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Game of Thrones is a fantasy medieval television series based on the book A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Similar to the books, the show has an overflow of gratuitous sex and violence especially when portraying women in positions of power. Heroes die, villains triumph, peasants and slaves suffer horribly but Martin does not shy away from the reality of starvation, rape, and murder that follow in the wake of war. The class stratification and brute injustice of the feudal society are…

Unaware readers become pawns in Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, and literary game, Lolita. This journal of Humbert Humbert’s life illustrates the crazed pull of artistic perfection through the lense of a pedophile chasing a child. The “artist”, Humbert, narrates his corrupt life from an unfulfilled boyhood until poisoned adulthood in order to justify himself to a moral jury. His muse, Dolores (Lolita) Haze, is a tantalizing nymphet who is both the poison and the antidote for Humbert’s,…

of Tennesse William’s thirty notebooks that he has written in the duration of writing his plays, poems and other pieces. The thirty notebooks are the behind the scenes of Tennesse Williams as in what he felt or why did he deceide to write that play or name it that specific way. In these notebooks, it consists of Williams talking about his feelings about each of every piece he has ever written. When the author was given the notebooks, it was out of order with missing dates and the author had to…

Mountains are beautiful, awe inspiring and perilous. They are the perfect embodiment of peace and tranquillity. It’s often said that mountains are the abode of the gods. This is backed by the fact that most places of worship are located on the top of mountains. Another interesting observation to emphasize the significance of mountains is that the practice of Zen Buddhism involves seeing the world empty of inherent existence. It helps meditator to be able to look into the vast, empty space from…

impacting the lives of the characters? Be sure to include the name of the play. (5 points) "As You Like it," a play composed by William Shakespeare was initially set in the time period of the early 1600’s; however, thanks to a clever ingenious director of this play, Rick Lombardo was able to give the production a slightly modern twist. Due to the initial time period set by William Shakespeare, I believe the director intended the play to have an older time period, but for comedic effect, the play…

Gatsby was a dreamer stuck in a downward spiral of obsession, vengeance and lies. Multiple people with damaged personalities led to the demise of the Great Jay Gatsby. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom, Daisy and Gatsby are all accountable for the death of James Gatz. Mr. Tom Buchanan is a wealthy man who decides Gatsby’s fate with a single whisper. He is a hulking and arrogant man who resides in a mansion in East Egg and enjoys playing polo and showing off his trophies. Tom…

This essay is a comparative study of two Absurd plays. But before we start with the essay let’s look at what the Theatre of the Absurd is. The ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ is a post- World War II concept. The first and the most important playwrights of this movement were Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, Arthur Adamov and Jean Genet. These plays focus on or represent the absurdity of human existence. Absurdity in this context means disharmony or meaninglessness. This style of writing was first used by…

Kapoor1 Chapter – 1. Introduction Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills writer (16 Gregorian calendar month 1854 – thirty November 1900) was associate degree Irish author, author and writer. when writing in numerous forms throughout the Eighteen Eighties, he became one of London's most fashionable playwrights in the early Eighteen Nineties. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The image of Hellene grey, his plays, yet because the circumstances of his imprisonment…

during this time. It was not uncommon for ordinary people not being able to read or write, so watching a play was the best way for them to learn about important events, since the plays often gave serious literary and historical reference points. William Shakespeare wrote A midsummer night’s dream in the mid 1590s. It’s a play about love, disobedience, magic, humour, drama and romance. It is set in ancient Greece and a magic forest outside of Athens. Shakespeare joined the Chamberlains Men in…

Prophet Ezekiel is a priest that was exiled to Babylon in 597 BC during the reign of Babylonian empire. Thirteen of Ezekiel’s messages are dated precisely to the day, month ad year of King Jehoiachin’s exile to Babylon. His ministry extended over least twenty-three years. Though Ezekiel lived with his fellow exiles in Babylon, the divine call forced him to suppress any natural expectations he may have had of an early return to an undamaged Jerusalem. For the first seven years of his ministry…