Medea Obsession as a driving force in Euripides’ Medea “The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, is that which rages in the place of dearest love” (Medea 32). With this brief sentiment, the collective mind of the female Chorus in Euripides’ Medea relays to the audience the destructive potential of devotion transformed into an obsession for revenge. Medea embodies the ultimate s

Lost Momentum Momentum was founded by Delma Iles in 1982. She is well known through out the state of Florida, and has been awarded many different merits. She’s an M.F.A. recipient from New York University, in Dance. She came to Florida aspiring to change, or add to the growing world of arts here in Miami. Since then she has choreographed around 40 different works, all of which for so

MacBeth Act IV Act IV, scene i In a dark cavern, a bubbling cauldron hisses and spits, and the three witches suddenly appear onstage. They circle the cauldron, chanting spells and adding bizarre ingredients to their stew—"eye of newt and toe of frog, / Wool of bat and tongue of dog" (IV.i.14–15). Hecate materializes and compliments the witches on their work. One of the witches then ch

Macbeth Description At the beginning of the play Macbeth was the bravest soldier and the honorable Thane of Glamis. His rank and nobility are of great value, and he seems to be fit for the position. Macbeth encounters three witches who change his impatient ambitions. The story is very suspenseful, and very real and detailed. Reading Macbeth gives you a big picture as to ho he ac

Master Harold Plot Apartheid: The racial policy of the government of South Africa, under which whtie, African, Asiatic, and Colored communities live seperately, in principle, so that each group may develop to the full its own society and culture. It is largely resisted by the segregated non-white communities and by many liberal white South Africans. In 1990 the South African governme

Merce Cunninhamm Merce Cunningham is a choreographer, dancer, company director, and video/filmaker of modern dance. As a result of his varied education and love for dance, he was able to create a type of modern dance that many people have accepted. Mercier Philip Cunningham was born April 16, 1919 in Centralia, Washington. His first dance teacher, Madame Maude B

Mother Courage Mother Courage It’s always important to be touched. Writers know and understand this idea. Whether the audience feels good or bad about whom or what you present is not as important as the fact that they feel something. Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children is a perfect example of a work that doesn’t leave us in very high spirits but touches us in such a way

Mother Courage Mother Courage and Her Children The story of Mother Courage and Her Children is one of progressive ruin in the face of war and it’s devastating consequence. As each of Courage’s children leave or die, the burden placed upon her is augmented. By the end of Brecht’s tale, Mother Courage is forced to, quite literally, carry her burdens on her own. As a director, a pro

1984 1984 by George Orwell (1903 - 1950) Type of Work: Futuristic, cautionary novel Setting London, in the mythical country of Oceania; 1984 (in the future) Principal Characters Winston Smith, a rebel against society Julia, his lover Mr. Charrington, an elderly antique shop owner O'Brien, the only member of the Inner Party Winston trusts Story Overview As Winston Smith

Noh Puppets "A puppet is an inanimate object moved by a human agent before an audience with the intention of communicating something through the process of representation." -Jane Law It never occurred to me that Puppets might be utilized in Noh drama. Class discussion and the readings never approached the topic. I was very surprised to find references to it as I began to compile re

Nosferatu Cinematics of Nosferatu In Nosferatu, the first thing I noticed was that the camera doesn’t move. Except for a few brief pans to show the setting or the landscape. When one scene ends, it blacks out to the next scene, or just jump cuts in a few places to a totally different theme. I think it was because of the old technology everyone moved really fast. An example of this

Odysseu If I were to trade places with a character from a book for a day, I would choose Odysseus from The Odyssey by Homer. Odysseus has trilling, heart-pounding and blood-rushing experiences. His life is full of unexpected events. Through many arduous events, he somehow stays alive. I would choose Odysseus because he is a daredevil, has bravery, and is determined. Odysseus go’s

Oedipus In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is looking for the king’s murderer. Ironically it turns out that Oedipus had unintentionally and unknowingly killed the king on his way to the kingdom some years beforehand. The most significant lines in the story come from Oedipus in his speech to the people of the city cursing the person or persons who killed the king and threatened t

Oedipus In the play, Oedipus Rex, the main character (Oedipus) is a very misfortunate man. When he was born his father (Laius) was prophesized to be killed by the boy and his mother was prophesized to sleep with Oedipus. In the end the prophecy came true but Oedipus was in no way to blame. The Gods used him as a weapon to punish his parents, hexing him in the process. His parents tri

Oedipus Oedipus is a prime example of a tragidy, according to Aristotle’s definition in the “poetics”. Aristotle’s Poetics is considered the first work of literary criticism in our tradition. The couple of pages in the book mainly describe tragedy from Aristotle’s point of view. He defines tragedy as being an imitation of an action that is a whole and complete in itself and of a ce

Oedipus Does the Average American believe that he has the choice of determining his path in life' Everyone comes to a point in their life when they have to make a serious decision. For instance, if Michael Jordan had attended a different college, other that North Carolina, would he still be in the NBA' Or was it his destiny to be a professional athlete' If George W. Bush had attended Pri

Oedipus Oedipus was born into a cursed life in which he had no control. The separation from his parents after the prophecy would not change his fate. He was born and raised by people whom he thought to be his parents. He behaved in a manner that any normal person would under his circumstances. Unaware of the situation he was in, Oedipus could not be blamed for his actions. In the

Oedipus Prophecies “Who is the man denounced by the prophetic voice from Delphi’s cliffs-the man whose blood-stained hands committed a nameless crime' Now is the time for him to run, faster than storm-swift horses. In full armor Apollo son of Zeus leaps upon him, with the fire of the lightning. And in the murderer’s track follow dreadful unfailing spirits of vengeance. The word of Apo

Oedipus In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles writes about the sin of hubris; the deadly mixture of rage and pride that, unfortunately, Oedipus Rex has. The Greeks believed that this sin was the most grievous because these people thought that they were above the gods. Oedipus is guilty of this sin. Being a proud man, Oedipus does not listen to anything and that pride will eventually lea

Oedipus Rex In the play, Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles around 430 BC, there appeared to be three major themes. The first prominent theme was the theme of the triumph of Fate or the Gods over free will. Also, the value of humility played an important part in this ancient Greek tragedy. Finally, the Greek belief in oracles and soothsayers, sometimes called prophets, was a well e

Oedipus Rex Sophocles’s play, Oedipus Rex is possibly one of the greatest tragedies ever written. It is the story of the downfall of a man. When the play begins, Oedipus is an honored king, respected and admired by his people. By the end of the story the name of Oedipus is a curse. Some would argue that all of his misfortune has been fated by the gods, because of the sins of his father.

Oedipus Rex Even though I did not enjoy the ending of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, I did however, find the first part of the play to be interesting. It was almost like a puzzle for me, in the sense that I had to figure out what was going on from the way the characters spoke. Despite this, I was able to understand with the help of our class discussions. What caught my attention towards the end

Oedipus Rex In The Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles as found in Literature and Righting : The Human Experience ; Edited by Richard Abcacian, Marvin Klotz with Peter Richardson, St. Martins Press Inc. NY. 1998, one of the themes is blindness. Not just fisical but emotional and even intelectual in some ways. The issue of blindness in the story could be interpreted in different ways, dependin

Oedipus Rex Solving the Riddle of the Sphinx, becoming King of Thebes, and starting a family with his new Queen Jocasta sounds like a life of a blessed man. A man named Oedipus whose life is not all it appears to be. As a plague comes upon the city, Oedipus’ past is revealed and his life takes a quick downfall that earns him the title of a Tragic Hero. Oedipus the King possesses all t

Oedipus Rex In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles tells the story of a young man who is taken through life by his fate. Before he was born he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Although he did not willingly do this, the events still took place and it is only in the end of the play that Oedipus finds out the truth about the wrongs he has done. Throughout the play Oedipu

Oedipus The King Essay Test on Oedipus The King In the play Oedipus the King Sophocles achieves a balance between free will and destiny. His balance is shown very clearly in many of the characters of the play, including Jocasta and Oedipus. The passages below explain this balance and show what tactics he used to achieve it. In lines 1090-1092, Oedipus states "Apollo told me once

Oedipus/oates Compare&contrast Where Are You Going, Oedipus' Oedipus, the protagonist of Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King, goes through a transition in his life. He experiences a life altering change, just as Connie, the protagonist of Joyce Carole Oates’ short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'” does. Connie and Oedipus undoubtedly have contrasting qualities. Initial

Oedipus Rex The basic theme of Oedipus Rex is the irony of fate. No mortal man, no matter how powerful and wealthy, can be pronounced happy until he is dead; for no man, however wise, knows what tomorrow will bring. This is the burden of the last complete choral song and of the last lines of the play (which are sometimes called spurious). Oedipus confesses that he killed a man at the

Othello Cassio and Desdemona Cassio was the Othello’s lieutenant, but he didn’t have a lot of experience. His habit was opposite to Othello, but Othello admired him because he was the polite and respect soldier. Othello had believed that Cassio had something with Desdemona, but Cassio was only honorable toward her so that Iago tried to make the devil plan to Cassio in that scene. Ca

Othello Iago’s opinion of women. Shakespeare’s play Othello is based on tragedy of Othello’s jealousy, which ironically leads Othello to kill Desdemona, his beloved (wife). Evil Iago is above all Shakespeare’s villains. Iago is a person with evil emotions, and as a result he deceives everybody, he also is exceptionally influential character who has taken in everyone, above all hi