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[[Image:Wagnersmaidens.jpg|thumb|250px|The three Rhinemaidens at play in the waters of the Rhine]] |
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The '''Rhinemaidens''' are the three water-nymphs |
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(''Rheintöchter'' or ''Rhine daughters'') who appear in [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera cycle [[Der Ring des Nibelungen|''Der Ring Des Nibelungen'']]. Generally referred to collectively, their individual names are '''Woglinde, Wellgunde''' and '''Flosshilde'''; of all the 34 characters in the ''Ring'' cycle, they are the only ones who do not originate in the Scandinavian [[Eddas]]. Other legends and myths on which Wagner drew, notably the [[Nibelunglied]], include stories involving water-sprites [[Nix|(nixies)]] or mermaids, and it is likely that he created his Rhinemaidens from these sources. The key concepts associated with them in the ''Ring'' operas—their flawed guardianship of the Rhine gold, and the condition (renunciation of love) through which the gold could be stolen from them and transformed into a means of world power—are wholly Wagner's own invention, and are the elements that initiate and propel the entire drama.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 174</ref> |
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| alias = [[Brain Man]] (B.M. for short) |
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| name = Cody Stanley Martin |
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| image = [[Image:Cody Martin.PNG]] |
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| caption = Cody in '''''[[List of The Suite Life on Deck episodes#ep2|Parrot Island]]''''' |
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| first = ''[[List of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episodes#ep1|Hotel Hangout]]([[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]])'' |
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| nickname = Junk Yard Dog, Rudolph, Blanket-Hugging Geek, Brain Man, Calculator-Boy, Codary, Codster ,thumbsucker codylicous by agnes for love, and Cody is also called Codylicious by Zack for prank. |
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| age = 12-13 (Season 1)<br> 13-14 (Season 2)<br> 14-15 (Season 3)<br />15-16 (Season 1 [[The Suite Life On Deck]]) |
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| born = September 1992 |
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| occupation = [[Tenth grade|10th Grade]] Student<br> (as of Season 1 [[The Suite Life On Deck]]) |
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| family = [[Zack Martin]] (twin brother);<br />[[Carey Martin]] (mother);<br />[[Kurt Martin]] (father) |
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| portrayer = [[Dylan and Cole Sprouse|Cole Sprouse]] |
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'''Cody Stanley Martin''' (played by [[Cole Sprouse]]) is a character on ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' and its [[spin-off]] ''[[The Suite Life on Deck]]''. |
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==Biography (''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'')== |
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The Rhinemaidens are the first and the last characters to be seen in the operas, appearing both in the opening scene of [[Das Rheingold]], and in the final climactic spectacle of [[Götterdämmerung]] when they rise from the Rhine waters to reclaim the ring from [[Brynhildr|Brünnhilde]]’s ashes. They have been described as the drama’s "most seductive but most elusive characters",<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 174</ref> and in one analysis as representatives of "seduction by infantile fantasy".<ref>Cooke, p. 7, quoting Robert Donington from his [[Karl Jung|Jungian]] analysis of the ''Ring'' cycle.</ref> They have been ascribed moral innocence, yet display a range of sophisticated emotions, including some far from innocent.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 174</ref> They have no relationship to any of the other characters, and no indication is given as to how they came into being, beyond occasional references to an unspecified "father".<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, pp. 174–175</ref> |
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He is erudite, mature, and sensitive twin who gets straight "A" (although he did avoid a "C" in wood shop by changing it to a pass/fail class). He often plays along with his brother's crazy schemes. He shows less interest in girls than his brother, but he gets most of them (including the boys' best friend, Sam Riveter), because girls tend to be more drawn to his sensitivity and intelligence. Zack usually calls him a nerd, though Cody would prefer "educationally gifted." He has a girlfriend named Barbara Brownstein, but they are constantly competing on who is smarter. He has shown a passion for baking, cleaning, and cooking, as well as mime and dance. He also has a passion for stamp collecting, being the president of his school's stamp club, and is known for coining the motto of the club, "You can't lick us", to which Zack disgustingly replied, "Well, here's my motto, my brother's a geek." Cody tends to be more sensitive, caring and better behaved than his brother, but he is not perfect; he has a meaner and greedier side, portrayed in several episodes. Cody is known for doing well in school. He has gone to math camp before, camped out as a wilderness scout, and has won a spelling bee. He can be easily frightened, and is often worse at physical activities than his brother (Zack routinely outperformed him in woodshop, and as a scout, he was excellent at memorizing the information in the handbook, but did far more poorly at actual camping activities than Zack.) He had also won the election for 8th grade class president, as seen in the episode ''Election'' and written a letter to city hall for saving a public park (which bored city hall unimaginably). |
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Like Zack, he inherited some musical talents from his parents. It is seen that he has received singing talents like his mother, as seen in the episode, ''Lip-Syncing in the Rain'', and is shown to have an acting ability, yet in "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood", Cody has stage fright. Cody also plays the [[French horn]]. Cody is closer to his mother, unlike Zack. He gets advice (which he actually listens to, unlike Zack) from his mother. Cody is also more sensitive than Zack. Cody has a security blanket called Blankie. |
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The various musical themes associated with the Rhinemaidens are regarded as among the most lyrical in the whole ''Ring'' cycle, bringing to it rare instances of comparative relaxation and charm.<ref>Osborne, p. 253</ref> It is reported that Wagner played their famous lament at the piano on the night before he died, in Venice.<ref >Gutman, p. 634</ref> |
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His favorite United States President is [[Jimmy Carter]], and he was valedictorian of his eighth grade class. |
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==Origins== |
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In Season 1, Cody tends to be as much of a troublemaker as Zack. As the show progresses, his character develops into a more goody-goody type who generally only gets in trouble by mistake or (more often) due to Zack's influence (although he is not perfect, and sometimes makes mistakes of his own, without Zack's influence.) Additionally, Cody often finds himself in embarrassing situations (mainly due to Zack). In [["Big Hair & Baseball"]] it is revealed that he has [[astigmatism]]. Cody is often shown wearing boxer shorts. |
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[[Nix|Water-sprites]], male or female (mermen, mermaids, nix or nixe) occur in many European myths and legends, often but not invariably in a form of disguised malevolence. Wagner drew widely from such legends when compiling his ''Ring'' narrative, and the most likely origin of his Rhinemaidens is in the German Nibelunglied.<ref name = "Cooke_138–40">Cooke, p. 139</ref> In one part of the Nibelunglied narrative [[Hagen (legend)|Hagen]] and [[Gunther]] encounter certain "wise women" (thereafter described as water-sprites), bathing and refreshing themselves in the waters of the [[Danube]]. Hagen creeps softly towards them, but is seen, whereupon the sprites retreat and mock him from a distance. Hagen then steals their clothes. To obtain the return of these, one of the sprites, Hadeburg, promises falsely that Hagen and Gunter will find honour and glory when they enter [[Attila|Etzel]]'s kingdom. After the clothes are returned another sprite, Sigelinde (a name Wagner would adapt for use elsewhere), tells Hagen that her sister has lied; if they go to Etzel’s land, they will die there.<ref>Mowat translation, stanzas 1528–54, pp. 142–43</ref> |
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[[Image:Ring4.jpg|thumb|left|Alberich steals the gold: ''Das Rheingold'', Scene I – the initiating act of the entire ''Ring'' drama.]] |
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This story, itself unrelated to the Ring drama, has clear pre-echoes both of the opening [[Das Rheingold|''Das Rheingold'']] scene and of the first scene in Act III of [[Götterdämmerung|''Götterdämmerung'']]. Wagner first adapted the story for use in his early libretto of ''Siegfried's Death'' (which eventually became ''Götterdämmerung''), introducing three un-named water-maids (''Wasserjungfrauen''),<ref>The number of sprites in the Nibelunglied story is not specified. Two are named, and the text suggests the possibility of a third.</ref> and locating them in the Rhine, where they warn Siegfried of his impending death.<ref name = "Cooke_138–40">Cooke, p. 139</ref> Later these water-maids became Rhinemaidens (Rheintöchter), and were given individual names: Flosshilde, Wellgunde and "Bronnlinde".<ref name = "Newman_464">Newman, p. 464</ref> Later still, as Wagner continued his reverse chronology from Siegfried's death, he arrived at what he determined was the initial act of the drama—Alberich's theft of the Rhine gold. Believing that a simple abduction of the unguarded gold would lack dramatic force, he made the Rhinemaidens the guardians of the gold, and introduced the "renunciation of love" condition.<ref name = "Cooke_138–40">Cooke, p. 139</ref> Bronnlinde became Woglinde, probably to avoid confusion with [[Brynhildr|Brünnhilde]].<ref name = "Newman_464">Newman, p. 464</ref> |
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== Biography (''The Suite Life on Deck'') == |
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Wagner may also have been influenced by the Rhine-based German legend of [[Lorelei]], the lovelorn young maiden who drowns herself in the river and becomes a siren, luring fishermen on to the rocks by her singing.<ref name = "Cooke_138–40">Cooke, p. 138</ref> A further possible source lies in a quite different mythology—the [[Greek myth]] of the [[Hesperides]], which has three maidens guarding the golden apples of [[Arcadia]]. This scenario is clearly reminiscent of the core ''Rheingold'' themes of guardianship and gold.<ref name = "Cooke_138–40">Cooke, p. 140</ref> Wagner was an enthusiastic reader of [[Aeschylus]] including his ''[[Prometheus Bound]]'' which has a chorus of [[Oceanids]]. Rudolph Sabor sees a link between the Oceanids' treatment of [[Prometheus]] and the Rhinemaidens' initially tolerant treatment of Alberich.<ref name=Sabor>Sabor pp.91-2</ref> Just as in Greek myth the Oceanids are the daughters of the [[titan]] sea god [[Oceanus]], in Norse myth - specifically the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'' - the [[jötunn]] sea god [[Aegir]] has nine daughters. The name of one of these means wave - ''Welle'' in German - and is a possible source for Wellgunde's name.<ref name=Sabor/> |
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In the spin off Cody holds on to the same general personality he had in the original series. While not at school on board the S.S. Tipton, Cody is the ship's towel boy. He has a crush on new character, [[Bailey Pickett]]. Though Zack claims that him and Bailey wouldn't have heat in a sauna... on fire... in a volcano... on the sun. He dances with Bailey in the episode International Dateline. |
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== Goals == |
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The opera story does not reveal where the Rhinemaidens come from, or whether they have any connection to other characters. Whereas most of the characters in the cycle are inter-related, through birth, marriage or sometimes both,<ref>Exceptions are Fasolt and Fafner who are only related to each other, and the Woodbird who is alone.</ref> the Rhinemaidens are seemingly independent. The identity of the father who entrusted them with their guardianship of the gold <ref> "Father […] ordered us cleverly to guard the bright treasure…": Flosshilde in ''Das Rheingold'', Scene 1 (p. 26)</ref> is not given in the text. Some have suggested that he may be a "Supreme Being", father of [[Woden|Wotan]], all the gods and all creation.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 174</ref> Others take the German ''Rheintöchter'' literally and say that they are the daughters of the River Rhine.<ref name=Spencer>Spencer p.31</ref> Whatever is surmised, the Rhinemaidens are in a different category from Wotan and the other gods, who are destroyed by fire at the end of ''Götterdämmerung'', while the maidens swim happily away in the Rhine, bearing their recovered treasure. |
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* In the episode, ''First Day of High School'', Cody is worried because his detention might prevent him from attending Law School, becoming a doctor, and being accepted into the NASA program. Cody wishes to become "The first doctor/lawyer in space." |
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* In the episode ''Rumors'', Cody interviews for placement in the Week in Washington program, and he wants to become a member of the [[Supreme Court]]. |
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* In the episode ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel'', Cody and others search for the treasure of Hot Peppers Delio, and it is revealed here Cody's goal of winning the [[Nobel Prize]] in numerous subjects. |
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* In the episode ''Cody Goes to Camp'', Zack reveals Cody's dream of becoming a math [[professor]]. |
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* In the episode ''Pilot Your Own Life'', Cody decides to become a [[motivational speaker]] after seeing a seminar held at the Tipton. |
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* As revealed in the episode ''Rock Star in the House'', Cody wants to earn money to pay for his mom's retirement home fee and get Zack out of [[jail]] when the time inevitably comes. |
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* In the episode, ''The Fairest of Them All'', Cody (as "Tyreesha") reveals to Rebecca that he wants to become a hockey player when he grows up, but then quickly tells her that he would also like to be a princess. |
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===Relationships=== |
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==Nature and attributes== |
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*'''Rebecca''' ([[Victoria Justice]]) - The first girl that ever kissed him in the episode, ''The Fairest of Them All''. She was a participant and winner in a beauty pageant that came to the Tipton. |
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[[Image:Ring17.jpg|thumb|The Rhinemaidens lament the loss of the gold as, far above, the gods cross [[bifröst|the rainbow bridge]] into Valhalla. ''Das Rheingold'', Scene IV]] |
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*'''Barbara Brownstein''' ([[Sophie Oda]]) - Cody and Barbara occasionally go on study dates, and once went to [[miniature golf|mini-golfing]]. In the episode ''Orchestra'' they were dating, and shared a kiss. In the episode ''Graduation'', the two are often talking about how they want one another to be class [[valedictorian]] (and Barbara stomping on Cody's feet). It's obvious when he tries to impress her. She's the girl on the show who is there to be Cody's ideal girlfriend. In the episode ''Benchwamers'', he refers to her as "honey" when picking her up and is protective of her. |
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*'''Agnes''' ([[Allie Grant]]) - Agnes is a girl that neither of the twins like, but she likes both of them. They are both frequently annoyed by her. |
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*'''Gwen''' ([[Selena Gomez]]) - Gwen had a crush on Zack but Cody went out with her in the episode, ''A Midsummer's Nightmare''. They only dated for a day. |
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'''Note''': Vanessa ([[Gage Golightly]]) in "Midsummer's Nightmare" liked Cody but Cody did not like her. |
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*'''Jessica and Janice''' ([[Rebecca and Camilla Rosso]]) - Cody and Zack went on double dates with these twins several times during the second season. |
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*'''Stacie ''' ([[Meaghan Jette Martin]]) - Cody had a crush on her during the episode, ''Sleepover Suite''. |
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*'''Irma''' - A girl that Cody went out with before she broke up with him for another boy. She is [[unseen character|never seen]], but is decribed as being hideous. |
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*'''[[Bailey Pickett]]''' - ([[Debby Ryan]]) A girl that Cody has a secret crush on, in [[The Suite Life on Deck]]. |
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The Rhinemaidens act essentially as a unity, with a composite yet elusive personality.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p.174</ref> Apart from Flosshilde’s implied seniority,<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 174</ref> demonstrated by occasional light rebukes and illustrated in the opera by awarding the role to a contralto or mezzo, their characters are undifferentiated. However, this collective personality is not easy to pin down—the veneer of child-like simplicity is misleading. The attributes most apparent initially are charm and playfulness, combined with a natural innocence; their joy in the gold they guard derives from its beauty alone, even though they know its latent power.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p. 175</ref> That is not, however, the whole picture. Aside from proving themselves irresponsible as guardians, they are also provocative, sarcastic and cruel in their interaction with Alberich.<ref>''Das Rheingold'', Scene I</ref> When the demi-god [[Loki|Loge]] reports that the Rhinemaidens need Wotan's help to regain the gold, [[Frigg|Fricka]], goddess of marriage, calls them a "watery brood" (''Wassergezücht'') and complains about the many men they have lured away with their "treacherous bathing".<ref>''Das Rheingold'', Scene II</ref> They are beguiling and flirtatious with Siegfried,<ref>''Götterdämmerung'', Act III Scene I</ref> but finally wise in the undisclosed counsel which they give to Brünnhilde.<ref>''Götterdämmerung'', Act III Scene III</ref> One author sees the Rhinemaidens as blending the "good hearted nature" of the Oceanids and the "austerity" (including the willingness to drown people) of the daughters of Aegir.<ref name=Sabor/> |
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The first lines sung by Woglinde in the ''Ring'' are dominated by wordless vocalisations. ''Weia! Waga! ... Wagala weia! Wallala weiala weia!'' This attracted comment both at the 1869 premiere of ''Rheingold'' and the 1876 premiere of the entire ''Ring'', with Wagner's work being dismissed as "Wigalaweia-Musik".<ref name=Spencer/> In a letter to [[Nietzsche]] dated 12 June 1872, Wagner explained that he had derived ''Weiawaga'' from old German and that it was related to ''Weihwasser'', meaning holy water. Other words were intended as parallels to those found in nursery lullabies. Thus the whole was meant to represent the childish nature of the Rhinemaidens and the holiness of Nature.<ref name=Spencer/> |
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Their sorrow in the loss of the gold is heartfelt, not to be trifled with. This is demonstrated when Loge ironically suggests, as the gods are crossing [[bifröst|the rainbow bridge]] into Valhalla at the end of ''Das Rheingold'' that, in the absence of the gold, the maidens should "bask in the gods’ new-found radiance". <ref>Cooke, p. 244</ref> Their lament becomes a stern reproof: ''"Tender and true are only the depths"'', they sing; ''"False and cowardly is all that rejoices up there"''.<ref>''Das Rheingold'', Scene IV</ref> In the final Götterdämmerung scene they show ruthlessness as, having recovered the ring, they drag the hapless Hagen down into the waters of the Rhine.<ref>Götterdämmerung, Act III Scene III finale</ref> |
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They are the ultimate survivors, the only prominent characters seen definitely alive at the end of the drama; the fates of a few others are ambiguous, but most have certainly perished.<ref>Holman, pp. 399–402</ref> Despite the relative brevity of their roles in the context of the four-opera cycle, they are key figures, whose actions in provoking Alberich to the theft of the gold are responsible for all that follows. The fact that only its return to their care, in the waters of the Rhine, will lift the curse from the ring provides a unifying "thematic consistency" to Wagner’s complex story.<ref name = "Holman_173–75">Holman, p, 174</ref> |
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==Role in the Ring Operas== |
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''Summaries drawn from Wagner's libretti as translated into English by William Mann, 1964'' |
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===Das Rheingold, Scene 1=== |
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[[Image:Ring3.jpg|thumb|Alberich tries to reach the Rhinemaidens]] |
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As the musical prelude climaxes, Woglinde and Wellgunde are seen at play in the depths of the Rhine. Flosshilde joins them after a gentle reminder of their responsibilities as guardians of the gold. They are observed by the Nibelung dwarf [[Alberich]] who calls out to them: "I'd like to draw near if you would be kind to me".<ref>All the direct speech quotations are from Mann's translation</ref> The wary Flosshilde cries: "Guard the gold! Father warned us of such a foe". When Alberich begins his rough wooing the maidens relax: "Now I laugh at my fears, our enemy is in love", says Flosshilde, and a cruel teasing game ensues. First, Woglinde pretends to respond to the dwarf's advances but swims away as he tries to embrace her. Then Wellgunde takes over, and Alberich's hopes rise until her sharp retort: "Ugh, you hairy hunchbacked clown!" Flosshilde pretends to chastise her sisters for their cruelty and feigns her own courtship, by which Alberich is quite taken in until she suddenly tears away to join the others in a mocking song. Tormented with lust, Alberich furiously chases the maidens over the rocks, slipping and sliding as they elude him, before he sinks down in impotent rage. At this point the mood changes: as a sudden brightness penetrates the depths, a magical golden light reveals, for the first time, the Rhinegold on its rock. The maidens sing their ecstatic greeting to the gold, which rouses Alberich's curiosity. In response to his question Woglinde and Wellgunde reveal the gold's secret: measureless power would be his who could forge a ring from it. Flosshilde scolds them for giving this secret away, but her concerns are dismissed—only someone who has forsworn love can obtain the gold, and Alberich is clearly so besotted as to present no danger. But their confidence is misplaced; in his humiliation Alberich decides that world mastery is more desirable than love. As the maidens continue to jeer his antics he scrambles up the rock and, uttering a curse on love, seizes the gold and disappears, leaving the Rhinemaidens in the darkness, bewailing their loss. |
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===Das Rheingold, Scene 4=== |
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As Wotan, Fricka and the other gods start to cross the rainbow bridge leading to [[Valhalla]], they hear a melancholy song from the depths of the Rhine – the maidens, mourning the loss of the gold. Embarrassed and irritated, Wotan tells Loge to silence the maidens, but as the gods continue across the bridge the sweet lament rises again, now with bitter words of reproach to the gods for their heartlessness, until their song is drowned out by the thunderous ostinato of the Entry of the Gods. |
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===Götterdämmerung, Act 3 Scene 1=== |
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[[Image:Siegfried and Rhinemaidens.jpg|thumb|The Rhinemaidens flirt with Siegfried]] |
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Much time and many generations have passed. In a remote wooded valley where the Rhine flows, the ageless Rhinemaidens continue to mourn for the gold, pleading with the "[[Sól (Sun)|Sun-woman]]" to send them a champion who will give them back the gold. Siegfried's horn is heard, and he soon appears, having lost his way whilst hunting. The maidens greet him with their old playfulness and offer to help him, for the price of the ring on his finger. After a flirtatious exchange Siegfried offers, facetiously, to give them the ring, but their mood becomes solemn as they warn him he will be killed that very day unless he delivers the ring to them. Siegfried, however, will not submit to threats, and declares: "By threatening my life and limb, even if it weren't worth as much as a finger you won't get the ring from me!" The maidens are scornful of his folly: "Farewell, Siegfried. A proud woman will today become your heir, scoundrel! She'll give us a better hearing". Siegfried is not aware that it is to Brünnhilde that they refer. They swim off, leaving a puzzled Siegfried to ponder their words and to admit to himself that he could happily have seduced any one of them. |
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===Götterdämmerung, Act 3 Scene 3=== |
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In her final soliloquy, [[Brynhild|Brünnhilde]] thanks the Rhinemaidens for their "good advice". We can presume that they have told her the full story of Siegfried's ensnarement and betrayal, and that only the return of the ring to the waters of the Rhine can lift its curse. Brünnhilde sings: "What you desire I will give you: from my ashes take it to yourselves. The fire...will cleanse the curse from the ring". She exhorts the Rhinemaidens to "carefully guard it" in future, then leaps into the flames of Siegfried's pyre. As the Rhine overflows its banks the Rhinemaidens appear, making for the ring. Hagen, who covets the ring, shouts to them "Get back from the ring!" {''Zurück vom Ring!''), the last words of the drama. He is seized by Woglinde and Wellgunde and dragged into the Rhine's depths, as Flosshilde grabs the ring, holds it aloft, and joins her sisters "swimming in circles on the calm waters of the Rhine which is gradually returning to its bed".<ref>This quotation is from Wagner's stage directions, translated by Mann</ref> |
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==Rhinemaidens on stage and in the studio== |
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[[Image:1876Rhinemaidens.jpg|thumb|The first Bayreuth Rhinemaidens in 1876]] |
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[[Image:1876Rhinemaiden machinery.jpg|thumb|A contemporary picture of the machinery using for the swimming Rhinemaidens in 1876]] |
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After Wagner's death in 1883, control over the [[Bayreuth Festival]], the benchmark for the productions of all Wagner's operas, passed to his widow [[Cosima Wagner|Cosima]] and thereafter to his son [[Siegfried Wagner|Siegfried]]. Cosima exercised what has been described as a policy of "stifling conservatism", requiring productions to adopt the "scenery, costumes, vocalisms and even gestures" that Wagner had approved in 1876.<ref name= Holman373>Holman, pp. 373–76</ref> After she relinquished direct control to Siegfried in 1908, continuity and tradition remained priorities until his death in 1930. It was not until the postwar revival of the Festival in 1951 that there was any significant changes in Bayreuth's presentation of the ''Ring'' operas. More particularly since 1976, innovation at the Festival and elsewhere has been substantial and imaginative.<ref name= Holman373/> |
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From Wagner's initial production it was established that the Rhinemaidens should be depicted in conventional human form, rather than as mermaids with fishtails or other supernatural features (notwithstanding Alberich's insult to Wellgunde: "Frigid bony fish!" (''Kalter, grätiger Fisch!'').<ref>''Das Rhinegold, Scene 1</ref> The staging of their scenes has always been a test of ingenuity and imagination, as Wagner's stage directions include much swimming and diving and other aquatic gymnastics,<ref>See libretto, ''Das Rheingold'', Scene 1, ''Götterdämmerung, Act III Scene I</ref> which are difficult to represent on a theatre stage. Traditionally, therefore, much use has been made of backdrops and lighting to achieve the necessary watery effects. At the first complete production of the ''Ring'', at the [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus]] in 1876, the singers were wheeled around on stands behind semi-transparent screens. The 1951 Festival production, breaking with tradition, featured an austere staging which replaced scenery and props with skilful lighting effects; the Rhinemaidens, along with all the other characters, were plainly dressed in simple robes, and sang their roles without histrionics. Thus the music and the words became the main focus of attention.<ref name= Holman373/> |
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The innovative centenary Bayreuth ''Ring'', directed by [[Patrice Chéreau]], did away altogether with the underwater concept by setting the Rhinemaiden scenes in the lee of a large hydro-electric dam, as part of a 19th century [[Industrial Revolution]] setting for the operas.<ref>Holman, p. 381</ref> For the scene with Siegfried in ''Götterdämmerung'' Chéreau altered the perpetual youth aspect of the Rhinemaidens by depicting them as "no longer young girls merrily disporting themselves; they have become tired, grey, careworn and ungainly".<ref>Hans Schürman: An Annotated Synopsis based on Patrice Chéreau's production of ''Götterdämmerung'', Bayreuth Festival 1977. Published by Phillips as a programme note to 1980 recording of the Festival production.</ref> Since this production "the assumption of unrestricted interpretive license has become the norm".<ref name= Holman373/> The next Bayreuth Ring, 1983–86, directed by [[Peter Hall (theatre director)|Peter Hall]], took the natural innocence aspect of the Rhinemaidens literally, by presenting them naked,<ref>{{cite web|last= Henahan|first= D.|title= "Opera: ''Das Rheingold'' at festival in Bayreuth|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00EED61339F934A15754C0A965948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|publisher= New York Times 27 July 1983|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 29 April}}</ref> a feature shared with the 2008 [[London]] [[Royal Opera House]] ''Ring'' cycle, first shown 2004–06.<ref>{{cite web|last= Alleyne|first= R|title= "Rhinemaidens in the nude make Wagner a sell-out at the ROH"|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/12/18/nopra18.xml|publisher= Daily Telegraph 18 December 2004|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 9 April}}</ref> In the 1996 Lyric Opera of [[Chicago]] ''Ring'' cycle, repeated 2004–05, the Rhinemaidens were suspended on [[bungee cord]]s anchored in the fly above the stage, enabling them to dive up and down, as directed by Wagner. The Rhinemaidens were played on-stage by gymnasts, mouthing words sung by singers standing in a corner of the stage.<ref>Holman, p. 390</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Weber|first= W.|title= "Rhinemaidens Turn Bungee Jumpers" |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/arts/music/02circ.html|publisher= New York Times 2 October 2004|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 29 April}}</ref> |
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Although the roles of the Rhinemaidens are relatively small, they have been sung by notable singers better known for performing major roles in Wagnerian and other repertoire. The first person to sing the part of Woglinde in full was [[Lilli Lehmann]] at Bayreuth in 1876. In 1951, when the Bayreuth Festival re-opened after the Second World War, the same part was taken by [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]]. [[Helga Dernesch]] sang Wellgunde there between 1965 and 1967. [[Hanna Schwarz]] made her Bayreuth debut as Flosshilde in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|last= Weber|first= Helmut|title= "Opera at Bayreuth"|url= http://www.mrichter.com/opera/files/bayreuth.htm|publisher= www.mrichter.com|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 19 April}}</ref> [[Joan Sutherland]] is another soprano who has sung the part of Woglinde, including in the [[Royal Opera House]] performances from September to October 1957. Recorded Rhinemaidens have included [[Sena Jurinac]] for [[Furtwängler]] and [[RAI]], [[Lucia Popp]] and [[Gwyneth Jones (soprano)|Dame Gwyneth Jones]] for [[Solti]], [[Helen Donath]] and [[Edda Moser]] for [[Karajan]] and Schwarz and Popp again for [[Janowski]]. |
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==Notes and References== |
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*Cooke, D.: ''I Saw The World End'' OUP, 1979 ISBN 0 19 315318 1 |
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*Donington, R.: ''Wagner's 'Ring' and its Symbols'' Faber and Faber, London, 1963 ISBN 0 571 04818 8 |
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*Gutman, R. W.: ''Richard Wagner: The Man, His Mind, and His Music'' Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, San Diego 1967 |
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*{{cite web|last= Henahan|first= D.|title= "Opera: ''Das Rheingold'' at festival in Bayreuth|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00EED61339F934A15754C0A965948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|publisher= New York Times 27 July 1983|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 29 April}} |
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*Holman, J.K.: ''Wagner's Ring: A Listener's Companion and Concordance'' Amadeus Press, Portland, 2001 ISBN 1 57467 070 0 |
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*Mann, W.: ''English Translations of Wagner's libretti for Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung'' Friends of Covent Garden, 1964 |
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*Mowatt, D.G.: ''The Niebelunglied (translation)'' J M Dent, 1962 |
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*Newman, E.: ''Wagner Nights'' Putnam, London 1949 |
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*Osborne, C.:''The Complete Operas of Wagner'' Victor Gollancz, London 1992 ISBN 0 575 05380 1 |
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*Sabor, R.: ''Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen: a companion'' London Phaidon 1997 ISBN 0 7148 5650 8 |
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*Spencer, S.:"The language and sources of the Ring" pp.31-8 in ''Wagner:The Rhinegold/Das Rheingold - (English National Opera Guides:35)'' London, 1985, John Calder (Publishes) Ltd. ISBN 0 7145 4078 1 |
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*{{cite web|last= Weber|first= Helmut|title= "Opera at Bayreuth"|url= http://www.mrichter.com/opera/files/bayreuth.htm|publisher= www.mrichter.com|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 19 April}} |
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*{{cite web|last= Weber|first= W.|title= "Rhinemaidens Turn Bungee Jumpers" |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/arts/music/02circ.html|publisher= New York Times 2 October 2004|accessyear= 2008|accessdaymonth= 29 April}} |
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| Cody Stanley Martin | |
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| First appearance | Hotel Hangout(The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) |
| Portrayed by | Cole Sprouse |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Brain Man (B.M. for short) |
| Nickname | Junk Yard Dog, Rudolph, Blanket-Hugging Geek, Brain Man, Calculator-Boy, Codary, Codster ,thumbsucker codylicous by agnes for love, and Cody is also called Codylicious by Zack for prank. |
| Occupation | 10th Grade Student (as of Season 1 The Suite Life On Deck) |
| Family | Zack Martin (twin brother); Carey Martin (mother); Kurt Martin (father) |
Cody Stanley Martin (played by Cole Sprouse) is a character on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and its spin-off The Suite Life on Deck.
Biography (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
He is erudite, mature, and sensitive twin who gets straight "A" (although he did avoid a "C" in wood shop by changing it to a pass/fail class). He often plays along with his brother's crazy schemes. He shows less interest in girls than his brother, but he gets most of them (including the boys' best friend, Sam Riveter), because girls tend to be more drawn to his sensitivity and intelligence. Zack usually calls him a nerd, though Cody would prefer "educationally gifted." He has a girlfriend named Barbara Brownstein, but they are constantly competing on who is smarter. He has shown a passion for baking, cleaning, and cooking, as well as mime and dance. He also has a passion for stamp collecting, being the president of his school's stamp club, and is known for coining the motto of the club, "You can't lick us", to which Zack disgustingly replied, "Well, here's my motto, my brother's a geek." Cody tends to be more sensitive, caring and better behaved than his brother, but he is not perfect; he has a meaner and greedier side, portrayed in several episodes. Cody is known for doing well in school. He has gone to math camp before, camped out as a wilderness scout, and has won a spelling bee. He can be easily frightened, and is often worse at physical activities than his brother (Zack routinely outperformed him in woodshop, and as a scout, he was excellent at memorizing the information in the handbook, but did far more poorly at actual camping activities than Zack.) He had also won the election for 8th grade class president, as seen in the episode Election and written a letter to city hall for saving a public park (which bored city hall unimaginably).
Like Zack, he inherited some musical talents from his parents. It is seen that he has received singing talents like his mother, as seen in the episode, Lip-Syncing in the Rain, and is shown to have an acting ability, yet in "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood", Cody has stage fright. Cody also plays the French horn. Cody is closer to his mother, unlike Zack. He gets advice (which he actually listens to, unlike Zack) from his mother. Cody is also more sensitive than Zack. Cody has a security blanket called Blankie.
His favorite United States President is Jimmy Carter, and he was valedictorian of his eighth grade class. In Season 1, Cody tends to be as much of a troublemaker as Zack. As the show progresses, his character develops into a more goody-goody type who generally only gets in trouble by mistake or (more often) due to Zack's influence (although he is not perfect, and sometimes makes mistakes of his own, without Zack's influence.) Additionally, Cody often finds himself in embarrassing situations (mainly due to Zack). In "Big Hair & Baseball" it is revealed that he has astigmatism. Cody is often shown wearing boxer shorts.
Biography (The Suite Life on Deck)
In the spin off Cody holds on to the same general personality he had in the original series. While not at school on board the S.S. Tipton, Cody is the ship's towel boy. He has a crush on new character, Bailey Pickett. Though Zack claims that him and Bailey wouldn't have heat in a sauna... on fire... in a volcano... on the sun. He dances with Bailey in the episode International Dateline.
Goals
- In the episode, First Day of High School, Cody is worried because his detention might prevent him from attending Law School, becoming a doctor, and being accepted into the NASA program. Cody wishes to become "The first doctor/lawyer in space."
- In the episode Rumors, Cody interviews for placement in the Week in Washington program, and he wants to become a member of the Supreme Court.
- In the episode It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Hotel, Cody and others search for the treasure of Hot Peppers Delio, and it is revealed here Cody's goal of winning the Nobel Prize in numerous subjects.
- In the episode Cody Goes to Camp, Zack reveals Cody's dream of becoming a math professor.
- In the episode Pilot Your Own Life, Cody decides to become a motivational speaker after seeing a seminar held at the Tipton.
- As revealed in the episode Rock Star in the House, Cody wants to earn money to pay for his mom's retirement home fee and get Zack out of jail when the time inevitably comes.
- In the episode, The Fairest of Them All, Cody (as "Tyreesha") reveals to Rebecca that he wants to become a hockey player when he grows up, but then quickly tells her that he would also like to be a princess.
Relationships
- Rebecca (Victoria Justice) - The first girl that ever kissed him in the episode, The Fairest of Them All. She was a participant and winner in a beauty pageant that came to the Tipton.
- Barbara Brownstein (Sophie Oda) - Cody and Barbara occasionally go on study dates, and once went to mini-golfing. In the episode Orchestra they were dating, and shared a kiss. In the episode Graduation, the two are often talking about how they want one another to be class valedictorian (and Barbara stomping on Cody's feet). It's obvious when he tries to impress her. She's the girl on the show who is there to be Cody's ideal girlfriend. In the episode Benchwamers, he refers to her as "honey" when picking her up and is protective of her.
- Agnes (Allie Grant) - Agnes is a girl that neither of the twins like, but she likes both of them. They are both frequently annoyed by her.
- Gwen (Selena Gomez) - Gwen had a crush on Zack but Cody went out with her in the episode, A Midsummer's Nightmare. They only dated for a day.
Note: Vanessa (Gage Golightly) in "Midsummer's Nightmare" liked Cody but Cody did not like her.
- Jessica and Janice (Rebecca and Camilla Rosso) - Cody and Zack went on double dates with these twins several times during the second season.
- Stacie (Meaghan Jette Martin) - Cody had a crush on her during the episode, Sleepover Suite.
- Irma - A girl that Cody went out with before she broke up with him for another boy. She is never seen, but is decribed as being hideous.
- Bailey Pickett - (Debby Ryan) A girl that Cody has a secret crush on, in The Suite Life on Deck.
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