mercoledì 9 ottobre 2019

"Macbeth"

Macbeth, the protagonist of the tragedy, is a general of the king of Scotland Duncan. Macbeth and Banquo met three witches that explained them some prophecies: Macbeth will be named soon gentleman of Cawdor by the king of Scotland Duncan, and then it will ascend to the throne; Banquo, also without never reigning, it will have a regal descent; These profecy became to come tru so Macbeth inform immediately his wife Lady macbeth that suggests him to invite his cousin duncan and to murder him. Macbethtemporizes, but he is suffered convinced by his wife and he kills Duncan.
After all the prophecies come true, LAdy macbeth became mad, in fact she will see on his hands some blood, that she will clean with some water.

"Elizabethian Theatre"

Difference with the modern theatre

In the modern theatre actors are separated from the audience by a curtains and they act in bright light before spectators hidden in a darkened auditorium. In Elizabethan theatre the actor played in daylight fused into a common experience with his audience. The soliloquy (the actor speak to himself) wasn’t artificial but quite natural communication with the spectators.
There wasn’t light or sound effects but the Elizabethan actor was able to achieve his effects by the emotions and imagination of the spectators.
The actions was continuous. The scene ended when all actors had gone off the stage and a new set of characters came on. The exact locality of the scene wasn’t important.
The scenery was symbolic; it used symbol to give an idea about something: chairs or stools showed indoor scene; a man wearing riding-boots was a messenger, ecc.

The actors

Every actor played more than one characteres. He had a little time for long and elaborated preparations and was always ready to improvise. The actors were only men and the feminine roles were interpreted to the young men.

mercoledì 25 settembre 2019

"Amleto"

The king of Denmark died; his son and heir to the throne, Prince Hamlet sees his specter appear in the ramparts of the castle of Elsinore, which reveals that he was poisoned by his brother Claudio who then married his widow, Queen Gertrude and usurped the throne.
Hamlet swears to his father to avenge him and begins to pretend to be mad to be able to discover all those responsible and accomplices, but he is tormented by doubts and indecisions that alternate moments of great emotional momentum and determination in him.
He rejects Ophelia, daughter of the Chamberlain Polonio, who loves and is loved in return; while questioning his mother in a dramatic interview, he kills Polonius, who has caught spying behind a curtain.
Claudio tries to get rid of his nephew by sending him to England with two false friends Rosencrantz and Guidersten who are charged with killing him. Ofelia, meanwhile, gone mad, drowns herself and her brother Laerte is determined to avenge his death and that of his father. Claudio takes advantage of this situation: he invites the two young men to confront each other in a bloodless duel, actually he poisons the tip of Laerte's sword and the wine to be offered to Hamlet.
The young prince is wounded, but he kills Laertes who reveals the truth to him and his uncle; the queen dies from drinking the poison destined for her son.
Before dying, Hamlet entrusted the only true friend of his life, Horace, with the task of narrating his story. The narrative closes with the arrival of Fortebraccio, Prince of Norway who assumes the government of the kingdom.

giovedì 4 aprile 2019

"Middle ages"



                                                                William the conqueror

Feudal
Pyramid

                                                           French language and culture                                             

                                                                         Chivalry

                                                                          Castle

"Beowulf"

The epic poem Beowulf talks about a young warrior: Beowulf. He comes to the aid of the king of the Danes, Hrothgar, whose kingdom is being terrorized by a monster who is called Grendel. Beowulf uses all his strength and bravery to slay Grendel and also his mother. Beowulf kills him and his fame spreads, so later he becomes the king of Geatland and rules for fifty years. When a dragon begins to pose a threat to his land, Beowulf and his servant Wiglaf try to kill him. They succeed in slaying the dragon, but Beowulf dies during the process. 

domenica 7 ottobre 2018

"Globalization"

Globalization is the free movement of goods, services and people across the world. With increased global interactions comes the growth of international tradeideas, and culture. Globalization is primarily an economic process of interaction and integration that's associated with social and cultural aspects. However, conflicts and diplomacy are also large parts of the history of globalization, and modern globalization. This process has effects on the environment, on culture, on political systems, on economic development and prosperity, and on human physical well-being in societies around the world.Globalization is not new, though. For thousands of years, people—and, later, corporations—have been buying from and selling to each other in lands at great distances. All the activities of sale and purchase of products made through the Internet.

giovedì 24 maggio 2018

"I Am Legend"

My favourite film is " I Am Legend". I saw this film when I was five years old. I love this film because there is Will Smith. This film was released in December of 2007.Will Smith play the rolwe of US Army virologist called Robert Neville. The story is set in New York City after a virus. The virus was originally a cure of cancer, but trasform all in the city in mutant. Robert is immune to the virus and he works to develop a cure while defending himself against the mutant.