Blanche DuBois Blanches first appearance in the play sets the tone for her character throughout She is described as being daintily dressed In a white suit with a fluffy bodice necklace and earrings of pearl white gloves and hat looking as if she where arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party The illusion of innocence and refinery which she tries to create is reflected immediately by her choice of dress which is white demure and virginal Even her name Blanche is French for the colour white a s
The Characters of Hermione Perdita and Paulina in The Winters Tale Although Hermione is one of the main characters we see very little of her in the play She is horribly betrayed by her husband but we never really see her feelings on the subject In many other plays Shakespeare uses asides and soliloquies to give insight into the characters mind Hermione must be having complex and very troubling thoughts but we never see them Hermione is in Act I Scene ii where she plays the perfect royal hostess
Death and the Maiden The play Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman has many similarities with the first movement of Franz Schuberts quartet Death and the Maiden due the various aspects of the movement that reflect the tone of the play the relationship between Paulina and Gerardo as well as the theme of justice versus vengeance The most significant aspects of the movement that can be related to the Death and the Maiden are the dynamics of the piece along with the light versus dark tone which ar
Euripedes Medea opens in a state of conflict Jason has abandoned his wife Medea along with their two children He hopes to advance his station by remarrying with Glauce the daughter of Creon king of Corinth the Greek city where the play is set All the events of play proceed out of this initial dilemma and the involved parties become its central characters Outside the royal palace a nurse laments the events that have lead to the present crisis After a long series of trials and adventures which ul