As an avid supporter of this mystery series, I have to say this is my favorite installment so far. In fact, I did not figure out who did it (although I should have), and the acting was extraordinary. I promise not to reveal who the murderer is--you will have to watch to obtain that information. But I would like to congratulate the actors, crew (including the director), writer, and anyone else who worked on this show. Clever story, outstanding costumes, and this is truly one of the most supportive casts around. As a side note, I also adore the music. Typically, I don't even notice the music in Hallmark films, but this is one where the music is unique and fits the film immeasurably well.
I have come to truly admire this actor and his work.
Anne Marie's name came to my attention because of her director husband, Peter DeLuise. However, I now understand that I have seen her highlighted in a handful of Hallmark works as well. As Gloria, her character is exactly the sort of part for which I think Anne Marie is uniquely suited. She is the famous skin care professional from the big city. All are courting her favor (especially Delores), but in the end, suspicion appears to be falling upon her. No spoilers from me, but it would be advisable to observe her character carefully. As to Anne Marie's characterization of Gloria--spotless, flawless, and effortless. I need say no more about this lovely lady's
In the other two installments, Toby was barely seen. Thankfully, we get to see him just a little bit more, but poor Bill. Trying to control his sister-in-law is something that seems to stretch him to the breaking point (much the delight of the viewers--there are some classically funny scenes between him and Hannah). I didn't think I had seen Toby previously, but as I looked over his list of credits, I realized I had seen him previously without realizing it. Although Toby's character is not on screen much, he certainly makes an impression. While his character seems to fade to the background, I don't think his character has much choice since he is surrounded by three very strong women (Andrea, Hannah, and Delores). I would venture to say that the quiet dignity and calm demeanor he infuses into Bill is exactly what would benefit him as a policeman. And he is the perfect foil for his sometimes high-strung wife. I hope to see his character featured even more in the future as Toby's dedication to the role assuredly should be
Overall, I enjoyed this play. Even with the dull ending, I found it to be entertaining and a good use of my time. The cast was great and they made good use of a decent
Rosemary’s past isn’t her fault, but her inability to but her past behind her has a negative influence on Toby. Discipline is needed when you have a son like Toby, But Rosemary, who “doesn’t have faith in discipline” fails have any kind of ground rules set down for Toby, and this is due to her awful past with her father, showing us why she cannot be a disciplining, and good parent to Toby. Her influence of her father meant that Rosemary is attracted to “men of a tyrant breed” like Dwight and Roy. Toby then has to live with these awful men who are a corrupting influence on Toby, and this is all because of the influence of Rosemary’s past. Rosemary’s father used to “badger her into smoking cigarettes” and many other things as a child, and as a result in her adulthood is badgered into many bad decisions, like marrying Dwight. These decisions that she gets persuaded into often land her in trouble, which then lands Toby in trouble, hence highlighting gain her inability to put the influences of her past behind her. Since Rosemary cannot discipline Toby herself, when she finally finds out he needs disciplining, she tells toby to “take a ride with Dwight” and uses Dwight to punish Toby instead, which of course is a very scarring experience for Toby’s childhood. The inability Rosemary has with her brutal past carries on into her present, making her unable to be a good parent to
for Allie and knew that if anyone could save him, Allie could. During one incident, Holden
The Wrights home was a poor, lonely type of home. The trees that surround the house grew in a sad state. The road that led up to the farm was an unoccupied path. Minnie Wright is the woman who lives on these lonely grounds. She is friendless and mostly keeps to herself. There is no one for her to talk to, her husband died recently, thus, she lives out her life as an outcast. In hindsight, Mrs. Hale, a woman who knows Mrs. Wright, explains to her friend, “'But I tell you what I do wish, Mrs. Peters I wish I had come over sometimes when she was here I wish– I had.’ I [too] wish I had come over to see Minnie sometimes.’” Since no one takes the time out of their busy schedules to visit Mrs. Wright, Minnie feels unwanted.
...the best for me was the use of voice. The way Miles used it made me see right into the character. When a person talks you can understand a lot about them. Where they grew up what kind of education they have acquired and what kind of family life they might have had. What didn't work for me was the emotional truth. I had a hard time believing that Seymour may or may not of had a hard life. A person who may have been out cast from social situations would not act out like Seymour did. Although it does not take any thought to murder someone a plant would have a hard time changing my value system in order for it to survive. Seymour would or should have felt less at ease with himself after the first victim was feed to the plant. The performance as a whole was good and I would like to see it again.
In the beginning chapters of Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion, focuses more on the main character, Maria Weyth. Maria Wyeth is a woman who was raised in Nevada by her mother and father. Do to her degenerate gambling father, the whole family decides to move to New York. There transition from Nevada to New York was not only focused on Maria’s father’s gambling, but also was for Maria’s acting school. Maria’s parents encouraged her to pursue an acting career in New York. As they being to adapt to the city environment, Maria’s family begin to fade away. Maria’s mother then father pass away. In a relationship with film producer Carter Lang, Maria begins to tumble downwards. Kate, Maria’s 4 year-old daughter, does not live with Maria nor with
What makes a good relationship? Many would answer love, true passionate love, is why you date someone. Candide and Northanger Abbey give a very different idea of what makes a good relationship. In both books, strong relationships are marked by two distinct traits, naivete and the decision to love someone, despite actual feelings towards them.
Thomas Pringle wrote "The idea of Mary Prince's history was first suggested by herself. She wished it to be done, she said, that good people in England might hear from a slave what a slave had felt and suffered.” Mary Prince, was the first black woman to have her story published in Britain. Due to Mary Prince’s graphic detail, her anecdotes were sadistic to the extent that very few believed her . Mary Prince conveys that both slave owners and their slaves suffer physical and emotional effects of slavery, confirming Pringle’s write that "slavery is a curse to the oppressors scarcely less than the oppressed; it's natural tendency is to brutalize both.”
In a futuristic novel such as The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, there can be several examples of a dystopia evolving.
At the beginning of the story Nora is very happy, and everything with her family is going great. Nora responds in joy when Torvald brings up all the extra money that he will bring to the family with his new job. But as the story goes on Nora says she is not just a “silly girl” as Torvald says she is. Torvald does not agree that she understands all the business details referring to debt that she incurred to take out a loan to preserve Torvald’s health. She thinks that if she knows all these things about business that she will think that Torvald will see her as an intelligent person that knows more than just being a wife. But the fact that she is willing to break the law just to show her courage for Torvalds health.
After five years of being raised and living with their grandmother whom they truly loved, the girls had a rude awakening. Their grandmother, Sylvia had passed away. “When after almost five years, my grandmother one winter morning eschewed awakening, Lily and Nona were fetched from Spokane and took up housekeeping in Fingerbone, just as my grandmother had wished” (Robinson 29). This was the final attempt that their grandmother had made in order for the girls to have a normal and traditional life. This is a solid example of how the sister’s lives are shaped by their family and their surroundings. Lucille’s ultimate concern in life is to conform to society and live a traditional life. She wishes to have a normal family and is sorrowful for all of the losses that she has experienced such as her mother’s and grandmother’s deaths. On the other hand, Ruthie, after spending more time with her future guardian, Aunt Sylvie, becomes quite the transient like her.
“I’m sorry, I did not mean to do it.” These were the last words of historical figure, Marie Antoinette, right before being executed for treason. Being viewed as very scandalous in her day, she lived a very interesting life: making the famous quote, “Let them eat cake,” and being accused of treason.
The relationship that Toby has with his mother is a very strong bond. That is evident in the film and the book. But what Toby lacks in both versions of this story is a good father figure, which his mother seems to be always on a journey to find for him. Early in the book Toby has several misadventures with bad influences, whether they are friends or father-like figures. Roy seems to be one of the first influences to really catch the reader’s eye. He follows Toby and his mother all the way to Utah from Florida mostly just to be with Rosemary. Roy uses Toby to get to Rosemary in many ways, for example when he buys Toby the rifle or when he takes him to spy on Rosemary at work and follow her home. Roy makes this seem like it is a game to Toby and befriends him this way. This portrayal of Roy is very well done in the film, too. To me this is a very important part of the story in general, because after you read the book and see the film, almost all the men who come into Toby’s life treat him in some way like Roy treats him.
During the Victorian era (1837-1901), there was a specific image that women were expected to conform to. This image was called the “Angel in the House,” named after a poem by Coventry Patmore. The poem detailed how the ideal woman should act; submissive, loyal, and pure. This ideal is shown through certain characters in A Tale of Two Cities. Lucie Manette, for example, is almost an exact replica of the Angel. Miss Pross, though she does deviate from the ideal, also represents the Angel. Madame Defarge, on the other hand, is the inverse of the Victorian ideal. By modeling the key female characters in A Tale of Two Cities after the Victorian Angel, Charles Dickens is trying to say that all women should seek to impersonate the Angel.
I think the reason that the screenwriters and directors decided to make the character of Joan the Arc virile is because of the fact that all the things she accomplished were because of her powerful demeanor and both physical and mental strength. These characteristics are stereotypically given to males and I think that’s why the muscular word virile is so important. The overall feel of the the silent film and the film from 1999 especially seem to portray Joan of Arc as more of a virile character, just through her body character and the way she communicate with people, rather than a more ‘girl power’ character which I personally agree with more. I personally didn’t see a huge differences between the three films in the way that she was portrayed. She seemed to be represented as a powerful and religious