Underworld

the abyss of the Underworld. Tell me of the one whose wisdom and courage overcame the wrath of Hades and prevailed over the beasts of the Underworld. Many pains she suffered both by land and by sea, and many battles she won. Nevertheless, the wild recklessness of her crew members led to their own tragic demise at the hands of Poseidon. Begin the tale as she crosses the rivers of the Underworld on the ferryboat of Charon. “Mortal, why have you come to the gates of the Underworld? Tell me, then, of

on her wedding day and updates her on how he is doing. He then imagines he is walking her down the aisle. Scene 3: The Nasty Interesting Man tries to get Eurydice to go to the Underworld, but she refuses. Scene 4: Orpheus and Eurydice dance together, while the Father tries to dance in the Underworld. Scene 5: The Nasty Interesting Man gets Eurydice to follow him to get the letter from her Father. Scene 6: Orpheus calls for Eurydice from the water pumps. Scene 7: The Nasty

The Underworld is portrayed in many different ways in the popular media and in the world in general. Whether the Underworld is a place full of torture and pain or a place of life and prophecy, the fact still remains that you being sent there is an avoidable fate. Many of us wonder where our souls must go when we die, and most of us believe in Heaven and Hell. Some people call Hell the Underworld, and others say the Underworld is something completely different. In many cases, the Underworld could

Similar to all great writers and innovators, the main goal of an artist is to spark a creative perspective in the audience. Sarah Ruhl’s oddly blunt play, Eurydice, was meant to open up our minds and create an outlook that has never been achieved before. Her intent was to keep us on our toes and read between the lines in order to find the hidden truths in each line. The simplicity of the script was meant to be a little strange and dull, but by doing this Ruhl entered a realm of playwriting that

there are two sisters being described in this poem, when in reality, Plath allures the reader by revealing that the two designated qualities actually deal with the two lives that Persephone endured as the Goddess of the Spring and the Queen of the Underworld. Plath conveys the concept of dualism through the purposeful use of structure, and depicting imagery to illustrate the contrasting lives of the renowned deity, Persephone. Primarily, Plath illuminates her emphasis on contrast through the use of

The Grecian myth of Orpheus is a well known tragic tale about love and loss. It is the subject of many operas and movies, each one’s focus on the musicians struggle to rescue his wife from the Underworld and the heartbreak that follows soon after. In Sarah Ruhl’s retelling of the story we have our focus shifted to Orpheus’ wife; Eurydice. In this production we given the details of what she had been through before Orpheus’ descent, filling in her own story of life and death. After she dies on her

The darkness fills a land where evil runs unopposed, illuminated by the five gushing rivers that characterize the land, each unique to their region of hell. At the center, the infamous river of Styx flows from Oceanus, creating a boundary between the land of the living and the land of the dead. The Kokytos river branches southward off of Styx feeding into the marsh. On the other side of the marsh, the Acheron river ebbs and flows southeast. Northwest of Styx, towards the Gates of Ivory lays the waters

that people would cheer loudly whenever the boys would play ball. This drew the attention of the Lords of Death, who lived in the underworld and tricked people into traps that ultimately lead to their death. The Lords of Death were irritated with the boys because the sound of cheering crowds bothered them, so the Lords invited the boys to play a ball game in the underworld,

need you.” I stood there and was in awe at what he had said, I was so confused one what he meant by his world and people. “Who are you?” I blurted out. His look gave me reassurance that he looked upset that I didn’t know. “I am Pluto, god of the underworld and keeper of the hell.” My eyes widened, Pluto was who my mother hated the most. He was evil and deceitful. But he didn’t seem too bad; I don’t know why my mother hates him. I stood up and looked up into his eyes; I was expecting fire and evil

“So if all of what you’re saying is true; that you’re not who we think you are. Then why would our superiors put us on the case? When they know there’s potential for us to uncover that secret? The secret that you maintain is the truth.” Cander propositions. “It’s all appearance. All an act,” Jason answers with a bit of anxious excitement in his voice. “They pretend like they want people to keep living. They pretend like they care what happens in the Pines. We are just spokes in the wheel, living