Brecht was reacting against the theatre of the time; this was because traditional theatre had fantastic sets, elaborate costumes, sentimental music, and sloppy emotion. He thought this type of theatre was aesthetically wrong as he felt a good story had been taken and made sentimental. He also believ...

English Coursework - Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' Concealment and disguise are the driving forces behind the dark comedy that is 'Twelfth Night'. The character Viola decides to adopt the disguise of a man, which has serious consequences for herself and others around he...

"Emotional labour is an element of work activity in which the worker is required to display certain emotions in order to complete work tasks in the way required by an employer." (Organizing and Managing Work, Tony J.Watson, 2002, chapter 5). Analyses of emotional labour are crucial for la...

EXAMINING GEORGE ROMERO'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CRITERIA OF LONGINUS' ON THE SUBLIME Like the ancient text On The Sublime, Night of the Living Dead has withstood the test of time. The connection between a 1968 zombie film and a first-century CE text may n...

Males and Females face gender stereotypes everyday of their lives. As we are brought up into this world we are taught to be unique individuals with our own ideas of how things should be, but society breaks down the uniqueness of each and every one of us and seems to blend us all as one. Emotional ro...

Film can be an extremely powerful medium, and can introduce themes and issues to a wide variety of audiences on many different levels. The director carefully constructs the way in which the film is seen on screen, in order to best display these themes and create and idea in the audiences mind as to...