But what i did understood about this literature figures was that a metaphor is when you replace the actual word by something to get a better idea of it. An example of this could be : "Time is a thief".
Time isn't a thief because first of all it doesn't even have a life. It´s an expression to show that time seems to pass really quick and gives the impression someone is taking you away your time.
This makes me remember that we are running out of time for our play and if possible we could use this expression of "time is a thief" so we better hurry up and work good.
Another literature figure we were into last class was synecdoche. For example , we normally use a synecdoche when you constantly characterize a character by the same characteristic every time. We find this at the play when the witches ask for the same feudal s blood and really meant for his son.
" Señor Feudal : Que es lo que quieres
Brujas : tu sangre heredera
Señor Feudal: Jamas e visto tal ofensa en esta corte
Brujas: tendremos que llevarnos a tu hijo"
Like i explain before the quote, they didn´t meant to want the hereditary blood they wanted the feudal only son.
Finally metonomy is very similar to a synecdoche. A metonomy is when a thing or concept is not called by its own name but by the name of something associated to it. We could find metonomy when the exorcists ask who brought the evil to the palace and the feudal lord says that he was when actually where their guards with the messenger.
If the feudal lord had gone personally to bring the witches to the palace then there wouldnt be any metonomy but because their guards and messenger went for them with the feudal orders then it is a metonomy.
With this examples and explanations you figure out that actually you need to use a lot of literature figures to create a play and know how to represent things that you aren't able to. But putting literature figures doesn't mean to make plays more difficult because then the audience wouldn't be able to understand what´s going on. So, it is always very interesting to have this figures but with the condition to making it simple.
In my opinion metaphor is the most use to get more images in your head while watching a play. So, is it necessary to always use literature figures to make a good play? can´t you just make a good one without having to complicate so much the director and audience mind?
sources:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Portada
The use of these techniques does not pretend to make things more confusing: on the contrary, they are there to clarify, simplify, condense and add more meaning to the actions in the play.
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