Film Essay Examples Page 34

A monologue from the play by Moliere NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Dramatic Works of Moliere, Vol. II. Ed. Charles Heron Wall. London: George Bell & Sons, 1898. CLEANTE: No, I am not a revered doctor, brother; no, all the knowledge of this world has not found its abode in me. I have…

A monologue from the play by Titus Maccius Plautus NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Plautus, vol. II. Trans. Paul Nixon. London: William Heinemann, 1917. ALCESIMARCHUS: I do believe it was Love that first devised the torturer’s profession here on earth. It’s my own experience–no need to look further–that makes me think so, for in…

A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare ADRIANA: Ay, ay, Antipholus, look strange and frown.Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects;I am not Adriana, nor thy wife.The time was once when thou unurged wouldst vowThat never words were music to thine ear,That never object pleasing in thine eye,That never touch well welcome to thy…

A monologue from the play by Titus Maccius Plautus NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Plautus, vol. II. Trans. Paul Nixon. London: William Heinemann, 1917. HALISCA: If heaven doesn’t rescue me, I’m dead and done for, with not a soul to look to for aid! Oh, how miserable my own heedlessness makes me! Oh! how…

This essay perceives Corrigan’s statement to be accurate that Lysistrata is definitely a more theatrical than a literary experience. There are many reasons for Lysistrata’s theatrical proficiency and they include it being written in the style of ‘Old Comedy’ the audience and their expectations especially at the festivals of Dionysus and Lenaia, the loose structure…

Just before the making of the film there was political and social debates serounding the popularity of drugs. With the release of this film there then were even larger debates resulting in a cultural shift of attitudes towards drugs and how they are represented. Film has a large influence over our personal cultural interpretations of…

The setting is in ‘Sonny’s Bamboo lounge’. It is a Hawaiian style lounge bar with tables and chairs and a bar with stools. The mood is low-key and the atmosphere is relaxed. It is filled with mainly men and men accompany the women that are there. This is typical for the kind of establishment it…

Reality is a double-edged sword – we can evade it and face the consequences of doing so, or, we can face it and suffer the consequences of doing so. All too often, reality can be overwhelmingly negative, and with no other means of escape other than to deny the truth of their situation, a person…

  This challenges the human psyche and we question and fear, how easily manipulated our emotions are. In both the texts, the supernatural element arises through apparitions, which also raises questions about the condition of the human mind. However, the supernatural element extends further than just questioning our susceptibility. Both texts contain this Gothic element…

‘Frankenstein’ is a gothic horror novel written by Mary Shelley. The novel is about death, love, ambition and prejudice. When Mary Shelley wrote ‘Frankenstein’ in the 19th century she was only 18 years old. The novel came to be written because of a challenge set by Mary’s liturgy friends, Lord Byron and Percy Shelley. The…