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Prejudice Essay On Love And Prejudice

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In the play Eurydice, the author Sarah Ruhl retells the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus through the perspective of his wife Eurydice. The author also changes the play into a more contemporary setting. This abiding love story tells the tale of Eurydice and Orpheus, whose love, almost, conquers all. The themes of this play: love, death, and the power of music have all had a massive impact on my life, causing this play to mean much more to me: I have lost loved ones from death, I have felt the power of love through family and relationships, and I have been connected with music through dance and singing. Love is the biggest theme in this play, as it also is in my life. I value love above all other things. The theme of love was apparent through …show more content…

With dance, you are taught to feel the music and move with it. Being a dancer and a singer, I feel a deep connection with music. Music makes you feel like no other, it helps you to escape into a happier place if you are feeling particularly down. Orpheus uses the power of music in many different ways throughout the play. He uses it to express his undying love for his wife at the very beginning of the play. He teaches her his rhythm, so she would never forget about their great love. Prior to Eurydice's death, Orpheus uses music to express his sorrow; it was his way of grieving. He also used music to enchant the stones so he could get to his wife in the underworld. By singing at the gates of hell, he charmed the stones, and they got an idea of how much he loved his wife that they decided to let her go with him. The final theme of the play is death. Death can also double as the central conflict of Eurydice. Death first appears near the beginning of the play whenever Eurydice fell to her death down the stairs. I believe that the "interesting man" represented the angel of death. He lured Eurydice back to his home by telling her that he had a letter from her father and expressed his love for her, meaning that death wanted her. When she tried to run from this interesting man and return to her beloved husband, she fell to her death. The interesting man appears once again in the underworld as the lord of the underworld or the child; Eurydice

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