Lise's Ramblings

Offer me a classic novel or its film adaptation, and I’ll choose the book nearly every time. In general, I find a Hollywood film’s storytelling and character development pale compare to the impact of the author’s original text. Source:  Cinemark Theatres on Pinterest However, I make exceptions for musicals. Armed with brilliant casting and musical scores, then the power of song in musicals lends additional depth to characters, builds plot momentum and dishes out compelling entertainment. Screen and stage musicals can also lure audiences into tales we may not otherwise choose to read. I’m sure people have watched The Sound of Music , Les Misérables and My Fair Lady even though they may not be inclined to read about the von Trapp family’s history, pick up a Victor Hugo novel on the aftermath of the French Revolution, or follow a woman’s transformation in George Bernard Shaw play. But, I suspect these performances will move selected audience members and theatregoers enough to get

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Irony can be used to tremendous effect. Though all too often, people ( Alanis included), misuse the words ironic and irony. Sometimes the terms are mistaken for coincidence or comedy. Sure, irony can involve humour, but it can just as easily be tragic. Irony's use as a literary device dates back to Socrates or maybe even earlier, but T.S. Eliot was its master. Essentially, irony stems from contradictions in what is expressed and what is implied. Just last week, I found the following delicious example of irony: The definition for both pauciloquent (adjective) and pauciloquently (adverb) is being brief or using few words. With such a long root word and spellings that most people would find challenging, pauciloquent and pauciloquently are anything but simple or succinct. That's sweet irony. Could only be funnier if the definition of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was brevity. AWESOME! Yes, I know it’s amusing that this blog post isn’t particularly brief. ;-)