Word: helene
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...going-more so actually, since a celibate person can at least continue living but a starving person can't. Yet while we may build whole institutions around the simple ritual of eating, it never turns us flat-out nuts. Romance does. "People compose poetry, novels, sitcoms for love," says Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and something of the Queen Mum of romance research. "They live for love, die for love, kill for love. It can be stronger than the drive to stay alive...
...soul of “The Trojan War Will Not Take Place!” was its acting. Convincingly ditzy and self-involved, Geraldine K. Prasuhn ’09 brought a vapid Helen to life. As her foil, the war-weary Hector, Christopher J. Carothers ’11 embodied the disillusionment and despair that Giraudoux associates with war. Carothers infused his character with just the right combination of masculine pride and unwavering dedication to family. The stark contrast between Carothers and Prasuhn spoke to the struggle between the themes of fate and free will that dominated the play...
...Demokos (Ben C. Cosgrove ’10), the ancient president of the Trojan Senate, provided much needed comic relief—and a reminder that human folly ultimately governs the play. And compared to the fatuous Helen, Andromache (Courtney G. Bowman ’11) and Hecuba (Caitlin Lowans) gave compelling performances as paragons of strong and virtuous women who desire peace and stability for their children above all else...
...Trojan War Will Not Take Place!” and the current anti-Iraq War movement in the United States, the play also provoked discourse on smaller, more personal questions. The worldly women of Troy addressed issues of women’s place in society by arguing that Helen only has power because men have made her a symbol and linked their honor to her “purity.” A final confrontation between Ulysses (Augustine “Gus” T. Hickey ’11) and Hector suggested that man manufactures the cause...
...Lucille Ball: I love Lucy. Life is a series of awkward events, and you might as well face it with a quirky sense of humor. Lucy shows that you can revel in your inner you and still get a hubby with a foreign accent. 2. Helen Parr (aka Elastigirl; aka Mrs. Incredible): Not just a metaphoric superhero, Helen Parr is also a literal one. She proves that there are all sorts of advantages to being flexible—like saving the day. 1. The Wife of Bath: Said to be one of the first feminist characters in literature, Chaucer?...