Literature. Part hundred thirty three.

                                The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare.

This play was written in XVII century.

Othello, Desdemona, and Iago are the main characters of the tragedy. Othello is the Moor of Venice. Desdemona is his wife. Iaso is Othello’s ensign.

The book takes place in Cyprus.

Iago convinces Othello that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him. As a result, the husband kills his wife out of jealousy and commits suicide.

The name Othello has become a household word.

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Literature. Part hundred thirty.

                                           Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

Macbeth killed king Duncan and took his place. When he become ruler he committed murders.

Witches are characters of this play, too.

Lady Macbeth (Macbeth's wife) commits suicide.

Macbeth was killed in battle.

This tragedy has many different adaptations.

Pentheus.

Pentheus (Πενθεύς) (Pentheús) was a king of Thebes in Greek myths and legends. Echion (Ἐχῑ́ων) was his father and Agave (Ἀγαύη) (Agaúē) was his mother. Epirus (Ἤπειρος) (Ḗpeiros) was Pentheus' sister. Also, the character had a son named Menoeceus (Μενοικεύς) (Menoikeús).

He was killed by his mother Agave and her sisters. It was tragedy.

Melpomene.

Melpomene (Μελπομένη) (Melpoménē) was the Muse (Moûsai) of tragedy in Greek mythology. Zeus (Zeús) was her father and Mnemosyne was her mother.

Tragic mask was Melpomene's symbol.

Other Muses (Múses) and children of Zeus were her siblings.

Achelous (Ἀχελώϊος) (Akhelôios) was Melpomene's consort. They had children called sirens (Σειρήν) (Seirḗn) (Σειρῆνες) (Seirênes).

Literature. Part seventy seven.

                     The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. 

This tragedy was written in 1601. Shakespeare created his famous work in a play. The Hamlet became popular.

Events take place in Denmark. There are several characters: Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Osric, ghost of Hamlet’s father.

People experience different moments. The theme of death is touched upon.

The tragedy was translated to many languages. There are many illustrations about this play. This story was told in theatric productions.

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Oedipus.

Oedipus was a king of Thebes. His parents were Laius and Jocasta.

Laius wanted to kill his son. But Oedipus was saved by a shepherd. King Polybus raised Oedipus.

Also, the character saved the city of Thebes from Sphinx. So, Oedipus became the king of Thebes.

His story had a tragic end in Greek mythology.

There are many paintings and statues about Oedipus.

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Theatre.

Theatre is a type of performance art. Actors and actresses must pla their characters.

This type of art appeared in Ancient Greece. Drama, comedy, and tragedy came from theatre.

People can see actors on the scene. Literary works often play in the theatre. Puppets are sometimes used there.

Future actors study to dancing, singing, playing, express emotions, play on the musical instruments, and etc. Costumes and make-up are important part of the theatre. Because people must see and feel the reality of what is happening.

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Movies.

Movies or films are a type of art. Its own workers and audience.

Cartoons and movies have many similar parts. Characters, genre, and screenplay are impotant for future film.

Also, actors are needed for good movie. Films can be based on famous books. Many different people work on one picture.

Camera, sounds, montage, and screenplay are important for man movies.

Drama, comedy, tragedy, fantasy, soap opera, historic can be some of the genres. Actors should get accostomed to their characters. Costumes and make-up can help.

People go to cinema and watch movie. Before it they went to the theatre. This place showed different plays and operas.

There is a criticism of this industry. Critics say different things about movies.

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Cartoon.

Cartoon is a type of modern art. Illustrations and animation are important for it. Alsom cartoons can be drawn by artists oe animators.

This thing begun to develop in XIX and XX centuries. Pictures move and talk in cartoon. Sometimes in cartoons, puppets are used.

Plot is an important of work. Screenwriters write a script for cartoons. Or the famous fairy tale turns into an animation.

In cartoons, different genres are popular, such as: comedy, tragedy, fantasy, drama, and ect. Cartoons can be improved, in the modern world.

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Literature. Part thirty two.

                                     Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Romeo Montague and Juliet Caputel are a young couple in love. Their families have a conflict each other.

Young people wanted to escape together but... They both tragically died.

This book is very popular in classic literature. There are many theatrical plays and movies about this story.

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Great people: William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564, in England. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden.

In London William started writing. Also, he pursued a theatrical career. William Shakespeare was very influential for the world literature and English language.

Writer wrote many famous works such as: Romeo and Juliet, Otello, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Hamlet).

His most frequent genres were drama and tragedy. Shakespeare's works are important for theatre, too. Also, he wrote plays and poems. Some characters became classic.

William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and they had three children. He died on April 23, 1616, in England.

Tragedy.

Tragedy is the exact opposite of comedy. This literary genreis popular, too. Tragedy is a very serious genre. Poems, novels, or short stories. have very sad endings. People want to cry. The main characters can die.

This genre has a long history. Thragedy appeared in Ancient Greece. Then writers wrote sad myths. Actors played sad roles in theatres.

For example, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a famous tragedy. There are many pictures to this story. It is studied by students in schools.

In movies, tragedy is also popular as genre. People can cry at the end of film in cinema ar at home. It shows a good work of actors and the right scripts.

A sad mask is a symbol of tragedy. But sometimes somedy and tragedy are mixed in one book or movie.

P.S. Next time will be another literary genre which has comedy and tragedy parts.

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Play.

Play is one type of literature. It has to do with the theatre. Screenwriters write plays, actors memorize words, it turns into theatrical production. Play can be of any genre: drama, comedy, tragedy. In this type of literature, everything is written by roles.

Writers write plays, too. Many of them are interesting and instructive. These works are read and written essays on by students in schools.

On holidays, such as Christmas and New Year, performances are carried out in theatres tales. Actors play famous characters of fairy tales. Also, there is a puppet theatre, where actors rule toys and talk to them. It's beautiful!

For example, Hamlet by William Shakespeare is one of famous plays.

It appeared in ancient times. In Ancient Greece actors wore masks for their roles. Famous genres such as comedy and tragedy appreared there.

Theatre is a part of our life. Many actors began their work from theatre movies.

P.S. Another part of the literature is over. Soon will be other.

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