| Agamemnon |
Help, help! I am wounded, murdered, here in the
inner room! . . .
Help, help again! Murder--a second, mortal blow! |
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Play: Agamemnon by Aeschylus, |
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For more information:
Agamemnon |
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Recommended reading:
Agamemnon
translated by Howard Rubenstein |
| Ahab,
Captain |
| "Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering
whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee;
for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee. Sink all coffins and all
hearses to one common pool! and since neither can be mine, let me then
tow to pieces, while still chasing thee, though tied to thee, thou damned
whale! Thus, I give up the spear!" |
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Novel: Moby Dick: Or, The Whale, Herman Mehlville, 1851 |
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For more information:
Herman
Mehlville Moby Dick Campfire Chat
Moby
Dick: Or, The Whale e-text version at The
americanliterature.com Library |
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Recommended reading:
Moby-Dick:
Or, The Whale by Herman Mehlville |
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Recommended viewing:
Moby
Dick starring Gregory Peck |
| Antigone |
This is it. The time has come.
For doing what was right,
I'm dragged away to death.
And Thebes, city where I was born,
And you my friends, the rich people of Thebes,
Will you judge between us?
you might at least look and remember. |
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Play: Antigone, Sophocles, 441 B.C. |
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For more information:
Antigone
a hypertext version from Tufts University Project
Perseus |
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Recommended reading:
Oedipus
the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone by Sophocles |
| Antony
(Marcus Antonius) See
Cleopatra. |
I am dying, Egypt, dying:
Give me some wine, and let me speak a little. |
One word, sweet queen:
Of Caesar seek your honour, with your safety. O! |
Gentle, hear me:
None about Caesar trust but Proculeius |
The miserable change now at my end
Lament nor sorrow at, but please your thoughts
In feeding them with those my former fortunes
Wherein I lived, the greatest prince o' the world,
The noblest, and do now basely die,
Not cowardly put off my helmet to
My countryman, a Roman by a Roman
Valiantly vanquish'd. Now my spirit is going;
I can no more. |
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Play: Antony and Cleopatra, William Shakespeare, 1606 |
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For more information:
"Antony
and Cleopatra" from the History
of Western Civilization course at Boise State University
The
Works of the Bard
Mr. Shakespeare on
the Internet |
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Recommended reading:
Anthony
and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
The
Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George |
| Arthur,
King |
| "Take thou Excalibur, my good sword, and go with it
to yonder water side, and when thou comest there I charge thee throw my
sword in that water. . . . Alas, help me hence, for I dread me I
have tarried over long. . . . Comfort thyself and do as well as thou
mayst, for in me is no trust for to trust in; for I will into the vale
of Avilion to heal me of my grievous wound: and if thou hear never more
of me, pray for my soul." |
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Chronicle: Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Mallory, c.1469 |
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For more information:
The Celtic Twilight,
King Arthur studies including several e-texts |
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Recommended reading:
Le
Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
The
Once and Future King by T.H. White
The
Book of Merlyn: The Unpublished Conclusion to the Once and Future King
by T. H. White |
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Recommended viewing:
Camelot
starring Richard Harris
Monty
Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python |
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Recommended listening:
Camelot,
original cast recording |
| Asmundson,
Atli |
| "These broad lances--they are coming into
fashion." (upon being stabbed) |
|
Saga: Grettir's Saga |
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For more information:
The Saga of
Grettir the Strong |
| Bandello,
Cesare Enrico "Rico" (actor - Edward G. Robinson) |
| "Mother of Mercy! Is this the end of
Rico?" |
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Movie: Little Caesar, 1931
Book: Little Caesar by Francis Edwards |
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For more information:
Little Caeser
at Greatest Films |
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Recommended reading:
Little
Caesar by Francis Edwards |
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Recommended viewing:
Little
Caesar starring Edward G. Robinson |
| Barkley,
Catherine "Cat" |
| "Don't worry, darling. I'm not a bit afraid.
It's just a dirty trick." |
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Novel: A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway, 1929 |
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For more information:
Papa Page |
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Recommended reading:
A
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
by Kenneth S. Lynn |
| Batty,
Roy (actor - Rutger Hauer) |
| "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams
glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate. All of those moments will
be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die." |
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Movie: Blade Runner, 1982 |
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For more information:
Blade Runner
at Greatest Films |
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Recommended viewing:
Blade
Runner starring Harrison Ford |
| Blue,
Little Boy |
"Now don't you go till I come," he said,
"And don't you make any noise!" |
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Poem: Little Boy Blue by Eugene Field |
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For more information:
Eugene
Field on the Web |
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Recommended reading:
Poems
of Childhood by Eugene Field |
| Bois-Guilbert,
Sir Brian de |
| "Dog of a Saxon! Take thy lance, and prepare
for the death thou hast drawn upon thee!" |
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Novel: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, 1819 |
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For more information:
Sir Walter
Scott
Sir
Walter Scott e-texts, including Ivanhoe, at Project
Gutenburg |
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Recommended reading:
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott |
|
Recommended viewing:
Ivanhoe
starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor |
| Bolkowsky,
Prince Andrei |
| "Yes, that was death. I died--and I awoke.
Yes, death is an awakening." |
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Novel: War and Peace by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy |
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For more information:
Tolstoy Library |
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Recommended Reading:
War
and Peace by Tolstoy |
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Recommended viewing:
War
and Peace (with English subtitles) |
| Boxer |
| "Forward comrades! . . . Forward in the name of
the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live comrade Napoleon.
Napoleon is always right." related by Squealer |
|
Novel: Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell |
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For more information:
Animal
Farm Notes |
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Recommended reading:
Animal
Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell |
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Recommended viewing:
Animal
Farm |
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