Wolfgang Johannes Puck, born Wolfgang Johannes Topfschnig, is a famous chef. He was born in the country of Austria. His father, a butcher, left Maria, his mother, before he was born. Interesting, his mother married Joseph Puck, who loved Wolfgang as his own and adopted him. This is why he carries the last name, Puck. As a child, he spent many moments together with his mother, which created his love of cooking. Wolfgang’s mother was as a pastry chef in their town and worked in a local restaurant
customs of the United States: culture. Heinemann Educational Books. Waters, Alice (2007). The Art of Simple Food. Retrieved on September 15, 2010 from http://www.chezpanisse.com/about/alice-waters/ Wolfgang. P., (n.d.). Biography. Retrieved on September 20, 2010 from http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/meet- Wolfgang/biog
generally for black tie events and seated dinners $1500-1,550 for four hours, and $500 for every additional hour. The elegance and sophistication of the building and its work is worth every penny. Also featured inside the museum is Puck’s Diner. Chef Wolfgang Puck has “teamed up with the museum to create an exciting dining destination in the heart of Chicago’s magnificent mile “(“Puck’s at the MCA”). The fashionable diner offers a variety of Mediterranean and Asian influences as well as a daily express
A Midsummer's night dream. In the play, Midsummer’s night dream written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare explored love and magic with many of the characters that experience love and magic during the process of crafting a play within a 4 day festival of pomp and entertainment for Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. Between all the wedding planning Egus an Athenian nobleman marches into Theseus court with his daughter, Hermia and Two Men, Demetrius and Lysander. Hermia is expected to marry Demetrius
change in a violent manner. Another instance of magic being used in the play, is when Puck turns Bottom’s head into that of a donkey, as described by Bottom himself, saying “you see an asshead of your own, do you?” (Shakespeare 3.1.13) In this quote Bottom is asking a rhetorical question stating whether-or-not he has the head of a donkey. This plays into Oberon’s larger plot to steal the boy from Titania. In the play, Puck, by order of Oberon, pt a love potion on Lysander’s eyes, by saying a charm; “All
underling Robin decided to put a nectar that would cause her to fall in love with whatever or whoever that she first look upon, and they did. This soul that her fell in love with was Bottom who also had a donkey face instead of his own because of the Puck, Robin. She commented on how much she loved him, but he denied it and gave a clever reply. Then she commented him by saying “Thou art wise as thou art beautiful” (79). She wasn’t insulting him, because he was actually ugly but complimented him because
trying to literally knock the ball or puck out of possession of the other player. If a check becomes too violent, a penalty, which is another similarity between the two sports, will be called. Due to the aggressive nature of both sports, helmets and extensive padding are required to play without injury. Another thing they have in common is that the possession of the puck or ball is determined by a face-off. A face-off is when two opposing players battle for the puck or ball. Goalies are an essential
More than figures of imagination, fairies take on the human world as peers to the Irish people. Walter Evans-Wentz, Max Lüthi, Linda-May Ballard, and William B. Yeats dive into what fairies represent to many Irish people. Not only are they respected spirits, but also human like beings who interact with people. In The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, Evans-Wentz provides an in-depth investigation of the culture surrounding Celtic folklore. He dives into how fairies shaped reality rather than being
Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream Phoenix Falconer-Pincus 1411588 Midsummer Night’s Dream adequately explores all that is not human through the character of Puck. A Midsummer Night’s Dream follows four humans I their journey to find love, with the help and influence of magical creatures along the way. Puck, being the jester to Oberon, is a mischievous character that enables the play’s complicated and chaotic plot. Throughout the play we see how in Puck’s lack of ‘humanness” highlights the limits of
for revenge when he is eger to obtain the juice from the flower and wants use it on Titania. Oberon is planned to use it and said “I’ll watch Titania when she is asleep And drop th... ... middle of paper ... ...n topples she,” (II.i.51-53). Here Puck is talking about the magical things he does with passion because he enjoys it; like when he takes the shape of a three legged chair and moves when someone tries to sit on him. Another instance is when he said “I am feared in field and town.” Here is
possible because it’s unpredictable and you can’t control love. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream control is unpredictable. In act two scene two Oberon tells Puck to put the flower nectar in Demetrius’s eyes and he messes up and puts it in Lysander's eyes. In the stage directions it says “ He anoints Lysander’s eyes with nectar.” (2.2.85). This shows that Puck messes up Oberon’s directions and this leads to a love triangle between Lysander, Helena , and Demetrius.
is where there happiness lies. But Helena tells Demetrius and he goes after them, which leads Helena to follow. One day while out Puck and Oberon see Helena and Demetrius fighting and Oberon decides to use the love potion on Demetrius to attempt to fix the love mess. Initially, Puck is only supposed to use the love potion on Demetrius not Lysander. But of course Puck messes up, and ends up using the love potion on both of them, which causes them both to chase after Helena for her love and affection
Throughout “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” the reader can recognize an abundance of imagery. The dominant image the reader notices is the moon and moonlight. The word moon appears three times within the first nine lines of the play. This imagery could represent the effect the moon has on human behavior. One of the meanings of the moon is love, and this meaning is apparent throughout the love story of Theseus and Hippolyta. The lovers are having their wedding in four days, and the moon is called upon
Lysander and Demetrius never proclaim friendship. Hermia and Helena’s friendship remains up until Puck intervenes and causes discord between the friendship that allow doubt to set in as to if they are still truly friends or not. In the end, Demetrius is the only character that is still under the effects of the love spell. That is different from the
Love is Crazy In Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, love appears to be the common theme of several storylines being played out simultaneously. Although these stories intersect on occasion, their storylines are relatively independent of one another; however, they all revolve around the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. If love is a common theme among these stories, then it is apparent that love makes people act irrationally. In Act I Scene
In Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, there is a constant conflict among the characters over jealousy and insecurity. There are four lovers: Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius in the play who cannot be with their lovers. At the start of the play, Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius who loves her, but Hermia loves Lysander. Demetrius used to love Helena but when he met her best friend Hermia, he fell in love with her. Helena still loves Demetrius and throughout the play she
must fall in love with someone or thing that isn’t desirable. Here we introduce the character Bottom, a smug actor within the Athenian community who is rehearsing for an upcoming performance. A perfect candidate except for one detail, “too human”, Puck quickly solves this problem by turning Bottom’s head into that of a donkey’s, which is fitting in name and character. As Bottom walks into the forest, isolated from his crew, he wakes up Titania with his song. Titania, freshly enchanted, instantly
happy times where I knew I was having fun. The time my brother and I were playing hockey in my living room was fun. It was a friendly game, and we even had the cushions form the couch set up so nothing would get broken. Little did we know one stray puck would have us replacing drywall at 11:30 PM so our parents wouldn't see it, but, like everything else, we did it because it was enjoyment. My theory on life is, in order for something to be meaningful, you have to want it. I don't always want the irresponsible
communicating my message to the audience. One example that led the reader to the breakdown of my essay was when I wrote the description of the key lime pie I ordered at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant, “….just the way a key lime pie should be but with a dab of something else”. it was pointed out that while I discussed the key lime pie at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant, I lacked development and clarity of my idea which made it hard for the reader to ... ... middle of paper ... ...clear cut message to my reader
A Midsummer Night’s Dream In Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream one finds the typical use of love and nature that is evidence of Shakespeare’s youth and experimentation. He creates in this play another world, a fairy world where Puck is the ringleader and love is everywhere. Called "fancy’s child" by Milton, Shakespeare brings out his cheerful happiness in its most light-hearted manner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A frequent observation by most critics is Shakespeare’s use of nature