Symbolism

Symbolism
- late 19th century movement
- emphasis on internal life and dreams
- aim is to make audience interpret imagery and ideas to internal truth
- the emphasis on imagination and spirituality
- Mainly an opposition to realism and naturalism.
- Rejected the concept of displaying raw harsh reality


Manifesto: An emphasis on internal life and dreams and aims to make audience interpret imagery and ideas to internal truth. The belief that absolute truth could only be described indirectly through metaphors and imagery pertaining to internal truth.

Background: late 19th century movement of french and belgian origin

Images: Symbolic figures on set. Either the actors, signs, colors. Could essentially be anything that conveys meaning.

Sight: metaphorical figures. Symbolism could be delivered through color, characters, and etc.

Sound: Sound that pertains to the central meaning of the play

Skills: ability to portray accurate metaphors either in physical forms or through script and feeling within in the play

Works: Henrik Ibsen, Aton Chekov (symbolic pessimism)

Representative Art:

Representative Music: Claude Debussy-Clair De Lune

Representative Play: The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov