Sphinx

far cry from the usual descriptions one hears about Australia. Hope has many criticisms of Australia and points out the country’s lack of cultural identity. He likens the country to the Egyptian landmark the "Sphinx" a symbol of great wisdom, where "those endless, outstretched paws of Sphinx demolished or stone lion worn away" insinuating that Australia used to be greater than it is presently and its past reputation is now gone. The second stanza addresses the notion of Australia as a young…

Allegory of Geometry” by Laurent de La Hyre, which was made in oil on canvas 1649. The painting is signed by La Hyre on the lower center part of the painting along with the date created. La Hyre is a French painter who was “born in Feb. 27, 1606, in Paris, France”(1) and later “died in Dec. 28, 1656, in Paris”(1). La Hyre is famous painter who is known for painting in the French Baroque style and for painting in the Classicism style. La Hyre’s “paintings reflects the influence of Vouet,…

Introduction Decorum has derived from the French word and by time to décorer to decorate. Decorum from the Latin: "right, proper" was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory that was about the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behaviour within set situations. In Literature: The concept of literary propriety, in its simplest stage of development was outlined by…

In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is described as a “everyman” figure because through the towns eyes he has done the most difficult thing that any man could ever do and that was defeating the Sphinx. Even though Oedipus is a regular human, the town believes because he defeated the Sphinx that he has the ability to do more than the average human being. “We are not saying, Oedipus that you’re equal to the gods but we have come to you gathered around your altars, because, out of all the…

Howling at Moloch Examining a poem and a film in detail to find how they each work as individual pieces and how they function together helps to better understand them. The 1968 poem, Howl by Allen Ginsberg, was the basis for the 2010 film by the same name, which was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. One of the main themes throughout both the poem and the film was Moloch. The author introduces Moloch in his poem as a metaphor for all the terrible things that separate humanity from…

by robbers on the road. At the same time, a huge Sphinx has been terrorizing the land. One man, Oedipus, comes upon it on the road. Oedipus has been running away from home because an oracle has predicted he will kill his father and marry his mother. The Sphinx gives him an unsolved riddle: what creature walks on four legs, then two, then three? Oedipus answers: mankind, who crawls, then walks, then uses a cane. This answer is correct, and the Sphinx kills itself. Oedipus becomes a famous…

is definitely not the villain within the play nor to the people of Thebes. In fact, he is their saviour and king who they turn to in the face of the play’s opening plague as he “gave [them] back [their] life” by solving the riddle of the ravenous Sphinx. Additionally, the play’s protagonist is a compassionate man who cares greatly for the welfare of his kingdom. His “heart bears the weight of [his] own, and [his people’s], a characteristic that isn’t exactly befit of a villain. However, despite…

youths and devouring all who failed to solve her riddle. The regent of Thebes, King Creon, offered the throne to the one who would destroy her. Oedipus took the challenge, and when he solved the Sphinx 's riddle, she cast herself off the mountainside in despair. Oedipus was the person who made the Sphinx famous in Greek mythology by taking her challenge and solving the riddle. The Chimera is a Greek monster with the body and head of a lion with a snake for a tail and a fire-breathing goat…

Oedipus uplifts the Sphinx, and the speakers for the townspeople called The Chorus and the city officials, appointed Oedipus as King. Oedipus is engulfed with Self-confidence and pride from his past accomplishments, although he is truly blind to fortune of events. As acting…

A Poem That Will Make Minds Go Crazy When an author writes a poem, they express their feelings and draws the reader into the poem. The reader will sometimes relate to it and understand what the author is trying to say. The book Howl has four parts, but the actual poem is only the first three parts and the fourth part is foot note. I argue that Allen Ginsberg’s book, Howl is too difficult to grasp because the reader must research and translate every line in order to understand the author’s…