a midnight summer dream
An examination of two modern interpretations of
Shakespeare's `A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Modern theatres and audience expectations are very different to the expectations of Shakespeare's time. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was rediscovered on the South Bank in 1989 which, at the time, was an enti....
Gothic novels and poems including the Raven
The word gothic has come to mean quite a number of things by this day and age. It could mean a particular style of art, be it in the form of novels, paintings, or architecture; however, it could mean medieval or uncouth. It could even refer to a certain type of music and its fans....
Ivan the Terrible
I’m doing my report on Ivan the Terrible. Ivan Vasiljevich the Terrible was born in 1530 and died in 1584. He was the son of the Grand Duke Vasili III. His mother Helena Glinsky was the daughter of a Luthuanian refugee who had found asylum in Russia. She was young, vivacious, intelligent, an....
Midnight Rush
Senior week is a time for fun, excitement, no adult supervision, and not a worry in the world. Also, a time to get one last bonding experience with the people you grew up with before you go your separate ways. Our canoe trip down the Delaware Water Gap was just that ticket. It was suppo....