On November 5th, 1987, James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods opened for the first time (imagi-nation). Into The Woods, fairytale like in design, was a mix of, or a more appropriate term would be, a uniting of characters from Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel. Throughout this musical there are many underlined themes, but perhaps the biggest theme of all is that there is never truly a "Happily Ever After." Unlike most fairy tales you will see done by, say, Disney for example, Into The Woods focuses on the darker side of the story showing the consequences to actions, and that choices are not easy (Miler 111). .
Much like the musical The Fantasticks, the first half of the show tells a story that ends in a "happily ever after" type of feeling. In the second half, however, it goes from that happy feeling to a dark one telling of Cinderella's prince having an affair with the Bakers Wife, and the Giant's wife coming bake to avenge her husbands" death. It really gets into detail about the hard decisions the characters are forced to make throughout the rest of the musical, and it does make us ponder the question, "Is there ever really a happily ever after?".
After asking myself this question, I had to look into this a little harder to see if I could answer this question. Among many other things, Into The Woods really points out that there must be consequences to ones actions. In reality, life does not end once a person gets their wish. Like in the classic story The Little Mermaid, it does not end like in most of the cartoons of it. It ends with her killing herself in the end. It does not stop at the happy part of the story. Another example is in Rapunzel when the prince is blinded, which is also left out most of the time. .
Looking further into it I found that most movies today that end with the "Happily ever after," theme also come as a result of someone dieing.
Wood can be made into thousands of useful items. ... For the purpose of this writing, I will categorize the varieties of wood into hardwood and softwood, respectively. ... Butternut is a wood of luxury. ... Oak is one of the strongest woods. ... The variety of wood is amazing. ...
The poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost tells the story of a man; perhaps the poet, who stops by the woods a watches as snow falls. ... He also mentions in a way how the woods are located away from civilisation as show in line two. ... The location is between the woods and a frozen lake. ... The final stanza shows the man's love and adoration for nature: "the woods are lovely". ... Perhaps because of something which is bothering him; which he has waited long enough to let it out into the open. ...
On February 13, 1891, Hattie Weaver and Francis Maryville Wood gave birth to their son Grant DeVolson Wood on a little farm outside of Anamosa, Iowa. ... After his first trip to Europe, Wood returned home. ... As the man is holding a pitchfork, he is also staring right into the viewers eyes while she is looking to the side with a single curled tendril spewed out of her bun. ... As the critical attention grew, strangers busted into their privacy by thinking his studio was a public place rather than their home. ... Wood loved the abnormal objects. ...
Cry Freedom - Donald Woods Donald Woods is a 42-year-old white man of courage; he works as an editor for the Daily Dispatch in East London, South Africa. ... Donald Woods is as mentioned above fighting the Government and the race laws. ... This is how Woods sees Steve Biko's opinions. ... When Woods meets Biko he steps into a phase where he goes through a development. ... Woods spends more and more time with Biko and friends of him, and with help from them Woods gets to learn more about the real conditions of the Blacks. ...
On February 13, 1891, Hattie Weaver and Francis Maryville Wood gave birth to their son Grant DeVolson Wood on a little farm outside of Anamosa, Iowa. ... After his first trip to Europe, Wood returned home. ... As the man is holding a pitchfork, he is also staring right into the viewers eyes while she is looking to the side with a single curled tendril spewed out of her bun. ... As the critical attention grew, strangers busted into their privacy by thinking his studio was a public place rather than their home. ... Wood loved the abnormal objects. ...
Frost also describes the woods as peaceful yet mysterious. ... Frost imagines the woods as dark and deep indicating a certain mysterious element related to the woods. ... When describing the woods as filling up with snow, Frost captures the core essence of the image of the light, dry snow that falls unto the woods. ... Using his imagery and figurative language, Frost is able to include certain symbolic characters into the poem. ... "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening" is a simple story that has deep philosophic ideas woven into it. ...
Also, rather than opposing aggressions, we were led once again into another world war. ... They decided to go about all this by creating what is called "the Bretton Woods system". This system originated from a 1944 conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and was brought together on the initiative of U.S. ... The third and final organization sponsored by Bretton Woods is the World Bank. ... Moreover, other international organizations are stepping into the void and they are increasingly seen as more effective and useful than the "bloated," "inefficient," and "bureaucratic" United Nations...
I'd learned this all too well during my time stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. ... While the weather and nature at Fort Leonard Wood are atrocious, Maj. ... Fort Leonard Woods' harsh summer climate and cold cruel winters makes for the best location to mold and shape soldiers into war fighters. ... Smith, Commanding General MSCoE Fort Leonard Wood). ... The dancing grass from all the snakes slithering through it shook into the distance. ...
After reading"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the reader believes that it is ordinary for an individual to be stopping by woods on a snowy evening. ... The summarization of "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" is on the night of the winter solstice, a weary traveler stops his horse for a moment to admire the snow falling in the woods. The lovely scenery of the woods tempts the traveler into staying longer, but he remembers the promises he has to keep, and his journey he must continue before resting. ... Once reaching line 13 "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep",...
