... Ann's father was Joe Kellers partner. They sold cracked cylinder heads to the army. That's the reason why 21 pilots crashed in Australia. Ann's father was convicted. He was sent to prison and Joe was exonerated. Ann thinks that her father is a murderer, and that he might be responsible for Larry's death. Mother thinks that Larry isn't dead anyway, what Ann's father did has nothing to do with Larry. Joe tries to explain what he did. He says that military production was a mad house. The army needed the equipment badly and Ann's father panicked. Chris and Ann think that Ann's father is a murderer. Joe tries to find expl ...

... that poker night. Yet she still chose to stay worth him eventhough Blanche gave her the choice of leaving with her. On the other hand Blanche deals with her realities by creating illusions. She created the illusions of her life in Laurel as being a successful, will respected woman, when she was really a tramp. Her illusions are so intense that its to the point that it affects real life. An example is her decorations to Stella's apartment which creates a dim surrounding to help hide her true appearance. Unlike Stella, Blanche is afraid of her reality. She is afraid of getting old which is which she puts cover ...

... other artist, let alone writer, has had their name inscribed on such a towering edifice. "Thou in our wonder and astonishment, hast built thyself a long-live monument," wrote Milton, in praise of Shakespeare. Shakespeare is by far and without doubt the most popular and successful writer of all time. But what of the man himself? Who was William Shakespeare? The life of William Shakespeare is shrouded in mystery. There is no record of him receiving an education, buying a book or writing a single letter, and no original manuscript of a Shakespeare play survives. There is no direct record of his conversations, and ...

... plays in the spirit of the friars, because they had good plans to keep love together. In both plays, the masque functions as a dramatic device which initiates the love plot. It occurs in a social gathering, but not without the help of costumes. If it were not for costumes the result of love might have been drastically different. How was the masque used to get lovers together? In the case of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo hears about the masque and decides to go, thinking that he might be able to get away with this scheme. Upon entering he sees Juliet and right away, he knows it is love. If he had not worn the costume, the ...

... home of the Morkans during their annual dinner party. The majority of the story takes place at this party where we are introduced to the characters one by one as they arrive. The characters in the film may not live up to their physical descriptions made by Joyce, yet it is not so drastic and is only a mere technicality. At the banister, Aunt Julia and Aunt Kate anxiously await the arrival of their nephew, Gabriel, whom they hope will arrive before the infamous drunk, Freddy Mallins. As one guest after another arrive James Joyce’s prose is eloquently translated into dialogue by director, Hutson and thus, Actre ...

... single-minded queen.� (Line 257-258) Her power was recognized by the Chorus, “We’ve come, Clytaemnestra. We respect your power. Right it is to honor the warlord’s woman one he leaves the throne.� (Lines 258-261) This line immediately sets up the fact that Clytaemnstra has gained power in Argos during Agamemnon’s absence. It is, therefore, in this first address to Clytaemnestra that it is learned that power is a main component of her character. When Clyteamnestra explains that she is lighting the alters because the war against Troy is over, which she knows because of the torch signals, she say tha ...

... example of this. Because Tybalt killed his good friend Mercutio, Romeo killed Tybalt. Another would be the part where he finds Juliet dead. He cared so much for her that he killed himself. In the book Romeo says some things that reflect on his personality. "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, / For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."(Act 1 Sc. 5 Ln. 59-60) Romeo easily becomes infatuated with girls. "With Rosaline, my ghostly Father? No. / I have forgot that name and that name's woe." (Act 2 Sc. 3 Ln. 48-49) Romeo easily forgets about the girl he was so sad about and Juliet replaces his memory o ...

... nature and so had no educational value. He conjectured that his form of theatre was capable of provoking a change in society. Brecht's intention was to encourage the audience to ponder, with critical detachment, the moral dilemmas presented before them. In order to analyse and evaluate the action occurring on stage, Brecht believed that the audience must not allow itself to become emotionally involved in the story. Rather they should, through a series of anti-illusive devices, feel alienated from it. The effect of this deliberate exclusion makes it difficult for the audience to empathise with the char ...

... of Ismene and Antigone. Infuriated by this injustice, Antigone shares the tragic news with Ismene. From her first response, "No, I have heard nothing"(344). Ismene reveals her passivity and helplessness in the light of Creon's decree. Thus, from the start, Ismene is characterized as traditionally "feminine", a helpless woman that pays no mind to political affairs. Doubting the wisdom of her sisters plan to break the law and bury Polyneices, Ismene argues: We who are women should not contend with men; we who are weak are ruled by the stronger, so that we must obey....(346) Once again Ismene's words clear ...

... love, O loving hate," Romeo cries in the play's first scene, using a figure of speech and setting up a theme that will be played out the next five acts. Like the poles of an electrical circuit between which runs the high voltage of emotions, love, and hate create a dialogue and dialectic, a dynamic tension which powers the action and generates heat. When I noticed that the two plays this season had settings is Verona, I decided to find out a thing or two about the place. Reading the section on "climate" in Harold Rose's Yur Guide to Northern Italy, I noted that "Italy is a very hot place in the summer, also quite ...