The following is a compare and contrast of L Raphael's Madonna of the meadow and Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece. Madonna of the Meadow was painted by L Raphael in 1505. This time period is known as the Italian Renaissance. The painting was oil on panel.…
She was bathing in the woods naked when the skillful hunter Actaeon stumbled upon her bathing. Artemis was furious that he stared at her and turned him into a stag, a deer, and he ran away. As he ran his dogs that were hunting with him chased him down thinking he was pry and tore him to pieces (Wilson). In Valerio Castello’s painting of “Diana and Actaeon with Pan and Syrinx” the context of that story is very useful in understanding this painting. Another Greek mythological story that would bring helpful insight to this painting is that of Apollo and Daphne.…
The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals!” In this excerpt Shakespeare is comparing people to angels and gods. These works set society of today on a road of praising people for who they were and letting people be what they wanted too. Instead of making everyone practice the same religion and not having broader options for people who didn’t agree with the…
Act I Scene 1 In a small remote town, on a fine Sunday, the people are gathered in worship. Priest: My followers, today I believe that I have received a calling. I know that I have been granted the power to heal and to restore. I beseech you all to come receive the power of healing, come one come all.…
Such an attempt to veil political motivations can be seen in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) interpretation of Act 2, Scene 4, directed by Gregory Doran. Doran’s representation of this scene serves to present a dramatic, visual performance, but also to demonstrate his shared perspective of Shakespeare’s political views. The characterisation of Falstaff as a static character is a foil to King Henry, where the juxtaposition is apparent between the honourable and utilitarian yet politically ambiguous figures, versus the vulgar yet honest ‘human’. Moreover, Falstaff satirises King Henry IV’s legitimacy and how he presents himself, as he says, “Give me a cup of sack to make my eyes look red, that it may be thought I have wept, for I must speak in passion...”, the motif of ‘sack’ being associated with irresponsibility and frivolity as a result of Falstaff’s characterisation. Furthermore, Falstaff continues the meta-play, satirising the King’s way of speech through his role-playing: “I do not speak to thee in drink, but in tears; not in pleasure, but in passion; not in words only, but in woes also”.…
He used this because he wanted to show significance of gods and trying to show how important something may be. I also think he could have used it to send the reader an image as to what he was trying to say. He used something of great value and put it into his words to express something. The last reason he used this term is to make a connection between text maybe to make his text a bit more clever. My reasoning for why he directly chose Diana is because other than him referencing to other gods in the past he references to Diana right now because she is characterized as heavenly and divine so this means she is a excellent person to be acquaintanced by or someone fair and kind.…
Play Review For my play review I chose Medea, originally written by Euripides and redone by director Robert Whitehead in 1982. The play Medea is about a wife betrayed by her unfaithful husband, Jason who marries Clauce, the King of Corinths daughter. Medea and her two sons are then exiled by Creon the King of Corinth in fear that she may cast some spell or evil doing upon his land and daughter. Medea’s heart has already turned cold by the loss of her husband to another woman and the loss of her own home.…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is in essence a comedy, drawing together many themes with satirical and romantic humor that still attract large audiences today; it therefore can be considered comic not only due to the literary devices Shakespeare uses but because it has filled audiences with mirth for over four hundred years. In the extract Shakespeare carefully hints towards the social constraints which imprison the two 'lovers ' through the juxtaposition of class. The comic effect this produces is pronounced due to both characters not viewing this as a barrier, regardless of the late Tudor dynasty who viewed it with lofty contempt. Furthermore this would 've been highly satirical for the audience for example, 'I…
E.E. Cummings Born in October of 1894, Edward Estlin Cummings began writing poetry as the very early age of 10. With the support of his very liberal parents, e.e. was encouraged to develop his writing and explore his creative gifts. (Nicholas Everett, Modern American Poetry, 1994) Among writing poetry, Cummings was an avid painter, studying art in Paris after the First World War. Cummings was married three times, his first marriage ended in divorce and his former wife took their young daughter with her to Ireland, barring him from visiting.…
Stranger Danger “The Displaced Person” by Flannery O’Connor, was published as a story in the Sewanee review in October 1954. The setting takes places after World War 2, where some refugees from the concentration camp are resettling to a farm. The literary techniques that O’Connor uses are symbolism, imagery, and irony. She uses these techniques to state her purpose about how people should not be judged for the way they are.…
The Altarpiece of St. Clare: A Visual Biography The Altarpiece of St. Clare was created by an anonymous artist around 1280. The media used in this piece are tempera paint and wood. This was a common choice among artist during the middle ages.…
Similar to how the Hope Athena is easily identifiable as the goddess Athena because of her aegis and helmet, there is a certain attribute the Lansdowne Artemis holds that makes it similarly identifiable. It would be nearly impossible to identify this statue as Artemis had it not been for the furrow at the back of it. This is where a quiver would have originally been attached, which is fitting for the goddess of the hunt. It is incredible to think that something as seemingly insignificant as a furrow at the back could reveal such a large clue about the identity of this statue. Although these two statutes differ mainly because the Lansdowne Artemis is missing much of its original composition, they share many similar attributes.…
Since the creation of Christianity the Catholic Church and the mainstream protestant church has always s been at odd in many subjects. Weather it is baptism, the communion, the original sin, resurrection, priesthood, there is always disagreement and frictions between these two relations. On this essay, we are going to explore one of the most divisive issues between the two major Christian faiths in the western world and find out why this is such a rig between them. We will also explore the role of The Virgin Mary in the scripture as well as how she is regarded among these faiths. We will compare and contract the view role the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church as well as the protestant.…
The Phenomenon of Love at First Sight in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare One of the first things that make reader believe in love at first sight is the way Shakespeare created two characters who should of…
Appearance and Reality in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice There are many things in the world which appear to be something but are complete opposites in reality. In the same manner, Shakespeare has used appearance and reality in his play as a major theme. Various characters in the play are shown as giving examples of appearance and reality. Moreover, they betray as well as are betrayed many times because of their inability to differentiate between reality and appearance. The characters in the play are dual faced because they hide their reality and appear to be different from what they actually are in reality.…