Jennifer Angelucci October 17th‚ 2006 English 10 - E Ms. Ignacio A FEW NOTES FOR ORPHEUS BY: DON BAILEY In the short story "A Few Notes for Orpheus" Don Bailey portrays the protagonist‚ Jake as an isolated‚ resentful‚ and hypocritical man. As the story begins‚ Jake is sitting alone in his room‚ living in self-isolation. He is always "telling [himself] that [he] likes [his] privacy‚ although sometimes he feels _too_ alone. The only contact Jake has with the outside world is through his telephone
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As humans‚ we are considered to be very social creatures due to our need to learn‚ to communicate with one and another and to belong. In the short story “A Few Notes For Orpheus” by Don Bailey‚ looks back on the childhood of a man We‚ as readers‚ experience the separation of the protagonist‚ Jake‚ from his parents. Throughout the story‚ many symbols arise that conveys a deeper meaning towards the central theme of the short story. It shows how even though families are separated through distance‚ they
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Orpheus and Eurydice (SCRIPT) THE CAST Orpheus: Eurydice: Pluto: Persephone: Zeus: The Crowd: Everyone (except Orpheus) Ferry man: Cerberus: THE SCRIPT (Orpheus and Eurydice walk on) (Orpheus is playing on his lyre) Eurydice: Ahhhhhhh! (Screaming in pain after being bitten by a snake) Orpheus: (catches Eurydice as she falls) Orpheus: “Eurydice what’s the matter?” (Dramatic) Orpheus: “I must get Eurydice back! There is no life without.” The Crowd: “You can’t go to the Underworld
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Orpheus (from Ancient Greece) By Alice Low “When stern Hades heard Orpheus’s song‚ he began to weep.” There were nine goddesses called Muses. Born of Zeus and a Titan named Mnemosyne‚ each muse presided over a different art or science. Calliope‚ one of these sisters‚ was the inspiration of poets and musicians. She was the mother of Orpheus (a mortal because his father was one) and gave to her son a remarkable talent for music. Orpheus played his lyre so sweetly that he charmed all things on
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I. Sherman Scorches Georgia 1. Now‚ in east Tennessee‚ CONFS drove UNION out from battlefield at CHICKAMAUGA into city of CHATANOOGA and then SIEGED CHATANOOGA 2. Grant won some battles around chatanooga and DROVE THE SOUTH OUT OF EAST TENNS‚ and so now Georgia was clear to invade! 3. After Grant cleared out Tennessee AND left it wide open for invasion ‚ union General William Tecumseh Sherman was given command to march through Georgia‚ and he delivered‚ capturing and burning
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What can one learn from the story Black Orpheus? Are their even lessons to be learned from this piece? I believe so. In this story the audience becomes witness to predestination and the positive and negative effects in which love can bring. At the beginning of the story Orpheus and his then fiancé‚ Mira‚ seek a marriage license. When Orpheus told the man his name he the man immediately turned to Mira and said “And you must be Eurydice?” This infuriated Mira‚ as it would any other women about to marry
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Ashley Milton English 1020 Love and Death in Black Orpheus May 10‚ 2004 paper no. 4 In fiction or reality being overly ambitious can cause one to yield to the evils of temptations. In Black Orpheus the myth fits into the story because it demonstrates the extremes an individual will endure to regain lost love‚ and relive the past. In the movie Orpheus and Eurydice both experience a case of "love at first at first sight". They barely know each other but feel that because of Greek Mythology
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Orpheus and Eurydice Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the popular Greek myths. The myth is about Orpheus’ going to Hades to take his wife back from Pluto - the ruler of the underworld. He uses his fascinated music and charming voice to make Pluto and his wife Proserpine feel sympathy and persuade them to release Eurydice back to the living world. The most compelling scenes were Orpheus made a commitment with Pluto that Eurydice will follow him behind‚ and he should not look back until they reach
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Never-ending Love of Orpheus and Eurydice and opera production Setting The story takes place in ancient greece. The beginning of the story is at the Bisaltes river‚ Bisaltia and as the story progresses the setting changes to Hades‚ hell or the underworld. Scene 1- Orpheus is singing a song by the riverside surrounded by all kind of creatures and things listening to his captivating voice and the way he played. Eurydice is mesmerized by the beautiful melody and the instant Orpheus’ and Eurydice’s
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The story of Orpheus and Eurydice has long been passed down and retold numerous times over the centuries. This great Greek myth inspired the film Black Orpheus. The movie resituates the myth in Ovid?s Metamorphoses in a contemporary way; taking place in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil‚ during Carnival. The costumes that the characters wear are very symbolic and key to interpreting the movie in comparison to the ancient myth. In the beginning of the film‚ Eurydice is being pursued by a man dressed in
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