final cause ima die Flashcards
Our Town
Author: Thornton Wilder
written in: 1938
takes place when: early 1900s
takes place where: Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire
two themes: Morality, Live life to the fullest
two other works: 1. “The Skin of Our Teeth”
- “The Matchmaker”
Julius Caesar
author: William Shakespeare
written in: 1599
takes place when: 44 BC
takes place where: Ancient Rome
two themes: Fate, Friends vs. Patriotism
two other works: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet
The Turn of the Screw
Author: Henry James
Written in: 1898
takes place when: 1840s
takes place where: Bly Manor in Essex, England
two themes: Corruption of Innocence, Good vs. Evil
two other works: The Portrait of a Lady, Washington Square
Daisy Miller
author: Henry James
written in: 1878
takes place when: 1860s-70s
takes place where: Rome and Switzerland
two themes: American Culture vs. European Culture, Independence
two other works: The Wings of the Dove & The Aspern Papers
The Tempest
author: William Shakespeare
written in: 1600s
takes place when: 1600s
takes place where: a remote island in the Mediterranean
two themes: Nature vs. Civilization, Education, Love Conquers all
two other works: Othello, Macbeth
Brave New World
author: Aldous Huxley
written in: 1932
takes place when: 632 AF(After Ford)
takes place where: World State
two themes: Dangers of Technology, Freedom vs comfort
two other works: Island, Brave New World Revisited
The Stranger
author: Albert Camus
written in: early 1940s
takes place when: early 1940s
takes place where: Algiers
two themes: Search for Reason, Existentialism
two other works: The Plague, The Fall
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
author: Ernest Hemingway
written in: 1930s
takes place when: 1920s
takes place where: Africa
two themes: Failure to live up to potential, Regret
two other works: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms
The Importance of Being Earnest
author: Oscar Wilde
written in: 1890s
takes place when: 1890s
takes place where: London, England
two themes: Satire on Love and Marriage, Satire on Social Class
two other works: Salome, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere’s Fan
The Miser
author: Moliere
written in: 1600s
takes place when: 1600s
takes place where: Paris
two themes: Greed is root of all evil, Love conquers all
two other works: The Misanthrope, The Would Be Gentleman, Tartuffe, The Doctor in Spite of Himself
Arms and The Man
author: George Bernard Shaw
written in: 1880s
takes place when: 1880s
takes place where: Bulgaria
two themes: Satire on War, Satire on Social Class
two other works: Man and Superman, Pygmalion
The Great Gatsby
author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
written in: 1920s
takes place when: 1920s
takes place where: New York
two themes: The American Dream, Illusion vs reality
two other works: Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise
Antigone
author: Sophocles
written in: 441 BC
takes place when: 441 BC
takes place where: city of Thebes
Two Themes: Loyalty, Power, God’s Law vs Man’s Law
Two Other Works: 1. “Oedipus the King”
- “Oedipus at Colonus”
