What appeals to me is that they portray the theme of good versus evil contextualized within a specific historic period.
Die Jüdin von Toledo (The Jewess of Toledo), based on a Spanish theme, portrays the tragic infatuation of a king for a young Jewish woman.
The novel portrays the developing sexuality of its protagonist, Johannes, and explores the themes of love, hate, and sadism; in its use of literary montage, The Black Curtain already presages the radical techniques that Döblin would later pioneer in Berlin Alexanderplatz.
The Merman's Children (1979), for example, portrays the plight of a surviving species of mermen within human society, a theme found in medieval Danish balladry.
William Devane portrays the President of the United States.
In keeping with the theme of Montana women as community builders, the scene portrays a meeting ground in which women acted as traders and cultural brokers.
A work of art succeeds to the extent that it objectively portrays its theme, accounts for what is the case (for example, anger considered as the "theme" of The Iliad).
Wharton's treatment of the theme of euthanasia is suggestive, and Kate Derwent's actions are portrayed as humane, not callous.
In his propaganda Frederick portrayed himself as the champion of orthodoxy working to prevent the spread of heresy in Lombardy, thus building on the theme of the cooperation between him and Honorius III aimed at stopping the growth of heresy.
Figure 1 portrays the fundamental determinants of policy choices.
