Seeing is believing: Unity of Place in Arcadia
At first sight, Stoppard’s choice of the single set with its corresponding objects seems designed to create a reassuringly stable frame in which the action can take place. However, we soon come to realize that the set and objects do not strictly adhere to the rules of conventional theatre. Their fun...
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| description | At first sight, Stoppard’s choice of the single set with its corresponding objects seems designed to create a reassuringly stable frame in which the action can take place. However, we soon come to realize that the set and objects do not strictly adhere to the rules of conventional theatre. Their function shifts so that instead of providing a stable frame of reference they offer multiple meanings. Ultimately the theatrical space detaches itself from a specific fictional context and presents itself primarily as a theatrical construct. |
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