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    Throughout this play we the audience can be left in a state of uncertainty. Many of the activities and events take place at night. Many of the mishaps also occur at night, but by the time that morning comes around you can see that everything is back to how it was, and you see that a new love has been formed and all of the lovers have been discovered. But in the end true love has won. Most of the events took place in The Enchanted Forest. This is where the fairies live. They are the ones that…

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    “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit” (Khalil Gibran). In reality, everyone falls in love and it cannot be prevented or avoided. People believe that love is a wonderful emotion where no one could come in the way and ruin it. In the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” love is not portrayed to be magical, but rather the opposite. It is shown that love is not just an emotion that people choose but instead it is something more powerful than that. It could control anyone and they…

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    For his next three films, Burton explores the fairytale world. In 2005, he produced and directed, along Mike Johnson, the stop-motion animated film Corpse Bride, with Johnny Depp as the voice of Victor Van Dort and Helena Bonham-Carter as the voice of Emily. The imagery of the film is similar to the imagery we see in The Nightmare Before Christmas, but the nature of Corpse Bride is more adult and dark. The film, which was a huge box office success, tells the story of Victor, who was practicing…

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    the root of all the problems. Despite this, we can look at the novel in a different way. To give an illustration, take the case when Oberon orders Puck to get the enchanted flower and pours its juice on Titania’s eyes, or when after overhearing on Helena and Demetrius’s argument, he orders Puck to pour the rest of its juice on Demetrius so he can fall in love with Helena.Once Oberon realizes Puck puts the juice in the wrong person’s eyes. Because of this, the four lovers start to fight due to…

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    play we meet an Athenian man named Egeus; the father of Hermia. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father has ordered her to marry Demetrius. Demetrius is in love with Hermia as well but with the help from a magical fairy falls in love with Helena,much to her liking because she is in love with him, by the end of the play. The most prominent role in the play is a fairy named Puck; Jester to Oberon the fairy king. Puck is a mischievous, comical elf-like character that is sent out throughout…

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    When talking about masterpieces in English theater, John Osborne´s “Look back in anger” must be mentioned. Kenneth Tynan, critic for The Observer in 1956, claimed the play to be “the first totally original play of a new generation” (Bond, 1999). The main character, Jimmy Porter, breaks the mold of the “knight in a shining armour” and brings on scene the “angry young man”. Behind Jimmy´s fiery, outshining monologues stands his friend Cliff and his wife, Alison. Many critics define Alison as a…

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    In “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare”, Hermia and Helena showed a great friendship. “ Lysander and I are running away. Once I am gone, Demetrius will surely return to you. Hermia hugs her friend. ” This quote from the play means Hermia wants her friend, Helena, to be happy. In “A Mid-Semester’s Daydream by Michael Ruscoe”, Dominic and Mia’s friendship turns into a jealous rage between Heather and Dominic…

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    In William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, there is Makeups,Breakups and Love. Critics often recognize the similarity between Hermia and Helena because both represent the difficulties of adolescent love. But these two young women are more different than their male counterparts, Lysander and Demetrius, who are, indeed, indistinguishable. Not only do these two young women show the trials and tribulations of young love, but their interactions emphasize the importance of female…

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    Art Kjos, AIA and Executive Director of Planning, Design and Construction, has informed of his intention to retire on 7/31/2018. Art has been with the institution since 2014 and made valuable contributions within Campus Operations during his short time with us. When recruited, Art was owner/partner of Clark/Kjos Architecture in Portland Oregon. His firm was responsive to many healthcare clients in the northwest interested in Lean Design and improving both customer satisfaction and optimal…

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    with Demetrius over Hermia. Insult comedy is when a person says something that is rude about or to a person, place, or thing to elicit humor from the audience. In act 3 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander along with Demetrius have feelings for Helena. This happens because both men have been enchanted with a love potion through the actions of Puck, one of the servants of the fairy king, Oberon,. This is a complication because they were both once attracted to Hermia. Hermia, being in love with…

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