Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ingham capitalizes on what makes Agave touching--so proud of what she thought was a great triumph, the mother, in perhaps the first truly independent act of her life, blindly brings death and ruin. Her closing "where, then, shall I go?" is the eternal intonation of the tragic world...
...going on, corruption in the military and the government runs so rampant today that audiences may find the story both funnier and sadder as a result. The irony in Heller's jokes becomes even more bitter, and the pain found in the show's few tragic scenes cuts even deeper. As an independent piece, the play Catch-22 is indeed humorous and intriguing. But as a commentary on the modern-day world, it becomes a scathingly sharp piece that leaves one laughing in the theatre, but haunted by its underlying messages for days afterward.CrimsonLinda S. Cuckovich...
...film ultimately belongs to Debbi Morgan's clairvoyant Mozelle. Her struggles against her mystic powers and those of her rival Elzora (Diahann Carroll) confirm her worst fear, that her past memories confirm her destiny. She is the film's tragic heroine, convinced after the death of her three husbands that she is cursed...
...quickly transcended the particulars of this case. Matthew's mother, Deborah Eappen, worried after Tuesday's proceedings that her son's death had been lost in the tumult, The Boston Globe reported yesterday. People have forgotten about this one family and their one son--a clear reminder that the tragic death of one child is not seen to be the critical issue at stake here...
...Crimson quotes Epps as saying, "We are determined to find and utilize every effective means to prevent a tragic injury or death from occurring at Harvard." Such self-serving bluster only undermines Epps' efforts. If his statement is to be taken seriously, Harvard should concentrate on preventing its students from driving cars, which have taken the lives of several of the most beloved members of our community. Why instead the focus on alcohol consumption, which has not to my knowledge led to a single death or serious injury on this campus? The answer perhaps lies in his qualifying, "at Harvard...