Discussion Board #7: Euripides and Soyinka
You have 2 questions of this assignment (each of 150 words).
Discussion Board #7: Euripides and Soyinka :
First, Please find one clear difference in the endings between Euripides’ and Soyinka’s plays, and offer an interpretation for why Soyinka changed Euripides’ ending. It may be helpful to consider the context in which he (Soyinka) wrote the play and in which it was produced. You must use 2 quotes from each play in your post — 4 quotes in all. Provide page numbers for all quotes.
Maximum of 150-200 words.(quotes are not counted in word limit)
Discussion Board #8: Staging the “Native”:
Second, Please watch the entire production of The Tempest by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Here’s the link: https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/rsc/the-tempest
Then write a post about the staging / costumes / casting of one of the “native” inhabitants of the island – Ariel and Caliban – as compared to the staging / costumes / casting of one of the Italian “visitors” to the island (Prospero, Miranda, Ferdinand, etc.).
You must:
1. Describe 2 details about the “native” and 2 details about the Italian “visitor” you choose in your post (4 details in all), and
2. Make an interpretive argument about the impact of the details you describe. Please bold your interpretive claim in your post!
Maximum of 150-200 words (quotes are not counted in word limit)
