For my unessay, I chose a quote from Middleton and Decker’s The Roaring Girl. The quote “ I have no humor to marry, I love to lie a’ both sides a’ th’ bed myself; and again a’ th’ other side, a wife you know ought to be obedient, but I fear me I am tooContinue reading “Does This Cross Stitch Look Realistic?”
Category Archives: Projects Fall 2025
Yde et Olive but it’s One Piece
My Unessay project is a plot outline of what the story of Yde et Olive would look like in the world of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece. [Warning: Click hyperlinks at your own risk! They will likely contain huge spoilers!] Without further ado… Aragon is an island kingdom located in the Paradise part of the GrandContinue reading “Yde et Olive but it’s One Piece”
A Playlist for the Players: “Boy My Greatness” Characters Through Music
by Emi Harmon For this project, I wanted to create a playlist for a few of the characters in the unreleased play by Zoe Senese-Grossberg, “Boy My Greatness.” I felt that using one performance art (music) to look at another (theatre) would be relevant, especially since the play was written recently, as were a goodContinue reading “A Playlist for the Players: “Boy My Greatness” Characters Through Music”
Shakespeare’s Blender/The Curation of New Words to Convey Meanings and Movement/Language Theory WIP/Baz Luhrmann’s Subversive Language Masterpiece
Shakespeare’s genius doesn’t come from the words he wrote, it comes from the words he created/cultivated and the characters/colors/movement he drew from to describe “what can’t be put into words.” Shakespeare, much like the existing adaptations of his work across film, theater, and other forms of media or art throughout the ages, served as theContinue reading “Shakespeare’s Blender/The Curation of New Words to Convey Meanings and Movement/Language Theory WIP/Baz Luhrmann’s Subversive Language Masterpiece”
Eve’s Paradise Lost
By Ryleigh Simmons What I Did And Why? For my project, I was a little unsure of what I wanted to do at first. I thought I wanted to work with Boy My Greatness because I really enjoyed that play, and it was one of the easiest texts to understand. However, after listening to “Labour”Continue reading “Eve’s Paradise Lost”
Gnomeo and Juliet: Adaptation or Homage?
Taking an iconic piece of literature and delving into a new creative line of thought is an intriguing and perilous task. When handling such monumental tales, it is only human nature to expand upon and invent, propelling off of it like a trusty foundation. Though writers and authors alike produce projects through other knowledge thatContinue reading “Gnomeo and Juliet: Adaptation or Homage?”
Individual vs. Societal Conflicts in Shakespeare’s Play Romeo and Juliet vs. Baz Luhrmann’s Film Adaptation
Love, violence and tragedy make up one of the most famous stories and plays written, a classic that shook the literary world and made an impact, still leaving its mark centuries later. The Shakespearian tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, has inspired multiple remakes of plays, stories and movie adaptations throughout the years. It opened a gate way for analyzing and studying the themesContinue reading “Individual vs. Societal Conflicts in Shakespeare’s Play Romeo and Juliet vs. Baz Luhrmann’s Film Adaptation”
Shakespear’s Ongoing Influence in Modern Entertainment: Specifically in the film Five Feet Apart
Romeo and Juliet’s story has been re-told many times and has influenced many different pieces of art. The film industry especially, many films have brought the play to life like 1996 Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet”, and Kelly Asbury’s “Gnomeo and Juliet”. Those films are more literal and upfront with the inspiration from the play,Continue reading “Shakespear’s Ongoing Influence in Modern Entertainment: Specifically in the film Five Feet Apart”
The Anti-Feminism of Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, while patented as being a romantic tragedy, serves history as more than just a portrayal of young love and demise. The original story deviates from traditions of the 16th century in a way that is both the empowerment of a young woman, Juliet, and constructive criticism on gender roles in theirContinue reading “The Anti-Feminism of Luhrmann’s 1996 Romeo and Juliet”
Keep Yourself In Check
What happens when men are pushed to their absolute breaking point? What brings them to that point? And what will pull them back to a place where they can say I did the right thing? That is the question that will be answered in this paper. When we discuss the similarities between two characters, OthelloContinue reading “Keep Yourself In Check”
Sprockets and Springes 