Hippolyta

To be honorable simply is to earn high respect. Honor was established as an admirable and precious gift long before Geoffrey Chaucer and his The Canterbury Tales, as Publilius Syrus of the 1st century B.C. once questioned “What is left when honor is lost?” (Stolinsky). This question, although pondered long before the mid 1300’s, was depicted within the chivalric code, with honor being one important attribute that knights were expected to retain. In our day and age, honor is typically displayed…

William Shakespeare: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; what’s in a comedy? “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a story written by William Shakespeare. It was written around 1590. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta. A Midsummer Night’s Dream has many serious elements. It shows the reader the exploration and treatment of many of life’s serious experiences and themes. There is also a comedic element that is present. This element keeps the reader…

Set in the age of antiquity in Athens, Theseus, King of Athens, prepares to marry Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, in a four-day ceremony. All is going smoothly when Egeus appears at the court of Theseus with a conflict between him and his daughter, Hermia. The problem is that Hermia is in love with Lysander, but Egeus wants her to marry Demetrius. After Hermia’s options are given by Theseus, her and Lysander decide to run away into the mischievous woods outside Athens. This causes Demetrius to…

The Amazon queen, Hippolyta is in greek myth a symbol of female power, marchiarty, and independence. Also, Titania rebelled against make authority at one point. She didn’t allow Oberon to tell her what to do and didn’t allow him to have the Indian boy. She fights for what she…

married. Egeus still wants Demetrius to marry Hermia but Theseus tells him that Hermia and I can get married. Demetrius also loves Helena and everything is fixed. Theseus says that we can can all have the same wedding since he will marry Hippolyta. We all get married and watch the silly play “Pyramus and…

Two of the most iconic superheroes, born from DC Comics, are Wonder Woman and Superman. Superman first appeared in DC Comics in 1933. Wonder Woman debuted approximately ten years after, in 1941. They both have evolved over time but remain popular to this day. Most people consider the heroes to be unalike; therefore, parallels between them are seldom made. It is often thought that the commonalities they share are merely vague and minimal. This may be due to their obvious difference of gender;…

1. My first impression is a story within a story, as there are fairies in the woods. 2. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. 3. The exposition is the father was empowered by this law to cause her to be put to death. The rising action is a fairy named Robin Goodfellow tries to solve the love triangle and accidentally makes Lysander fall in love with Helena. The climax is puck Robin manages to separate them all so they don't end up killing each other.…

2. Summary of what is happening in these lines: The scene beginning with Quince reading the prologue. Then in the background Theseus, Lysander and Hippolyta talk about how horrible the prologue was said. Quince continues with the prologue explaining to the audience what the play is about. Then the actor playing the wall enters and Theseus and Demetrius make fun of the actor. The play continues with Pyramus and Thisbe talking to each other through a hole in the wall. The audience laugh and…

and romance of love at the end and beginning of the play. During the beginning, we when the duke of Athens, Theseus announces to the whole city of Athens to prepare and attend the magnificent and breathtaking wedding of his and the Amazon queen Hippolyta. Next, we see this romantic at the wedding of the three noble Athenian couples. Here, there is an amusing play which…

The film is full of powerful women including Robin Wright as Antiope (Diana’s aunt/mentor) and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta (Diana’s mother and queen). The film also includes progressive men who complement but do not over power Diana in her quest including Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. Steve stumbles into Themyscira, Diana’s homeland, while running from an enemy fleet…