Homework 11 Due 9/02/09

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  Briefly suggest the sort of costume that HELENA and MARIA might wear and give a reason for your choice. [2]    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

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Describe the relationship between LEAR and THUMB at the opening of Scene 2. Identify the most important feature of each character that you would want to bring out in performance. [4]

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Look at LEARS speech in Scene 2. As a director, write brief notes for an actor playing GROSSabout how you would want this speech to be played. [4]

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Describe how you would light the start of Scene 3 and identify one

point in the scene where you would change this. Give reasons for your choices. [4]

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Look at the LEARS speech in Scene 3. As an actor, how would you play this speech? [4]

 

 

Questions 6–8 are based on the pieces of drama that you have devised from the stimuli.

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What message did you want to get across to your audience in the drama based on the We Unite Under Our Flag.

 How far do you think your audience was persuaded by this message? [4]

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What was the main role in your piece based on  the We Unite Under Our Flag. What specific aspects helped to make this role convincing and effective? [4]

8

   

 

What do you consider to be the most important section of your devised piece based on the We Unite Under Our Flag

? What dramatic techniques did you use to make the most of this section?