Greek chorus

Discussing the plight of one who remains entangled in the web of vices throughout his earthly existence, and thus failing to adhere to the Satpanth (True Path), this verse compares the lifespan of such a person to the unseasonal and useless downpour of rain during summer. The term sehastra in the opening line is the same as the word sahastra, which means ‘thousand’ in Gujarati and pachās means ‘fifty’. Therefore, sehastra pachās is ‘fifty thousand’. The term āvīyo denotes a continuous tense…

In this journal entry I 'll be discussing, sharing my feelings andd interpreting Li-Young Lee 's poem, "The Gift." I will discuss the way the verse was told and the main theme of how a father-son bond is presented. Lee 's poem states itself like a story. The Gift 's verse is plainly spoken for the most part in that there are very little metaphors andd similes used. However, after reading it I still thought abbout it for a while to find if there was a deeper meaning hidden somewhere. I found…

While we may not wear togas or worship the gods on top of Mount Olympus, much of our lives have been shaped by Greek philosophers and their discoveries. From our government, to the science and technology that makes up every tool we use, to our favorite medias and the very words we speak, the Greeks have had an impact on our world today. When our founding fathers of America wanted to separate from Great Britain, they had a job to do, create a new government. They needed to create a system that…

Aristotle. Greek art influenced the entire ancient world and a little bit of our world today. Greek art is not only split up by form, but also by era: Classic, Classical, and Classicism. Ancient Greece began what is known as modern day literature, art, music, drama, and other kinds of arts. Greek literature was developed as a national expression with little influence until the Hellenistic period and had a formative effect on succeeding European literature. Folk ballads were the basis of Greek…

forms of music because of the songs featuring set of stylized clichés that are made up of The Chain Smokers electronic dance music (EDM) platform (Adorno, “On Popular Music,” 24); The EDM “platform” consists of “new synth sounds” within the repetitive chorus of the songs application of what Adornos defines as “baby talk” and “GEM” within the lyrics and melody that fully encapsulate the false sense of originality and uniqness for their audience (Adorno, “On Popular Music,”…

From primary sources and your notes on Hellenistic art, explain the relationship between mathematics and beauty. Include in your response the following ratios, proportion, perfect vs. imperfect, mathematical harmony and optical importance. After the death of Alexander the Great, the art period changed immensely from classical to the Hellenistic period. The Hellenistic period consists of complexity, movement, emotion and focuses on conveying drama. Hellenistic art were athletes, heroic figures,…

In Euripides’ play Medea, the chorus is merely used as an instrument to portray social comment and cultural values. The chorus, in Medea, comprises 15 Corinthian women who are non-professionals, having talent in singing and dancing and serving as a bridge between the protagonist and the audience repeating important lines to portray emphasis on a particular issue or viewpoint. In literature, or more specifically, in Greek tragedy, the chorus is a mere commentator, commenting on the actions of the…

present the Greek city state of Thebes in turmoil as citizens attempt to deal with the problems created by their leaders’ questionable actions and decisions. The chorus of Antigone presents the concepts of paternalism and anarchy in opposition in order to depict Antigone as ironically trapped between the edicts of two paternal figures: her uncle the king Creon and the ultimate father--Zeus. Throughout Antigone, Sophocles establishes anarchy as a societal taboo in Thebes. The chorus, in…

Heroes have always been around, admired and praised, yet the definition of a hero continues to change. The heroes of today may not be considered heroes a century from now, and likewise the Greek heroes may be seem distant from what society considers a hero today. In the Greeks’ time, a hero was braver than most men, accomplishing great feats of courage and strength. These heroes were flawed and had selfish motives, quite different from the modern ideal of a selfless and anonymous hero. However,…

Sandwich Shop (6 & 8). They eventually made their way to Lubbock, Texas and opened up another restaurant. Where my papou ended up meeting my mawmaw, Judy, who was 16 at the time that they got married and he was 29. I found out while doing research on Greeks in America that most of them owned restaurants and there were communities in Texas well before my family came over(10). I was never made aware of the struggles that my papou and his family had to face, because I do not think that we ever…