REVIEWER IN ENGLISH
The Boor
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was born in South Russia - AUTHOR
- August 1879, Chekvhov entered medical school at MOSCOW UNIVERSITY.
- He died in a hotel at BADENWEILER on July 2, 1904
CHARACTERS
Helena Ivanovna Popov – a young widow, mistress of a country estate
Grigori Stepanovitch Smirnov- proprietor of a country estate
Luka- servant of Mrs. Popov
Vocabulary
Cloister- a covered walk in convent,monastery,college, or cathedral
Reckoning- the action or process of calculating or estimating something
Impudent- not showing due respect for another person; impertinent
Budge- to make or cause to make the slightest movement
Solitude- the state or situation of being alone
Cease- bring or come to an end
Jilt- suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
Torment- severe physical or mental suffering
Emancipation- freeing someone from slavery
Odious- extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Heathen- a person who does not belong to a widely religion
Boor- an unrefined, ill-mannered person
Theatre Production Personnel
1. Producer- is the one in-charge of a theatre production.
2. Director- is the one who oversees the entire process of staging a production.
3. Playwright- is the one who writes plays.
4. Scenic Designer- is the one who designs sets & sceneries that aim to fully immerse the viewer
in the production
5. Lighting Designer- is the one who works with the director, choreographer, set designer,
costume designer, & sound designer to create the atmosphere & time of day of the production
in response to the text.
6. Costume Designer- is the one who designs costumes for a film, stage production, or
television.
7. Sound Designer- is the one who practices the art of sound design
8. Property master- is the one responsible for purchasing, acquiring, manufacturing, properly
placing, and/or overseeing any props needed for production.
9. Production manager- is the one responsible for realizing the visions of the producer & the
director or choreographer within the constraints of technical possibility.
10. Technical director- is usually a senior technical person & usually possesses the expertise in
that industry.
11. Choreographer- is the one who creates choreographies.
Hamlet
-written in early 1600’s
-revenge tragedy
-Powerful/ popular
- Longest Play
Soliloquy- talking to one’s self
Vocabulary
Summon- to issue a call to convene, to order someone to come to a place
Heirs- a person with the legal right to receive property from someone who dies
Salvation- deliverance from power & effects of sin
Moan- a low prolonged sound of pain or grief
Reluctance- feeling or showing doubt about doing something; unwillingness to do something
CHARACTERS
King Hamlet
- Former king of Denmark
- Appears as a ghost claiming to be in purgatory
Prince Hamlet
- Prince of Denmark
- Son of king
- Hamlet & Queen Gertrude
Queen Gertrude
- King Hamlet’s widow & current wife of his brother
- She is a loving mother
King Claudius
- Hamlet’s Uncle
- He poison his own brother
Lord Polonius
- King Claudius chief counselor & right hand man
- Father of Laertes & Ophelia
Horatio
- Friend of prince hamlet
Laertes
- Grew up with Hamlet
King fortinbras
- Prince of Norway
Ophelia
- Young noble woman of Denmark
THEME
-Revenge
-Family
-Gender
-Madness
