THEA 1206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Samuel Beckett, Morphine, Henrik Ibsen
14 Feb 2017
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Peer gynt; a doll"s house; ghosts; an enemy of the people. First to write eloquently and well about independent women and put it on stage. Changes how we talk about playwrights and what they can put on stage. First common ties you can discover something that"s new each time it"s still relevant. A woman of no importance; an ideal husband; the importance of being earnest. Got money and lost it but didn"t care for rich people at all. The seagull; uncle vanya; three sisters; the cherry orchard. Worked with stanislavsky and chekov"s works paired with stanislavsky"s way of teaching those works created realism. Playwright"s giving actors new language they did not have before. Very concerned with the missing, important family member . Pulitzer winner: beyond the horizon; strange interlude; anna chrishe. Lead a fascinating life exercise that through language. Guilt was a big theme in his plays. Many are autobiographical and are extremely personal.
