Abstract
Howard Brenton's
fantasy play, Thirteenth Night, is the movement of Shakespeare's Macbeth in a
not so distant future left wing totalitarian Britain for a Socialist
government. It is generally considered as a feedback of tiptoeing oppression
and constriction of socialism. In the opening part, Jack Beaty, the communist
visionary, is hit over the head and dreams of another world in which he himself
can guide individuals to rebel against degenerate types of government and
reliance on American cash through his communist talks. His socialist utopia
quickly degenerates into a Stalinist dictatorship. His dictatorship is unbearable, yet this last discourse demands that the
gathering of people considers what reasonable options there are if socialism is
really to grab hold and make due in Britain. As his dream turns to nightmare, Beaty slides into further murder and
eventual madness before himself being killed in a second coup d’etat.
Keywords
References
- Boon, R. (1991). Brenton The Playwright. London: Methuen.
- Boon, R. P. (1986, December). Howard Brenton: A Critical Study of the Plays. Ph.D. Dissertation (Unpublished). London.
- Bost, J. S. (Dec. 1982). Review: Thirteenth Night by Howard Brenton. Theatre Journal (34), s. 527-528.
- Brenton, H. (1982, July 30). A Crazy Optimism. New Statesman, p. 26.
- Brenton, H. (1996). Brenton: Plays 2. London: Methuen.
- Brenton, H. (1996). Plays:2. London: Methuen Publishing Limited.
- Brooker, P. (1995). Twentieth-Century Dictatorships. The Ideological One-Party States. LONDON: MACMILLAN PRESS LTD.
- Gandhi, J. (2008). Political Institutions under Dictatorship. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Personality cult. (2017, June 21). Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality cult adresinden alındı Schumpeter, J. (1976). Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy. New York: Allen & Unwin.
- Stalinism. (2014, September 30). May 01, 2017 tarihinde New World Encyclopedia: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Stalinism&oldid=984672 adresinden alındı
Abstract
Howard Brenton's
fantasy play, Thirteenth Night, is the movement of Shakespeare's Macbeth in a
not so distant future left wing totalitarian Britain for a Socialist
government. It is generally considered as a feedback of tiptoeing oppression
and constriction of socialism. In the opening part, Jack Beaty, the communist
visionary, is hit over the head and dreams of another world in which he himself
can guide individuals to rebel against degenerate types of government and
reliance on American cash through his communist talks. His socialist utopia
quickly degenerates into a Stalinist dictatorship. His dictatorship is unbearable, yet this last discourse demands that the
gathering of people considers what reasonable options there are if socialism is
really to grab hold and make due in Britain. As his dream turns to nightmare, Beaty slides into further murder and
eventual madness before himself being killed in a second coup d’etat.
Keywords
References
- Boon, R. (1991). Brenton The Playwright. London: Methuen.
- Boon, R. P. (1986, December). Howard Brenton: A Critical Study of the Plays. Ph.D. Dissertation (Unpublished). London.
- Bost, J. S. (Dec. 1982). Review: Thirteenth Night by Howard Brenton. Theatre Journal (34), s. 527-528.
- Brenton, H. (1982, July 30). A Crazy Optimism. New Statesman, p. 26.
- Brenton, H. (1996). Brenton: Plays 2. London: Methuen.
- Brenton, H. (1996). Plays:2. London: Methuen Publishing Limited.
- Brooker, P. (1995). Twentieth-Century Dictatorships. The Ideological One-Party States. LONDON: MACMILLAN PRESS LTD.
- Gandhi, J. (2008). Political Institutions under Dictatorship. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Personality cult. (2017, June 21). Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personality cult adresinden alındı Schumpeter, J. (1976). Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy. New York: Allen & Unwin.
- Stalinism. (2014, September 30). May 01, 2017 tarihinde New World Encyclopedia: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Stalinism&oldid=984672 adresinden alındı
Details
| Subjects | Creative Arts and Writing |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | Articles |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | December 25, 2017 |
| Submission Date | July 27, 2017 |
| Acceptance Date | November 19, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |
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