Seven Against Thebes

had the potential to spread, could not have been enough to stop eminent Macedonian rule over the Greeks. To see what shaped Philip’s victory in Greece, it is necessary to look toward Thebes and the Boeotian federation. The origin of this lies in the Thebans’ assault and victory over Spartan hegemony. After Thebes had been liberated from Sparta in 379, they continue their fight until eventually it was successful in freeing Messenia from Spartan control, which had a hugely detrimental impact on…

Se7en is a movie written in 1995 by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed by David Fincher. The movie is classifies as a drama mystery and thriller. It talks about two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. It is quite often raining in the city. Somerset, the veteran criminologist, wears a cap and waterproof shell. Mills, the child who has quite recently been moved into the area, strolls exposed headed in the downpour as though…

Creon was settled in a difficult situation. He turned out to be the King of Thebes after King Louis and Oedipus had died. By taking all the power of the empire Creon acted as not the real person he really was. The pressure given to Creon for such position took him to have a radical change in his mind. Creon did not have the ability…

Phaedo describes the moments before Socrates’ death to Echecrates; telling him about Socrates’ thoughts on the immortality of the personal soul. Phaedo ends by Socrates drinking poison and saying his final words to his dear friend Crito. Socrates teaches much about the nature of the personal soul, virtue, learning, and knowledge, however the Phaedo suggests these doctrines are intending to not be Socrates’ legacy. These suggestions are Socrates’ words to Cebes, his advice to his friends, and his…

people how powerful he is. After awhile the people started to catch on, especially when a king decide to tear down one of the smaller temples for Amun just to build his hall so he could be remembered. This caused the people to get angry and rally against them, after this happened the kings began to tell the people the temples were…

Cynicism Introduction: Who are the Cynics? The word “cynic” derives from Ancient Greek meaning “dog-like” or “dog”. The philosophy group of Cynics’ beliefs and actions resembles what a dog would think or do, because they live an indifferent way of life. Another way to put this is that the cynics sustained their human behaviour by the motivation entirely of self-interest. An example would be Diogenes of Sinope, who was a dominant figure of the story of Cynicism as there are many stories about his…

Aware that a terrible curse has fallen upon the city of Thebes, King Oedipus sends Creon, his brother-in-law to seek advice from the god Apollo. Creon returns with the news that the curse can only be lifted if the murderer of former king Laius is identified and either banished or killed. Without much thought, Oedipus makes it his responsibility to discover who committed the murder many years ago and banish them from Thebes forever. It is then suggested to Oedipus that he must speak with the…

locked Muzaine in the basement of his lavish castle to spend the rest of his life. Pterniusaka was slowly gaining more power, and eventually made all common men in Madagascar military slaves. He assembled the largest military ever known to man, against the will of his wife and father, and used his military to squander all hope of freedom for the people of Madagascar. While Pterniusaka was wrapped up in abusing his power, he had completely forgotten about Sandepidis, whom he banished to the…

Zodiac (2007) is a American Neo-noir mystery-thriller based on the real events of the Zodiac case. It is an excellent mixture of nerve-racking suspense and desperately obsessed police procedural work. Director David Fincher is famous for his interest in experimenting and exaggerating with mystery and anticipation in his films, and Zodiac successfully keeps viewers on the edge with its elusive and uncertain narrative. However, the plot of the film is not about the actual killer, but more of the…

In the movie Seven directed by David Fincher in 1995, two detectives: William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman and David Mills played by Brad Pitt get called to solve a case of various murders representing the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and envy. The personalities and personal struggles of both detectives begin to develop throughout the process of extensive investigating and high stresses of the case. The main take away from the movie is how the stressors and…