Theater Essays and Term Papers

author named Sophocles involving many deaths because of one man, Creon. Creon was lead to his downfall because of his own actions and arrogance making him the tragic hero in story of Antigone. A tragic hero by definition is a noble character with a…

actors was born. His name is Jimmy Smits, a.k.a. Detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue. Smits has helped increase the visibility of Hispanics in non-typecast roles on television. He has also made his appearance in several movies, and he lends his suppor…

returned from fighting in one of the crusades. It would appear from their reactions that none of them expected much to have changed whilst they were away however they are shocked or even appalled to discover just what the women got up to when their…

i shall be writing about homelessness and refugees. Area of Study 1- Character & Context. One example of characters taken from real life was a young male refugee called Adriatik. His life started out normally as a school boy in his homeland…

Oz. But there was much more trouble behind Judy Garland than just a pair of ruby slippers. At the young and innocent age of 17 she starred in her 7th film, "The Wizard of Oz". The same year she had her hand and shoe prints forever embedded in the Hollywo…

theme is racial prejudices. The two main characters, Emile de Becque and Nellie Forbush are faced with these problems as they attempt a relationship. Two other minor characters, Lt. Joe Cable and Liat, are faced with the same dilemma. Both Nellie…

Webster's Dictionary, is the use of vivid figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas. In Othello, Shakespeare makes use of colors to represent ideas or to set the mood for the scenes taking place. The use of such color imagery enhances…

Lee)FR = Field Reporter (Linda Lam)H = Hercules SR: Good evening ladies and gentlemen this is Lolita Lee with the 7 o?clock ABC news. Later tonight, an interview with Hercules, the hero with strength of 10 men. We talk to him about his toughest…

who chant narrative odes Choragos: leader of the chorus Parados: first ode, or choral song in a greek tragedy changed by the chorus as it enters the area in front of the stage Ode: each scene is followed by an ode. These odes served both…

applied to a group of attitudes current to philosophical, religious, and artistic thought during and after WW II. In modern expression it had its beginning in the writing of the nineteenth century Danish Theologian Soren Kierkegaard. The German Philosoph…