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Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...
In the creation and criticism of fictional works, a character flaw or heroic flaw is a bias, limitation, imperfection, problem, personality disorder, vice, phobia, prejudice, or deficiency present in a character who may be otherwise very functional. The flaw can be a problem that directly affects the character's actions and abilities, such as a ...
The cover artwork of Dream Theater's live album Live Scenes from New York, released on September 11, 2001, originally depicted the skyline of New York City in flames. The album was recalled and re-released with a different cover. The band later performed "Sacrificed Sons" on the album Octavarium as a tribute to the victims of the attacks.
Lucy Liu is reflecting on her confrontation with Bill Murray while filming Charlie’s Angels, 25 years after the movie’s release.. While on the set of the 2000 action-comedy, Liu allegedly had ...
He began the Movie Mistakes website in 1996 as a single page with a few listings and an email address. Following his move to Southampton University, he operated the site from the university's server. [1] In 1998, a Times article on movie mistakes mentioned the site, leading to an increase in traffic. In 1999 the site outgrew the university ...
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
The title of the song, while not mentioned in the lyrics, refers to Douglas Coupland's novel Shampoo Planet, wherein the main character, Tyler Johnson, says: "I am writing a list of tragic character flaws on my dollar bills with a felt pen. I am thinking of the people in my universe and distilling for each of these people the one flaw in their ...
O is a 2001 American romantic thriller film, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello, set in an American high school.It stars Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett.