'The Opera Scenes In The Shadow Of The God Dagon'

The morning after they are placed in a Catholic Hospital, the patients in the room become disgruntled when they are awoken by prayer in the hallway. In response,

What is evident on reading and listening to the play is that the chorus is a key character within the play with a number of functions, namely linking the narrative, introducing the historical perspective, action as a “devil’s advocate”/advisor to many of the characters and also serving as the voice of the city. It is clear that without the Chorus the play would have been quite unstructured and not had as much context within it. The chorus gave insightful historical and mythical

The most important difference between Sophocles’ play Antigone and Duccio’s the Maestá is in how they related to the societies they were created in. Although both of the societies in which the works of art were made were grounded by a profound sense of faith and religious values, each of them affected their audiences in a different way. On one hand you have Antigone, which challenged the people’s beliefs by presenting to them a scenario in which they had to choose the better of two goods. On the other hand, you have the Maestá, which brought together an entire people and strengthened them in their faith. This is the most important difference between the two works of art because of the crucial roles their religious values had in the societies in which they were made, one through doubt and the other through affirmation.

When he second wake up,he saw a beautiful face in front of him.”you finally wake up”the girl said with a sweet smile.”where i am?”tom asked the girl.the girl hesitated for a moment and said”this is a village near the beach”tom know that she misunderstand he is a pirate,he explained to the girl and she smiled again”what’s you name?”tom asked the girl.”andy”the girl answered.”oh,my name is tom,thanks for you saved me.”at that time,a old man walk into the room.”who are you?why you lay on my beach?”the old man said.”i don’t know.”tom answered.”ok”the old man said and turn around walk out the room.”who is him?”tom asked andy.”he is the leader of this village.he has the holy power that no one had.”what kind of holy power?he can call the god to help him or what?””no!he can use his power protect us from demons intrude!””what?demons......intrude?demons is really exist?””of cause!they eat people to feed them they are very cruel and ruthless.””so i need to tell him all about my thing or he will kill me?””i don’t think you must tell him all your things,but i suggest you tell him how you get there.””can you lead me to his house?””of cause,follow me.”andy said.they walk off the room,tom feel belly still ached.this is a beautiful village,although they don’t have high technology things but everyone have smile in their faces.tom followed andy to a big and awesome villa.it was biggest house in this village.andy knocked the door and no one answered.”he must be out.”andy said.”how about i

The film and the ancient play have some minor disparities. First, in the beginning, the play starts with the conversation between Poseidon and Athena. Poseidon describes the aftermath of the war and the bleak scene, giving out a background story. Then, Athena has changed her mind and switched to the Trojan side. In contract, there is no god involved and appeared in the movie. Poseidon’s and Athena’s role is taken by a narrator. The scene of women being pushed is enough to show to the audience the background. Second, the chorus only sings once in the film, mostly just speaking, while the chorus in the play sings in between every act. The chorus is used to switch to the next act and to tell the background. However, the film is quite fluent without excess singings of the chorus, because the movie is easy to change the location, time, and setting smoothly. Small changes like these two parts do not affect the big picture.

During the Nazi occupation of France, Jean Anouilh produced an adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy, Antigone, as a representation of the struggle between those collaborating with the occupants and those resisting them. While it is possible to read Anouilh’s Antigone as a ‘texte de la Resistance’, it can also be interpreted as an apologia for the Nazis’ severe, authoritarian behavior. The two key passages selected are crucial to the development of the play in that they highlight the clash between ideologies. While Antigone’s speech offers an insight into her idealistic world view, Creon’s dialogue exposes his pragmatic approach to life. This conflict of thought and action epitomizes the conflict

Antigone as a heroic and tragic archetype must internally struggle with individuality and morality versus established rule and law and she can be seen as externally fighting between her sister as an outward display of her internal conflict. Antigone then is a unique archetype as a heroine and her power and powerlessness are defining to her as a woman in politics. Her sister, Ismene is portrayed as much weaker and can be said to be metaphorical in that individual morality is weak as compared to established law and Ismene is the personification of morality in a legal-rational world, according to the emerging Hellenistic establishment. Antigone is willing to use her own morals to bury Polyneices, though it is illegal to do so. Ismene is

When students study to sing Italian bel canto opera, it’s better to use the work which performed by people who is original singer to imitate and practice. However, there are still a series of problems will happen for non-Italian students when they are study singing the opera, for example Semiramide. Bel raggio lusinghier. Even according to the video soundtrack to imitate, the overall effect artistic and performances is not satisfactory. The problems are pronunciation hesitation, slurred speech, unknown the meaning of the text. All of these problems will reduce the bel canto opera artistry.

Savior of Thebes Imagine a world stricken with chaos and no law enforcement. Sophocles demonstrated in this Greek tragedy Antigone that disobeying the law can lead to various conflicts. For example Antigone violates the law and goes against King Creon’s decree; therefore she is faced with her death which later results in her fiancé Haemon and his mother Queen Eurydice taking their own lives. Creon is portrayed as a heartless individual due to his lack of sympathy towards his niece Antigone, but in reality he was a king demonstrating his ability to create a safe city for Thebes. Creon cannot show weakness to anyone, he needs to be taken serious to fulfill his new duty.

Othello, takes place in Venice during an attack of the island of Cyprus . The

Good Afternoon, and welcome to Big City, USA. Today I will be mentioning 4 concertos that have greatly impacted our time through history. These music pieces are extremely beautiful that no one will never forget. For example; Dido and Aeneas, Spring from The Four Seasons, Water Music, and West Side Story.

When reading a story, specifically a tragedy, what stands out? Tragedy often enables its audience to reflect on personal values that might be in conflict with civil ideas, on the claims of minorities that it neglected or excluded from public life, on its on irrational prejudices toward the foreign of the unknown (Kennedy & Gioia, 2103, p. 857). Readers feel sympathy for the characters, especially the tragic hero. Othello, the Moor of Venice is a prime example of a great tragic story which follows the example Aristotle brings to light in his Poetics (guidelines to drama). The Aristotelian definition of a tragedy and a tragic hero have certain requirements; these requirements are met in Othello, the Moor of Venice, as a story of imitation, incorporating pity, fear, perpeteia, anagnorisis, and catharsis, Othello is also seen as an Aristotelian tragic hero as someone that is good, appropriate, lifelike, of noble birth, is of high character, and who has a tragic flaw which meets the Aristotelian definition.

Donald Grout defines opera in his text, A Short History of Opera, as “a drama in music: a dramatic action, exhibited on stage with scenery by actors in costume, the words conveyed entirely or for the most part by singing, and the whole sustained and amplified by orchestral music” (4). A literal translation of the word opera is simply work, and although the term opera was not coined until 1634, one of the first known operas was performed in 1597 (Grout 1). Grout explains that there are two types of opera. The first type is when the main emphasis is on the music (Grout 6). Examples of this type of opera can be seen in the works of Lully and Wagner (Grout 7). The second type of opera is characterized by the music and other factors being of

Opera is just as popular as it was years ago. In the past groups of individuals used to meet up in opera houses to watch the host perform a play or a musical. As of now most opera is played through music cd's and DVD's, which is far less cheaper than purchasing a ticket to see a live show. Opera today still takes place on stage and in theaters. The high cost of production can sometimes make it not possible to have a live show which is very common in today's time. Majority of the opera songs that are played today come from jazz, folk , and rock musicals.

It is plain to see what about the character of Antigone it is that makes this a tragedy. Tragedy is defined as a dramatic composition dealing with a serious or somber theme, and this story fits all these criteria. First of all, it involves a tragic course of events that involved both of her brothers dying and then being completely disrespected even in death. She felt she had to rectify this mistake, even though it was against the law, and the opposition was too great. Because of her attempt to rectify the injustice, even more tragic things happened to her and her family. This is why she is a tragic heroine.