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    Iakobos Kambanellis

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    however and he went on to study theatre at the Michaelides School of Drama. He then came to London to study cinematography. He also studied in Central School of Speech and Drama for a MA in Theatre and Education. His theatre work includes Aias of Aeschylus‚ with the company of lordani Marinos/ Kyveli-Myrat‚ "I Kinonia Ton Athinon" with the Nea Laiki Skini and the play of Samuel Berman "Miss Feudie" with the Elsa Vergi Theatre. He aIso played in films the Kalrayiannis-Karatzopouloslos company‚ “I Periplanisi"

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    I have since heard the book and its message described as fascistic‚ provocative‚ irresponsible‚ unpalatable. This it may well be. Yet I found reading his book to be an amazingly sobering and dispiriting affair. One can really drink up the spirit of a man in reading his prose‚ and I fear Heinlein to be not someone with whom I want to share a beer or be friends. I read later that he was a career military officer who developed tuberculosis and was invalided out of the fleet to a literary career. There

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    idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ signifying nothing.” – William Shakespeare The theatre has been a part of entertainment since ancient Greece‚ around 4th century BC or thereabouts. The theatre grew out of festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. Aeschylus created the first play in her honor. The first Greek plays were all tragedies but eventually comedy made its way and these plays were performed at festivals all over Greece. Through the centuries theater played the main role of entertainment from

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    | "Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny?" | | By: David Zakheim 12/21/2011 | David Zakheim Funny Stories and Plays: What Makes Them Funny? “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it” (White). One shouldn’t question comedy and what is funny to people. As soon as that happens all of the funniness disappears. There is no easy answer to why people laugh at things‚ and why things

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    EGYPT-SOCIAL STRUCTURES: Kings‚ priests/nobles‚ officials/merchants‚ artisans‚ peasants/workers‚ slaves. Ruling class (pharaoh‚ priests‚ and nobles)small‚middle class (artisans‚ traders‚ merchants) small‚ peasants and slaves (broad base of social pyramid). Status of WOMEN; own property (buy and sell)‚ testify in court‚ divorce (rare)‚ property inherited through female line. ROLES OF RELIGION AND THE MILITARY: Religion: Polytheistic‚ Amon-Re (sun god‚ most important god)‚ Osiris (God of the Nile)

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    Both entertainment and education have been integrals parts of the human experience since the beginnings of time. Many scholars insist that the two institutions often serve jointly‚ with entertainers and entertainment serving as a main source of education. There is little argument‚ then‚ that in addition to generally appealing to the masses‚ entertainers have regularly fulfilled the role of a teacher to typically unsuspecting audiences. Entertainers have served as educators throughout history‚ from

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    Importance of Ancient Works of Art Artwork has and still remains a very important part of people’s lives. The visual and performing arts allow people to express their beliefs and feelings in an open manor. People have been doing this for over 30‚000 years. Since most art expresses the feelings and beliefs of a person‚ the art also express much of their culture. Historians and students can learn from this artwork about a certain culture. Most prehistoric and ancient cultures do not have many

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    Alexander governs his administration using techniques of Macedonian and Persian’s. The Persian satrap in Asia enabled Alexander to govern a large amount of territory. In India‚ he replaced hostile rulers with rulers loyal to him and increased their territory. He used the Macedonia practice of founding cities to encourage loyalty with the natives. While he allowed the Persians and Indians to move up in his administration‚ he primarily used Macedonians. Alexander took the throne of Macedonia after

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    CHORUS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE LANE The tongues in the lane clack-clack almost continuously‚ going up and down the full scale of human emotions‚ human folly‚ ignorance‚ suffering‚ viciousness‚ magnanimity‚ weakness‚ greatness‚ littleness‚ insufficiency‚ frailty‚ strength. They clack on the street corners‚ where the ice shop hangs out a triangular red flag‚ under the shadow of overhanging building that lean precariously‚ teetering across the dingy chasm of the narrow lane.

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    ANTIGONE KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING This tragedy is set against the background of the Oedipus legend. It illustrates how the curse on the House of Labdacus (who is the grandson of Cadmus‚ founder of Thebes‚ and the father of Laius‚ whose son is Oedipus) brought about the deaths of Oedipus and his wife-mother‚ Jocasta‚ as well as the double fratricide of Eteocles and Polynices. Furthermore‚ Antigone dies after defying King Creon. The play is set in Thebes‚ a powerful city-state north of Athens

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