Antithesis (Greek for setting opposite, from á¼Î½ÏÎ¯ against and Î¸Î­ÏÎ¹Ï placing) is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
Daniel Day Lewis is retiring from acting because in his next film he's playing a man who is retiring from acting â Alyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) June 20, 2017 Daniel Day Lewis has retired from acting as part of a four year method preparation for playing a retired actor.
In Paul Thomas Andersonâs new movie âPhantom Thread,â Daniel Day-Lewis is a couturier driven by aesthetic perfection and Vicky Krieps is his muse and mistress. Credit Laurie Sparham/Focus Features . Reynolds Woodcock, a couturier plying his trade in London in the 1950s, has a habit of sewing secret messages into his garments.