BlogHide Resteemsrennoelle (57)in theatre • 6 years agoIan McKellen as King Lear, National Theatre LiveNational Theatre Live broadcasts a modern-day telling of Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Jonathan Munby and starring Ian McKellen. Broadcasted live from the Chichester Festival Theatre in…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoShakespeare's Measure for Measure: A Question of JusticeMeasure for Measure , a play that fails to fit as a tragedy or a comedy, was known as Shakespeare's "problem play" because of its uncertain categorization. This humorous play addresses the serious…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoLiving Theatre: Atomic bombs, Radium Mines, and Connection in Burning Vision by Canadian playwright Marie ClementsBurning Vision by Métis writer Marie Clements is play that connects people from three different countries and four different nationalities to a single event: the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and…rennoelle (57)in writing • 6 years agoA Good Cook Never Fails (A Creative Imitation of 1 Corinthians 13)Though I stand in the kitchen with an apron tied around my waist and a stirring spoon in my hand, and am not a good cook, I become as a misleading raisin cookie, or an eye-catching but flavorless…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoLiving Theatre: Staging Ritual in Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's HorsemanDeath and the King's Horseman by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka is based on true events that happened in Nigeria under British colonial rule in 1946. The character Elesin is the "King's…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoShakespeare's Julius Caesar: Brutus, The Tragic HeroWhile Shakespeare’s historical tragedy Julius Caesar is titled after Julius, it is Brutus who becomes the tragic hero by the closing act of the play. Brutus, despite his role with the…rennoelle (57)in writing • 6 years agoThe Ten Commandments of UNOI am thy favourite card game, who rescued thee from times of boredom, out from the grasp of idleness. Thou shalt have none other card games before me. Thou shalt not use any other card deck as…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoPTSD in Literature. Case Study: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, PART 2Twentieth-century author Virginia Woolf shows how English society continues to be affected by the devastation of World War I in the years of peace through her celebrated novel Mrs. Dalloway .…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoShakespeare's Richard III: No RedemptionRichard III , a historical tragedy and one of the earliest works by the one and only William Shakespeare displays a protagonist who is solely bent on evil. While other Shakespeare villains, like…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoPTSD in Literature. Case Study: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia WoolfVirginia Woolf, a twentieth-century writer, offers a portrait of life in England after World War I and how society, and especially soldiers, continues to be affected by the war in the years of peace…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoZamyatin's We: A Utopian Dream Turned Totalitarian NightmareIn his article “The Death of Utopia Reconsidered,” Leszek Kolakowski describes social utopia as trying to accomplish “perfect and everlasting human fraternity” and equality (237,40). However…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoReligious Imagery in P. D. James's The Children of MenThe theme of religion is a topic that is constantly present in P. D. James’ dystopic novel The Children of Men . In a world where there is no hope nor future for humankind, people question the…rennoelle (57)in art • 6 years agoLiving Theatre: Staging Sight and Blindness in Oedipus the KingThe theme of sight and blindness is heavily present throughout Sophocles’s play, Oedipus Rex (also known as Oedipus the King ). Oedipus is blind to his crimes, yet he insists that he be told…rennoelle (57)in literature • 6 years agoUrsula Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven: Taoism and UtopiaUrsula Le Guin’s use of Taoism should shape one’s interpretation of The Lathe of Heaven in its entirety. While the Western world might be tempted to view the novel from Haber’s point of view and…rennoelle (57)in life • 6 years agoWhat's Next? Graduating With A BA EnglishApril 21. I stand in line with my graduating class, all wearing black gowns and caps with a blue tassel dangling by our right ears. Music swells as the orchestra begins playing the graduation march.…rennoelle (57)in film • 7 years agoFilm Study: Hope for Tomorrow in Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of MenIn a near-future dystopia, Alfonso Cuarón creates a world where humanity has become infertile. Without the ability to reproduce, humanity loses its hope for the future because without children, a…rennoelle (57)in literature • 7 years agoThe Question of Humanity: The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. CareyZombies are one of the more frightening monsters in film and literature because they are intelligent, emotional, and moral human beings who are transformed into dead, instinctual animals with zero…rennoelle (57)in writing • 7 years ago#tbt Nine-year-old Storyteller: "The Cave"Even at nine-years-old, I knew I wanted to be a writer. I filled up pages and pages of journals with half-finished stories and story ideas and character drawings. Sometimes, I typed them out on the…rennoelle (57)in literature • 7 years agoPostcolonial Studies: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Achebe's "An Image of Africa"In his 1977 article called “An Image of Africa,” Chinua Achebe, who is a scholar of African literature, addresses the Western assumption that the West embodies the ideal cultural standard while all…rennoelle (57)in writing • 7 years ago#tbt Nine-year-old Storyteller: The Mystery EggWhen a nine-year-old aspiring writer is given the prompt to write about a "mystery," this is the result... Got to love all those adjectives and adverbs! The Mystery Egg There was a spotted…
