In the Romanesque age though‚ many new and different styles of art were introduced as many others faded and disappeared (Linda Alchin). For example‚ people started to use metals‚ such as gold and silver‚ to create jewelry. They also began to make tapestries using embroidery. One big difference between these new arts and the other pietistic styles is that the new styles are not limited to churches. People made decorations for themselves and for their homes. There was a single similarity between the
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This describes Arachne’s tapestry as being perfect‚ with no faults. When someone is envious of another‚ it is easy to conjure up imperfections about them. However‚ when even Envy cannot create any wrongs‚ one can tell a piece of work is perfect. Pallas then becomes angry of the perfection‚ which can be seen in the following quote: “Incensed at such success the warrior goddess‚ golden-haired‚ tore up the tapestry‚ those crimes of heaven‚ and with the boxwood shuttle in
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The Oresteia trilogy’s first two acts‚ "Agamemnon" and "Choephoroe"‚ work in conjunction to portray the true ramifications of seeking blood vengeance for past offenses. In order to convey this message‚ the plays characterized one "character" that appears in both pieces by having them learn the moral that the trilogy portrays. The Chorus learns and changes for the better during the events of The Oresteia because they no longer believe that blood atones for past offenses‚ but rather creates new tragedies
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Football Team Dona Rudd COM/170 February 14‚ 2012 John Dague The Rivalries of Arkansas and Alabama’s College Football Team Alabama Crimson Tide college football team is a better team than the Arkansas Razorbacks for three main reasons: First‚ the number one team in the South Eastern Conference (SEC) is Alabama Crimson Tide‚ second Alabama beat the number one team LSU‚ and the most important is Alabama won the South Eastern Conference championship game for the 2011 season
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Achaean (Greek) army raiding the town of Chryse and taking two women‚ Chrysies and Briseis. Agamemnon claims Chrysies and Achilles claims Briseis. Neither however counted the fact that Chrysies’ father‚ Chryses was a Priest of Apollo. After Chryses offers a huge reward for the return of his daughter and Agamemnon refuses he then prays to Apollo who in return sends a Plague upon the Achaean camp. Agamemnon consults the prophet and learns he must return his prize but in return he demands Briseis. Once
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In Sophocles’ Electra‚ first performed sometime around the end of the fourth century BCE‚ the story begins many years after the murder of Agamemnon‚ at the secret return of the now-fully-grown Orestes; he is already bent on avenging his father’s death‚ even before he finds Electra. Initially‚ Electra is seen to be an intelligent and passionate character‚ she realizes the constraints of action
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faces many challenges in doing so. Achilles wonders if he should go to fight for Agamemnon and he has many challenges that happen because he does. Some literary devices are characterization‚ setting‚ conflict‚ detail. When Odysseus got stopped by Circe and was turned into a pig and was trapped for a year. Odysseus got trapped by the Cyclops‚ but did not give up and succeed in escaping. Achilles has to fight against Agamemnon when he tries to kill Briseis. Odysseus gets stopped by the sun god and all of
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The Iliad verses Troy I n the movie it’s stated that Agamemnon brought the kings together for this war‚ which really isn’t true. Helen had many powerful suitors and her father was too afraid to pick one of them for her husband in fear of offending the others. Odysseus convinced him to make a contract with the other suitors that made them promise that should anything happen to Helen‚ the other kings would assist in getting her back. When Paris kidnapped Helen from Menelaus‚ they were bound to
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soldiers from his homeland of Phthia in Greece. Proud and headstrong‚ he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. His wrath at Agamemnon for taking his war prize‚ the maiden Briseis‚ forms the main subject of The Iliad. Agamemnon (also called “Atrides”) - King of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army; brother of King Menelaus of Sparta. Arrogant and often selfish‚ provides the Achaeans with strong but sometimes reckless
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Often soldiers will complain that their leadership is leading them into a war for profit. Achilles is no exception as he states that Agamemnon is leading them in a war for his own very selfish reasons‚ “For that matter‚ what drove the Argives to make war on Troy … if not for Helen of the lovely hair?” (Homer 8). He goes on to state that not only does Agamemnon already have a wife‚ but he has also taken away Brisies the only woman Achilles has ever truly loved. In Jonathan Shay’s book titled Achilles
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