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An Analysis of the Characters and Three Major Themes in the Play Antigone by Sophocles (2133 words, 3 pages)

Fate, Loyalty, and LawThe play Antigone by Sophocles is a play like no other. There are three major themes or ideas which have a very important role in the play. The first major theme is fate, on how the play comes about and the turn of events that come about ... Read More

The Irony Played by the Gods in Oedipus the King by Sophocles (1355 words, 2 pages)

Classical literature is filled with stories of capricious deities playing with human lives as if they were only toys. The Greek tradition of tragedy is based upon celebrating this very aspect of the nature of the pantheon of Greek gods. Sophocles finds a perfect example of this celebration of fate, ... Read More

A Report on The Miser, a Play by Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere (525 words, 1 pages)

Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Moliere was born in 1622 in Paris. Later in life, Moliere graduated with a law degree but then the twenty-one year old Jean Baptiste got caught up in the theatre. His acting company toured for fifteen years through the provinces where Moliere was exposed, and greatly ... Read More

An Analysis of Agamemnon as a Tragic Hero in the Play “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus (1277 words, 2 pages)

In Poetics, Aristotle defines tragic hero as a generally decent person of noble class who is brought down from a higher state to a lower state because of a weakness in character, which causes an error in judgment. In the play Agamemnon (Agam.) by Aeschylus, Agamemnon has left his wife, ... Read More

The Role Movies Play in People’s Lives (630 words, 1 pages)

David RasuraProfessor VoskuilEnglish, Thurs. 800January 20thPirates and The MoviesThere are many things that effect people during the course of their lives. I myself dont have anything that really affects me. Since I am a student I try to keep away from many issues that plague our society today, so it ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play Bullets over Boradway by Woody Allen (915 words, 4 pages)

Bullets Over Broadway is definitely something you've never seen before. It's hard to imagine any other writer in the entire world coming up with the basic plot that drives the film. Woody Allen takes a humerous concept and allows it to grow more absurd and surreal with each passing moment. ... Read More

DJ, You Forgot to Play My Song! (2406 words, 1 pages)

The DJ About fifteen years ago a culture was born. In Europe a new type of music was being created. Something new, something fresh. A music fueled by throbbing beats over rattling bass. This is electronic music. The mastermind behind this whole up and coming culture was and is the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of George Bernard Shaw One of the Greatest Playwrights in History (1120 words, 2 pages)

On the night of July 26th, 1856 one of the greatest playwrights in history, George Bernard Shaw, was born. Georges mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly, was an aristocrat, while his father, George Gurly, was a poor alcoholic. Shaw had two sisters, Elinour Agness, who died of tuberculosis at age 20, and ... Read More

The Role Music Played in Rapidly Maturing the United States in the Start of 20th Century (1260 words, 2 pages)

Weve been talking a lot about social rituals. Well, just what exactly is a social ritual? Social rituals are, basically, traditions or customs that a society has followed for many years. For example, in America, most people follow the custom of dating. In Israel, they tend to follow the tradition ... Read More

A Biography of Fats Navarro an American Jazz Trumpet Player (597 words, 1 pages)

Fats NnavarroEarly BackgroundThe story begins in Key West, Florida where Theodore "Fats" Navarro was born of mixed Cuban-Black-Chinese parentage on September 24, 1923. His musical training began early with piano lessons at age six, but he did not start taking music seriously until he took up the trumpet at age ... Read More

An Analysis of the Series of Six Different Songs Played out in Paul Meyer’s Jazz Band (372 words, 1 pages)

The jazz band I observed played a series of six different songs. Although all the songs were categorized as jazz, each song had its own special style and sound to it. The band consisted of three different players. Paul Meyers, the guitarist and composer, Andy Eulau, the bassist, and Dave ... Read More

Playing the Blame Game (1070 words, 3 pages)

Whos To Blame?Looking at the world today, we can see that there are many things that have changed throughout time. One of these things would be that people are living longer and healthier lives. On the other hand there are also people that are not living such healy lives and ... Read More

A Summary of Medea by Euripides and His Characterization of Women in the Play (1802 words, 9 pages)

Medea SummaryTitle of Work MedeaCountryCulture GreekLiterary Period ClassicalType of Literature (genre) DramaTragedyAuthor EuripidesAuthorial informationEuripides was born in 484 BC and took up drama at the young age of25. At most drama competitions, however his plays came in lastplace until he was about 45 or 50 years old. In his entire ... Read More

An Analysis of Medea as the Real Tragic Hero in Euripides Play “Medea” (934 words, 2 pages)

Medea The Real Tragic HeroIn Medea, a play by Euripides, the tragic hero is assumed to be Medea. On the contrary, Jason is the character that suffers and loses the most. The play is about a woman, named Medea, who has sacrificed much to be with her husband. Theyve been ... Read More

Ethics Plays a Big Role in Handing down Punishment to Law Breakers (535 words, 1 pages)

The end result of the criminal justice system is the punishment handed down to a convicted criminal. Ethics are an important part of the decision making process for those parties involved in prosecuting and punishing suspected criminals. The aforementioned parties include agencies such as local police, federal law enforcement agencies, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters Oberon and Titania in the Play by William Shakespeare (553 words, 1 pages)

In act two of this play, the reader learns of a quarrel between the king of the fairies, Oberon, and his queen, Titania. We later see the development of this quarrel into a dispute which the king is intent on resolving along with that of two passing mortals whose conversation ... Read More

The Role Militias in the United States Played in the American Revolution (868 words, 2 pages)

Cory SmithEng 101 MilitiasNovember 13, 2000MilitiasMilitias in our country come in all sizes and shapes, they offer a wide variety of purposes. They started off as minutemen in the American Revolution. They have been perpetuated by society as a negative group but believed to fight for the war against evil. ... Read More

The Role Abigail Adams Played in the Fight for Women Rights (885 words, 2 pages)

The All-American WomenAbigail Adams an American Woman was written by Charles W. Akers. His biographical book is centered on Abigail Adams the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. She was the All-American woman, from the ... Read More

The Tragic Fate of Greek Heroes in Ancient Plays (1073 words, 3 pages)

The hero stands as an archetype of who we should be and who we wish to be. However, the hero has inherent flaws, which we do not wish to strive towards. In literature, these flaws are not used as examples of what we should be but rather as examples of ... Read More

The Display of Discriminatory Behavior in the Movie Cry Freedom (861 words, 2 pages)

Cry Freedom Summer in Texas, youre stretched out on a big blanket in the middle of Coca-Cola starplex. On the stage Dave Matthews and the Band are rocking out. The next song on the set is a song called cry freedom. You sit on the blanket and listen to the ... Read More

A Portrayal of the Three Cruel Witches in the Play “Modern Day Tragedy” (698 words, 2 pages)

MODERN DAY TRAGEDYIn this play a group of three cruel and disturbed witches were used to display evilness and chaos that will eventually corrupt MacBeths well being into mass murder. In Act 1 Scene 3 the theory of modern tragedy can be shown by the use of special affects, sound ... Read More

A Look at Galielo Galileo and the Role He Played in the Renaissance (501 words, 1 pages)

Galileo Galilei was one of the most influential men of the Renaissance. He was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, inventor, and among other things he was a philosopher. He integrated the independent sciences of math and physics, and unified them. The popular view of the public at the time was Aristotle's ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play the Great White Hope and Jack Jefferson (405 words, 1 pages)

Hats off to Jack Jefferson! In 1908, he became the first black to fight for and win the heavyweight championship. He was a hero in much of the black community which viewed his defiance with tolerance and even pride. White America was not ready for Jack Jefferson. He dressed the ... Read More

A Biography of Jackie Robinson the First Black Player in American Baseball (560 words, 1 pages)

Jacky Robinson By Kianno Smith E-mail matrixrunnerziplip.com Jackie Robinson (1919-72) Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia., on January 31, 1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He grew up in Pasadena, California. In high school and at Pasadena Junior College he showed great athletic skill in track, basketball, football, ... Read More

Character Analysis of Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Play (4200 words, 9 pages)

MACBETH Macbeth is a character of powerful contradictions. He is a man who, for the sake of his ambition, is willing to murder his king and his best friend. At the same time, he has a conscience that is so strong that just the thought of his crimes torments him. ... Read More

An Explanation and Summary of William Shakespeare’s Play Macbeth (5110 words, 18 pages)

Shakespeare, Macbeth is created by combining two people, Makbeth and Donwald. Also, themurder of Shakespeares King Duncan, comes almost directly from Donwalds murder ofHolinsheds King Duff. Shakespeare also condensed Macbeths seventeen year reign into a period consisting of a couple of weeks. The saying that history is written by the ... Read More

The Analysis of the Ideas of Critics about Sophocles’ Play Antigone (2490 words, 10 pages)

Many dramatic theorists have documented their opinions of Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. They have presented their interpretations as to the motives and moral character of Antigone and Creon. I will attempt to encapsulate the basic logic behind the arguments of the critics Brian Vickers, A.C. Bradley (who interprets Hegel), and ... Read More

William Shakespeare’s Usage of the Supernatural in Many of His Plays (1740 words, 9 pages)

Supernatural in Shakespeares PlaysIn the time of William Shakespeare there was a strong belief in the existence of the supernatural. Thus, the supernatural is a recurring aspect in many of Mr. Shakespeares plays. In two such plays, Hamlet and Macbeth, the supernatural is an integral part of the structure of ... Read More

An Analysis of Shakespeare’s Use of Metadrama in Reflecting Life in His Plays (1821 words, 4 pages)

Shakespeares plays reflect not life but art. Make use of this remark in writing an essay on Shakespeares use of Metadrama.Shakespeare constantly plays with metadrama and the perception of his plays as theatre and not life with the complications inherent that in life we all play roles and perceive life ... Read More

An Comparative Analysis of Society’s Facade of Women in Tennessee Williams’ Plays “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Sweet Birds of Youth” (1759 words, 4 pages)

Tennessee Williams shatters societys facade of women in his plays, A Streetcar Named Desireand Sweet Birds of Youth. In both plays, Williams develops his characters to show the reader that women are not always able to live up to the stereotypes and standards that society creates. He presents women, like ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013