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The History Of Greek Theater
2430 Words - 9 Pages.... in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men's lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero's downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero.
In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of worldly matters and of the individual. Aristotle attempted to explain how an audience could observe tragic events and still have a pleasurable experience. Aristotle, by searching the works of writers of Greek tragedy, Aeschulus, Euripides and Sophocles (whose Oedipus Rex he considered the finest of all Greek tragedies), arrived at his definition of tragedy. This e ....
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"The Other" And "Taxi Driver": A Comparison
644 Words - 3 Pages.... of times, the woman decides not to
see Travis again. Travis says that she's just like the others, meaning just
like all the other women. In order to take revenge, he tries to assassinate
Palantine in front of her. "The other" also appears as gangsters in the
movie. Travis, in order to eliminate them, becomes a criminal just like
them. Therefore in "Taxi Driver",we see two good examples of "The Other".
In "Taxi Driver" we see that Travis Bickle still has an identity
forming problem, or I might say that he has unconsciously formed an
identity during his childhood, but he's trying to find it. It was his
curiosity about his identity that was giving him problems to sleep.
Ba ....
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The Crucible: Reverend John Hale - A Dynamic Character
439 Words - 2 Pages.... Domini Sabaoth sui filiique ite ad
infernos,” which means: In the name of the lord of hosts and his son get
thee to the lower world. This shows reverend Hales views on witchery.
Another example of Hale's character and his savings of witches is when he
said, “Now Tituba, I know that when we bind ourselves to Hell it is very
hard to break with it. We are going to help you tear yourself free-”
The point when Reverend Hale begins to change is in Act III during
the trial of John Proctor. “I am a minister of the lord, and I dare not
take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of
conscience may doubt it.” He starts to doubt if the very thin ....
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Catastrophes That Plagued Characters In Romeo And Juliet
544 Words - 2 Pages.... was a very witty energetic man. If he held his
tongue and thought about what he said before acting on them he would not have
gotten into so many fights. His jokes were probably taken lightly be his
friends Romeo and Benvolio because they were accustomed to hearing Mercutio's
voice constantly. Mercutio should not have tried to tease Tybalt because of the
rivalry between Tybalt's family and Romeo's family.
While avenging Mercutio, Romeo should have thought about the
consequences of slaying Tybalt. On one hand he filled the urge to kill the man
who had killed his friend. On the other hand he killed his wife's cousin. How
can one justify killing a member of their wife' ....
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The Crucible
1056 Words - 4 Pages.... and personality traits of several characters change under the pressure of the witch trials. Among these characters are John Proctor, who changes his own opinions in a hypocritical way, Reverend Parris, who changes his views on whether or not witches exist, and Abigail Williams, who changes her story several times throughout the book.
John Proctor, a local villager, was a firm believer that the rumor of witchcraft in the village was nonsense and was completely indifferent to the idea that witches even existed. Reverend Parris stated that the village was talking of witchcraft and Proctor said, "Then let you come out and call them wrong", clearly expressing that he did not ....
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The Taming Of The Shrew: An Critique
1871 Words - 7 Pages.... was very sweet and charming and beautiful; for these
reasons many suitors wooed her. Kate was presented to be much more intelligent
and witty than Bianca, but, ironically, she could not compete with Bianca
because of these witty comebacks and caustic remarks she made (Dash 830). All
of the men who desired Bianca needed somebody to marry Kate, as it was customary
for the older daughter to be married before the young one. Finally, Petruchio
came along to court Kate, saying he wanted to marry wealthily in Padua. It
appeared, though, as if Petruchio was the kind of man who needed an opposition
in life. The shrewish Kate, who was known to have a sharp tongue, very
adequat ....
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Julius Caesar: Brutus' Mistakes
419 Words - 2 Pages.... assumption and
joining the other conspirators he set him self up for many problems for him
and for Rome. This was one of the fatal mistakes made by Brutus.
Brutus actually made two mistakes with Mark Antony. The first was letting Mark
Antony live and the second was letting him speak alone at the funeral. When
Cassius first suggested that they should kill Mark Antony, which they should of,
but the noble Brutus said “Our course will seem to bloody.” That was not his
only mistake with Mark Antony he also let him speak at Caesar funeral. He was
warned by Cassius, but Brutus ignored him as usual. When Mark Antony spoke he
got crowd on his side and they killed all the cons ....
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Evil In Women And Its Effect On Macbeth
748 Words - 3 Pages.... by woman. Going back to the story
of Adam and Eve, we see such an example. ".. she took of the fruit thereof, and
she did eat it; and she gave it unto her husband..." (Genesis 3.6). Eve, out of
fear, beguiled Adam. In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches, succumbing to
greed, corrupted Macbeth.
Lady Macbeth's actions parallel those of the witches. The witches
planted the idea that Macbeth should become king. Lady Macbeth followed through
with this idea by pushing Macbeth to kill Duncan. "... a very definition of the
weird sisters - calling on them to unsex her to cram her with cruelty from top
to toe..." (Bloom 29). This quote illustrates the connection betw ....
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