So Christipher Marlowe was an English dramatist, he is known among many other things for his mysterious death. A warrant was issued for Marlowe's arrest on 18 May 1593, o reason for it was given. On 20 May he was brought to court for questioning. Ten days later he was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer, however whether the stabbing was connected to his arrest has never been resolved.
Marlowe attended The King's School in Canterbury, where he studied on a scholarship and received his Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1587 the university then hesitated to award him his master's degree, poor thing, because of a rumour that he had converted to Roman Catholicism and intended to go to the English college at Rheims to prepare for the priesthood. But you neeedn't worry because someone intervened and all was well.
There are many different variations of Marlowe's death and it is still not resolved today. However most people believe it was a drunken fight that got Marlowe killed. Frizer was released because the coroner supposedly found evidence that he was acting in self defence. Hmm..
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Nosferatu!
So I left my blog with Mr.F :( it was crumbs anyway. So take 2...So there are many ways in which Nosferatu has a Gothic atmosphere. I think loneliness is in Nosferatu quite a lot actually. Throughout the film the characters are shown to be on their own a great deal, like Nina for example. She is without Jonathon, which makes both the audience and her feel uneasy.
Another way the atmosphere is created Gothic is by the power of light, or lack of it. Dark, night-time, creates a sense of fear and the unknown. When Renfield? (don't actually remember :s) gets a horse ride to Dracula's castle, it's dark. You could barely see him it was that dark and foggy. His piercing white eyes wouldn't have had the same affect on the audience if it was in day light.
The idea of being chased and being in danger crops up a lot too. This links into loneliness and darkness because whenever someone is being chased they are alone (I think) and it's dark. People are always getting chased by Dracula, (or Nosferatu?!) if you can call it that. He walks the pace of a snail and like a retard so it's not really fair on him. So this does put a downer on the whole fear factor, but hey, they're still being chased.
Also the idea of the supernatural is incorporated into it. It would seem that Jonathon and Nina can read each others minds. Kinda. Nina knows when he is coming etc, quite weird and eerie really. Another supernatural thing is how Dracula can walk through things, or turn himself invisible. This can create tension for the audience because he can just pop up out of nowhere. Also how he has to sleep in the soil he was buried in to obtain his powers is very supernatural indeed.
Ooooooh and I managed to pick out a quote and because I always get told off for not using them, I shall now. Even if it's not relevant or correct. 'The empty castle came alive with menacing shadows' The words 'empty' and 'alive' support the ideas of the supernatural, suggesting there are ghosts. Making the whole atmosphere more eerie, cold and freakaaaaaay.
Another way the atmosphere is created Gothic is by the power of light, or lack of it. Dark, night-time, creates a sense of fear and the unknown. When Renfield? (don't actually remember :s) gets a horse ride to Dracula's castle, it's dark. You could barely see him it was that dark and foggy. His piercing white eyes wouldn't have had the same affect on the audience if it was in day light.
The idea of being chased and being in danger crops up a lot too. This links into loneliness and darkness because whenever someone is being chased they are alone (I think) and it's dark. People are always getting chased by Dracula, (or Nosferatu?!) if you can call it that. He walks the pace of a snail and like a retard so it's not really fair on him. So this does put a downer on the whole fear factor, but hey, they're still being chased.
Also the idea of the supernatural is incorporated into it. It would seem that Jonathon and Nina can read each others minds. Kinda. Nina knows when he is coming etc, quite weird and eerie really. Another supernatural thing is how Dracula can walk through things, or turn himself invisible. This can create tension for the audience because he can just pop up out of nowhere. Also how he has to sleep in the soil he was buried in to obtain his powers is very supernatural indeed.
Ooooooh and I managed to pick out a quote and because I always get told off for not using them, I shall now. Even if it's not relevant or correct. 'The empty castle came alive with menacing shadows' The words 'empty' and 'alive' support the ideas of the supernatural, suggesting there are ghosts. Making the whole atmosphere more eerie, cold and freakaaaaaay.
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