Antigone Essay

It is sad, yet amazing that one mistake can lead to a lifetime of misery. Bad mistakes that involve your character can lead to a poor life for not only the gods who have caused something disrupting, but other innocent people. In Greek Mythology, some important lessons are staying humble, follow directions, and listen to what others have to say. In the myth Arachne, the lesson learned is to not have too much pride because you will not be ready when someone else steps up to beat you. “Never…

Ptolemy who is the Egyptian king tells one of his general Achilla to deliver Pompey’s head to Cæsar. Cæsar who is the first emperor of the Romans is shocked and angry by this happening. Cornelia, who is a Pompey’s wife, cries when she hears the happening. Furthermore, Sestus, a Pompey’s son, promises himself that he would take revenge on Ptolemy. The general Achilla wants to marry Cornelia, so he makes an agreement with Ptolemy that they kill Cæsar. Cæsar thinks life and fame is pointless…

The Lonely Lady Greek mythology has many strange explanations of natural phenomena that also teach moral lessons. The myth of Penelope shows us that bravery can go unnoticed because it is considered average. Penelope waits for Odysseus and she is being brave by taking care of everything while he is gone, but she says that only his bravery will be noticed because he is a hero that went on a great journey. Artist John Williams Waterhouse and poet Dorothy Parker portrayed this closer to today's…

Greene’s use of Bendrix as an antihero in The End of the Affair helps to portray a struggling moral character. Bendrix is another perfect example of an antihero. He even admits his own mediocrity when he says, “My words were overcharged. I could detect their insincerity” (19). Everything about Bendrix is repugnant: he is a complainer, a hypocrite, a narcicist, a pessimist, a paramour, and an atheist (which has a bad connotation attached in society). In other words he is everything a hero should…

SHORT QUESTIONS 1. Where did Oedipus send Creon at the beginning of the play? Oedipus sent Creon to the Pythian temple of Apollo, to the oracle of Delphi to ask for advice to get rid of the plague that was terrorizing Thebes. 2. Where was Laius killed? Laius was killed at a three way crossroad out of the country by Oedipus, when Oedipus and Laius had a scuffle and Oedipus ended up killing Laius. 3. Why did not anyone investigate Laius murder at the time it happened? No one tried to find out…

In Virgil's epic, Aeneid, emotion and action are apparent themes which cannot be neglected. Even though there is a distinct disassociation between them, together are important key components that can analyze the characters who we come across. Throughout the book, we reach a point that emotion takes on an unoccupied role and is a key in guiding the characters to make irrational decisions. In contrast, action has a stronger sense because it is prescribed by duty. This description reflects on the…

Civilizations throughout all time and around the world have had their own traditions and unique cultures. China had a belief that there was a cycle that should take place with their emperors called the Dynastic Cycle and within that the Mandate of Heaven (Duiker) This means that emperors cycle in and out of power in a unique way, and it is the god’s decision on how this comes about. This tradition is demonstrated clearly through the Ming dynasty’s overthrow of power by their neighbors Manchus…

Oedipus’ inner blindness leads to his status as a static character and led to his downfall because of his pride. He was overly prideful. His pride also is the cause of many things in his life. His inner blindness was also the cause of his fate and what ended up happening to him. He was the king after all. He wanted to be seen and treated that way. His downfall was brought on by himself. His pride was also a major cause of it as well. He was in fact the king and the hero of Thebes. The people of…

Question: Honor is a prominent theme in the novel. In what ways is this theme underscored in its characters? Vartan Gregorian once said “Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.” Gregorian reveals the importance of honor toward the family, to the extent that it is not negotiable. It represents one's dignity. Similarly, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “The Chronicle of a Death Foretold” reveals the importance of upholding honor in the Colombian society, especially in the…

Nick starts the chapter off two years after Gatsby and George’s death. He describes how he can remember the days that followed the murder suicide and how one reporter had used the expression ‘madman’ to describe George. This expression was later used in the newspaper to describe the horrendous event (163). The policeman can represent how everyone comes up with their own conclusions before knowing the entire story. The murder of Gatsby was a good decision in George’s mind because he believed that…