Antithesis

conscience between Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, who at the beginning of the play requests for the devil to castrate her to make her more manly, is begging to remove the blood from a dagger that she had thought water would have easily cured. The antithesis to Lady Macbeth, is her husband, Macbeth. In Act Two, Macbeth is witlessly scared of murdering his king and kinsman,…

John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural address is still one of the most sought after a referenced addresses used today. It covers the parallel between 1776 and the founding fathers intentions for the United States, as well as addressing the similarities still in action and being fought for in John’s day. In the context of 1961, the United States was now roughly 15 years removed from World War II; however, the world was once again brought into another fight for peace through what was the Cold War era in…

By employing his dialectical process, Hegel is able to provide a just yet innovative examination of the objects and contents of religion. For instance, he explains that the finite human spirit is the thesis and the infinity of God’s spirit as its antithesis. Religion, in this case the Christian community, serves as the synthesis. This is because through a religious community that a finite being such as human can grasp the consciousness of God, an infinite being. Furthermore, Hegel presents an…

Dialectical Montage as a Vehicle for Political Messaging Sergei Eisenstein expertly uses dialectical montage to demonstrate the plight of Russians in the midst of the revolution in his silent film The Battleship Potemkin (1925). Specifically in the massacre on the Odessa Steps scene, montage editing helps convey exaggerated feelings of fear and helplessness in the context of the political state in Russia; the famous and fictitious scene posits political unrest and terror associated with the…

Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” responds to the eight clergymen’s letter condemning his nonviolent demonstrations, labeling him as an extremist. King’s usage of allusions, antithesis, and analogy to build his credibility and appeal to the emotions of his moderate audience justify his extremist actions and persuades the reader to act against injustices. King addresses the clergymen’s accusation of King’s “extreme measures” by creating analogies to justify his actions. He…

the beach. The children would rather run about wildly and play than do anything "grownup." Despite the emphasis that Ralph places on the importance of the fire, he is the only one who cares about it. The final conflict is between the age-old antithesis order and chaos. The boys, with the exception of Ralph, have lost nearly all of their human behaviour and are running wild. They represent…

in the relationships found, but also, there is a very unhealthy relationship found within A Doll House which accurately displays not only the antithesis of honesty in the relationship, but also how such rank and vile dishonesty condemns a single relationship. The relationship with Torvald and Nora Helmer is a perfect example of the idea of this antithesis being in effect. The dishonesty is almost immediately showcased through the following passage; “Helmer: Hasn’t she paid a visit to the…

on why this happened, so both Brutus and Mark Antony delivered speeches. Brutus used the rhetorical devices antithesis, epimone, and logos, while Mark Antony used paralipsis and pathos, to evoke the preferred mob mentality that each one wanted. Brutus was one of the conspirators that murdered Caesar, so he wanted to defend himself and explain why he did what he did. Brutus uses antithesis, putting two contrasting ideas together, to emphasize the differences in the…

states fear to his audience. He announces, “We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom…” (Doc B). The quote is an antithesis because; it says that it is not a victory but a celebration which have opposite meanings. If you do not have a victory then you have a lost. The idea of losing something can be very fearful. He uses antithesis to show that there was a gain and lost. The speeches both discuss fear but in each speech there are different fears that are addressed. In…

For what my two cents are worth, Karl Marx is one of the greatest and most influential philosophers in history. In addition to the litany of ideas and thoughts he contributed to the eternally evolving world of philosophy, Marx is also a premiere example of how philosophers build of one another’s work. Marx drew from many of his predecessors, but there were two in particular that influenced Marx tremendously. Both Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Charles Darwin, made astronomical impacts on Karl…