The changes and upheaval in English society and in English ideas which took place during the seventeenth century had a profound effect upon public and private perceptions of women and of women's various roles in society. A study of the drama of this period provides the means to examine the development of these new views through the popular medium of the stage. In particular, the study of adaptations of early drama offer the opportunity to compare the stage perceptions of women which were prevalent during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century with attitudes towards women which emerged during the Restoration and early eighteenth century; such an examination of these differing perceptions of women has not yet been undertaken. The adaptation of Shakespearean plays provide the most profitable study in this area; Shakespeare was not only a highly influential playwright, but was also one of the most adapted of all the early dramatists during the years of the Restoration. In order to facilitate this survey, I have selected plays which span the entire Restoration era, beginning with William Davenant's The Law Against Lovers and Macbeth as well as John Lacy's Sauny the Scot from the 1660's, through the late 1670's and early 1680's with Edward Ravenscroft's Titus Andronicus and Nahum Tate's The Ingratitude of a Common-Wealth, and finally into the reign of Anne Stuart with William Burnaby's Love Betray'd. The study of these plays offers the best opportunity for the examination, through the medium of the theatre, of the changes which occurred in the perception of women and their changing identity with the rapidly evolving society of Renaissance and Restoration English society.

Submitted by Marco Antônio de Ramos Chagas (mchagas@ufv.br) on 2017-09-11T12:37:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1626592 bytes, checksum: 69b34a8438d7230ddf4adba746581743 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-11T12:37:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 1626592 bytes, checksum: 69b34a8438d7230ddf4adba746581743 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-24 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A presente dissertação propõe um estudo comparativo entre a peça inglesa Macbeth (1605-06), de William Shakespeare, e a adaptação sul-africana uMabatha (1969), de Welcome Msomi. Esta pesquisa é embasada pelos Estudos Comparados e pela Teoria da Adaptação através dos trabalhos de Linda Hutcheon (2013), Robert Stam (2008), Julie Sanders (2006), Daniel Fischlin e Mark Fortier (2000), e visa analisar as diferenças e similaridades da obra de Msomi em relação à obra shakespeariana, bem como as estratégias utilizadas pelo autor para criar a sua adaptação Zulu. São observadas, ainda, através da transposição cultural, as particularidades da peça sul- africana que a tornam uma obra singular como, por exemplo, a origem do autor, o período político em que a África do Sul estava imersa quando Msomi criou sua obra e, principalmente, qual peça shakespeariana ele escolheu para adaptar. Após uma profunda análise e discussão, foi possível perceber que a relação intertextual entre as obras é parte de um processo natural da constituição da Literatura. Verificamos, também, que este intercâmbio de ideias e inspirações está presente, também, nas relações entre as artes de modo geral e que, de forma alguma, este processo deve ser visto como algo negativo, legando às obras posteriores a conotação de “cópias” das obras-fonte. Detectamos, da mesma maneira, que não existe um texto “puro”, sem interferências textuais de outras obras, e que isso não retira em nada a originalidade de um texto, pois cada autor é único, e ainda que se trate de uma obra adaptada, há sempre a forma particular de o autor interpretar e trazer à vida a sua própria arte. É isso o que vemos em uMabatha. / This dissertation proposes a comparative study between the English play Macbeth (1605-06) by William Shakespeare and the South African adaptation uMabatha (1969), by Welcome Msomi. This research is based on Comparative Studies and Theory of Adaptation through the work of Linda Hutcheon (2013), Robert Stam (2008), Julie Sanders (2006), Daniel Fischlin and Mark Fortier (2000), and aims to analyze the differences and similarities of Msomi's work in relation to the Shakespearean work and the strategies used by the author to create his Zulu adaptation. It is observed yet, through the cultural transposition, the particularities of the South African play which make it a singular work, such as the origin of the author, the political period in which South Africa was immersed when Msomi created her work and, mainly, which play written by Shakespeare he chose to adapt. Upon a deep analysis and discussion, we perceive that the intertextual relation between the works is part of a natural process of the constitution of Literature. We verified also that this exchange of ideas and inspirations is also present in the relations between the arts in general and that in no way can this process be seen as negative, bequeathing the subsequent works the connotation of "copies" of the source works. We also find that there is no "pure" text without textual interferences from other works, and that this does not remove the originality of a text, since each author is unique, and even if it is an adapted work, there is always a particular way in which the author interprets and brings to life his art - and this is what we see in uMabatha.

This study is concerned with the artistic use of classical rhetorical figures in Shakespeare's I Henry IV.After the Introduction, Chapter II examines the history of rhetoric, focusing on the use of the rhetorical figures in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and Medieval Europe. Chapter III investigates rhetorical principles and uses of the rhetorical figures during the English Renaissance and examines the probable influence of rhetoric and the figures on William Shakespeare. Chapter IV discusses themes, characterization, structure, and language in I Henry IV and presents the contribution of the rhetorical figures to the drama's action and characterization. Chapter V considers the contribution of the figures to the major themes of I Henry IV and concludes that the figures, when used with other artistic elements, enhance meaning.

This paper presents a detailed comparative analysis of four important settings of Ophelia's song texts from Shakespeare's Hamlet composed by Brahms, Strauss, Chausson, and Pasatieri. Each of the first three represents a different facet of song composition during the period 1873-1919. The "Five Songs of Ophelia" by Brahms recall the simplicity of Volkslied. Strauss's "Drei Lieder der Ophelia" assume a more complex and formal demeanor, while Chausson's setting, "Chanson d'Ophelie," demonstrates French preoccupation with setting the natural speech rhythms of language. Pasatieri's "Ophelia's Lament," from 1975, uses operatic gestures within the context of piano-accompanied song. An interview with Pasatieri which defines this song as monodrama is transcribed in the appendix.

This document's purpose is to analyze dualities found in different films of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Each version brings different ideas to it. By analyzing each version and focusing on the Ghost Scene, comparisons of the scene's symbolism are made between the musical scores. The beginning chapters provide a history of film, film music, the play, and events up to the ghost scene. After these chapters come analyses of the scene itself. Each version uses different parts of the play for its own purposes, but there are many commonalities between them. The score for each version of the Ghost Scene will be analyzed independently of each other. This work will contribute to musicology, film research, Shakespeare studies, and English scholarship.

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The study described in this dissertation was conducted during a three week period and encompassed four senior high school English classes. The data derived from the study were elicited from a pre test of knowledge and a pre treatment attitude survey; a post test of knowledge and a post treatment attitude survey and a delayed post test of knowledge. The four groups of students were given the following treatments within the Shakespearean drama unit on Hamlet: (1) Group I - Students in this group were shown four teaching films on Hamlet and read the play aloud in class with students taking parts. (2) Group 2 - Students listened to a taped recording of the play and followed along with their books. (3) Group 3 - Students in this group listened to the taped recording of the play and were shown the four teaching films. (4) Group 4 - Students in this group, which was the control group, read the play aloud in class with students taking parts. The research questions which guided the research and were addressed through the statistical analysis were as follows: (1) What significant knowledge differences, if any, exist between and among the groups receiving the non-print media treatments and that group which did not? (2) Is there a difference in appreciation (attitudes) of Shakespearean drama between the groups which received the non-print media treatments and the group which did not? The statistical analysis of the data revealed that although all groups improved on the knowledge post test, groups 1 and 2 improved the most. Attitude scores also increased for group 1. Interestingly, the difference between pre treatment and post treatment attitude scores for group 2 was negligible, and for groups 3 and 4 decreased. The following conclusions were then drawn from the statistical analysis: (1) The use of non-print media does improve knowledge of and attitude about Shakespearean drama. (2) The use of non-print media should be limited, for example, to either taped recording or film for optimum results.

The study is an examination of the quest motif as it occurs in the Tarot and two dramatic works, King Lear and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. The development of the quester is traced from his naivete, through a series of trials, to the consummation of his quest.The hero's quest is essentially to achieve an integration of polar opposites: light and dark, good and evil, the conscious and unconscious. Both the Fool of the Tarot and Lear seem to achieve that harmony, and, thus, I treat the Tarot and King Lear in separate sections of the first chapter. I begin with the Tarot also because of its enormous suggestiveness for elucidating the quests of Lear and Faustus. The archetypal nature of the quest is ultimately what unites the three works, and the Tarot provides a repository for the symbols and primordial images that inform quest literature.The second chapter deals with Dr. Faustus. Unlike the Fool and Lear, Faustus never seems to attain the hero's vision of light and harmony (however, the conclusion is ambiguous); indeed, he inverts the quest to its diabolical opposite and becomes the trickster in league with the demonic forces that form the negative corollary to the hero. Faustus' quest is the coexisting opposite of Lear's and the Fool's, and, as such, is the other pole that must be seen to experience the whole.

This study is concerned with the dramaturgic use of the fools of five of Shakespeare's plays. After the Introduction, Chapter II investigates the fool as a historical figure and establishes his credibility. Chapter III examines the comic methods and techniques of the fools. Chapter IV is an investigation of the use of the fool in his capacity as choric voice to present a particular viewpoint on the play. Chapter V is a study of how the fool fits into the action as a character, and Chapter VI investigates the ways in which he may be used in structural duties. The study concludes that the Shakespearean fool is an effective device due to his historical credibility and his recognized position as an entertainer.

The object of this paper is to effect a comparison between the early Shakespearean songs and their more recent settings and to discuss in detail differences in style and technique, with emphasis upon textual and melodic characteristics.