Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16

Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 The Royal Plague Doctor I travel in search of Plague’s knowledge, Impediments of poison flood home’s coast. Chaos is found among the serpent’s tune. An antidote sheathed by oblivion’s scales Bear no mind to venom’s spread, No construction of the ballad’s mark. The aethereal tie of Death’s promiseContinue reading “Plague Remedies – Colonialism: 1st Project 3/16”

When Faced – Ableism: 1st Project 3/16

Blake Carpenter Dr. Helms March 16, 2022 When Faced with Unfathomable Evils, Such as My Own I see me, abridged and hapless, Conversing with evils of woe. Sight of him erected, senseless, He spun out a tune of love’s flow: “Malignant life, tainted with scorn, Art thus feral intentions just? Mortality hath end by thorn,Continue reading “When Faced – Ableism: 1st Project 3/16”

Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)

PRODUCT  Hello Father,  I heard news of the King’s death via cable. A relative sent it my way and I understood that your duty to the King is as important as my duty to you at this moment. I have plans to travel back home as soon as possible. My time in England has been…Continue reading “Olunde’s Letter (Unessay Project)”

Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman

At first glance in Wole Soyinka’s play, Death and the King’s Horseman, it seems like women are given a powerful role, but this soon changes as the story goes on. There are several different women in this play, all with different social statuses and power. Some women can do things like speak their mind, whileContinue reading “Project 1 — Women in Death and the King’s Horseman”

Unessay Project

For this project I wanted to portray Ophelia’s death scene along with some of the aspects of Hamlet like greek mythology and flowers (which are relevant in the scene of Ophelia’s supposed madness). I decided to draw from Gertrude’s explanation that Ophelia died of a fall from a willow branch into a river, and writeContinue reading “Unessay Project”

Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles

For my project I thought back to my childhood to a computer strategy game I used to and still sometimes play: Battle for Middle Earth 2, Rise of the Witch King. Each character/hero/unit has special abilities that can help them on the battlefield and are accurate to the Lord of the Rings movies. I getContinue reading “Death and the Kings Horseman Character Profiles”