In the book The Scarlet Letter Nath Hawthorne believes that the more willing to forgive people is are the ones who ask for it and don’t demand it. I think that in the book Hester Prynne is forgiven and Chillingworth and Dimmesdale are not forgiven. I think that because Hester was married to Chillingsworth but while he was gone for a couple of years Hester got with Dimmesdale. Hester got pregnant with her little baby Pearl. Chillingworth found out and want revenge right away. He told Hester not to
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Demi lived alone with her mother and father in Athens‚ Greece. Although she was not living with her birth parents‚ which were the greek gods Aphrodite and Ares. She never realized that she was a goddess until Aphrodite came to her one day and told her that she was the goddess of dance and that Ares‚ the god of war‚ and Aphrodite were her parents. Aphrodite and Ares had gotten in an argument over who was the better god‚ so they decided to settle it by letting their daughter choose. Since Demi was
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Imperialism helps nationalism grow‚ improves communication‚ and revised the legal system in India. To begin with‚ British imperialism helped to revise the legal system in India. Several things needed to be changed therefore many reforms began to occur. The legal system changed to promote justice towards all Indians no matter their classes. They worked to put an end to the caste system and slavery once and for all. Much of the population was Hindu and followed the Hindu customs and traditions even
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living and not with the breathless dead. As Antigone prepares to be taken to her “rockbound prison‚” she surrenders her resolute façade and reveals her vulnerable‚ humbled side as she feels estranged and doomed as an outcast forever from her loved ones and society as whole (939). Antigone begins calling out to her city saying “O you mock me!” personifying Thebes‚ giving the city power over herself; power to judge her transgressions (930). Antigone uses many apostrophes as she calls out to Thebes
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considered to be citizens. Unsurprisingly‚ this dynamic of male dominance extended into their theatre practice‚ in which men played all of the characters--even the female characters--and men composed the entire audience (Della Gatta). Remarkably then‚ Antigone and Lysistrata both feature strong and assertive titular heroines‚ despite the androcentric culture in which they were were conceived and performed. Rather than challenging the patriarchal organization of society‚ however‚ these plays reinforce the
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also known as Oedipus at Colonus with the last being Antigone. Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus are both about the tragedy of Oedipus‚ a man born a prince in Thebes‚ raised a Prince in Corinth‚ reigns as King in Thebes and dies full of shame and regret in Athens (Goldhill 232). The totality of this journey is generally blamed in fate and destiny albeit a careful perusal of the same will clearly show the will‚ acts‚ and omissions of man helping fate and destiny along. Like all tragedies‚ therefore‚
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Antigone The main theme for Antigone is that people sometimes have to learn the hard way from their mistakes. This theme is expressed in the final four lines of the play. They read‚ There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished‚ And proud men in old age learn to be wise. These lines are an important part of the play. They symbolize Creon ’s bad decisions‚ his defiance of the gods‚ the punishment
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Antigone is a great Greek tragedy by Sophocles. The story is about a Antigone who has buried her brother by breaking Creon’s decree‚ and she is punished for obeying the god’s laws. There are many arguments about who is the tragic hero in Sophocles’ Antigone. Some believe that it is Creon because he also has the characteristics of a tragic hero. Others believe that it is Antigone because the play bears her name. Antigone is a hero‚ to clarify the meaning of a tragic hero. In order to determine whether
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the course of Antigone‚ written by the playwright Sophocles‚ we come to find that the feud between Oedipus’ sons Polyneikes‚ the elder‚ and Eteokles‚ the younger‚ results in the death of both men. Polyneikes had rebelled against Thebes‚ while Eteokles remained loyal to his family’s home. Kreon‚ Uncle to Polyneikes‚ Eteokles‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ has seized the throne and as a result of Polyneikes’ betrayal‚ declared a law that he shall not be buried nor shall he be honored. Antigone and her only remaining
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I examined the role of Gods in two texts- Gilgamish and Antigone and I felt that each text defines the role of Gods in its own unique way. For Antigone‚ the role of Gods is indirect; this is shown in Antigone’s actions and beliefs as her character is obviously clear minded and always aware not only that honoring the divine was the right stand to take in any situation‚ but also how exactly to pay respect to them: "I know I’m pleasing those I should please most" (line 88). After realizing the fact
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