TA 147 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Social Revolution, Transcendentalism, The The

• School: Oregon State University
• Department: Theatre Arts
• Course: TA 147
• Professor: Elizabeth Helman

Document Summary

Change in the concept of the the great chain of being. All that exists was created by a higher being. Happiness and truth can only be found in the spiritual realm. ****(fairly unlikeable people who have a secret usually super smart; classic character is mr. rochestor in jane eyre, beast from beauty and the beast, batman, james. Bond) their motivations tend to be selfish and have secrets that are damaging to others. *primary goal isn"t to fall in love but to discover themselves. The supernatural and the gothic" (gothic - ghosts, vampires, etc) External forces shape the world and motivate the actions of the protagonist. Disguise, comic relief, song and dance, etc. Viruous hero becmoes relentlessly hounded by a villan. A serious of seemingly insumountable threats occur. Each act ends with a small climax. Plot devices often include: disguise, concealed identity, abduction, etc. A mystery is solved, women in peril. Patrionic, noble soldiers, a women in peril.