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Stuart Gordon’s career has gone full circle lately, having returned to his theater roots by helming the recent LA stage plays Re-Animator: The Musical and Nevermore, his one-man show about Edgar Allan Poe starring Jeffrey Combs. We’ve just received word that Gordon isn’t quite done with stage horror — he’ll next bring tale of cannibalism…

When Emir is a child, he feels his father blames him for his mother’s death and cannot love him. He does everything he can think of to try and make up for the mistakes he made in the past Since Emir feels his father does not love him, he thinks Of ways to make things…

Mompellion is a man who follows his God unselfishly and courageously’ Discuss Geraldine Brooks portrays Mompellion as a complicated and imperfect man who unfavorably leads Eyam through his concept of God’s ways. The “casket of gold” which God had sent to Eyam was used to “refine” the population was Mompellion’s view of the plague as…

Chekhov And Oates “The Lady With The Pet Dog” ComparisonThough the similarities and differences of characterization in Chekhov and Oatess different versions of The Lady with the Pet Dog are evident, the purpose only becomes clear for the reader when the two versions are read and compared. The stories have different settings, but the characters…

William Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist of his time, personifies evil through the character of Iago in his play ‘Othello’. The play was first performed around 1604-05 and printed in 1622. Whereas Ben Jonson, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, portrays a similar character through Mosca in his play ‘Volpone’ which was first performed in the year 1605….

Picture this, a person graduates from high school with honors, goes to collegeand graduates at the top of his/her class. After college, he/she is offered ajob in the field he/she wants with an annual salary of about $400,000 a year. He/she marries the person of his/her dreams, has two children and moves into alarge, elegant…

In both Lord of the Flies and I’m the King of the Castle, the plots explore the challenges faced by individuals and the resulting consequences. Both novels prominently feature the behavior and actions of the so-called ‘upper class’, as indicated by their titles of ‘Lord’ and ‘King’. Through their works, both authors critique the discriminatory…

Othello, Shakespeare In Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago uses racial distinction to persuade Othello into believing there is an affair between Desdemona and Cassio. Iago feeds upon Othello’s insecurities to raise his fury. Othello’s self-doubting eventually leads to downfall; his doubt within himself causes him to distrust Desdemona and her love for him. Othello uses his…

Poetry is often perceived to be the art form of the elite because of the fact that it requires critical thought and a certain level of intelligence to comprehend and appreciate.  However, in many cases, there are poems that tackle the same theme from a different perspective while using various poetic devices to demonstrate how…

Andrew Hudgins ’ enunciation, point of position and tone used in “ Elegy for My Father, Who is Not Dead ” convey feelings of fright, green-eyed monster and uncertainness in the possibility of an hereafter. The talker, discoursing the future decease of his male parent, is forced to face his ain strong beliefs as to…