Oxford professor who was a renowned essayist, novelist, and an art and literary critic Wilde fell under his influence at Oxford Aestheticism that subverts the status quo and ideas of human progress. The movement begins in France and is, again, associated with Gautier, as well as Baudelaire. Poetry, art and books alone can create new worlds. This is reflected in Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, where the young protagonist has been “poisoned” by a book. Salomé First serious play Stopped by British Lord Chamberlain First premiered in Paris when Wilde was in jail

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Stage Revolution: Electric Lighting Candle to oil Oil to gas light Gas to electricity The Development of Restoration Drama, of which the Comedy is the most significant Epigram- a rhetorical device that produces a succinct, intriguing, and surprising satirical statement.

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``` John Worthing (Earnest/Jack ) Algernon Moncrieff Gwendolen Fairfax Cecily Cardew Jack’s 18 year old hot ward Lady Bracknell Algernon’s Aunt, Gwen’s mother Miss Prism Looks after Cecily with Jack Finds out she lost Jack as a baby Relationship with Rev. Chasuble Thomas Cardew Takes in orphan Jack ```

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``` Comic Conflicts: Mistaken identity Marriage Conflict between generations Comic Business: Feasting (appetite) Instant plot development Inversion/sendup of societal norms ```

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``` Staging Elements Electric lighting Structure/Genre Drama Comedy Satire Setting London (Act I) Hertfordshire, England a rural county not far from London (Acts II and III) 19th century, Victorian Era ```

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Ernest and Bunbury Both fake people Symbolizes the deciet of the Victorian Era (only thing that matters is class wealth and style) “Earnest” was possibly a Victorian code word for homosexual. The Norton seems insistent, but this remains debatable. John Gambril Nicholson’s “Earnest” poem would have been known by Wilde. Bunburying” was later adopted as a code term, but it is difficult to know how Wilde decided on it. But certainly it connotes disguise and deceit: two well-known survival mechanisms. The handbag in the cloakroom at Victoria Station, the Brighton Line The handbag has a recognizable scuff Jack was left there by Mrs. Prism as a baby, found by Thomas Cardew Food Always source of conflict Cucumber sandwiches Bread and butter Muffins Cake Cecily’s Diary and Miss Prisms 3 Volume Novel Prism lost baby Jack trying to publish Novel Jack’s Army list Father’s name is Ernest

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