Wicked Script Gregory Maguire: author of the book Stephen Schwartz: composer and author of the music and lyrics for Broadway. Cast of Characters: Elphaba.................................................. (Witch of the West) G(a)linda ............................................... (Witch of the North) Nessarose .........................................…. (Witch of the East) Fiyero..............................................…... BOY1(Scarecrow/ Winkie Prince)* Boq...................
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referred to in the novel as a Penfield mood organ. The mood organ is able to control all emotions from despair to one’s want to have sex. It is technology like the mood organ that is allowing humans to become desensitized to the world around them. Dick is toying with the idea that humans do not fully know or comprehend the consequences of the technology they are creating. The ones who created the mood organ did not know that it would desensitize the user; they just wanted to assist in controlling
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perspective of the fantasy had not changed much; however‚ this time I saw it in an entirely new light was more than an adult looking at a childhood fantasyland viewing it an adult perception. My attitude towards the classic has changed after reading Gregory Maguire’s "Wicked" "Wicked is the account of what happened in Oz prior to Dorothy’s arrival. There are many interesting facets to the story. Most intriguing is the idea of just what is evil? How do we as a society see good and evil right and wrong
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Captain Ahab and Moby Dick: Literary critics point to a variety of themes and juxtapositions when analyzing Herman Melville’s "Moby Dick". Some see the land opposed to the sea or Fate opposed to free will. Most mention man versus nature or good versus evil. A perspective that seems overlooked though is the perspective of the self and the other. The self and other is when one discovers the other (something not us) within oneself‚ when one realizes that one is not a single being alien to anything
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numbers have always prevailed: as a universal language‚ a means for currency‚ and even throughout religions. In Moby Dick by Herman Melville the importance of numbers is far from forgotten. Melville uses several references to the number three throughout his novel to symbolize spirituality in relation to fate. Throughout the novel there are several uses of the number three. Moby Dick begins with the short statement “Call me Ishmael‚” which is a three worded sentence (Melville 3). This short three
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Literary Analysis | Moby Dick | | Jordan Fleming | 10/22/2012 | This paper is a literary analysis of the book‚ Moby Dick. In it is discussed three symbols that are used in the novel. | In the book Moby Dick‚ Herman Melville uses a lot of symbols that show through his characters. One of the big characters in the book was Captain Ahab. Ahab was an obvious symbol of evil. This character demonstrated a personality of someone who seeks vengeance and revenge‚ two things bunched together
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Biography Speech Biography: rick and Dick Hoyt General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the amazing love and perseverance of Rick and Dick Hoyt. Central Idea: Rick and Dick Hoyt have lived an extra ordinary life and have a story that has inspired many Introduction I. Attention material A. The dictionary defines Agape love as; a selfless love of one person for another. B. This type of love puts all self ambition aside and does what is best for the other
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times of crisis‚ it may be the mind that revives one from the most life threatening events. This idea is not only presented in life‚ but novels also use this concept to extract a sense of sympathy for the characters from the readers. The novel‚ Moby Dick‚ effectively delineates the theme of body vs. self. Although this concept is not a main theme throughout the story‚ Herman Melville realistically depicts the thought processes of his characters while on their deadly voyage. The use of figurative language
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beyond himself. Ahab is god-like in that he is larger than life. 2. Obsession: Ahab considers Moby Dick the embodiment of evil in the world‚ and he pursues the White Whale monomaniacally because he believes it his inescapable fate to destroy this evil. He is obsessed with revenge. Moby Dick dominates the personality of Ahab. He gradually goes crazier and crazier‚ eventually blaming Moby Dick for everything bad that has ever happened to any human being ever since the beginning of time. Melville
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SUCCESS WITHOUT INTEGRITY IS SHAME In a childlike vision‚ success is to become a teacher‚ a doctor‚ an engineer‚ or an architect when he grows up. Have you ever heard of a child who says he wants to be a student someday? Perhaps none‚ maybe because we were all made to believe that success starts with a diploma. But in a room of grown-ups‚ success is earning more than your neighbor does‚ morally or immorally‚ legally or illegally and the diploma never really matters. It hurts to admit that money
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