A perfect example of this stratagem is the role of Thersites in the Iliad.

Heiner Müller casts Thersites in the role of Shepherd who also shears his sheep reflecting the contradictions broached by Hegel.

Järegård was since 1962 an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal Dramatic Theatre, where he came to perform a number of much celebrated parts: his eccentric Hitler in Schweik in the Second World War by Bertolt Brecht ( 1963 ), Estragon in the legendary 1966 Dramaten-staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, Thersites in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida 1967, Orgon in Molière's Tartuffe 1971, Hjalmar Ekdahl in Ingmar Bergman's 1972 production of Ibsen's The Wild Duck, Nero in Jean Racine's Britannicus ( 1974 ), a spot-on portrayal of August Strindberg in play Tribadernas natt ( The Night of the Tribades ) by Per Olov Enquist, the title role in Richard III by Shakespeare ( 1980 ) and the extremely creepy-and slightly perverted-boss Sven in VD (" CEO ") by Stig Larsson in 1985, among others.

For lawyers, reflecting perhaps their parochial preferences, there has been a special fascination since then in the role played by the Supreme Court in that transformation -- the manner in which its decisions altered in `` the switch in time that saved nine '', President Roosevelt's ill-starred but in effect victorious `` Court-packing plan '', the imprimatur of judicial approval that was finally placed upon social legislation.

When dealing with the actual relation of philosophy to the sociology of knowledge, or better the role of philosophy in assisting research on the social sources of ideas, one has to become necessarily selective.

The objection will be raised that the most important role of philosophy in relation to social science has been omitted, namely the status of ultimate value questions and norms operative in the social sciences.

The vulnerability of Protestantism to social differences stems from the peculiar role of the new religious style in middle-class life, where the congregation is a vehicle of social and economic group identity and must conform, therefore, to the principle of economic integration.

What does he conceive his role to be in this area of social unrest??

What ought to be, what is his potential role as a force for constructive social change??

Later, rapid social change and the dissipation of British cultural hegemony over its former colonies contributed to disputes over the role of women, the parameters of marriage and divorce, and the practice of contraception and abortion.

Recently there has been some discussion behind the movement about the role of the social forums.

Keshav Thackeray was a progressive social activist and writer who was against caste biases and played a key role in the Samyukta Maharashtra Chalwal ( literally, United Maharashtra Movement ) in the 1950s to form the Marathi-speaking state of Maharashtra with Mumbai as its capital.

As an album regarded by many as the start of the gangsta rap movement, Criminal Minded played an important role in reaffirming the social acceptance of having Jamaican roots.

Furthermore, individual bishops, or the Council of Bishops as a whole, often serve a prophetic role, making statements on important social issues and setting forth a vision for the denomination, though they have no legislative authority of their own.

Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as " black ", and often social variables such as class and socio-economic status also play a role, so that relatively dark-skinned people can be classified as white if they fulfill other social criteria of " whiteness " and relatively light-skinned people can be classified as black if they fulfill the social criteria for " blackness " in a particular setting.

The changing economic and social conditions of the 19th led to a division between neo-classical and social liberals who, while agreeing on the importance of individual liberty, differed on the role of the state.

City dwellers who had fought alongside nobles in battles to defend their cities were no longer content with having a subordinate social status, but demanded a greater role in the form of citizenship.

For this reason, and because of their often decisive military role, the cavalry has typically been associated with high social status.

Given the central role under the Constitution of the Soviet Union, the party controlled all tiers of government and social institutions in the Soviet Union.

In combination with other aspects, theatrical costumes can help actors portray characters ' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, ethnicity, and even information about the historical period / era, geographic location and time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance.

Instead, radical psychologists examined the role of society in causing and treating problems and looked towards social change as an alternative to therapy to treat mental illness and as a means of preventing psychopathology.

In 2000 the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) found that " the role of population dynamics in a local setting may vary from decisive to negligible ," and that deforestation can result from " a combination of population pressure and stagnating economic, social and technological conditions.

BlitzMail, the campus e-mail network, plays a tremendous role in social life, as students tend to use it for communication in lieu of cellular phones or instant messaging programs.

Polish literary critic and University of Warsaw professor Paweł Dudziak remarked that " in spite of the unclear role of its author, The Painted Bird is an achievement in English literature.

The film featured Cotten prominently in the role of Kane's best friend Jedediah Leland, eventually a drama critic for one of Kane's papers.

Amongst those who followed these ideas were the English poets and painters that constituted the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who, from about 1850, opposed the dominant trend of industrial Victorian England, because of their " opposition to technical skill without inspiration " They were influenced by the writings of the art critic John Ruskin ( 1819 – 1900 ), who had strong feelings about the role of art in helping to improve the lives of the urban working classes, in the rapidly expanding industrial cities of Britain.

While racial mysticism played a key role in his own worldview, Spengler had always been an outspoken critic of the pseudo-scientific racial theories professed by the Nazis and many others in his time, and was not inclined to change his views upon Hitler's rise to power.

That same year, she made her Broadway debut in a revival of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, in the role of Nibs ( one of the Lost Boys ), appearing onstage with Maude Adams and earning a favorable mention from the powerful critic Alexander Woollcott.

Film critic Marie Brenner writes that " for De Niro, it is a role that surpasses even his brilliant and daring portrayal of Vito Corleone in The Godfather, part II, ... performance deserves to be compared with the very finest.

One critic wrote, " Miss Crawford sings appealingly and dances thrillingly as usual ; her voice is alluring and her dramatic efforts in the difficult role she portrays are at all times convincing.

In 1957 he won the lead role opposite Debbie Reynolds in the romantic comedy Tammy and the Bachelor, which, as a Chicago Tribune critic wrote in 1998, made people consider Nielsen as both a dramatic actor and a handsome romantic lead.

Several critics were disappointed that Nielsen's role in Surf Ninjas was only " an extended cameo " and film critic Chris Hicks recommended that viewers "... avoid any comedy that features Leslie Nielsen outside of the Naked Gun series.

Both had heard composer and music critic Deems Taylor provide intermission commentary during radio broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic, and agreed he would be most suitable for the role.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852 ) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic, chiefly remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style ; his work culminated in the interior design of the Palace of Westminster.

Bernard Shaw, in his role as a music critic, commented, " The stale wonderment which the great chorus never fails to elicit has already been exhausted "; he later wrote, " Why, instead of wasting huge sums on the multitudinous dullness of a Handel Festival does not somebody set up a thoroughly rehearsed and exhaustively studied performance of the Messiah in St James's Hall with a chorus of twenty capable artists?

The role of the textual critic is necessary when these basic criteria are in conflict.

West made his London stage debut in February 1989 at the Orange Tree Theatre, playing Michael in Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles, of which critic John Thaxter wrote: " He invests the role with a warmth and validity that silences sniggers that could so easily greet a lesser performance of this difficult role, and he lets us share the tumbling emotions of a juvenile torn between romantic first love and filial duty.

Particularly in the domains of the arts and culture, where judgments can be at their most subjective, a formally accepted critic can play a powerful role as a public arbiter of taste or opinion and can occasionally play a more or less defining role in cultural history.

Also, because formal criticism is necessarily selective, the role of the formal critic generally intersects with issues of censorship and the construction or denial of canonical reputation in cultures.

Jean Chapelain ( 4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674 ) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member member of the Academie Francaise.

As an influential critic, he played a major role in discovering new talents, among them Chopin and Brahms.

* Michaelis ' daughter Caroline played an important role in early German Romanticism as the wife of critic August Wilhelm von Schlegel and later of philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling.

Nordau's work as a critic of European civilisation and where it was heading certainly contributed to his eventual role in Zionism.

Reviews of the film, and in particular, Turner's performance, were glowing, with a critic of The New York Times writing it was " the role of her career.

Picked up by MGM, Russell debuted in Evelyn Prentice ( 1934 ); and, although the role was small, she was noticed, with one critic saying that she was " convincing as the woman scorned.