Domestic tragedy

The human mind is fascinating, yet flawed beyond belief, and this is quite often portrayed in books and movies. One of the artists who portrays this, in my opinion, is Virgil. His story, The Aeneid, is primarily about the story of Aeneas, and how he eventually winds up at queen Dido’s palace, basically the Trojan point of view pertaining to the Odyssey. I personally believe that Virgil, as implemented in his texts, views human life and nature as being saturated with emotions, feelings controlling

Many different approaches have been taking to theatre for many generations. One of the more people interpretations would have to be symbolism. Symbolism uses objects or sayings to connect situations main characters are going through. "Symbolism in the theatre can be achieved via characters, colour, movement, costume and props." This causes the audience to think more and pay closer attention to minor details in a play. "Symbolism is also a powerful force for communicating meaning; certain themes or

One Man’s Incorruptible Dream to Colossal Failure Dreams are the epitome of communication between the subconscious mind and the physical world; dreams can be the source of one’s strength and tenacity to hold onto one’s goal. That’s why one can begin to compare two different conclusions of a single man’s incorruptible dream; 1974 Jack Clayton’s and 2013 Baz Luhrmann’s endings of the same great novel, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although each film has their merits, Luhrmann’s

Throughout the story, Conrad brings up how the one of the main characters, Marlow, doesn’t like to lie. When Marlow was in the middle of telling his story, he stops himself and says, “You know I hate, detest, and can’t bear a lie, but simply because it appalls me”. Marlow enforces how much he dislikes lying because of how appalling the actions is. He continues to talk about how much he dislikes lying when he says that lying makes him, “miserable and sick, like biting something rotten would do.” Because

“Heart of Darkness”by Joseph Conrad portrays Kurtz death with numerous linguistic devices to heightened how Marlow is affected. In the first paragraph Conrad’s repetition of “upon” to describe the setting of when Marlow first heard the devastating news, “upon the lamp,upon the cloth, upon our hands and faces.”This is purposely done as a shower of flies is much like a dark cloud looming over them to foreshadow what's to come. After retrieving the news, Marlow remains in the messroom whilst everyone

The genre of drama dates back to 5th century B.C. Greece. Drama is a form of writing in which there are many layers, and meanings to a story. Drama is written in the expectation that it is to be performed on a stage for an audience. This is an analysis of dramatic theater, what it is and how it has changed over time. The Theater experience is walking into a room with many people sitting in the direction of a stage. As the curtain on the stage rises there is a set, a house, and the actors appear

A Gross Indecency Exceeds An Ideal Husband A Gross Indecency, a play about the trials of Oscar Wilde, and An Ideal Husband, a play written by Oscar Wilde, were two plays performed by the university theater. While An Ideal Husband had extraordinary sets and props, the cast did not know their lines. The two plays would have been tied in my affections had the cast of An Ideal Husband known their lines. In my personal opinion, A Gross Indecency by far exceeded the performance of An Ideal Husband by

Rutledge, Stefan Ms. Gauen English II PIP 3 9 November 2015 The Mortal Folly Theatre was a great part of Greek culture in ancient Athens. Plays were performed in immense outdoor theaters that could hold 1500 spectators. Many great playwrights of the time, such as Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, had their works performed on these stages. Underlying messages were crucial to their prestigious works’ long-lasting appeal. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex three themes are adeptly woven throughout the whole

How Tragic A tragedy itself, but who was its hero? Caesar or Brutus? William Shakespeare was a playwright as well as an actor who scribed true events in times in Roman history. A popular play known as the Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a recollection by Shakespeare of the events in Ancient Rome about the rise and fall of power. To illustrate and emphasize the disastrous tale of the debated tragic hero’s, Caesar and Brutus, Shakespeare established a dispute whether either character is a genuine tragic

The cynics believed that the end of life is virtue instead of pleasure, and it can only be obtained by independence of all earthly and material luxuries and by living in accord with nature.The first philosopher to outline these themes was Antisthenes, who had been a pupil of Socrates in the late 5th century BC (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Cynicism is one of the most striking of all the Hellenistic philosophies. It offered people the possibility of happiness and freedom from suffering in