First Things First

Creon returns , He announced that the only way to end the plague is to find out who was the murderer of king Laius , The previous king before him. The people of Thebes suggest that Oedipus must consult Tieresias. , the blind prophet . But Tiresias first rufuses to speak but finally accuses Oedipus himself of Killing King Laius . So Oedipus get angry and leave the blind prophet . As the investigation proceed , A messenger arrives From Corinth with the news that his Father Father polybus is dead…

attack. Truth be told, the Crusades were additionally condemned as the grisly battles of overcoming neighboring countries by Christians. Like all types of fighting, the Crusades included setbacks, botches, violations, and improper killings. On the First Crusade in 1095, a gathering of Crusaders drove by Count Emicho of Leiningen burglarized and killed every one of the Jews they found in the Rhine. It is best portrayed that the Crusaders was assaulted and destroyed in the open. Guiltless…

her role. It felt like she lacked her charisma for her role. Like the emotion and the feel just wasn’t quite there. Her comedic lines didn’t really come off with a comedic enthusiasm. She was plain and didn’t really allow her voice to reach past the first couple of rows. As a whole her performance was of amateur grade acting. If she would’ve sold herself to the play she could’ve performed better. It’s all about how much you are willing to go forth and become the…

“Anytime my mother was caught near the schoolhouse, my grandmother gave her a beating. And not the beatings of The First World, but the beatings of the Third – Which you do not so easily shake off” (Diaz 129). In today’s society these beatings would be considered abuse. To this young girl, taking the beatings were worth continuing with her education, so she continued…

William Shakespeare’s King Lear characterizes that idea throughout the entire play. Particularly, King Lear’s perception is blinded because of how egotistical he is. In comparison, Gloucester’s lust makes him unable to see the reality because of how things appear. Furthermore, the Duke of Albany has passion over reason which is seen with his love for Goneril. In the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, he portrays the theme of gaining insight through blindness in his characters King Lear,…

forces of the city state of Venice. He is know for his courage in a battle and good judgement. Othello is married to Desdemona, daughter of Brabantio. These two characters are completely opposite, but, Iago has such a persuasive attitude that the things he says and does affects the way Othello thinks. In Othello, Shakespeare gives a different view of reality in a many ways. He uses his words to refer to dreams and visions. Iago puts Othello in many…

ambition and appearance versus reality in Macbeth, and how their transcendence of human nature contributes to the play’s relevance today. In Macbeth, ambition is one of the dominant themes. People who are motivated by their ambition can produce great things. However, when enticed by their burning desires, people pull themselves apart. The modern world constantly promotes the idea that ambition is enriching and necessary, but Macbeth reminds us that uncontrolled ambition is one…

television. It has helped pave the way for modern day improv and has inspired many great characters; on the stage, in movie, in comics and even in video games. It is believed that Commedia dell’Arte has been in practice since around 1545, when the first recorded performance happened in Padua, Italy. Commedia troupes were usually run by a director and sometimes with the help of the leading actors. There would be anywhere…

This “curse” is the trend of tragedy that arises as ignorance prevails. The effects of tragedy are derived from this lack of understanding whether the intentions be righteous or malevolent. To defeat ignorance, the adversary being knowledge, must first be introduced. When ignorance is victorious, catastrophe occurs. The struggle for power between the two is prevalent In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, the sympathy and ignorance of Friar…

trait, although necessary for most successful rulers, guided Caesar to his inevitable demise. He ignored his instincts and rather than listening to his wife, he accepted Decius’s explanation of Calpurnia’s dream, stating, “Caesar shall forth: the things that threaten’d me / Ne’er look’d but on my back; when they shall see / The face of Caesar, they are vanished” (II.ii.10-12). Here Caesar claims he turns his back on fear, when in reality he is being ignorant and blind to the mendacity of his…