Heinrich von Kleist

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The Marquise of O- by Heinrich von Kleist is a story chock-full of secrets and unsaid ideas, such as the ambiguity of details regarding Giulietta’s possible rape. If you don’t read every word closely, something major will slip your notice. This is exactly what happened to me, specifically when Giulietta is talking to her midwife, who she has called in to hopefully deny her illegitimate pregnancy. The Marquise, who is discussing unwitting conception with the midwife, briefly states that she…

gender. This means that these gender rules in society can influence how these females and males behave as adults by restricting them from doing certain things because they are of a particular gender. In the German text, The Marquise of O by Heinrich Von Kleist it is evident that in a patriarchal society women are supposed to be passive and submissive to the dominating male figures in their lives because that is what society has constructed to be accepted behavior for females. In the first…

spread the freedom of truth. This “freedom of the truth” presents the positive viewpoint of Plato throughout his allegory. In The Marquise of O- Heinrich von Kleist presents an opposing idea. His story explores the negative theory that humans do all they can to evade the truth because instead of creating freedom, it produces even more of a prison. Kleist and Plato’s ideas differ in the views of truth and its importance to humans. Plato…

David Mamet, an American playwriter and director. Grew up in a suburb of Chicago in the late 1940s, early 50s. His childhood was not always happy, Mamet’s sister once said that there was a lot of emotional violence growing up. Mamet first began to gain an interest in theater from his uncle due to his help landing him some small roles. Before he was a famous playwright, he was an actor and director. He also found St. Nicolas Theater Company. His first successful play was American Buffalo. It has…