Cassandra

The role of women in "Iliad" varied, the gods had a high position in life, like Athena who was god of wisdom of art, as compared to mortal women, who were sometimes reduced to a prize for men at a fighting war. For example when Agamemnon (leader of Achaeans) captures Chrysies, though he has to eventually give her back to her father. In "Iliad" Helen's position seems to be higher than the maidens Achilles and Agamemnon captured. She was originally Greek Menelaus' (Brother of Agamemnon) wife,…

Aristotelian vs. Modern Perception of the Protagonist Affinity toward a character is often skewed by one’s own personalities and beliefs, such as the view of characterization within Aeschylus’ Agamemnon. In order to properly assess the protagonist within this play, first the thoughts of Aristotelian theory of tragic heroes will be overviewed, and their involvement in plot development. Next, this theory, and a specific main character approach by Aristotle, will then be applied to The Agamemnon,…

Every character in Aeschylus's Oresteia is concerned with the notion of justice. The trilogy repeatedly emphasizes a fundamental concept of justice: revenge. It is a really simple but powerfully emotional basis for justice, associating retribution with family, emotions and honor. The Oresteia explores whether the revenge ethic is adequate as a legitimate basis for justice. It depicts the flaws of the practice of personal vendetta: the cyclical nature of blood crimes and the lack of a clear…

Paris, also known as Alexandros, was born to Hecuba and Priam. His mother had a dream regarding his birth, that he was a flaming torch. Paris’s sister, Cassandra, told her parents that she had a dream of Paris ruining the city and bringing destruction to Troy. As a result, Hecuba wanted to kill him, so she sent him into the wilderness to die. However, he was found in the wilderness by a shepherd, who raised him As Paris grew older, he married Oenone. One of his dad’s servants took one of…

The first act will drive the story forward into the second act which is the rising action and conflict. In Act II the problem and conflict will be fully developed, and the protagonist Angela will undergo terrible life changes and darkness that she will have to recover from to restore her faith, hopes, and dreams. This will be the most complex act because it will contain the character arc and the most drama parts of the story. Angela life will go on an emotional ride with many up and down moments…

freedom” (Janney). Similarly, Sterling A. Brown's article on "Negro Character as Seen by White Authors" provides a dated explanation of the "contented slave" prevalent throughout American Literature (Brown 180). Furthermore, Ray Von Robertson and Cassandra Chaney article, “I Know it [Racism] Still Exists Here:” African American Males at a Predominantly White Institution” gives modern examples of stereotypes black males tend to be complacent with.…

between North America and Africa. However, not everyone in that period was thrilled about slavery. Many opposed it and wanted to abolish it, which made some colonies fight. Quakers believe in peace, therefore they oppose slavery. Because Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick embraced and worship the Quakers way and principles, they were banished from their colonies and threatened to be killed if returned and left their kids behind in poverty because of that situation they…

Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her is filled with intricate and complicated tale of love, lust and longings. The part that may be the most intriguing is about the characters being realize by Junot Diaz’s from the viewpoint of an immigrant, charming the readers with their side of the story living in the same community as us. A tale that tells us about their life including their struggles and yearning for their home country when life is harsh towards them, as well as the story about their love and…

According to Matt Pfeil, co-founder and VP of Customer Solutions at big data software company DataStax which worked with Netflix to implement Apache Cassandra, “If you talk about this age as the data age, we’re still in the teenage years, and as it matures there’s going to be orders or magnitudes of different types of technologies that just encompass big data. The more data you have and the more you can…

whole heart. As we drove farther and farther away from home , I was staring at the clouds and making out figures. I had spotted a bird and a pig, but then I saw something. It was so detailed I knew that it was a trick immediately. The cloud was Cassandra. She stared at me with the evil devil eyes. “Good luck Blake. We will meet again.” she said. I put that thought out of my mind as the charger approached the airport. When we went inside a man checked my bags. However, he looked familiar.…