Monthly Archives: October 2015
Mother Courage as a Work of Art
Mother Courage and her Children is a play that belongs to the genre of epic theatre. According to Bertroit Brecht, author of Mother Courage and her Children, epic theater was supposed to provoke self-reflection and a critical view of the … Continue reading
Police Brutality and Satire
Police brutality is sadly becoming a common occurrence in today’s society. There doesn’t seem to be a day where there isn’t a case of the police being overly aggressive or hostile. However, people are calling out the polices’ questionable actions … Continue reading
The Iliad, Agamemnon and Agency
In the Iliad, agency among the characters may seem to be nonexistent however no matter how much things are attributed to “fate” there is, on some occasions, human reasoning and deliberation involved. First off, agency is “the capacity to act … Continue reading
Sources of Power in The Iliad
“ ’I tell you this and I swear a might oath upon it by this scepter look, that never again will put forth crown and branches now its left its stump on the mountain ridge forever, nor will it sprout … Continue reading