In Sophocles play Antigone‚ Creon is the king of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone and her siblings. Creon is a character that will do anything to earn absolute power‚ and once acquired‚ abuses this newly found power and ultimately harms those around him. His haughty attitude‚ disregard of the authority of the gods‚ and failure to realize his destructive behavior cause the downfall of those around him‚ including the ones he cares deeply for. Using Creon’s mistakes as an example of an overuse of power
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The plot in this passage has a large amount of to-dos with flashbacks. In the story the couple‚ Hester and William‚ had disagreed on whether or not the boys should go to the circus or not. The story starts off with Hester agreeing for them to go by telling William her story of when she went to the circus as a child. It carrys on with William thinking about the time he had gone too. Later on after realizing how much fun he had‚ “I reckon I could tell all that fools jokes now… I mind I had on a pair
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How is Creon’s character introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode and how does this speech create tension? After the war between Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices killed both brothers‚ Creon‚ their uncle‚ ascended to the throne as the nearest kinsman. This speech is Creon’s first as king and its main aims are to explain his legitimacy‚ outline his political ideals and justify his proclamation regarding the treatment of Polyneices. Being an astute speaker‚ Creon’s speech
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Jonathan espinosa Mr. West world literature 17 september ‚ 2015 Creon‚ A new man The play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ is about the king of thieves having a baby with his wife or (queen Iocaste) and the name the baby oedipus‚ and ___oricals __told the king when oedipus gets older he will be strong enough and would kill the king (or his dad) so they sent him away far away from them but the carrier couldn’t hold the guilt so instead he gave oedipus to another family that lived in another land
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Descartes’ "Wax Passage" Later in his second meditation‚ as Descartes begins to doubt his own conclusion that he exists as a thinking thing‚ he goes into an elaborate analogy known as his "wax passage". Comparing the wax to his knowledge of himself‚ he begins by discussing the physical characteristics which can be known by means of the senses. However‚ the importance lies in the fact that by heating‚ the wax can be altered and the sensible properties are no longer the same. He then goes on to
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Christ‚ it’s near sunrise‚’ he said loudly. ‘We got to get goin’.’ And the others came out of their numbness and moved toward the truck” (Steinbeck 113). This passage occurs at Uncle John’s house while the Joads prepare to leave for California. Muley questions Tom about breaking his parole‚ but Tom ignores his words. In the subtext of this passage‚ Muley clearly possesses suspicions and worries about Tom breaking parole by going out of state. Through Muley’s use of questions‚ he subtly attempts to convince
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Pavan Dodla TITLE The arts‚ literature‚ and other forms of communication can be inherently liberating‚ as it connects human beings to each other in a way which allows us to share each other’s perceptions‚ emotions‚ and experiences. In Azar Nafisi’s‚ “Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran‚” she clarifies that literature has the ability to reform the foundations of society itself‚ such as the government in Tehran which repressed the rights of women. Freedom has the power to give salvation
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In Oedipus the King‚ lines 1477-1484 form the conclusion of the play. After Oedipus is banished from Thebes‚ the Chorus addresses the people with this passage‚ explaining Oedipus’ success and downfall. This passage also indicates to the reader how throughout the play‚ the people’s perspective of Oedipus shifts from respect to shame. In the beginning of the play‚ the people of Thebes regard Oedipus with respect and envy. On line 14‚ a priest calls Oedipus “my country’s lord and master”‚ a title that
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True Grit Favorite Passages My favorite passage from the beginning of True Grit is the very first passage of the book. “People do not give it credence that a fourteen-year-old girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father’s blood but it did not seem so strange then‚ although I will say say it did not happen every day. I was just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shot my father down in Fort Smith‚ Arkansas‚ and robbed him of his life
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Situate the passage into the greater text: mention the act and scene numbers‚ as well as what happens at this point in the play/ Significance (1-2 sentences) This passage takes place in Act 2 and Scene 1‚ in this point in the play Macbeth has been convinced by Lady Macbeth to go through with the murder and is standing outside Duncan’s bedroom ready to kill him. This is a crucial point in the play as it is the scene right before the murder and is significant as it shows Macbeth’s state of mind right
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