Blog Post 3: Research Paper topic

One topic that I am considering to use for my research paper is the use of omniscience in the melodramas. I thought of this during class on Friday during our discussion on possible ideas. I think this would be interesting because it is something that exists in every movie or tv show and has a very important role in intriguing the audience. Omniscience is what the audience knows but the characters in the movie/show aren't aware of yet. The use of this is significant in every good melodrama because it gives the audience a sense of importance and involvement. It also makes them emotionally involved in the melodrama because they want the other characters to know what they know and get annoyed when nothing happens or if the wrong thing happens. I think that if I picked the right melodramas to use for examples this could be a very interesting essay to write. So far, I have thought of Romeo and Juliet as a perfect example for this topic. There are a lot of Shakespeare works that could also work in this essay, but I think more current melodramas would be more fun to use. I am also interested in celebrity gossip as a topic of unconventional melodramas, I enjoy reading tabloids and seeing how the celebrities react. I also like reality tv as another topic but I'm not sure exactly what I would use to elaborate on it. If I can think of good ideas for my omniscience topic I will definitely use that one. I think I could use that in a fun way.