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An Analysis Of The Themes Of Guilt And Atonement In The Writings Of Tennessee Williams, James Curry
An Analysis Of The Themes Of Guilt And Atonement In The Writings Of Tennessee Williams, James Curry
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The themes of guilt and atonement have been analyzed in selected writings of Tennessee Williams. Research concerning these two themes has been developed simultaneously with Williams’s concept of the universe and man. Many of Williams’s characters seek a form of atonement or purification for their guilt which has arisen due to their “incompleteness and unnatural desires.” Williams’s basic concept concerning the universe is that it is fragmented, a universe not completed by its Creator. Consequently, Williams envisions man and his nature to be likewise incomplete. It is this incompletion in man which causes him to have “unnatural desires,” labeled as …
Gertrude & Volumnia: Their Influences On Their Sons At The Climaxes Of The Plays, Laddawan Bunchoo
Gertrude & Volumnia: Their Influences On Their Sons At The Climaxes Of The Plays, Laddawan Bunchoo
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The examination of the climaxes of the two plays Hamlet, and Coriolanus, illustrates that the two mothers, Gertrude and Volumnia, have destructive influences on their sons. The closet scene in Hamlet reflects that Gertrude's second marriage and her choice of Claudius shatter Hamlet's Idealization of her in the role of the faithful wife and the virtuous mother. Hamlet's inaction and destruction are caused in part by his mother's influence.
Volumnia's influence both shapes and destroys her son. She rears him as the embodiment of her chivalric ideal of nobility. The climactic scene in this play reveals that Coriolanus' …
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 43, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association
Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 43, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:
- Conway, Sheila. Competency Based Teacher Education
- Scarborough, John. Enthusiasm & Planning, Powerful One-Two Punch for Education
- Burkeen, Emmett. Counselor Education, A Study in Development
- Stuart, Robert. The Stage is His Classroom - Bill Leonard
- Just, Paul. Remember When, 1955-56
- Conway, Sheila. Women's Athletics Return
- Armstrong, Don. Biology for Real - Tech Aqua Biological Station
- Goldwater, Barry. On the Energy Crisis
- Porter, William. Third World Realities
- Muskie, Edmund. Restoring Our Confidence
- Dickey, Debbie. The Big Red Western Band
- Given, Ed. Instant Alumni
- Topper Power Carries WKU to National Finals - Football
- Jimmy Feix, Coach …
Campus Lights 1974, Murray State University
Ua68/1/2/2 Fine Arts Festival, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
Ua68/1/2/2 Fine Arts Festival, Wku Potter College Of Arts & Letters
WKU Archives Records
Scrapbook documenting the first WKU Fine Arts Festival which commemorating the opening of the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center. Includes clippings and event programs.