The King of Masks

We chose to make a mask of Teiresias, who was a blind man and very wise. At the beginning of the play, he tells Oedipus that he is the murderer of the previous king, Laius, that is causing the hardships for Thebes including various plagues. We decided to make the mask half blind to symbolize how Oedipus sees Teiresias even though he is the most blind because of not knowing his own past and its effects. The black eye represents Tiresias’ actual blindness while still possessing the ability to see what

Wu Tianming depicts life during the early days of the 1930’s in China by focusing on the three main characters, Wang Bian Lian, Gou Wa (Doggie), and Master Liang in his film, The King of Masks (1996). Each of the three characters – Wang, who laments for having no male heir to hand down his face changing opera; Gou Wa, who wants to be his true grandchild; and Liang who has a thoughtful understanding of such relationship between Wang and Gou Wa – plays a unique role together, conveying a powerful message

The most notable illustration of this is idea of life in death is King Tutankhamun’s Death Mask. The mask itself presents an image of the youthful pharaoh along with its celebration of death in Egyptians culture. This mask represents the point of artistic and technological achievement in Egypt in the New Kingdom. It also shows use of symbolism and iconography of Egyptian high complex culture and religion. In addition, the mask was used to protect and aid his journey to the afterlife. It accomplished

“The King of Masks”, directed by Wu Tianming, is a sentimental melodrama with many underlying themes, one of which is the theme of love. The plot of the film, the morals that it teaches, and its impact on the audience all revolve around love. "The King of Masks" centers around the old street performer, Wang, played by Zhu Xu, who is desperately in search of a male successor to inherit his secret art of "face-changing". Fate allows him to meet with Doggie, a young child whose role is heartwarmingly

The film King of Masks deals with and challenges the feudal idea that men are superior to women; this ideology, as the film portrays, results in alienation, tragedy and bitterness for girls in Chinese society and particularly the protagonist Doggie. In contrast, out of darkness, corruption, and poverty, the goodness of humanity and the human love sprung up from the master-apprentice relationship between Wang and Doggie will ultimately reign over narrow and backward traditional notions. Evidence

glass enclosing the precious jewels, fragmented pottery and statues, and frayed and often threadbare garments that before adorned peasant and monarch alike. Nevertheless, it is the fascinating intricacies and myths surrounding pieces such as King Tut’s death mask and the statues of Rameses the Great that still grip one with awe and leave lingering unanswered questions behind. What was Egypt like during the reign of each of these age-old monarchs? Even more so, what traits and morals did each hold that

The Man in the Iron Mask is surrounded by many theories concerning who he is and why he was placed in prison. Many also question why The Man in the Iron Mask was placed into a life in prison with maximum protection and why he wasn’t allowed to talk or move without being supervised. The Man in the Iron Mask is Eustache Dauger, King Louis XIV of France’s brother. The man in the iron mask was the twin brother of King Louis XIV due to the fact that siblings/twins were seen as a major threat to central

civilisation were located along in the tomb of pharaohs and was discovered in 1922 by Howard carter, uncovering king Tutankhamun’s tomb played an immense role in discovering ancient Egyptian civilisation. The discovery of king Tutankhamun’s death mask has been significant for improving modern understanding of Egyptian civilisation to a substantial extent, this is because the tomb of king Tutankhamun reveals how Egyptian civilisation believed in life, death and the afterlife. All of this can be seen

Masks are one of the most spiritually important art forms developed in Africa. Among the masks many uses were; communicating with spirits and ancestors, serving as teaching aids in gender specific initiation ceremonies, tools for maintaining order, enhancements for reenacted stories and myths, symbols of rank and power, and a record for past leaders. I will be focussing on masks from the first three categories. The masks, which are all Helmet style masks from West and Central Africa, illustrate

Tutankhamun’s Death Mask is one of the most famous artefacts from ancient Egypt. This artefact was discovered by Howard Carter in early November of 1922, although it was not dug up until the 26th of November 1922. To a vital extent, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s Death Mask has improved modern understanding of ancient Egypt. The context, purpose and significance of Tutankhamun’s death Mask are strong points to understanding ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun’s tomb is located in the valley of kings. It was found