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In book two, "Of Mortal Children and Immortal Lusts", of Ovid's Metamorphoses we see the story of Jove and Callisto, a story in which Callisto is raped by Jove yet Callisto is seemingly blamed for the said occurrence. Although in the beginning of his writing Ovid implies that Callisto is in fact a victim and not at fault, as the tale progresses that stance seems to change into blaming Callisto for beings raped, this is amplified by both Juno and Diana blaming Callisto for the rape. In the…

Clash Of Titan Ordinary World Before there was a world there were three titans Zeus, Poseidon, and hiatus. Zeus own the sky and heaven, Poseidon control the sea, and Hiatus is left ruling the underworld. Hiatus has given birth to the kraken and Zeus gave birth .to a child that would change the world and his name was Perseus. At a young age he question that his parents won't love him anymore because he is not by blood and lived as a fisherman. Call To Adventure When the people took down the…

The clip from Game of Thrones: Purple Wedding articulated the cultural message of high culture. High culture is identified as the upper class society, which does not permit entry to outsiders. At the wedding, there were only people that were associated with the kingdom present to view the ceremony. However, King Joffrey’s uncle was treated terribly. He treated his uncle as if he was an outsider, and once King Joffrey died he was falsely accused of his death by his mother. The representation of…

Joanna Martinez Ms. Tobenkin AP Literature, Period 4 15 April 2016 Heart Of Darkness: Part 3 When Marlow is looking at the “vanished fence” surrounding Kurtz’s house, he notices a disturbing site. He sees that there are human head turned towards Kurtz’s home. The significance of these objects is that Kurtz’s would like to show that he has absolute power over the natives. Since the heads are facing toward it shows how twisted Kurtz’s has really become. It shows the “darkness” that is in Kurtz…

In the Prologue, Antigone tells Ismene her plan to defy Creon’s order and properly bury the body of Polyneices, to honor the laws of the gods. Ismene refuses to take part of the burial arguing it is against the law and it would only bring more shame to the family. Ismene does value her brother; however, she does not have the courage to bury Polyneices. In fact, Ismene’s struggles to take action because she believes women should not violate the laws of men and her fear of punishment. Ismene’s…

He claims to favour the interests of the city over all but then shows his true colours by both acting and ranting like a tyrant. Antigone is steadfast and determined in her aim - she fully believes that the rule of god must take precedence in this matter regarding death, as well as revealing her belief that it is the family that is more important than the state. In contrast, it is Oedipus’ desire to serve his adopted city, and to release it from its’ suffering, that propels him toward the awful…

Western Standardization Today in America, there is a new standardization of the education of a student called common core, it is explained as a tool like a staircase. Each principle learned is built upon a principle that was learned the year before. While common core state standards are being put into place to make sure every student around the country can compete or jobs and furthering their education there are still debates on the standardization in literature. In English in particular, there…

Man will always have an innate desire to have what isn’t his. Discontent is a hopeless side effect to human nature, and unfortunately all men deal with it hundreds of instances within a lifetime. What people don’t realize, though, is they are given what they have for a reason. The creator of the universe purposely places things, people, and circumstances in everyone’s life when it is appropriate. When men chase after their own desires, it often results in some sort of consequence. This, the…

Oedipus the King is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles. The book tells the story about Oedipus’s life and he is also known as the king of Thebes. There are many type of blindess, not necessary has to be physical sight instead in the Oedipus the Kind, he was blinded to the truth of his own identity. Oedipus was technically has been blinded to the truth his whole life, and when he find the truth, he loses his physical vision. In the play, King Oedipus started life with his parents sent him…

The excerpt from Antigone is very valuable because it can be used in our everyday life. If you make a mistake own up to it , don’t act like you don’t realize your fault. In Antigone , Creon was really arrogant and he didn’t want to listen to anyone’s advice , and so him not heeding wise words people ended up dead. Now something like that probably won’t happen if you’re being stubborn , or arrogant but that doesn’t mean something bad might not happen. For example ; My brother left his plate…