... from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and thus can never take them seriously. They are not people in search of meaning; they are characters in search of motivation. They ask for explanations and directions, but free will is beyond them: they only exist for the pleasure of Claudius and Gertrude--and, we are given to understand, the audience and Stoppard himself. Stoppard plays with ... Two, pg. 79) • Guildenstern: Even if I don't know where I am, I like to know that. (Act Two, pg. 95) • Guildenstern: We act on scraps of information--sifting half-remembered directions that we can hardly separate...

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• Grade Level: High School

... first day, but has since had no trouble interacting with them on a daily basis. When interacting with his teachers, Dylan is usually smiling and looking at his them. Dylan follows directions well for the most part, but will occasionally shake his head no if he doesn't want to do something. By the second time he is asked and shown what is ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... first day, but has since had no trouble interacting with them on a daily basis. When interacting with his teachers, Dylan is usually smiling and looking at his them. Dylan follows directions well for the most part, but will occasionally shake his head no if he doesn't want to do something. By the second time he is asked and shown what is ... ...

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... has some of the nervousness he started with, "I weren't half so certain as I sounded. Words came from my mouth that made me jump at my own boldness." The final stage directions show Will's own reaction to all he has achieved by the end of the play: amazement, triumph and incredulity written on his face. ...

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... builds up tension is in the use of lighting. When the inspector arrives Mr. Birling asks Edna the maid to give them more light, which she promptly does, the stage directions at the start explain what the light should be like. At the start we are told that lighting should be "pink and intimate" this expresses a feeling of comfort and the ... ...

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... a play is like listening to a conversation retold by a friend: it's not the same if u weren't there to see it all go down. More imagination is needed to read a play. Stage directions can only do so much because the intention is for it to be seen. Some people like creating the world on their own, and that pretty much what has to ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School