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    Passage Analysis

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    Chelsea Garcia Many authors succeed in trying to illustrate their writing and reveal information in the way they write but they don’t say it directly. Some authors succeed by using literary devices and good diction. Shakespeare confirms Juliet’s anxiousness and immaturity by using poetic language such as hyperboles‚ similes‚ and allusions. Through use of skilled writing‚ Shakespeare demonstrates Juliet’s anxiety to know Romeo’s Response shows that she is too impatient to wait. “The clock

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    Analysis of Antigone 1

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    Background Information on Antigonê by Sophocles Before reading Antigonê by Sophocles‚ discover some background information on the play‚ the author‚ and the time. In about 150-200 words compile that information and submit it in the submission window below. Learning some background information will help you understand the play. Look for information that will pertinent in understanding Greek Tragedy. Make sure you use your own words‚ quote when necessary‚ and include in-text citations. Keep the bibliographical

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    In the epics of Gilgamesh and Antigone‚ the main characters both deal with a death that is personal‚ but the way the react to that death‚ and how it drives their respective stories. In Gilgamesh’s story‚ it breaks him‚ the death of his beloved friend intensifies his fear of death‚ so much so that he tries to become immortal to get away from it‚ which is arguably‚ what he’s been trying to do all along. While for Antigone‚ the death ignited her‚ she ran towards death‚ almost embracing it. Which is

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    Antigone Values Analysis

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    Antigone: Views and Values Essay In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’‚ set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece‚ Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon‚ who rules as a tyrannical misogynist‚ Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles‚ is a man of authority‚ power and conviction. Sophocles

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    This passage‚ found as a conclusion to a chapter in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ takes place after Okonkwo’s return to Umuofia. A new English missionary has been set up in the village and has caused a great divide between the villagers. The main purpose of the section is to describe some of these events and changes that have taken place in Umuofia since Okonkwo’s return. The passage is structured in three parts‚ each detailing about a different aspect. The first section focuses on Okonkwo’s

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    Antigone Character Analysis In Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone smashing heads with her uncle‚ Creon‚ when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. It all began with the tragedy of Polynices’ death‚ which eventually lead Antigone to a tragedy of her own by the end of the play through a series of events. She is the heroine of the story‚ as Sophocles illustrated her as absolutely stubborn‚ but very loyal to her family and the Gods. Certain examples throughout the

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    Beloved: Passage Analysis

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    Buffalo men‚ they called them‚ and talked slowly to the prisoners scooping mush and tapping away at their chains. Nobody from a box in Alfred‚ Georgia‚ cared about the illness the Cherokee warned them about‚ so they stayed‚ all forty-six‚ resting‚ planning their next move. Paul D had no idea of what to do and knew less than anybody‚ it seemed. He heard his co-convicts talk knowledgeably of rivers and states‚ towns and territories. Heard Cherokee men describe the beginning of the world and its end

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    Catwings: Passage Analysis

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    multiple answers. The second passage I tested Aidan over was Catwings‚ which is a Level N. Aidan scored 94% on this passage‚ which means that it is on his instructional level. This means that Aidan makes frequent mistakes‚ but is still able to read the passage completely. On this story‚ Aidan’s main error was the use of syntactic clues. He would say a word that would work in the sentence‚

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    Antigone Movie Analysis

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    Rendition of Antigone proposal by Director: Dawson Gundlah For my rendition of the famous play of Antigone from the Oedipus Trilogy I propose a new age adaptation to the play. I propose we make it a little more fun‚ and lighter‚ but we should not change what the play supposed to do and that was to be a tragedy. It will be the best of both worlds and provoke emotion in the reader like the original. Antigone is a powerful story about a daughter of a man who married his mother on accident‚ a sister

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    Macbeth Passage Analysis

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    Passage Analysis of Macbeth – 1.3.125-142 Hadi Abdul This passage in Macbeth is important as it shows the feelings the three witches’ prophecies caused to Macbeth and is important because it seems from Macbeth’s reaction‚ these feelings will play an important role in the rest of the play. “Two truths are told‚ as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme!” at first he 100 percent believes he will be king because the first two prophecies from the witches came true. There’s foreshadowing

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