Augustus "Gus" McCrae

Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a play that revolves around two characters who fall in love at first sight, but they have caught themselves in the midst of a family feud. They struggle to fix their lives together, which leads to a tragedy. Fate is a term which describes the reasoning of them being "star-cross'd lovers", as Shakespeare states, and that an event is destined to happen. Romeo and Juliet thoroughly express these predetermined courses of events. All throughout the…

I believe Socrates have given the good arguments overall and have reasons to justify all his points, but I’m not completely agree with all his opinion, especially in the case which Euthyphro is accusing his father of murder someone. Socrates is a very wise and willing to explain and defending himself even with paying the price of him own life. What is piety? One of the argument from Euthyphro is that what is piety and impiety to the gods. One of the definition that article provides is that…

What is a tragic hero? Today, a tragic hero is defined as a literary character whose poor judgment leads to their own destruction. This modern definition, although modeled from Aristotle’s version, differs from the traditional, Greek tragic hero. Aristotle stated that “a man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall,” and thus in order for a literary character to be deemed an Aristotelian tragic hero, they must meet certain qualifications. The first is, the tragic hero…

Just by reading Book II encourages me to read the rest of the books. I am able to understand how Virgil incorporates his own time and experiences to this story. For example, Rome had recently emerged from war and both King Augustus and Aeneas had to show strong leadership after many years of war. This story tells how one civilization can change into a new one and how something great can come out of a terrible situation. I believe this story includes different themes and one…

Oedipus Rex is considered to be one of the world’s greatest tragedies while also being one of the oldest. Despite being written second, it was the first part of the theban trilogy written by Sophocles. The themes in Oedipus Rex are crucial to the play’s long lasting appeal. The various symbols throughout the story help to illustrate the theme that one often encounters their fate on the path they take to avoid it. Oedipus’ scars located on his feet, along with his name, are symbols representing…

Julius Caesar is a play filled with death and betrayal. Based on historical events in the ancient Rome Empire, it is specifically about the time when one of the greatest generals of the Roman Empire was killed. Each and every death had a purpose and consequence that came about because of it. The first person to die in the play was Caesar himself. He was a hero of the Roman Empire and a generous, kind-hearted man. Yet, he was dispatched by his friends and fellow senators. When his life was ended,…

The Mithridatic Wars were fought during the first century BC between Rome and the Kingdom of Pontus, ruled by King Mithridates VI. Mithridates was betrayed by his own son, and the Kingdom of Pontus eventually lost to Rome, after which Mithridates took his own life (Simpson). The poem “Rain of Statues”, written by Sarah Lindsay, tells a story about the soldiers who fought and died during these wars. “Rain of Statues” gives the reader the idea that people are often viewed as being no different…

In one iconic and powerful exchange in the movie The Dark Knight, Two-Face, a heroic district attorney turned villain said to one of the protagonists, Jim Gordon, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain.” This quote eloquently describes the ideology of characters who are neither a hero nor truly a villain, but fall somewhere between. For many, morally grey characters are fascinatingly terrifying since their actions are understandable, but also condemnable.…

Cassius and Marc Antony: Power of Deception Throughout Julius Caesar, the power of persuasion and deception is used as a catalyst for conflict, as well as peacekeeping. Cassius and Marc Anthony’s respective uses of deception are used in extremely similar ways through principle, however their motives are very different. In this essay, I will demonstrate how Cassius deceives Brutus for his own personal agenda, while Marc Antony deceives the angry mob to subside conflict and change the mob’s…

Angelo Jethro C. Del Rosario PI 100 (MTh 8:30-10:00) Point One: Rizal Condemned The Uprising. “He condemned the Revolution because as an ilustrado he instinctively underestimated the power and the talents of the people. He believed in freedom not so much as a national right but as something to be deserved, like a medal for good behavior. Moreover, he did not equate liberty with independence. Since his idea of liberty was essentially the demand for those rights which the elite needed in order…