analyzing and Contrasting Sh. Ansky’s play, The Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds, with its 1937 adaptation into a film.
1. Please, note that it is far better to write a well formulated, coherently presented, and succinct shorter paper, than fill out numerous pages with loosely connected facts or statements. You must try your best at striking a balance between brief summary, well-argued analysis, and appropriate use of concrete examples.
2. Points will be taken off for insufficient editing of the submitted paper. These include: (A) misspellings, (B) “loose” sentence structure, (C) incorrect use of proper and geographical names, (D) unjustified repetition of information or statements within the same paper, (E) unauthorized use of „secondary? sources, that is any sources, which are not explicitly included in the list of required and recommended readings.
3. Finally the entire film, Dybbuk (1937) can be watched on YouTube. Note, however, that the first episode does not have any English subtitles until 9 minutes 47 seconds into the film.
In the essay you are most strongly encouraged (read: expected) to focus most, or all of the following points:
1. Discuss at least some of the major themes of Ansky’s play (e.g. “Destiny”, “Broken Oath”, “Between Two Worlds”) and contrast them with the major key in which the play’s story is being retold and shown in the film.
2. Contrast the functions, agency, and emphases assigned to some of the same main characters in both the play and the film.
3. The film has a number of quite focal moments in which the “simple”, “poor”, “idle” or impoverished “working class” people are contrasted with the rich and “well off” characters. How much of this type of juxtaposition can be found in the original play?
4. Some claim that while the play is more “ethnographic” (i.e. depicting seemingly premodern people’s traditional beliefs and folk customs) rather than “mystical”, whereas the film is also more “mystical”. Comment on this with concrete examples.
5. How would you stage Ansky’s play for a contemporary production, or how would you choose to rework it for a new film script?
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