I have always had a profound interest in artists and writers when they use their respected mediums to portray a moral or message through a topic like the apocalypse. The world as we know it is coming to a stand still, civilized society as we know it crumbling to the ground. Anything that has toContinue reading “My First Project: The World Keeps Ending, And the World Goes On.”
Author Archives: nrhelms
Directing, Gaming, Shakespearing.
The Continuation of Frankenstein’s Monster
For my first project, I felt it would be appropriate to do an unessay about Frankenstein, or more specifically the monster of Frankenstein. it’s a story that I have read back in high school, and I mostly enjoyed it. In Frankenstein, I always felt that the creature has lived an unfair life due being deniedContinue reading “The Continuation of Frankenstein’s Monster”
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”
