Written between the autumn of 1890 and spring of the next year, "Spring Awakening" was the first major play in the modern era of theater. ... In "Spring Awakening," Sater alluded to some of the most important writers such as Homer, Baudelaire, Racine and Shakespeare. ... It was an allusion to Romeo and Juliet; when Juliet foreshadows her own death: "My grave is like to be my wedding bed"(1.5.9). ... In Spring Awakening, Hanschen played to seduce his friend Ernst and this one in not insensitive to the charms oh his friend. ... The third important writer mentioned in Spring Awakenin...

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The Great Awakening, a series of religious awakenings led by Jonathan Edwards (sermon) attracted thousands of converts to many Protestant groups. ... Henry also mentions the use of imagery, metaphors, as well as biblical allusions. ... If you cannot understand the message in a biblical allusion it is not effective. ... Biblical Allusion: "Let everyone fly out of Sodom- (Edwards 77). ... As mentioned before in the above paragraph biblical allusions were used in Edwards's speech. ...

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(P.282) Therefore, his awakening to a new world suggests the new conditions of the US after the war. ... Connections made to historical events are obvious, but how we interpret the different allusions can be diverse. The ambiguity of the allusions made may be intentional, forcing the readers to put themselves into Rip's situation and giving us some understanding of how the American Revolution can change one's life. ...

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