8 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - NOV. 14,1990 Engel captures crowd’s attention By: K. McLeod On Wednesday September 26, 1990, Dr. Elliot Engel, professor at N.C. State Uniyersity and author, presented a lecture entit1ed,"The Brilliant and Bizarre Brontes," at the Wayne County Public Library. Dr. Engel made two presentations, one -for students at 4 p.m. and another -for the general pubiic at 7 p.m. According to Pat Setzer, Acquisi tions Librar i an/Assistant Director o-f the library, Engel performed -for 150 students and 175 o-f the general publi c. At the 4:00 lecture several UCC students heard Dr. Engel discuss language and noyel writing as worlds ■formerly dominated by men. He used "tomboy" and "sissy" as examples o-f words whose connotations a male-dominated language has determined. The lecture -focused mainly on the most -famous Brontes, Charlotte and Emily, authors o-f "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights" respectively. English 152 and 153 students converse with Dr. Elliot Engel before his presentation at the Wayne County Publ'ic Library: <1 to r) Kristen Cotner, Paul Fischer, Debbie Hughes, Engel, Gloria Stokes, and Linda Hughes. Photo: Liz Meador He emphasized how Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre" influenced the language by presenting a female viewpoint. Liz Meador's Engli sh 152 students studying literature, and Rosalyn Lomax's English 153 classes studying "Jane Eyre" used Students enjoy dinner, play this opportunity to learn more about Charlotte Bronte's 1ife and i nf1uence . At the end of his presentation, Dr. Engel won applause and laughter from an appreciative audience. By; Tammy Mar ley Guest Reviewer The evening of October 23, 1990 began at a quaint dining establishment in Kenansville where 20 literature students in ENG 261, Major British Writers, and ther instructor, Rosalyn Lomax left "our world* to enter a time of great elegance and beauty, Josef's, our first stop on our journey, offered a variety of delicacies to entice anyone's palate. The decor gave the impression of walking into another world, a past untouched by time. After completing our meals and hearty con- sat I on, we were pulled back to the present for a brief moment when it came time to settle the check. The final destination of the evening was close at hand. Groups from near and far had un i ted to behold William Shakespeare's wonderful work "The Comedy of Errors." The stage design set the atmosphere with its myriad colors and offset angles. The play involved de- 1ightful and almost ridiculous characters. Tony Mediin, Wayne Community College's 1989 Vi si ting Artist, did a wonderful job performing his role as a merchant. The play reveals a rather conventional story line: a father travels the world in search of his lost sons who happen to be twins. He arrives in the fanciful city of Ephesus, only to be arrested because he is from Syracuse (Syracusians were outlawed i n Ephesus).. The twins, unknown to each other, are also in Ephesus. The twins eventually are mistaken for each other and their servants