Antigone Essay

The ending was to me very tragic. It looks that last line “he have his goodness now” raises a question, to which there is no right answer. Reverent Hale did have a very good point. Although Proctor’s character was frequently praised for his integrity, did he help his family by dying? His wife and the unborn child will have to make it without him. His choice of death can also be viewed as a form of suicide, which is not supported by many Christians. It can also be interpreted as being selfish.…

Texts can be interpreted in many different ways. Being able to understand a reading is key in filling yourself with knowledge. In Ovid's collection of stories, Metamorphoses, different readers misconstrue what they are told, while others understand the true meaning of what is said to them. Pentheus is an eisegetic reader which means he interprets a text by forcing his own ideas upon it. Pyrrha is a literal reader which means she can only see one meaning and can not recognize symbols or metaphors…

Constant discovery through trusting conversation and questioning is essential to maintain a wholesome relationship. This is explored by Robert frost in Home Burial through the emphasis on the isolation between the living when experiencing death, which eventually leads to them challenging their stubborn beliefs and discovering the existence of alternate pathways to escaping misery. Frost metaphorically states the dissatisfaction within the relationship, “Three foggy mornings and one raining day…

Have you ever encountered an absolutely gorgeous, charismatic hunk-of-man who, upon meeting him for the first time, had you convinced every move you'd made in your life, up to that point, led you directly to him? Did you feel strangely alive at the time; nevertheless fearing you might die because you suddenly forgot how to inhale, becoming light-headed due to a lack of oxygen? Initially, you probably fell into a state of panic as your eyes grew wide and your heart pounded painfully in your chest…

Is pride the mischievous culprit to the downfall of ancient warriors? In Homers epic the Iliad he reveals the main values that ancient Greek society strived for. One of these values is pride. They believed that in order to be thought highly of you must earn honor and pride. Although pride was glorified in ancient Greek society Achilles, Agamemnon, and Hektor all prove how it could be damaging. Agamemnon’s pride led to many innocent Achaians fatalities. As king he’d taken the daughter of priest…

Danayt Tikuye pd-7 When making a decision, one must not only consider how it affects them individually but also how it could affect the people around them. At the end of the day, we all might have to make a choice. Your decisions could end up causing you to betray someone in order to stay true to another person. In the reading “Sin” Agnes Repplier had a choice between lying to her mother and keeping her best friend. Her decision to lie to her mother and keep her friend backs up the…

Hester and Dimmesdale are not forgiven because the whole truth was never confessed by Dimmesdale. Towards the end when Hester and Pearl were on the scaffold he confessed his sins. As he said he confessed in the story he didn’t specify all of what he confessed. Dimmesdale used himself in 3rd person as a “confession”. He said “The law we broke I… the sin here awfully revealed!” never did he say that himself and Hester broke the law of adultery. The confession was not enough to be forgiven.…

1. Gallant – There was a gallant knight who fought the ferocious dragon. 2. Fray – The big carpet frays over the long periods of time. 3. Martial – Martial law was declared after the crazy riots. 4. Exile – Romeo thought that he would die after being exiled. 5. Eloquence – Her eloquence was so great that she convinced the president to meet with her. 6. Piteous – The dying soldier gave out a piteous cry. 7. Beguiled – Paige beguiled her friend to do her homework for her. 8. Tempered – Most people…

A traditional tale of a young girl in search of her father would morph into the picturesque narrative, filled with comical characters, easy adventure, and a heartwarming conclusion where the daughter and father happily reunite. However, in Fran Ross’s Oreo, the plot radically deviates from the conventional narrative of Greek mythology to include black characters in a typically white narrative. Oreo goes on a quest to learn the “secret of her birth,” from her father, Sam Schwartzes (Ross 37).…

(Thecla): “Now is the time for me to wash myself.” And she cast herself into the water, saying, “In the name of Jesus Christ I baptize myself for the last day.” And looking on, the women and all the crowd cried out saying, “Do not cast yourself into the water,” so that even the governor was weeping… Just as the seals in the pool and the wild beasts came upon Thecla, a cloud of fire enclosed Thecla and prevented her from being harmed while also shielding her nakedness. At this moment, Thecla is…