In the Greek play Antigone, main character Antigone decides to go against the king Creon and follow the laws of her Gods. In line 565, Antigone says “Take me and kill me - what more do you want.” She was okay with the consequences given from Creon because she believed that the Gods were okay with her decision to unbury her brother, Polyneices. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting
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There is no better representation of love than that of the book American Sniper written by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. In his autobiography, Kyle loves two things above all: his family and his country, America. What I found interesting was that Kyle seemed to love America more than his family. Kyle says in his book, “I’ve lived the literal meaning of the ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave.’ It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest. Even at a ball game, when someone talks
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Cyrano de Bergerac journals The play Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand starts with everyone waiting to see the play La Clorise. The reader gets to meet, Cyrano, a very well know man who is a poet, playwright and a member of the Cadets. Despite his many talents, Cyrano is described as a very unattractive person, with an incredibly large nose. His nose makes him feel insecure and because of it believe that he cannot be loved back by Roxane, his cousin and the woman he loves. “She might
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The Portrayal of the Consecration of Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible For the average person of the present, there is a general understanding that Jerusalem is an important place with grand historical and religious significance. Historically, Jerusalem has withstood an array of both consecrated and detrimental events that have been described and deciphered through ancient texts and relics. Shrines, altars, pillar figurines and other architectural remains of cult sites have been found in countless locations
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are common in society, and many individuals mask their true intentions with a veneer. In Shakespeare's play Othello, the character Iago is no different from those deceptive individuals. Behind his façade as a trustworthy ensign and friend, Iago is a multilayered, deceptive and manipulative villain, concocting chaos and causing mishaps to other characters for revenge. Iago uses his deft and astute strategic acts of manipulation to undermine each character’s weaknesses. He exploits Roderigo’s love for
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causes much disdain and envy in the masses. A man named Iago deceives Othello and everyone else to manipulate for his own cause and jealousy and ultimately meets his doom when Iago’s wife spills the truth of Iago’s deceit. As Othello plays as the tragic hero, Iago plays out to be the villain, who is also very reminiscent of the devil. Iago reflects all that can be evil in humans and he is revealed throughout the play as the devil. Iago is scheming, untrustworthy, and cunning. He doesn’t care
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The famous play Othello, The Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare introduces the story of a brave black general in a predominantly white society, who has fallen in love with Desdemona, and struggles to see the true character of those around him. Iago his close friend was driven by jealousy to manipulate everyone he came in contact with. Othello is accepted by the Venetian leaders because his dedication to their military. When the story starts Othello’s strengths can be described as self-sacrificing
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highly esteemed general in the service of Venice. Iago is Othello's ambitious friend. Othello promotes the Michael Cassio to the position of personal lieutenant and Iago is deadly jealous. Iago begins an evil and malicious campaign against the hero. Othello elopes with Desdemona but Iago starts to plot against them. Othello becomes jealous and suspicious of Desdemona. He confides in Iago that he plans to poison Desdemona. Plots and murders ensue, Iago wants Roderigo to kill Cassio, of course he agrees
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representation of Shakespeare’s Othello. In Othello, the character Iago is jealous that he was passed over for a promotion. Because of this, he attempts to get revenge by lying and deceiving others to discredit their character. An instance of this is when Iago deceived his friend Cassio by getting him drunk and causing him to fight Roderigo. This fight caused Cassio to lose his lieutenant position, which was the promotion Iago was jealous about. Iago also lied to Othello to convince him that his wife was being
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of superior social status (Toker 31). Once the marriage between Desdemona and Othello was complete, the man who was once respected by everyone faces racism from those whom he thought was close to him. Such can be seen in the play when Roderigo and Iago are planning to go to Barabantio and telling him that Desdemona has run away with Othello. Setting him up and planning this accusation, Roderigo says, “What a full fortune does the Thick-lips owe, if he can carry’t thus!” (Shakespeare Act 1 Scene
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