Word: loss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...around Shylock, played by Tim Foley '98. He is a tall, grave man whose dignity is slowly eroded by a festering hatred of the Christians who persecute his nation. He becomes a sort of tragic hero, bound to the stereotype of the Jewish usurer, who can only mourn the loss of his daughter by mourning the money she takes with her in her flight. Foley commands the attention of his audience, charging his "hath not a Jew eyes" soliloquy with a vindictive conviction, skillfully opening up Shylock as a man who has learned hatred from hatred; whose suffering is channeled...
...Merchant of Venice works up from its simple beginning, whirling through widening spirals of hatred and loss. A strange, contradictory suspense builds throughout the play, and the judgment scene in which Shylock calls in his bond before the law is riveting. Hillel Drama, through its shrewd interpretation of Shakespeare's work, uncovers the ironies and contradictions in the text, creating a true and more effective production...
Henry improved to 2-0 with the win. Dryden, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs--only two earned--in 3.2 innings, took the loss to fall to 1-2. Donoghue earned the save...
...rugby, the fall season determines who advances to the national finals, held at the end of the spring games. Radcliffe, reeling from the loss of eleven seniors and struggling to refocus after last year's successful title run, dropped two key games to Dartmouth and Amherst, which ended any chance of defending its title...
British researchers announced last month a breakthrough in their development of an oral contraceptive for men. The pill was administered to 23 bold volunteers; the majority produced no active sperm after three months. The sperm loss was temporary, but the side effects required subjects to use testosterone patches in order to keep their manly form. To overcome this marketing dilemma, we asked the fertile minds at various ad agencies to think up some potent campaigns...