How does Shaffer raise his play from being a simple tale of history to a memorable and spectacular theatrical experience? Shaffer raise the play ‘The Royal Hunt of the Sun’ from a simple tale of history to a memorable and spectacular theatrical experience with the use of theatre effects and the use of contrasting characters, conflict and the narrative. These theatre techniques are going to explore and explain why it makes the play so memorable …showed first 75 words of 2698 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2698 total…which they turn their immense triangular eyes enquiringly up to the sky. Finally, after three great cries appear to summon it, the sun rises. Its rays fall on the body. Atahuallpa does not move. All of these theatrical devices used helped raise ‘The Royal Hunt of the Sun’ from a simple tale of history to a memorable and spectacular theatrical experience with the use of great theatre techniques such as setting, symbolism, lighting, and dialogue.