“Antigone” is a play about struggle and passion. To fully understand the play, the previous plays needs to be understood. Antigone and her sister, Ismene, are the daughters of Oedipus, from the play “Oedipus Rex”. Eteocles takes control of Thebes and his brother Polynices raises an army to attack the city; both are killed in the battle. This is where the story of Antigone comes into play. Creon, Oedipus’s brother in law and uncle (Oedipus married his mother) is now King of Thebes. He issues a decree
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Look back through the play to find as many light and dark images as you can. In each case, identify the context; who is speaking? When and where? What kind of effects do these images have? Light and dark imagery: Act 1 scene 1- scene 4 Montague says: Away from light steals home my heavy son Shut up his windows, locks fair daylight out And makes himself an artificial night He talks about Romeo as he is depressed and locked himself in a room. Capulet says: At my poor house look to
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his challenge, “give me a well-aimed stroke, and agree / To accept another in repayment when my turn / Arrives” (1. 294-296). Eager to prove his bravery to his uncle, the king, Gawain accepts the challenge. He understands that he will face the same fate one year later and takes the Green Knight’s ax, swings with all his might, and beheads him. At the moment, the hubris of Gawain is at the highest level. Gawain thinks it may be the end of his challenge, but the Green Knight retrieves his head from
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conclusion that it was not one action, but a series of choices and events that created Amir's persona as an adult. By holding onto his guilt and fear of discovery, Amir could only bury his past for short periods of time before his own conscience uncovered it and the emotional baggage attached. Throughout the course of Amir's life, he made choices based on jealousy, fear, and guilt, and thus allowed his life to be immersed in regret and shame until he finally allowed himself redemption. Baba first demonstrates
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Fear of the Unknown The story The Monkey's Paw, takes place in what is described as, "a beastly, slushy, out of the way" area where the "pathway's a bog and the road's a torrent." The location alone is setting the stage for fear. The use of fear of the unknown with regard to greed have been shown in a number of ways. Firstly with the game of chess between Mr. White and his son Herbert, then jumping at the chance to make a wish on the paw even after knowing that the paw had brought trouble
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Shortly after the attack, it became headline news all over the United States. This event then caused panics and hysterias in the society, mainly the west coast as it now seemed possible for Japanese to invade not only East Asia but also America. The fear of Japanese invasion in west coast caused many Americans, including government officials, to view all Japanese, the Issie and Neisei, as potential threats and enemies. When President Roosevelt passed the Executive Order 9066, He declares his intenstions
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king, but Claudius quickly married Hamlet’s Mother to take the crown. During the play, it is shown why Hamlet is a considered a revenge tragedy. Throughout the play Hamlet’s view of death prevents him from taking action, but through accepting his fate he is able to finally kill his uncle, without thinking about his death. After Hamlet meets
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* war and negative racial stereotyping were two mutually reinforcing factors in this distancing- promote a psychological distancing between perpetrator and victim * bureaucratic and administrative aspects of the destruction process * disobedience meant the concentration camp if not immediate execution, possibly for their families as well BUT everyone could still make their own decisions about shooting * with the division of labor and removal of the killing process to the death
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Richard’s bloody right hand and was seized by Richard for treason. Supposedly, Buckingham would be granted the earldom of Hereford and fulfill his desire for power, but the King had abandoned the pawn. Thus, Buckingham plotted to overthrow Richard out of fear and the addiction of power, but failed and got captured instead. Undoubtedly, Richard ordered him to be executed, and King Richard’s orders are followed without exceptions. The grim reaper knocks on Buckingham’s doors, and before his soul was taken
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only created out of fear that the Japanese were a threat because of Pearl Harbor. The United States government was scared that the Japanese Americans were spies for Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Next in Germany some of the citizens found out what Hitler was doing with the camps and started to oppose him. when people opposed or threatened Hitler they were sent into concentration camps with the same fate as the Jews. Finally Hitler used the concentration camps to instill fear into those who opposed
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