two set of stairs in the middle and a little orchestra at the back. The stage acted as a mask-as-frame because it drew the audience’s attention to the center of the stage. It was dark‚ but I could still make out the musicians faces’ and observed that they changed their masks throughout the play. There was this particular violinist that changed her mask the most. At the beginning‚ she had her professional mask on which looked like a face made out of stone‚ unchanging. But as the play went on she changed
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“The Masque of the Red Death” Analysis Essay “The Masque of the Red Death” describes the dynamic character attempting to escape his fate with his wealth and surrounding himself with guests. “And now acknowledged the presence of the Red Death” (Poe 394). Death becomes perceived and people begin to welcome him as he inflicts tragedy upon guest after guest. Death can happen at any moment at any time of one’s life. Throughout “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ this brilliant tale told by Edgar Allen Poe
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Analysis of the sonnet‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” William Shakespeare is well known for his unique style of writing‚ and really changed the tone of romantic poetry with his sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”. He wanted the readers to see a different side of what beauty was he wanted them to see a more realistic view of a women. In the 1600 time frame the writers made women seems so prefect and angelic; which is not at all the way most women really look. Shakespeare
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Additionally‚ many of Soto’s poems have a reflective tone because his poems are usually autobiographical. Typically Soto writes in free verse about past experiences and life milestones which is the case in his poem “Oranges”. Gary Soto’s poem “Oranges” is about a man recounting the details of his first
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The mask of Tutankhamun is a unique golden mask that was owned by the pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty known as King Tut. King Tut was a young powerful pharaoh of a family that ruled Egypt. “Although he was just teenager when he died he was one of the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries‚ he was laid to rest laden with gold and was eventually forgotten (Williams).” The mask that was found on Tut when his tomb was discovered is made of inlaid gold with
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The mask depicted was made by the Baule peoples of the Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. The mask is similar to the required work of art called the Portrait Mask (Mblo) of Moya Yanso. The mask was created in the early 20th century C.E. and was made of wood‚ brass‚ and pigment. The portrait mask of Moya Yanso was carved by Owie Kimou‚ an artist in the Côte d’Ivoire‚ West Africa. Both of the masks are the same style type‚ Mblo. Because of this‚ they share the same features that were common to the mask traditions
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of Masks" “In Defense of Masks”‚ by Kenneth Gergen regards that it is not possible for humans to adequately find a coherent self identity without an aftermath. Gergen states‚ “to the extent that they do‚ they many experience severe emotional distress” when trying to do so (172). He refers to Erik Erickson‚ a psychologist who speaks about how self-alienation can result due to the pressures of society to individuals with various masks of identity. Determined to find exactly what altered masks can
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“The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming‚ is a sentimental melodrama with many underlying themes‚ one of which is the theme of love. The plot of the film‚ the morals that it teaches‚ and its impact on the audience all revolve around love. "The King of Masks" centers around the old street performer‚ Wang‚ played by Zhu Xu‚ who is desperately in search of a male successor to inherit his secret art of "face-changing". Fate allows him to meet with Doggie‚ a young child whose role is heartwarmingly
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A Formal Analysis of William Shepherd’s Kuba mask The Bwoom masquerade figure’s head set is made up of hide‚ a straw like material called raffia similar in texture and colour‚ and an intricate pattern of pigments. His facial expression is showing a very comical smile going from ear to ear‚ Many types of beads and shells mask his face and an intricate pattern of beads cover the back of his head in zig zags. With what looks like hair from the deceased caps his head. The collar of his suite is made
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The Chinese film‚ The King of Masks (Tianming‚ 1996)‚ is representative of the type of film that embodies the traditional ideals of China. The story takes place in the 1930s‚ during which girls in China were not highly valued or respected. Evidence of gender discrimination can be seen throughout the film‚ particularly when families give daughters away for free while sons are valued much higher. The preference for sons over daughters is deeply intertwined with Chinese society as even early Confucian
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