Antigone Essay

The decision at hand is one of great sorrow. The situation has no there way of resolving itself, and the verdict had been reached promptly by the slightly reluctant but strong will of Captain Barton; he had been pondering on the whole situation, but at this point there is no other choice. The decision had been made since the moment Marolyn had been discovered. However much upsetting that the situation is, it is known by Captain Barton, and eventually Marolyn that she will have to die; there is…

SAR Essay Who would have ever figured that some Greek Mythology stories are alike? Well maybe if you wonder that as well, I can tell you if you continue reading. A few examples are Arachne, Phaethon, and Daedalus and Icarus, they are all alike. Some of the important lessons in Greek Mythology in something like these stories are, follow directions and think of others and not just yourself. In the myth “Arachne” by Olivia Coolidge, the moral taught is people need to stop trying to compare…

For an individual to keep an oath, it may be an outcome of right or wrong. An individual may innocently keep their oath for a good outcome, but their result may be a bad omen. In this reading prompt Jephthah, Agamemnon, and Clytemnestra all struggle with their actions of promise and vengeance. Jephthah becoming a man of battle, has his difficulties separating right and wrong. He wanted to defeat battle and have the Ammonites be given to his hand, however he did not think about his consequence.…

Just as Achebe employs that Okonkwo struggles throughout his life to maintain a certain level of respect from his peers and loved ones that ultimately leads to his downfall, so too does he illustrate that Okonkwo’s potential for greatness from a very young age, a probability that he finds very difficult to meet. For example, in Chapter One, the speaker describes Okonkwo’s accomplishments as a young boy, through the emphasis on “eat with the kings.” Because of his own hard work and dedication,…

In the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the primary characters either accept or reject relationships. How are the relationships structured socially? How do the relationships interfere with society? Hawthorne delves into this by using different strategies such as people worrying about how they are placed in society, they want to place themselves in a high "ranking". Decisions about relationships can effect how an individual is viewed by the community, so Hester's decision has effected her…

King Lear had many elements of surrender and sacrifice, however, there are only on character that outshines the others. One of the three daughters of king Lear sacrificed something that showed her extreme value of honesty. Cordelia, in Act one, sacrificed her father’s love with the truth. She knew the reality with her feelings and emotions for her father. Unlike the sisters, she said that her love for her father would be in half because she wants to give the other half to her husband. Therefore,…

One who is thought to have been innocent and true to herself and to others around her would surely prove that justice exists by showcasing her own life. However, this is not the case with another secondary character, Cordelia, in Shakespeare’s King Lear. Although Cordelia gave her honest response to her father and always protected her father, she faced a cruel death that Shakespeare’s audience could not withstand. When asked to proclaim her love to her father, she refused, not because she was…

In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, Antinous shows up about half way through the poem. It is in The Odyssey he is mean and doesn’t like Odysseus. Odysseus kills him in part four of The Odyssey. Antious shows in the poem that he is black-hearted, hated, and arrogant. Antinous in the epic poem is arrogant. The first example that he is arrogant is on page 998. Antinous insults Odysseus when he first gets to the house. Another reason that he is arrogant is on page 999 when Antinous throws a…

Euripides has been considered a misogynist and has been accused of hating women, by various critics and even his contemporary Aristophanes, who blatantly calls Euripides a misogynist in his play ‘Lysistrata’. Euripides utilizes the myth and tragedy of Medea, where originally she would have been considered a villain, where she kills her brother and betrays her father to help Jason, to show the plight of the 5th century Athenian woman. While Medea defied social norms and values of the Athenian…

The Crucible and 12 Angry Men are two plays that expressed the same theme of justice differently throughout each play. From their differing time periods and setting, both plays explore the justice system within society and the role people play within the system. Both 12 Angry Men and The Crucible have similarities, both plays have main characters that are attempting to right wrongs that they see being committed in their respected plays. Once the authors introduced the characters to us they then…