Antigone, Popular Then, Popular Now
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What makes something a 'classic' or something that appeals to audiences of all ages and in all eras? The answer: it speaks to different people, their experiences and reactions. This 5 page paper explores the ways that Sophicles' play, Antigone, appeals to modern audiences as well as to audiences of the past and the future. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTpopant.rtf

Anton Chekhov and "Uncle Vanya"
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A 5 page paper which examines, briefly, the life of Anton Chekhov, and then discusses the play "Uncle Vanya," illustrating that he is perhaps the most likeable character in the play. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAvanya.wps

Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard': Productions
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8 pages in length. Myriad productions have been created that revolved around Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard; however, time after time each rendering failed to present the play in the comedic style that Chekhov had originally intended. Curiously, even the playwright's own wife did not detect the comedic air to her husband's tale, noting only that she expressed her delight at the play and the tears it evoked. Amazed at how she and all other members of the company could not experience the intended farce, Chekhov finally relinquished his struggle to maintain The Cherry Orchard as a comedy. As such, Stanislavsky's production – the first of its kind – presented a melancholy version. The writer compares Stanislavsky's production with those of Andrei Serban, Peter Brook and Lucian Pintilie. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCchekh.wps

Aphra Behn’s “The Rover”: Act II Scene II
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A 3 page paper which analyzes Act II Scene II of Aphra Behn’s play “The Rover.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAbehnrv.rtf

Apollo and Oedipus
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This 9 page paper argues that Oedipus's fate is brought about through both his actions and those of Apollo, and occurs as a result of their conflict, with neither one more important than the other. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVApoOed.rtf

APOLLONIAN SECURITY VERSUS DIONYSIAN LOVE IN THE MOVIE MOONSTRUCK
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This 5 page paper discusses the characters in the movie Moonstruck (Cher, Nick Cage) and how their characters develop throughout the story. Quotes cited from movie. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBmoonstk.rtf

Appearance vs Reality: Literature
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker as they touch on the theme of appearance vs reality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAuse2.rtf

Appearance vs. Reality in Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” and in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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A 2.5 page paper which examines the way in which this popular theme in Western literature manifests itself in the plots and female protagonists of Nora and Blanche in these respective works. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGdolldes.rtf

Archetype in “The Glass Menagerie”
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A 5 page paper which examines the archetypal, or mythic, qualities in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAglssmy.rtf

Are Oedipus, Hamlet and Willy Loman Tragic Heroes?
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A 2.5 page paper which considers whether or not three of literature’s most famous characters are tragic heroes, and if so, why. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGtraghe.rtf

Arguments Made By Odysseus (Ulysses), Phoinix (Phoenix), Aias (Ajax) in Book IX of Homer’s “Iliad”
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An 8 page paper which examines the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments Agamemnon’s ambassadors make in an attempt to get Achilleus (Achilles) to return to combat. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGilianine.rtf

Art & The Mind / Performing Arts As A Representation Of Cultural Views
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A 15 page paper that provides an overview of a number of significant performance artists and links their perspectives to social and cultural vantage points. This paper argues that performance art is commonly linked to specific cultural and social issues. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Parts.wps

Art by Yasmina Reeza.
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(5 pp) Friendship between men is different, Reeza says. ''I think it is terribly rigid. Often men have no real friends, French men at least. They have colleagues, contacts but not friends, and when they do it is very strong, possessive, rigid. All the men who saw 'Art' said it is amazing, how did you understand this or that? I said I understood nothing, I just noticed.'' This discussion will examine this work and the three males within it. Bibliography includes one source.
Filename: BBreezaT.doc

Arthur Miller And The Crucible
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A 6 page paper, including a short outline. The paper first provides a brief biography of Miller and how the Great Depression affected his life, including his plays. Many of his experiences can be seen reflected in his work. The second part of the paper discusses The Crucible. Ostensibly, the play was about the witchcraft trials in Salem in the 16th century but the play was also seen as an allegory of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s. The similarities between the two are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGcrucbl.wps