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The appalling saint is a character of honorable stature and has significance. Despite the fact that the unfortunate saint is pre-prominently awesome, she or he is not great. A tragic saint is a recognized individual possessing a high position, living in prosperous conditions and falling into mishap as a result of a blunder in judgment. Oedipus' honorability and uprightness give his first key to accomplishment as a deplorable saint. Oedipus is an unfortunate saint since he is not impeccable, but…

Oedipus, like his parents, did everything possible to change the course of his fate. Fate and destiny is not something he could not escape from. Christopher S. Nassar and Michael Jacobs clearly believe that Oedipus could not change his fate; they even suggest he is guilty for fulfilling the prophecy and could have delayed his fate or lessened it if he would have let the oracle run its course instead of running from it; by running, Oedipus fulfilled the oracle without him knowing and may have…

Imagine yourself in the head of Ankhesenamun. Think about how They felt when King Tut was murdered. Imagine yourself in the hands of Aye. Think about how Horemheb felt. King Tut died from being murdered by Aye. And They murdered Ankhesenamun. I think king Tut got murdered by aye. I think that because right when king tut died aye married Ankhesenamun like as if he was waiting for king tut to die. But since he was so young they figured that it would take a long time for him to die so Aye decided…

Both Prometheus and Pandora have curiosity, but Prometheus, a titan, had power, and Pandora, a human, had none, so Prometheus was condemned and was left to die, but pandora, who released monsters to humankind, which just hurt mankind more, but Prometheus, gave them fire, and the confidence to stand up like a god, Zeus did not like that, because he did not want man to question him. Prometheus gave man the first fire, he told them it was the little brother of the sun, and told them to use it…

“Fate has terrible power. You can not escape it by wealth or war. No fort can keep it out, no ships can outrun it.” (Sophocles) “Oedipus the King,” written by Sophocles, is one of the greatest play writes in history. It tells about a king in the land of Thebes, who tries to avoid his fate. In the beginning of the play, Oedipus is confronted by the citizens to help with the plague. Oedipus sends his brother-in-law, Kreon to the oracle at Delphi to learn how to help the city. Kreon returns with…

In Homer’s poem, the Iliad, Homer goes through great lengths to describe “The Shield of Achilles.” Homer creates this masterpiece by using imagery to express the world beyond the battlefield, while also painting a picture of heroic, yet destructive, battle scenes. Achilles’ shield symbolically represents the lives of human civilization in the ancient world and provides perspective on the entire war by implying that war constitutes as only one aspect of life. In addition, Homer provides a small…

Debates, mock trials, and public speaking. These were the fibers stitched into my daily life for as long as I could remember. I had great expectations for myself. I saw myself litigating truths, speaking up for the underdog, and setting precedents of right vs. wrong to be witnessed by many. My conceptual framework for my future was jolted into perspective as a result of a powerful moment of injustice. This was no ordinary incident. It wasn’t a level playing field. This was an older boy who was…

Ancient Greek society highly valued the idea of its citizens meeting the expectations of their social and moral responsibility in terms of the principle of sophrosyne, that is finding balance between reason and passion. However, Euripides in exploring the rationalisations of Jason and Medea, in his tragedy Medea, challenges the commonly held value of seeking balance. Jason breaks his oaths and leaves Medea for fortune and prestige, while Medea sets on the quest to exact her retribution on Jason.…

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi said this to show how people can use their power for the effect they want it to have. People use their power to have a caring and loving effect on others. In Antigone she uses her power to show how caring she is for others. Antigone wants to bury her brother Polyneices because she cares for him. By burying her brother she is using her power in a positive way because she is doing what she thinks is right and is caring for him. In the…

Furthermore, Alexander’s failure to produce an heir resulted in the complete collapse of his of his empire. As seen in 335, after the effective conclusion of the Greek revolt Diodorus quotes the advise of Parmenion and Antipater to Alexander insisting for him not to become vigorously involved in the Asian campaign until he had produced a son for heir. Alexander opposed these beliefs, disregarding the idea due to the principle that it would take up too much time. Hence the aftermath of his death…