Author Archives: Fean Manthachitra

beetle (v): “probably used by Shakespeare with some reference to eyebrows;” to hang/ project threateningly, whose etymology originates from beetle (adj), which describes something as projecting from a brow or ridge of a mountain. According to the (adj) definition, Shakespeare … Continue reading →

First Person: The Thousand and One Nights: The I is used mostly for narrative and dialogic purposes: Shahrazad uses I to start her story each night & to present the conversations the characters within her stories have with each other. … Continue reading →

Justice In many of the texts we read so far this semester, there seems to be a recurring theme of people committing crimes and getting reciprocated for them. Consider the role justice has in the texts we read so far and whether … Continue reading →

The souls of the Third Circle are punished by heavy eternal rainfall. The dense water droplets fall onto the souls rhythmically without changing the intensity. The dirty rain water is mixed with snow and thick hail that, “come down in … Continue reading →

“King Yunan, who was beginning to feel angry, replied, ‘You are right, vizier. The sage may well be what you say and may have come to destroy me. He who has cured me with something to hold can kill me … Continue reading →

Original text (excerpted song verse): ตื่นขึ้นมาแล้วเธอยังมีพรุ่งนี้ ยังมีวันดีๆ รออยู่ตรงนั้น จ้องมองไปที่แสงตะวัน จะเห็นประกายที่สวยงาม อย่าคิดว่าเธอเดินอยู่ลำพัง อยากให้เธอรู้ว่ายังมีฉัน อย่าเพิ่งยอมแพ้ อย่าเพิ่งท้อแท้ อย่าเพิ่งร้องไห้ Literal translation: wake up come already you to have tomorrow to have day good good | wait be at there gaze go at light sun … Continue reading →

1) What law? Whose law? In Antigone, law is ultimately determined by the gods. At first glance, it might appear that law is determined by Kreon, the king, but after examining the details of the play, it is clear that law … Continue reading →

The staged reading of Oedipus Rex was pretty casual compared to staged performances. There was still the aspect of performing present during the reading though, which made it livelier than if the actors and actresses read straight off from the manuscript. … Continue reading →

I. Introduction In Homer’s The Odyssey, female characters are not the central focus in the epic. However, female characters prove to be powerful characters, maybe as powerful as the male characters. The female characters illustrate their power in the epic by either helping a man achieve his telos or hindering … Continue reading →

Women in the Odyssey: Female characters in the Odyssey usually are not the central focus in the epic, but they help move along the plot: whether it be helping a man’s journey or hindering it. Athena: She uses her magic to change Odysseus’ … Continue reading →