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"Eurydice", 2005.
Analysis of the play, "Eurydice", by Jean Anouilh.
1,027 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper introduces and analyzes the play, "Eurydice", by Jean Anouilh. Specifically, it discusses the contrasting idealism and realism in two representative places in the story and whether Eurydice is innocent or not. It examines how the themes of idealism, innocence, and realism intertwine to form the backdrop for a startling group of players, with the innocent and yet worldly Eurydice at the pivot point of the play. It also looks at the underlying meaning the author is attempting to get across to his audience. This tragic story shows how love can affect people and bring out the best and worst in people.
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"The play contrasts idealism and realism quite effectively. Idealism shows itself from the start, when the two characters fall in love with each other without knowing a thing about each other. Playwright Anouilh writes, "'I'll never leave you.' 'Will you swear that?'" (Anouilh 66). These two do not know each other, and yet they already are pledging themselves to each other. This is the ultimate in idealism. Here it is shown as young and innocent love that believes anything is possible. The two "children" have not lived enough to understand the difficulties and realism of life, and so, they believe their love is possible, which of course, it is not. Eurydice sees this dimly when she says, "'D'you think you'll make me very unhappy?'" (Anouilh 66). She says it almost as if she does not believe it, and yet, she is worldly enough to know that the idealism of youth is soon replaced by the reality of age, because she was ravaged young, and has lived a hard life. Orpheus embodies the innocence and idealism of the couple, because he will do anything to stay with Eurydice, even abandon his father and consort with the devil. Orpheus is idealism personified, while Eurydice leans toward realism, because her life has actually been more difficult even than Orpheus' life."
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Orpheus and Eurydice, 1996.
This paper examines Ovid's presentation of the Greek myth "Orpheus and Eurydice."
1,395 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 46.95
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The following paper examines Ovid's presentation of the Greek myth "Orpheus and Eurydice" with reference to the themes of love and death and how they transcend geography and time.
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"Ovid?s version of the myth of Orpheus and Euridice presents two fundamental human experiences, love and death. The reactions of Orpheus to these two events is significant because it mirrors the experiences of real people. Love and death are dealt with in various ways by different societies but both experiences are common to all human societies. Because the myth centers on these two ideas, it has succeeded in becoming an enduring and influential myth. These issues are universal and because they transcend temporal as well as geographical boundaries, it is a myth that is influential today. This myth has affected literature, art, dance and the popular culture in America as well as other nations. The universal importance of this myth has its roots in two of the most profound of human experiences, love and death."
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"Black Orpheus", 2005.
This paper examines the 1959 film "Black Orpheus" by Marcel Camus.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses how the 1959 film "Black Orpheus" by Marcel Camus presents a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice within the modern context of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The paper explains that while this updating of a classical Greek myth may seem puzzling or absurd to some, "Black Orpheus" captures the spirit of humanity in the context of fatalism that was characteristic of much of Greek tragedy. In order to illustrate this argument, the paper compares "Black Orpheus" to Sophocles classic tragedy "Oedipus Rex."
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