PPT-Death of a Salesman The relative influences of Greek Tragedy and German Expressionism

Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller was first performed in 1949 on Broadway and was an immediate success This deceptively simple story of the tragic road to suicide of a travelling. 9/2. Agenda. Discussing the end of Act II and Requiem for . Death of . a Salesman . Reviewing unit 2 vocabulary-test Friday!. Last 15-20 minutes to work on Final . Death of a Salesman. project. Act II . Chapters 20-21. Rebekah Scoggins. April 2, 2013. Wassily Kandinsky. . Composition IV. . 1911. German Expressionism: The Blue Rider. Giacomo. . Balla. .. Abstract Speed - The Car Has Passed. . 1913.. Early 20. th. century Film in Europe. Russian History. In 1917 there have been two revolutions in Russia. The February Revolution eliminated the Tsar's government. The second revolution took place in October. Vladimir Lenin was the leader of the revolution and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was created. . The art of . German Expressionism . evolved as a result of militarism, economic depression, rampant inflation. , dictatorship. , and the climactic horror . of World War 1 and the Nazi . era. Artists produced images based . Arthur Miller. Born in NYC, Jewish. Attended schools in Harlem, Brooklyn. Family devastated by Great Depression. Graduates University of Michigan. Turns down Hollywood (big$) job to stay in NYC: loves live theater. Caligari. Mise. en Scene and German Expressionism. Mise. en Scene. “What matters . is the way space is cut up, the precision of what . happens . within the magical space of the . frame. , where I refuse to allow the smallest . the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . M A ENGLISH. ST MARY’S COLLEGE, MANARCAUD. DEFINITION OF TRAGEDY. . A Tragedy, according to Aristotle is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude in a language embellished with a certain kind of artistic ornaments with several being separated at the end of each part of the play which is in the form of action not of narrative, involving incidents arousing pity and fear where with to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions.. the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . 1915-2005. Background Info. Born in NYC. First success in 1947—. All My Sons. Wrote. Death of a Salesman. —1948. Married with two children at the time. Background Info. 1950—. F. ell in love with Marilyn Monroe (eventually married and then divorced). Lohman’s. monologue from Act II. Willy . Loman. Juicy Sentence. Willy (talking about Dave . Singleman. ): . When he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral.. the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . Complete . Day 12.. Online Textbook . Quiz Vocab. . my.hrw.com Friday! . HFORYS VCWS Unit 1 . Mustangs1 . Essay Reminders. Introductions and conclusions. Analysis: . what. the evidence does and . Classical Theater. Beginnings. Early on, two genres evolved, tragedy and comedy.. It was the Greeks who, in the late 6th century B.C., invented Western drama. . From Festival Origins. Performances were vivid affairs, religious and civic occasions, and the entire community came to watch. Part of one’s civic duty..