Reflection Essay

Reflection Essay
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Reflection Essay
Introduction
The Frankenstein play that I watched recently was told from the viewpoint of the monster and it follows the story in the book much more than I had expected. The theatre production effectively hits the main points and brings the themes that are present in the novel to the next level, but examining dissimilar facets of those themes. I totally adored Brett Gibbs’ adaptation – Brett Gibbs was the director – of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein novel, and was completely enraptured by the actresses and actors. The new thesis statement for this second, revised essay is: “The Frankenstein play was very exhilarating both in terms of the sound effects and the stage performance of the actors and actresses. A brilliant play, the theatre production was very true to Shelley’s novel and awe-inspiring to the audience.”
I did not write the thesis of my first essay properly and in a way that would allow the reader to tell what would come in the essay. A good thesis statement should introduce everything that will come in the essay, but my first essay did not really accomplish this. This was a big mistake since it left the reader guessing what really is covered in the essay. My previous thesis statement was: “I really enjoyed that play in the way that it was presented, especially in how the workers on the play used the sound effects.” This thesis statement not only did it fail to introduce everything that will come in the essay, but it was also somewhat senseless. This thesis statement of my first essay also made the body of the essay to concentrate largely on one aspect of the stage performance; that is, how exciting the play was – leaving out other vital facets of the play, for instance how it stuck with the story in the novel written by Mary Shelly and how it actually captured the themes presented in the book.
The new thesis for the revised essay effectively introduces the reader to what is covered throughout the essay. After reading the statement, the reader will quickly realize that the essay focuses on how captivating the play was in relation to stage performance and sound effects as directed by Brett Gibbs; how the audience enjoyed watching it; and equally important, how the play stuck to the original Frankenstein novel that was written by Mary Shelly. Other than the not-so-good thesis statement of the first essay, my first essay also lacked a proper, acceptable analysis of the Frankenstein theatre production. I did not provide an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the play, including a description of the themes and the message being conveyed by the theatre production. This is rather unacceptable for a student of my caliber who seeks to pass highly in this unit and get a good grade. For instance, in the body of my first essay I stated that: “As everything was surprised in the play, the idea of how the audience zone, where our seats are, also surprised me in anther way. Most of the time the players were acting in an old room that is far from us, the audience. Therefore, my neck was turned many times to watch the actors when the played in the room.”
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