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 * Elysian Fields**

By: Anna Clark The Elysian Field is from Greek mythology. According to the Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology, “But part of him had come not from his father Zeus but from his mortal mother Alcmene, and that part was sent to the Underworld. As a phantasm it eternally roams the Elysian Fields in the company of other heroes” (Elysian Fields). This means that Elysian Field is part of the underworld. This quote refers to the son of Zeus and Alcmene. He, Perseus, was sent to Elysian Fields because half of him was his mother Alcmene. The Elysian Fields is a place that heroes go to stay in their afterlife. The heroes who live there simply roam the Elysian Fields. They go there and stay there for their afterlife.

“Elysian Fields”. //Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology.// Web. 10 Jan 2010.

**Tennessee Williams**

By: Anna Clark

Thomas Lanie Williams was also referred to as Tennessee Williams. He was born during 1914 in Mississippi. When Williams’ family moved away from Mississippi and moved to Missouri Tennessee began to write. He said it was, “because I found life unsatisfactory”. After attending multiple universities he lived in New Orleans. New Orleans became the set for a play he began to write called A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. During the best time in his career as a writer worked on the stage productions of his play, A Streetcar Named Desire. During 1960’s when Tennessee’s topics were criticized he began to depend on drugs and alcohol. He was put in the hospital by 1969. He was released in the 1970s from the hospital. After this he wrote a few more things such as a memoir, poems and a novel before dying in 1983. He was found in a hotel room surrounded by wine and pills.

“Tennessee Williams: About Tennessee Williams”. //American Masters.// Web. 9 Jan 2010.

**Napoleonic Code**

By: Anna Clark

The Napoleonic Code was a newly made version of the civil law. The code’s categories were, “ property rights, such as licenses; the acquisition of property, such as trusts; and personal status, such as legitimacy of birth” (Napoleonic Code). The reason that this code was made was because France had not had any set laws before this code came about. Napoleon 1 made this code. Due to the French Revolution, to the people royal laws were contradictory and confusing so Napoleon set out to make a new and improved French Legal System. By attempting to do so he made the Napoleonic Code. This code is often referred to in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire. “Napoleonic Code”. //Lycos.// Web. 10 Jan 2009.

Belle Reve ====** New Orleans is known for it’s jazz and color in the city. “During the 1940s attention turned to New Orleans itself, rather than cities where New Orleans players had settle. Partly this was a search for what a band of dedicated but disparate enthusiasts believed was the authentic jazz played by musicians who had ever by choice left the city for the bright lights and big dollars of the North” (Crozier). In the 40’s, New Orleans was mainly known for their streetcars, that was their main transportation. As of right now, some streets are now marked as historic sites and are blocked off because of the streetcars and the routes they took. **====
 * Amber Anders **

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Orleans **
Tragedy Amber Anders

Shakespere is known for his popular tragedies. He started writing them because he thought other writers lacked the ability to write a good tragedy. Everyone is familiar with the play “Romeo and Juliet”. His plays that are more known are Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. According to Mr. Shingler, tragedy is “an event causing great loss or sorrow” (shingler). “A Streetcar Named Desire” is seen as a modern tragedy. A dramatic change occurs in the story and the protagonists are working as hard as they can to prevent it.

http://goinside.com/01/9/tragedy.html