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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Bibliography: Bishop‚ J. G. "The Hero ’s Descent to the Underworld." In The Journey to the Other World‚ edited by Hilda R. Ellis Davidson‚ pp. 109–129. Totowa‚ N.J.‚ 1975. Blacker‚ Carmen. "Other World Journeys in Japan." In The Journey to the Other World‚ edited by Hilda R. Ellis Davidson‚ pp. 42–47. Totowa‚ N.J.‚ 1975. Böcher‚ Otto‚ Walter Sparn‚ and Karl Christian Felmy. "Höllenfahrt Jesu Christi." In Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart
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have read this entire book. The main characters are Hilda‚ Lois‚ Baby Sigurd‚ John‚ and Hilda ’s Mama; Magda‚ her Papa; Robert‚ Ole‚ Bertha‚ Thora‚ and Bestefar. The story begins with Hilda ’s family on a train on their way to Washington State. They were leaving their home in Minnesota to move to Washington. They rode the train to Washington‚ and when they arrived‚ Ole‚ Hilda ’s uncle‚ and Thora‚ her cousin was waiting for them. As soon as Hilda saw her cousin she felt embarrassed because of how
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Alfred Doolittle and his social status to depict a character that freely accepts his status and his reaction to eventually moving up social classes. Because of his dislike of "middle class morality"‚ appreciation of and the freedom that accompanies his lower social status‚ and his eventual climb into the upper class‚ Doolittle presents a desire to remain in "undeserving poverty." Doolittle‚ throughout the play‚ demonstrates a dislike for "middle class morality." Before he becomes rich‚ Doolittle defines
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MONDAY‚ 29 DECEMBER 2008 Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington Death of a Hero was published in 1929 but despite the time lag is very much a product of the First World War‚ in which Aldington fought‚ was wounded‚ and became recognised as a war poet. Incidentally‚ the distinction of becoming acknowledged both as a novelist and as a poet is a rare one. One thinks of Emily Bronte‚ Thomas Hardy and Lawrence Durrell (with whom Aldington would conduct a famous literary correspondence later in life)‚ but
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Eurydice has the role of a very minor character in Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ yet she represents major life lessons and themes that Sophocles implies throughout the play. The Queen is seen and heard through the lines of other characters. Her silence can speak louder than words. She only has seven lines‚ yet she does not have to say much in order for us to understand her important role as a queen‚ mother‚ and wife. We can interpret her values and traits through what other characters say and imply
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interaction with Higgins. When Doolittle is first introduced at the beginning of the play he is conveyed as a lordly character: ‘’Morning‚ Governor. [He sits down magisterially] I come about a very serious matter‚ Governor.’’ We see that Shaw attempts to instantly show Doolittle as well-mannered‚ this conveys to us that he respects Higgins‚ and that no conflict is present between different classes. The fact that Doolittle sits down ‘’magisterially’’ hints that Doolittle has a lot of self-respect and
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anybody below them. Qualities and morals are basically not taken into consideration at all‚ but rather how polite‚ well dressed‚ or well spoken someone is around others. The audience is given an account of how lower class people‚ specifically Alfred Doolittle‚ transform themselves so the middle class will accept them. What he finds out along the way is that he must completely desert his old way of living and put on a front so the middle class people he is around will see him as one of their own. By
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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 what she thinks is the love of her life. But she would soon come to find out that Orpheus is the love of a life‚ just not hers. When Orpheus and Mira went to get their marriage
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE POEMS “ORPHEUS”AND “EURYDICE” BY MARGARET ATWOOD The poems “ORPHEUS “and “EURYDICE” by Margaret Atwood speaks of the love shared by a Grecian Male called Orpheus and his wife Eurydice. It tells the readers how Eurydice was manipulated into loving Orpheus through his singing which was used to hypnotize both gods and man.The story then goes on to Say that they were married soon after but before the marriage was consummated Eurydice was killed By the viper of a snake‚ and
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