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  2. Political drama - Wikipedia

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    The film It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) is a precursor of the genre, and John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger (1956) is an example of an early play in this genre. [10] The Iraq War is the focus of some recent British political drama; for example, Stuff Happens, by David Hare.

  3. Power play - Wikipedia

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    In box lacrosse, a power play is very similar to ice hockey, with two-minute minor penalties and five-minute majors.In field lacrosse, a similar type of penalty situation exists, though the duration of the penalty is only 30 seconds for technical fouls, one minute or more for personal fouls, and up to three minutes for use of an illegal stick, unsportsmanlike conduct and certain violent ...

  4. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia

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    Example: Agamemnon (play) Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune. an unfortunate; a master or a misfortune; The unfortunate suffers from misfortune and/or at the hands of the master. Example: Job (biblical figure) Revolt. a tyrant; a conspirator; The tyrant, a cruel power, is plotted against by the conspirator. Example: Julius Caesar (play) Daring ...

  5. What to do if your boss enjoys petty office power plays - AOL

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    A boss who is a bully, incompetent or manipulative can make life extremely difficult and even derail a career.

  6. Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? - Wikipedia

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    The play is brief (45 min) and without an intermission. It was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London with the world premiere on 10 November 2006. Sam's counterpart was initially named Jack emphasizing the British nature of the person, while in the 2008 American production he becomes Guy, a possible Mr. Anybody.

  7. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    outcome power – the ability of an actor to bring about or help bring about outcomes; social power – the ability of an actor to change the incentive structures of other actors in order to bring about outcomes. This framework can be used to model a wide range of social interactions where actors have the ability to exert power over others.

  8. Interactive theatre - Wikipedia

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    "The real-life citizen is both a performer and an audience in a play that he or she has had a hand in creating." [1] Interactive theatre has been around for centuries, with examples such as Thomas Kyd's Renaissance play The Spanish Tragedy in 1585-1587 and Shakespeare's Hamlet in 1601. Interactive theatre is an old theatrical form that has been ...

  9. Machiavelli as a dramatist - Wikipedia

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    Machiavelli emphasizes that a ruler must be able to do evil, because to maintain political power you will have to overcome your enemies who are also wicked. Machiavelli uses the example of the ancient Greek tyrant Agathocles, who had the entire elite of Syracuse killed in order to seize control of the government. Machiavelli says that this is a ...