Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Forging Masks Through Perceptions of the Maskless in Benjamin Britten's 'Peter Grimes'

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Abrahamse, Jacob Ashton, Thesis advisor (ths): Bode, Rita, Degree committee member (dgc): Bailey, Suzanne, Degree committee member (dgc): Edwards, Darryl, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis proposes that Benjamin Britten's 'Peter Grimes' leads its audience toward actively constructing an attitude toward its maskless protagonist. Grimes's tragedy results from the social construction of his character from ambiguous and unseen actions. Utilizing the theories of Hannah Arendt and Carl Jung, this thesis proposes that Grimes may have resisted… more