Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Autor: Styron, William Student Name: Yahaira Cabrera Barreto Course: English Foundations EN001-48 102 Instructor: Ms. Joan Zaun Due Date: April 1, 2015 Information about the author William Styron | Author (1925–2006) Novelist William Styron won a Pulitzer Prize for The Confessions of Nat Turner and wrote Sophie’s Choice, the basis of an Academy Award-winning film. William Styron was born on June 11, 1925, in Newport News, Virginia. He published his first novel, Lie Down in Darkness, in 1952. In 1968 he won a Pulitzer Prize for The Confessions of Nat Turner. In 1979 he published Sophie’s Choice, which was made into a film in 1982 and an opera in 2002.
In 1594, Shakespeare became one of the founders of Lord Chamberlain’s Men, an acting/theater group that soon became the leading player’s company in London. 10. In 1597, the theater in which The Lord Chamberlain’s Men performed was forced to close since it had been built on leased land. Many partners invested in a new theater built on the south bank of the Thames river. The new theater was called The Globe.
Shakespeare twisted the story of Macbeth Mac Findaech to suit his needs Jonathan Hughes-Khatib ENG3UE/Rockland District High School/Monday April 7th 2008 Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is a play that features the fictional story of Macbeth, thane of Cawdor, Glamis and later king of Scotland. Most likely written in about 1606 the story revolves around Macbeth’s slaying of the “great King” (Shakespeare, page 8) Duncan and all of the guilt and supernatural happenings that occur afterword. Though sometimes taken as an actual historical account of what happened, most things in the play are very different from what actually happened during the rise and fall of the brave Macbeth Mac Findlaech. Macbeth’s entire character was changed, as was King Duncan’s, to fit the needs of William Shakespeare. Macbeth Mac Findlaech, the actual historical figure, has been almost vilified in society for how his character was portrayed in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”.
Shakespeare, Da Man Although volumes have been written about his plays, there is relatively little factual information available about Shakespeare's life. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564. Since children were typically baptized a few days after birth, April 23 is regarded as Shakespeare's birthday. Shakespeare's father, John Shakespeare, was a successful local politician, rising to the position of High Bailiff, equivalent to a Mayor. He eventually fell into debt and lost his position in local government.
This is relevant because Golding was Earl of Oxford’s uncle. Another parallel is in Hamlet referring to Polonius when “young men falling out at tennis” may reference the infamous Oxford-Sidney tennis-court quarrel. It is also said, by the students of Oxford, that the details in Hamlet are so similar to those of Oxford’s life that it could be considered an autobiography. A Washington Post reporter, Don Oldenburg, wrote of Oxford’s life reading as a “rough draft” of Hamlet. The thing that puzzles students of Shakespeare is the knowledge Shakespeare had of Italy, even though he had never traveled farther from
On what date did Shakespeare die? -William Shakespeare allegedly died on his birthday, April 23, 1616. *Bonus question: Besides plays, do you know what else Shakespeare is famous for writing? STOP #2 1. Men & Women: Men and women had very different responsibilities.
In 1952, Shepherd Mead's satirical book, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, became a bestseller. Playwright Willie Gilbert and fellow playwright Jack Weinstock created a dramatic interpretation in 1955 that was unproduced for five years. [3] Agent Abe Newborn brought the work to the attention of producers Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin, with the intention of retooling it as a musical. [3] Feuer and Martin had great success with the 1950 adaptation of Guys and Dolls and brought in the creative team from that show to work on How to....[3] Abe Burrows and Frank Loesser set to work on the new adaptation, with rehearsals beginning in August 1961. [3] Burrows collaborated on the book with Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert, also serving as
Audrey Moose Professor Shields LIT210 21 September 2013 Beowulf: The Movie verses The Epic Poem Beowulf is thought to be one of the first epic poems transcribed as stated in Professor Shield’s week one of LIT210 lecture notes (Shields). It is thought that this epic poem was written somewhere between c. 700 and 1025 and after it was found it was subject to fire and for the most part it was saved (Snell). Beowulf is a more recent movie that came out in 2007; it is an animated movie that clings to the idea of the original works Beowulf with several differences (Beowulf). Though similar there are many differences between the two, where the most recent movie makes the poem easier for us to understand today the written poem is considerably hard to understand and follow, this is because of the difference of the time in which it was written and the extensive language changes that has occurred since. The beginning of the movie starts with the loud and joyous party in Heorot Hall that depicts everyone as drunk, loud, and gorging on food which ends with the monster Grendel killing a massive amount of the people in attendance (Beowulf).
Part One a) “Sudden ghosts out of the past: Duncan Schaeffer, a friend from college. Lorraine Quarrles, a lovely, pale blonde of thirty; one of a crowd who had helped them make months into days in the lavish times of three years ago.” F.Scott Fitzgerald. (1931) b) “Aren’t you going to answer the door? He’ll wake the whole hotel.” Arthur Miller. (play,1949) He includes illusions and delusions in their drama.
A genius writer. A troubled life. One of the greatest minds in classical literature. Edgar Allen Poe’s struggles and triumphs produced a lot of the beloved stories are still read and studied throughout the world today. Edgar Allen Poe was born to English actress Elizabeth Arnold Poe, and David Poe Junior, an actor from Baltimore, on January 18, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts.