I'll try to fix the syllabus http://filmplus.org/classes/215.thml over the weekend. We covered the end (absurdism) -- and going back to Ibsen. Remember, you...
any mention of venereal disease was scandalous at the time, and ibsen often mentioned them. How very un-medical of Doctor Rank to believe that his fathers...
Rachel Blackwell October 4, 2004 Endgame Response "Absurd Adventures in Co-Dependency" Samuel Beckett's Endgame was very difficult to understand and digest. ...
The obliquely organized world of Beckett's "Endgame" reveals the absurdity of the "real" world while highlighting the logical associations that tie people to...
Christina Welch Dramatic Literature Oedipus Response Of the tragic elements in Aristotle's Poetics, the first mentioned is the visual element of tragedy, the...
Christina Welch Dramatic Literature The Cherry Orchard One major theme of The Cherry Orchard is money. Lyobov is totally unable to accept the fact that she is...
Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew when we were going to start discussing midterm papers or if we were supposed to do this all independent of Anatoly? The...
Rachel Blackwell October 6, 2004 A Doll House Response "Sacrificial Women" The women in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House have all sacrificed a part of themselves...
Indecision in "Hamlet" Hamlet is a play in which the ideas of vengeance, revenge, and inner struggle are all personified through the main character....
The Tragedy of Oedipus In the play, Oedipus, the main character is faced with many tragedies in his life that he attempts to overcome. Yet, because of his...
Loss in the Cherry Orchard The play the "Cherry Orchard" has many complicated themes, yet the actions of the character of Ranevsky symbolize many of the...
Audrey Gibson Dramatic Literature Dolls House Response This play has been argued to have been a landmark for feminism. To me it just goes to show how some...
Audrey Gibson Dramatic Literature Endgame Response An important component in any play is to give the audience something they can relate to. Depending on the...
Hi there ! I'm Rajan from India , It's a coincidence that I find Oedipus on this group , where as I'm planing for a "Tragic-musical" Oedipus! Any suggestions...
In the End Game, we were introduced to strange blocking and strange notes for the actors. We were also informed that when performing a show from Beckett, the...
Isben was right on with his thought that the woman is the true tragic character in the modern world. Part of Nora's problem was that she was blind to the...
The Cherry Orchird reminds me a lot of "Howards End" when I saw it with my parents in the theatre. I was a teenager, I think. It made no sense, it was very...
The relevance of Endgame by Sam Beckett is timeless. The play is an expansion of a mere moment, death, there are no acts and no scenes, there are no characters...
"Hamm, darling, this is all in your head." I've been thinking this since first reading this play but have struggled to put it into the right words. Thank you...
Before you post your paper, you have to post the outline (due next week): Title/subtitle Intro 3 points (body) Conclusion References/biblio Your feedback to...
Emily Yates Here are what I think a few symbols that we didn't discuss in class might represent: White- The color white is prominent throughout the play. It...
Emily Yates Here are what I think a few symbols that we didn't discuss in class might represent: White- The color white is prominent throughout the play. It...
I guess pardon my language, but the first thing I said after reading Endgame, was `what the hell'. I apparently have not read too much "modern/contemporary"...
Justin Boucher "A Doll's House" At issue in Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and yet scarcely mentioned (I have yet to hear of it from others) is Helmer Torvold's...
"Reliquary" SDA Winter Shorts. review by Isaac Paris Reliquary was an exercise in mediocrity. The set and costumes were adequate, not particularly memorable,...
So did they actually have sex? they did.. but not on stage, they just changed thier tone suddenly and seemed as if tehy were referring to it. He did admit that...
It's difficult to relate to the character of Endgame because they're simply foreign. I can't identify any logical emotions so I'm compelled to pay closer...
In my eyes, Nora was a tragic hero. She definately made it seem easy, but she left everything she was familiar with. Nora left her cozy home, devoted husband,...
Miss Julie didn't deserve to die. They certainly all took their roles in the household seriously. I mean, a class system that is so strict that a woman who...
