Thursday, 20 September 2007

The Scarlatti Tilt-

This is the story we used in lesson to examine some theories of audience.

"It's very hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who's learning to play the violin." That's what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.

Below is a variation of the 'riddle' we used.

A man and his son are driving in a car one day, when they get into a fatal accident. The man is killed instantly. The boy is knocked unconscious, but he is still alive. He is rushed to hospital, and will need immediate surgery. The doctor enters the emergency room, looks at the boy, and says..."I can't operate on this boy, he is my son." So, the question is, how is this possible?

Click on the title 'The Scarlatti Tilt' for a link to a booklet about Audience.

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