Only the finest entertainment can be honored with the King’s viewing‚ or so it seems. Everyone in all of Athens is begging to know what King Theseus chose to watch at his nuptial ceremonies. The answer may shock you! For the King chose a play that could possibly by deemed the worst performance of Athenian culture in all of Greek history. The name of this horrendous play is “A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe‚ very tragical mirth‚” (147). The name itself is something to be
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marry Demetrius and wishes to marry Lysander instead. Due to her stubbornness King Theseus pronounced that Hermia must marry Demetrius‚ die or become a nun; quote “Either to die the death or to abjure For ever the society of men. “ Love in a Shakespearean comedy usually ended with marriage. This is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream where Helena marries Demetrius (due to love potion)‚ Hermia marries Lysander and Theseus marries Hippolyta; quote “Away with us to Athens; three and three “This use of lovers
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A Comparison of the Heroes‚ Odysseus‚ Jason and Aeneas Odysseus is unique among epic heroes in that his strength comes not from inhuman powers or exceptional physical ability‚ but mainly from his mind. Odysseus‚ regularly uses cunning‚ guile‚ and superiority of intellect to overcome obstacles. In this paper I will compare Odysseus to other epic heroes‚ both in terms of character and in terms of responses to crises‚ comparing his reactions with those of other heroes placed in similar situations
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"The Minoan civilization is by far the richest‚ yet strangest‚ of the Aegean world" (Aegean Art 99). Through an in-depth analysis of the Palace of Knossos it will be evident that it mirrors the Minoan culture and lifestyle. The function‚ style‚ techology‚ medium‚ and symbolism used throughout the Palace‚ illustrate the intelligent‚ spiritual‚ and mercantile people the Minoans were. Cottrell states "Yet from the start of the excavations the great mound began to reveal its secrets-not material treasure
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Playwright The play Phaedra’s Love‚ by Sarah Kane‚ takes the classic Greek tragedy‚ Phaedra‚ and retells it in a modern-day setting. The play‚ which features incredibly violent and visceral scenes of sex‚ brutality‚ rape‚ and murder‚ is reflective of Sarah Kane’s writing style. Kane’s plays are known for being disturbingly violent and visual. As a playwright‚ Kane seeks to show rather than tell‚ taking inspiration from such playwrights as Edward Bond‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Howard Brenton‚ and
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Tragedy is undeniably one of the oldest forms of theatre. Tragedy as a genre invokes images of Ancient Greek dramas depicting moral dilemmas and the downfall of great men‚ or of Shakespearian romances doomed to end in failure and death. When considering tragedy’s place in French theatre‚ we can see a dominance of tragic works in the classical period of the 17th century‚ and works by Corneille and Racine dominated the theatre. However‚ with the progression of the years‚ we can identify a dramatic
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School Ninth Grade Center‚ performed by the Clear Lake High School Theatre Department. The play was directed by Megan Owens. The storyline of the play was fascinating‚ full of twists and turns in a winding‚ exhilarating plot. The play opens with Theseus‚ the Duke of Athens with his wife‚ Hippolyta. They are speaking with Egeus‚ the mother of Hermia‚ a maiden about to get married. Egeus wants Hermia to get married to Demetrius‚ but Hermia wants to get married to a man of lesser qualifications but
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Sophocles’ The Three Theban Plays (King Oedipus‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone) are three tragedies depicting a shift beyond the beliefs of predetermination to the liberties of choice. Throughout the plays‚ the tragic hero‚ Oedipus unveils the truth behind the murder of his father‚ King Laius and the penalties that follow; consequently‚ Sophocles capably applies human characteristics to Oedipus to appeal at a broader spectrum. Sophocles utilizes vibrant imageries throughout these plays that uncover
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The settings in all stories of fiction determines how the action and dialogue of the characters are played out‚ often setting the “rules” in the dialogue and in plays‚ and in the motions used. Whether the tone and the setting be serious and businesslike‚ or playful and melodical‚ they shape and alter the dialogue and actions of the character. In Shakespeare’s‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ a comedy first performed in the Elizabethan era‚ two major settings are employed. This changes how the characters
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream is traditionally viewed as a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare and dated to 1595 or 1596. Since A Midsummer Night’s Dream was first performed it has been full of spectacle‚ music‚ dancing and fairy flights. A Midsummer Night’s Dream “moves in dreamlike sequences as if on the brink of eternal bliss” . A Midsummer Night’s Dream is structured as most comedies around family tensions. Such as daughter against father‚ wife against husband
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