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”
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I’m Scared There Are Other Worlds inside of My World
I walked by a stretch of grass and saw a shriveled figure among the stems. I called out to it. “What has happened to you?” The mishapen body cried back, “There are other worlds inside of my world.” I approached the creature. I took its hand up in my grasp. “There is only this world,”Continue reading “I’m Scared There Are Other Worlds inside of My World”
And They Were Roommates (But Actually Just Roommates)
It’s safe to say, thanks to my last project being Macbeth themed, that I like Macbeth. I have a normal amount of love for the play. I was thinking about what to do for this second project when I realized that I could absolutely make modern day Lady Macbeth in the Sims 4. Lady MacbethContinue reading “And They Were Roommates (But Actually Just Roommates)”
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”
Lady Macbeth, Queen and tyrant
Prey and Predator I ended up getting very into Macbeth as we were reading it, and I wanted to focus on Lady Macbeth and the different aspects of her. From the murderous to the innocent pieces of the queen. The basis of my art piece is that of a stained glass window. Almost every panelContinue reading “Lady Macbeth, Queen and tyrant”
Macbeth’s Monster-ification of Maternity: Reinforcing a Patriarchal Pillar
As with most systems of oppression, patriarchalism is upheld by a weaponized collective fear. Of which, a consistent through line is that of “maternal agency.” (Chamberlain 73) Throughout the play of Macbeth, the influential authority given to maternal figures such as Lady Macbeth, and the three witches at times, is often conceded to as theContinue reading “Macbeth’s Monster-ification of Maternity: Reinforcing a Patriarchal Pillar “
The Three Witches of “Macbeth”: Analyzing the Significance of the Number Three in “Macbeth”, Witchcraft, and Covens.
Here’s the link to my video essay in which I analyze the significance of the three witches within Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, along with analyzing the impact of the number three within the play and within witchcraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t49RlhELZNU
Ms. Beth
Act 1, Scene 5 Enter Lady Macbeth. She’s alone, reading a letter. LADY MACBETH (reading the letter) They met mein my glory days, and they knew more thanmortal men. I wanted to know what they knew,but they turned into nothing more than nothingness.While I stood wondering, hailed as this“Thane of Cawdor”, as the Weird SistersContinue reading “Ms. Beth”
Hamlet; the Existentialist
written – B. M. Barry Existence, the one truly perfect gift from God. Everyday, a new way to continue living life and another to plan it out. Some people, though, question the sunrise in the morning and the moon glow at night. It is not uncommon for people to wonder what it all means. InformationContinue reading “Hamlet; the Existentialist”
Analyzing My favorite Hamlet Quotes: A Deconstructed Essay
Introduction and Reflection Even though not everyone has read Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, I bet everyone has heard at least a quote from it used in conversation or quoted in a TV show. I have always been akin to collecting quotes. I like that in a few short words a larger message can be represented. IContinue reading “Analyzing My favorite Hamlet Quotes: A Deconstructed Essay”
Sprockets and Springes 