Сравнение Caesar из пьесы Бернарда Шоу (Caesar and Cleopatra) и Joan из другой пьесы Бернарда Шоу (Saint Joan)

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  30.07.2014 г.
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  15 стр.
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  1. Introduction 3
  2. Comparison of physical portrayals of Caesar and Joan in B. Shaw’s plays 4
  3. Comparison of characteristic features of Caesar and Joan in B. Shaw’s plays 8
  4. The feature of Supermen in Caesar and Joan 11
  5. Conclusion 14
  6. Bibliography 15
  
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  1. Introduction
  
  “Caesar and Cleopatra” is a play of Bernard Shaw which was written in 1898 and staged in 1899. It is one of the brightest plays of B. Shaw. It is characterized by keen dynamic plot, rich language and very excited characters. The main goal of B. Shaw in this play was to depict Caesar as a perfect, wise and far-sighted sovereign.
  “Saint Joan” is another play of Bernard Shaw which was written and staged in 1923. The main theme of this play is a philosophic story about the great human in the history – Joan of Arc. In this play one can observe the same themes as in “Caesar and Cleopatra” such as social and moral progress of the society. Nevertheless, this play is notable for its emotionality and some bitterness of the plot.
  Do the main characters of these plays have much in common with each other? Are they far-sighted leaders of their days? Can we call them superhumans?
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  2. Comparison of physical portrayals of Caesar and Joan in B. Shaw’s plays
  
  The similarity of the personages Caesar and Loan is investigated by many researches of Shaw’s works both in physical and moral senses. For example, Brian Tyson notes that “critics have seen structural foreshadowing of Saint Joan, for example, in other history plays such as “Caesar and Cleopatra”” (Tyson 2).
  It is necessary to start the comparison analysis of Shaw’s personages with their physical portrayals, because physical parameters of the great humans frequently play a big role in the historic comprehension of their conduct and prominent services to the state.
  First of all, I should mention age groups of the characters. Caesar is an “old gentleman” [“Caesar and Cleopatra”, p.9] who could earn the fame of the great warrior and the wisest military strategist and politician:
  CAESAR (to Achillas, very friendly): A general, eh? I am a general myself. But I began too old, too old. Health and many victories, Achillas! [“Caesar and Cleopatra”, p.19].
  According to the plot of the play, Caesar doesn’t like mentioning of his age, as he regrets that he has started his activity too late:
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