‘Still Angela’ by Jenny Kemp and ‘Ruby Moon’ by Matt Cameron are plays that evaded the norms of conservative and often straightforward theatre, into a dreamlike, surreal state. They portray life as a routine; and to escape it, the characters pursuit their own inner self journeys. Both playwrights Cameron and Kemp use contemporary theatre forms, which has created an interesting approach on story telling. However the theatrical techniques of Ruby Moon and Still Angela are completely dissimilar. Unlike ‘Still Angela’s’ jolted time frame, ‘Ruby Moon’ has a very distinct progression, as it is highly episodic.
Analyzing The Odyssey 1-5-05 The Odyssey, by Homer, has many different themes. This paper will be covering three concepts in particular. The first curiosity in the epic poem is the fact that Odysseus, the main character, is seen as both faithful and unfaithful to his wife. Also, the control of events in the lives of the mortals by the gods brings to light the concept of limited free will. And last, the language of different scenarios, i.e.
Superstitions in Julius Caesar Man, by nature, is credulous, and from the day he began his life on the planet earth, he has had beliefs in superstition. Being aware of this partiality, novelists and dramatists use superstitious events to make their works sensational. It is a favourite element in some of the plays written by the great English playwright William Shakespeare, who entertained the theatre-lovers during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Julius Caesar is one such play where the reader comes across this element in a variety of ways. Portrayal of occurrences related to dreams, ghosts, unusual natural eruptions etc. has made this play more thrilling and exciting.
This varies from the classical tale; however, it reminds us of the fact that Jupiter had great power with responsibility as King of all Gods but still shares human qualities such as emotions of love, lust and unfaithfulness. In comparison Zeus, which can be seen as the Greek parallel to Jupiter, also has a tendency to be unfaithful which causes the majority of events. Reading the story we are kept in the dark of who’s perspective it is for the most part, the only incite as readers is the statement that he or she is or was a friend of Juno’s and may possibly have a had a disagreement “Well, we all know what a bitch Juno can be when she’s mad. Look at what she did to me. I’m her friend”.
With this, they seem to live two different lives, and never interact or live amongst with each other because they are of two different worlds. In Odysseus’ case, the gods intervene in his journey, both hindering his progress, as well as helping him get back
In society it is not accepted to participate in incest. Even though it may seem normal because it is Greek myth, Hesiod exemplifies it as a rather disgusting result. For example, When Gaea produces Uranus, and then sleeps with him, they procreate deformed children as mentioned before. (Lines 129-161.) Cyclopes having one large eye on their forehead, may be very strong and intimidating but lack of physical beauty to the gods meant one was worthless.
Antigone’s sister Ismene calls her stubborn for having no regards for the laws of the city. Following her belief in what the gods say over a mortal man’s wishes. Creon’s son tries reasoning with him, saying, you are mistaken in what you say (L 685). Creon does not listen, saying to Coryphaeus, are we at our age to be taught (L 726). However Antigone is seen as a sufferer for a cause for following the gods.
It is not only the forest born creatures who suffer the feat of irrational behaviour, as Helena demonstrates. Helena cannot accept the fact that Dimitrius hates her and even presents her feelings as similar to the attraction of metal upon metal "But you draw not iron (ie magnetic), I am steel (pure and strong. True to him, as in pure.)". in the same sense she shows an almost involuntary reation to his presence "Leave your power to draw", almost suggesting there is nothing she can physically do to stop the attraction. She is drawn towards him, though she knows he is "hard hearted" like a loadstone (known in this context as a magnetic stone, further backing up the point that he is like a magnet to her), except she claims to not be hard hearted, yet as "true as steel", showing her prospective devotion When Dimitrius tells her that he hates her,"I love thee not", Helena even claims that "Even for that, do I love thee more", like every time she is told she cannot have Dimitrius, the more she needs him.
After searching in Setzuan, they become awfully disappointed because the wickedness of human behaviors greatly disgusted them. The irony here is the gods appearing to earth to search for one good human being. It is even more ironic that they don’t find one for a while. Wang, the water seller expects the gods to arrive, and when they did, he tries to prevent the gods to stay at his house. It is ironic because Wang knows about the arrival of gods, but he doesn’t offer the god a place to stay, instead, he pushes the responsibility to someone else.
Also, the portrayal of such groups in movies does not shed a positive light on such institutions, conveying extraterrestrial groups as being somewhat deranged. Now that I know a bit more about the Aetherius Society, I think I can understand why a person would be enticed by this group. When I checked out their webpage the first thing that I noticed was their symbol, which was akin to a number three, followed by a lowercase cursive “s” over which was a crescent and a dot, followed by a triangle. According to their site, the triangle represents wisdom, while the