<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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and Antigone grapple with the complex issues of free will and destiny‚ the combination of which drives them to ruin. As Creon returns from Delphi‚ where he has received word from the Oracle of Apollo that Laius’s murder must be avenged to save Thebes from the grip of the plague‚ Oedipus addresses the supplicants proclaiming‚ “Whatever the god commands; if I disobeyed it would be a sin.” (pg 187) Here he appears forthright and humble enough‚ but as he continues his speech takes an ominous turn
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In the beginning of the play‚ when the multitudes of Thebes are suffering‚ Oedipus makes it clear that the pain felt by his multitudes is also felt by himself‚ and that he will do anything to alleviate their unhappiness. He is willing to do the proper thing and help his people‚ rather than turn a blind eye
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prophet explains that all men make mistakes but only a good man will stop when he knows he is doing something wrong and try to fix the damage he has created. The play opens up with Antigone trying to convince her sister Ismene to be on her side with the burial of their brother‚ and while Ismene yields to what kind Creon wants‚ Antigone’s pride keeps her mind set on wanting what she wants best for her brother. “ But I will bury him; and if I must die‚ I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down with
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it is difficult. Moral courage is taking action no matter what the consequences. In Antigone‚ the play begins with a dispute between Eteocles and Polynices about the ruling of Thebes. The battle ended when both Eteocles and Polynices died by each other’s hand. Creon‚ the new ruler‚ ordered that Eteocles have a proper burial and Polynices be left unburied and anyone who attempted to bury Polynices’s body will be put to death. Antigone decides she must disobey; a law which violates a law by the gods
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Remains have been found of palace foundations‚ burials‚ and rammed earth fortifications. Source: China. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 25‚ 2009‚ from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-71625. "Shang Divination and Metaphysics‚" by David N. Keightley
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farmers planted their crops in this fertile soil. Sandy plateaus and towering cliffs bordered the river valley. Beyond these waters stretched the barren wastes of the Sahara desert. On the edge of the desert‚ the Egyptians built giant pyramids as burial places for their pharaohs. They carved the Great Sphinx out of solid rock as a guardian of King CheopsÕ Great Pyramid at Giza. The ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet‚ which means black (after the land). The Greeks called the country Aigyptos
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regardless of what Oedipus does or believes in‚ his fate will be played out just as the gods intended. Another vivid example of humans trying to change their fate would be in Antigone. Antigone defies Cenon’s order for giving Polynices a proper burial she is punished.
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All human beings suffer; it is the integral part of their life and their consciousness. A human being consists of a broad variety of features‚ desires‚ and thoughts that are often opposite to each other in their essence and cause a lot of contradictions. To understand the essence of a human being‚ it is necessary to observe a lot‚ and it is possible also to read the works of authors who had genuinely deep insight into the mysteries of human nature such as Euripides’s Medea‚ Trojan women‚ Homer iliad
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Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study
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