The play ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy by most people. However, some people, like I, believe that the main character isn’t Julius Caesar as the title suggests, but flows through three different characters throughout the course of the play, and each of the acts; Caius Cassius, Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony; Cassius, as he sets in the motion the events of the play, Brutus, as he sends Rome down a path of civil war and tragedy by assassinating Julius Caesar, and…
Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” was revolutionary at the time when it was written, and the story still relates with audiences today. Written in the late 1500’s, “Hamlet” deals with heavy topics, such as mortality, religion, and broken family dynamics. All of these themes were becoming increasingly popular during the Elizabethan Era, and they were a large influence in Shakespeare’s writing. The Elizabethan Era marked a time of change and development. Art and literature began to flourish. Theater became a…
Today, I went to an event that was showing the movie, Comedy Warriors: Healing through Humor. This movie was a documentary about five veterans that were severely wounded when in active duty over in Iraq/Afghanistan. This movie was made for these five veterans because they were given the chance to explore an opportunity were they could heal through the power of humor. This movie wasn’t just about being funny. It went into detail about what had happened to each solider. These veterans had faced…
All tragedy in the world could perhaps be avoided if there was less haste and more patience. If instead of rushing to war over a single offense, and patience and tact were employed—lives could be saved. “Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error,” wrote the famous French playwright Molière, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. The French playwright was well known for his comedies in the same way that Shakespeare is known for his tragedies. One of his most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet is…
Acclaimed playwright, actor, and poet William Shakespeare portrayed human conflict and impoverishment in many of his distinguished plays. In the play “Measure for Measure,” Shakespeare provided a glimpse into human misfortune through a character named Claudio, “The miserable have no other medicine, but only hope” (Act III, Scene II). The excerpt correlates to the thoughts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company workers. Inhumane conditions of sweatshops, disregard of safety regulations, and…
Theater Theater in ancient Rome would range from festivals, nude dancing, and acrobatics. Theater for Romans at the time was for honoring the gods on religious days. But since there were “over 200 religious days every year,” according to Rome.mrdonn.org, you could watch a performance almost every day! Theater was first recorded in Rome around 300-400 BC along with a performance by Etruscans. The actors did get paid though. Since they got paid, wealthy nobles would typically pay for the actor's…
Tragedy has become a large part of English literature. Tragedy started early dating back to the ancient Greeks. It is a piece that contains strong, powerful, brave, noble characters who challenges barrier and disadvantages. This alone is an embodiment of a tragic story. A person writes tragedies because it allows readers to experience their emotions, and experience they never felt before actually happening to them. The text gives an outlook and creates an image in your head. It is an emotional…
mythology, mainly mythical heroes that would let their pride, or hubris, get in the way and cause them many obstacles in their life. While the comedies would be related to current events, they would criticize the people and ideas using sarcasm. The Greek Dramas followed many themes and the play would have a moral that would involve how life should be lived by an individual in that time. Modern theatre plays are more free, they can have both tragedy and comedy features, as well as music, creating…
Thalia Bonilla IB English Mr. Dineen 24 February 2016 Reader Response #5: Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman · Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your claims. · Make clear references to literary conventions and their effects throughout your paragraph. Given the initial staging and/or reading of the production notes, cite and explain the importance of one of the staging elements in the play. Ex. The transparent walls of the house allow characters to ignore the presence…
Every minute the Amazon Rainforest is getting abolished at a frequency of 40 football fields a minute, and 100 hundred species of organisms are becoming extinct every day.Is this a World you want to live in? In today’s standards, poetry is often overshadowed and much less spoken about than other matters. In reality, poetry is exceptionally repeatedly used in Songs, Raps, and pop music. Poetry has not declined, but has expanded and evolved into a diverse range of songs/poems, as listed music…