Abigail Williams Essay

So how was the performance? AfterEffect, Nutcracker pas de deux, and Souvenir d'un lieu cher were rather weak appetizers. AfterEffect is Marcelo Gomes' first big choreographic effort and he made a couple rookie mistakes: 1) slapping on a theme (the three main characters are called The Man, His Loss, and His Hope) that had little to do with what was happening onstage; 2) choosing a grand, ambitious piece of music (Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence) without really knowing what to do with it and…

There exists a continuous cycle of manipulation and domination within the relationship between the people and their representative governments, as one continuously changes the other to suit their needs and desires. Composers also contribute to the cycle of suppression through manipulation of language and linguistic devices to exemplify their views. Such ideas are closely explored in WH Auden’s poems, “In Memory of WB Yeats’ (1939) and ‘September 1st 1939’ (1939), as well as the short, animated…

The Importance of Image The word play of earnest and Ernest is extremely comedic because all characters in “The Importance of Being Earnest” are self-interested, social climbing, conformists to the repressed Victorian era. Although Jack and Algernon would love to be Ernest, and Cecily and Gwendolen would love to be with an Ernest, it is symbolic of their status seeking. The idea of being genuine and honest is appealing to all the characters, but above all being respected in their upper-class…

Copenhagen’s Nyhavn boasts one of the most picturesque places on Earth; colorful buildings line the canal, offering restaurants, bars, and cafes. But in crafting Nyhavn, we lost the beauty of the natural surroundings, for the buildings obstruct the canal from afar, and their tall facades curtain any form of nature except the sky directly above. Gary Snyder’s 1996 poem “Covers the Ground” focuses on similar environmental issues, juxtaposing man-made structures with nature. In the poem, imagery…

Imagine a society where the only purpose of women is to be wives and bear progenies. That’s primeval Athens, where females are seen as the property of men. However, the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, projects the opposite notion, which is uncommon because the play was written in the 16th century. In the play, a young Athenian woman, Hermia, disagrees to marry Demetrius, the man of her father’s choice. Hermia is depicted as having dominance through her bold actions that…

Dorian is quickly won over by Lord Henry's argument that everyone must face the horrible fact of aging, and he takes the implications of the inevitability of aging grimly. Following this realization, Dorian comments on his self-portrait “Why should it keep what [he] must [lose]” (26)? This is particularly poignant because it illustrates the transition that comes with age, one whereby the individual loses their purity. Youth, for Wilde and for Dorian, is where we maintain the sense of purity.…

Shakespeare’s introduction of the characters allows him to communicate Othello’s calm and composed state of mind as a result of his balanced trust between Desdemona and Iago. Through Othello’s rationale behind loving Desdemona, Shakespeare displays the resulting strong bond of trust between the two and its impact upon Othello’s mental state. Amidst the controversial announcement of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage, Othello declares that “[Desdemona loves] me for the dangers I [have] passed,/And…

Chaucer’s classic tale, told by the Pardoner, is a story of greeds deadliness which kills the three boys that fall victim to the greed of themselves and others. This theme that greed is the root of all evil is not the only theme others are the theme of morality and hypocrisy. These themes have been echoed in many later films such as The Internet Story and The Tale of the Three Brothers. These films mimic the themes of the Pardoner’s tale as well as many aspects of the story such as their plot…

While Penelope and probably Clytemnestra do not harbor evil emotions, it is still true that doom is brought from those attempting to pursue them. As aforementioned, this is precisely why Pandora was created – “to charm the hearts of all men as they hug their own doom” (59). Penelope brings the death of all the suitors once Odysseus returns, and Clytemnestra brings the death of Agamemnon. Since the many suitors in Odysseus’s home are captivated by seduction, the evil of mortal women is inherent.…

There’s More to Life Than Just The Physical One moment can change a person’s life forever, whether it is something seemingly simple or disastrous. In the book which was created into a film, “Life of Pi,” by Yann Martel, and later directed by Ang Lee, the moment that changes an adolescent boy’s life begins when his father decides to move the family zoo across the Pacific Ocean from Pondicherry India to Canada. The Tsimtsum, the name of the ship that was carrying Pi, his family, and all of the…