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Foreshadowing
- March 25, 2023
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No CommentsA feature we use a great deal in ‘Casanova in Paris’ is foreshadowing, a way of pointing to future events in a narrative and so shape audience expectations. These expectations may be very concrete, such as a character stating that something is going to happen, or very nuanced and related to mood. Foreshadowing can be -
Round or flat?
- March 18, 2023
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Characters fall on a continuum between round and flat. At the ‘round’ end of the spectrum characters are dynamic and less predictable. They have a wider range of qualities, some which may even appear contradictory. They will have a richer inner life and can experience regret and self-reflection. Their personalities are capable of change. They -
Introducing Marquise d’Urfé
- February 4, 2023
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A device that we’ve employed several times in ‘Casanova in Paris’ is to have the audience re-evaluate their assessment of a character on the basis of new information. In the case of Marquise d’Urfé, she had previously been described by Madame de Pompadour as an old woman, besotted with Casanova upon whom she had
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