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The Blazing World

Margaret Cavendish was a female author in a time where most women used male names to write. The Blazing World is a work of fiction where the power is in the hands of one women ruling over numerous half-beast men. But more then that The Blazing World is a commentary on the continued monarchy inContinue reading “The Blazing World”

Grendel

Speaking of grudges: out there in the dark, one waited. He listened, holding himself hard to home, but he’d been lonely too long, brotherless, sludge-stranded. Now he heard and endured the din of drinkers. Their poetry poisoned his peace. Every night, turmoil: raucous laughter from Heorot, howling of harps, squawking of scops. Headley, Maria Dahvana.Continue reading “Grendel”

Second Project

Poem: WAR War. Hero, savior, fighter, protector. War. Villain, hurter, destroyer, bombarder. The same word, Two different perceptions. It seems america is always On the side of the Good The brave The glorious But what do others think? We have been taught No, fed, From a young age that WE ARE THE GREATEST NATION Full ofContinue reading “Second Project”

Gender in “Death and the King’s Horseman” by Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka wrote this play in 1975 but it is based on events that occurred in 1946 in the city of Yoruba, Nigeria. Before I read this play, I researched the author, Wole Soyinka. One thing I found very interesting about him that others may not know if they didn’t look him up wasContinue reading “Gender in “Death and the King’s Horseman” by Wole Soyinka”

Project 2

Jordan Marshall RMRL Project #2 Bert Williams Bert Williams was born November 10, 1874, Egbert Austin Williams. Theatre at this time was dominated by white directors, writers, and actors. Williams became famous on the vaudeville circuit in the early 1900s. At the time he was often the only black actor on stage, one of hisContinue reading “Project 2”

Kill Your Iago

By Grace Avery Everyone loves a good scheme, a quick look at popular television is enough to see that. Entire franchises are built on plots, manipulate and the deception of others. Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Crown, Peaky Blinders, You, The Great, and even shows like Supernatural and Scooby Doo dramatize manipulation into anContinue reading “Kill Your Iago”

Help with Hoccleve – Second Unessay

What exactly are you looking at, aren’t they just regular annotations? They aren’t entirely “normal” annotations. I’ll explain this. I tried to make a group of annotations using Hypothesis that could help people in the future while reading Hoccleve’s Complaint. Hypothesis is an extension that people can use to annotate a text online. The extensionContinue reading “Help with Hoccleve – Second Unessay”

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost: The movie Paradise lost written by John Milton was first published in 1667. Paradise lost tells the story of Genesis. The story revolves around a few main characters being Satan, God, The Son, Adam, and Eve. It was evident from the first reading for class that this book was a mouthful, but weContinue reading “Paradise Lost”

Paradise Lost VS Rocky Horror Picture Show (Third Project)

Paradise Lost, written by John Milton and first published in 1667, retells Genesis from multiple perspectives, mainly focusing on Satan, God, Jesus, Adam, and Eve. As we all know from class, Paradise Lost is pretty hefty. We didn’t even read a ton of it. Not to mention, I had no prior knowledge besides the absoluteContinue reading “Paradise Lost VS Rocky Horror Picture Show (Third Project)”

Project 2 (Reupload)

There is something to be said about the countless stories in history that go unheard. Millions of stories are untold due to the massive wave of history swallowing them up and leaving them in the void of time. When it comes to war, natural disasters, or any situation with victims, we rarely hear the storiesContinue reading “Project 2 (Reupload)”