The final bow
Introduction
Margaret Edson’s Wit and Danielle Ofri’s Merced explain about the theme of illness and wellness. Vivian Bearing was diagnosed of cancer in Wit while in Merced Mercedes diagnosis is not found amid different trials, this brings the theme off illness. The theme of wellness is displayed by the way Vivian was taken care by Susie the nurse and E.M Ashford her mentor also Mercedes in Merced was considered and her conditions looked into despite the failures. In both cases the doctors were research oriented and wanted to know more in the field of medicine.
The play takes place over the period of twelve months in a patient room of the university hospital, comprehensive cancer center and in various in places in memory of Vivian
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Her body passes from life to death due to the side effect which are caused by the cancer. The environment in the hospital is hostile to Vivian in such a way that she loses control she once had in the lecture halls, In that setting the doctors were in control and she felt sorry about it. Remembering that the doctors were in control of her situation, Vivian cannot help, she says "Once I did the teaching, now I am taught. “Internally Vivian is affected by the chemotherapy but she doesn’t talk about it but instead she perseveres showing that she is has a strong personality. Vivian is witty, smart, ironic, quick and full of ideas as displayed by her choice of words in the conversations she makes. Symbolism is shown where Vivian says life and death are a metaphysical conceit, it is wit. The doctor replied and said it is not wit it’s the truth meaning that far from what is in the gardners edition, it was what Vivian was going to pass through. In Danielle Ofris Merced, Mercedes who is an aseptic meningitis carrier faces the ER doctors in search for treatment for her headache. Due to ignorance of the ER doctors, she is given different diagnosis for diseases which she doesn’t have. Danielle ofris conversation with Mercedes makes him criticize what the other doctors had done to her and therefore he gave her different diagnosis. Later on Danielle ofri ran some tests to her which were Lyme, Rickettsia, Sarcoid, Cosackievirus, Toxoplasmosis and Lupus tests. This showed that Mercedes had a strong personality but deep within she had some conflicting feeling with the doctors of Bellevue hospital since they never believed in her and she thought they had got tired of her visits. “Doctor, you have to believe me,” she said…... “I guess they got tired of me complaining, so they decided to let me stay.” (Ofri 3) The environment in
At the onset of the play, the readers are warned that the characters are real and the stories they relate are true. The play is a creative fusion of modern journalism and drama. (Sinéad 2012).The play is a visceral historical documentation of the Syrian Revolution. The play starts with a recitation of a poem entitled: “Another Martyr Rises” by Omar Al Khani –a Syrian Revolution Coordinators’ Union Secretary General. This is followed by information about the Finborough Theatre cast and projects and the resume of actors and their roles in the play.The play is divided into two acts: Act I from page 25-53; Act II is from 54-85. There are 21scene...
In Margaret Edson’s W;t, Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of seventeenth-century poetry, struggles with her diagnosis of stage-four metastatic ovarian cancer. During Vivian’s time in the hospital, two of her main caretakers—Susie, her primary nurse, and Jason, the clinical fellow assigned to her—have vastly different goals for the procedure. The juxtaposition of Jason and Susie, whose values and approaches to life drastically differ, shows the progression of Vivian’s character from one who values knowledge above all else, like Jason, to one who realizes that kindness is the only essential part of life, like Susie.
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...n this quote she displays the moment when she starts to identify the truth of her life and what she could change if she survives longer. But sadly not everyone has the opportunities to change their life and Vivian is one of these people “this is my place last scene, here heavens appoint my pilgrimages last mile” (34). Everyone in this life has the opportunities to realize the true and balance with idealism term to live a comfortable life, and death is not the only obstacle that standing in the front of change, but it can take a person within a second. So being aware to understand the true and the meaning in your life, and be able to change it to live an accomplished life. Therefore, Sometimes in life we become so preoccupied with the bad days we get the ability to recognize our entire life. But the time is the powerful Factor to change what we recognize in our life.
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Secondly, the imbecile wet nurse of Juliet plays an unsupportive parental role during Juliet’s misery of losing Romeo in ba...
When Lucy died of an accidental heroin overdose, Ann realized that Lucy was not invincible and all-powerful, but that she was just like any normal person. The universal message is that not everyone is always who they seem to be and the tone of this book is concerned, yet hopeful.
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The classic play Romeo and Juliet by the famous playwright William Shakespeare is one of the most beautiful love stories of all time and has captured and inspired readers everywhere. Regardless of the fact that it was written in the 1500’s, it is still being performed and extolled today. There is a multitude of reasons for such continuance of the play. First of all, its everlasting themes of love and hate enable people to deeply relate to the story. Secondly, its memorable characters deeply imprint on the minds of readers. And lastly, above all, is its magnificent language which many writers today regard in awe. These three elements make the acclaimed play, Romeo and Juliet, one of the most timeless stories of our lives.
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The Yellow Wallpaper from the Point of View of a Doctor's Wife "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is a story told from the first person point of view of a doctor's wife who has nervous condition. The first person standpoint gives the reader access only to the woman’s thoughts, and thus, is limited. The limited viewpoint of this story helps the reader to experience a feeling of isolation, just as the wife feels throughout the story. The point of view is also limited in that the story takes place in the present, and as a result the wife has no benefit of hindsight, and is never able to actually see that the men in her life are part of the reason she never gets well. This paper will discuss how Gilman’s choice of point of view helps communicate the central theme of the story- that women of the time were viewed as being subordinate to men.