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Essay / Nocturne - 538
A nocturne is typically a form of musical composition inspired by the experience or concepts related to the night. Many famous artists have composed works under the guise of nocturnal. In the play, however, our protagonist has written a book called Nocturne and the play itself is named after it. Night can represent darkness, solitude, absence of daylight, reflection and calm. Each of them contributes to the mood and themes of the play, where we witness the recounting of tragic events and the emotional darkness that the actor goes through. The play can have one to five actors or characters, but our version employed two. The main character and his sister. Assuming that the other three could be entrusted to other members of the family. By limiting the roles to two, the director favors simplicity and focuses the audience on the brother and sister, with priority on the brother. Five characters can distract the audience and certainly take the focus away from the brother and his emotional journey. Including the sister does not steal his power but actually contributes to it by creating su...