Masquerade

In reality, the African slaves that went to the Caribbean were usually considered stubborn and disobedient. The Caribbean slaves came across the Atlantic on the same ships as the African slaves that were sent to North and South America. Those who arrived in the Caribbean were ‘seasoned’ or broken in order to make them trustworthy property. The seasoning of African slaves included violent public floggings in front of other slaves. Some were hanged by their hands or feet before the floggings.…

by William Shakespeare. In the play, Friar Laurence agrees to marry the two star-crossed lovers in the first place. It is also Sampson's fault, he should have already knew that Romeo is an enemy to the Capulets, and thus not inviting him to the masquerade party. The nurse also played an essential role in dooming the two lovers to death. She helped and encouraged Juliet to marry Romeo, with the help of Friar Laurence. Marrying someone that you just met the day before was a very rapid decision.…

Romeo?” These are words spoken by Juliet in both versions of the movie Romeo and Juliet produced by Franco Zeffirilli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann in 1996. Both the masquerade ball and the balcony scenes portray the characters of Romeo and Juliet very differently as well as the overall production of the adapted versions of the plays. The masquerade ball takes place in the Capulet household, and that is about as far as the similarities go between the films. In the 1968 version of the film, Juliet…

The “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story of fear and death. The protagonist of Poe’s story is Prince Prospero, and he is portrayed as a “God” of his civilization because he was the richest amongst all of the people and was seen as a public figure. The Red Death brought death to Prince Prospero’s city and he was afraid. His fear caused him to run and hide from death itself but no one can escape from death. Prince Prospero’s fear led to his downfall and ultimately his…

to be. The masks allowed for privacy within the person and permitted for these individuals to express themselves in a unique way. Masks could permit people to have men dress as women and cross dress, a lower class mix with the high-class in the masquerade balls, and others show their creativity and individuality. After wild and illegal activities started to form and get out of hand, many prohibitions were put into place on mask wearing and celebrations. The forbidding of masks started in the…

The novel Romeo and Juliet that is written by William Shakespeare is classified as a romantic tragedy. This novel is about two young lovers that meet at a masquerade held by Juliet’s parents. During this masquerade, Romeo was heartbroken about his old lover Rosaline who had dumped him earlier that day. He was upset and depressed until he saw a beautiful young lady, which happened to be Juliet. They fell in love at first sight and died for each other near the end of the novel. The character who…

practice in Nigeria that shows similar correlation to that of the Horse dance in Black Elk speaks is the ‘Ekpe masquerade’. The Ekpe masquerade originated from the Efiks people from the cross river state of Nigeria. In this festival dance villagers carefully handcrafted using dyed raffia and wood various types of masquerade such as the Okukum masquerade and Okpen Ibot masquerade. These masquerade are often used in festival ceremonies and dance to commemorate their ancestors and great spirits. I…

condescending husband and abandons her life in his care. In the play A Doll’s House, Ibsen uses symbolism to portray the overall theme of sexism through the masquerade ball, the use of the word doll, the macaroons, and Dr. Rank. The masquerade ball symbolizes how Nora hides her true self from her husband, Torvald. The purpose of a masquerade ball is to wear a mask to conceal one’s identity, or to become someone other than themselves. Nora acts childish, naive, and immature when in viewing of…

Prospero threw the masquerade in order to escape death as a whole , which he felt he was doing because of precautions he provided as Poe writes, “ The abbey was amply provisioned. With such precautions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion.”(Poe, par. 2). Also as Peter…

West Indian writer, and as a European modernist. In demonstrating the intersecting importance of cultural history and literary history, Emery takes two approaches. In her first approach, she considers the European approach of the “self’ and the “masquerade or character” In her second approach, Emery considers the uncertainty of cultural identity and the conflicting role it plays in the historical and social force of a West Indian writer. Emery explains how Rhys became marginalized and was never…