In most of Shakespeare’s plays he shows all kinds of different elements of love‚ sadness‚ bravery‚ but the one element that sticks out a lot is his endings is tragedy. The two tragedies that I feel are memorable to me is Antigone and Othello. They are memorable because they show how love can be a wonderful experience‚ but also how it can hurt you in so many different ways. These tragedies both Othello and Antigone were characters that were made to be seen as victims‚ in spite of there actions. In
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features (World Book; Vol.1; pgs.716-717). Some of the features consist of: the National cemetery‚ the Arlington House‚ the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers‚ and the Changing of the Guards. The National cemetery covers six hundred and twelve acres for the burial of many honorable people (Kane‚ Robert S.; pgs.53-54). In amongst the cemetery‚ Arlington House sits upon a hill. The location of Arlington House becomes the centerpiece of Arlington National Cemetery when the U.S. government purchased the land
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each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother for years but since he wanted the kingdom for himself he fought his brother. This
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Beowulf Beowulf is a story that takes place in medieval Europe‚ the main part of the story is about a knight‚ Beowulf‚ that has to fight evil creatures such as a dragon. No one is exactly sure who wrote Beowulf‚ Paleographers believe from characteristics of the scribal hands that wrote the soul surviving text‚ that the manuscript was copied down in the late tenth century or early eleventh. This early copy of Beowulf is still around today. This single manuscript can be found in the British Library
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dramatizing the process of cremation. The traditional words of a burial service "ashes to ashes‚ dust to dust" are not altered for the cremation‚ the interior chamber "looked cool‚ clean‚ and sunny" as by a graveside‚ and the coffin was presented "feet first" as in a ground burial. In selecting aspects of a traditional burial service‚ Shaw’s mood is revealed as ambivalent toward cremation by imposing recalled fragments of ground burial for contrast. Strangely fascinated‚ he begins to wonder exactly
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The Vikings are Scandinavian celebrities. The lure of their culture is still attracting many admirers and their legend still lives on. Because of their popularity‚ even the History channel is currently running a new semi-historic drama series about this wild brood. The legend of Vikings as brutal warriors is widespread‚ but few people know about their society and culture. The exhibition “Vikings” at The Field Museum show that the tales of violence are only a small part of the Viking world. Through
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topic has changed. Graffin left off describing that the Ebola virus is extremely contagious in a corpse as the virus settles in the body’s fluids. Poor sanitation and containment of bodies during burial allowed Ebola to spread. The corpses were overly exposed to healthy individuals during traditional burial practices in Africa because family members and friends all touched the corpse before it was laid down to rest. Thus‚ Graffin suggested that better containment of the bodies and keeping in mind to
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to her downfall‚ if being in charge of her own fate should even be considered a downfall. Antigone’s fierce devotion to the gods laws is first displayed when she goes against Creon’s civil law by declaring her determination to give a proper burial to her brother Polyneices as shown in this quote “And if I have to die for this pure crime‚ I am content‚ for I shall rest beside him; His love will answer mine”. Antigone buries Polyneices to show respect to him as her brother and as the monarch
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that’s labeled‚ “Negros Burial Ground.” In 1990 the city of New York sold the burial ground for African American to the government to use as an office building‚ not knowing what was underneath. Scientist‚ from Howard University‚ formed a team to examine the graveyard in 1992‚ finding 420 remains of men‚ women‚ and children. A black musician‚ Noel Pointer‚ teamed with local groups to collect more than 100‚000 signatures on a petition seeking landmarks status for the burial ground. Suffering from pain
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by Creon because he felt that Polyneices would have led them to slavery so he proclaimed that he not be given a burial but rather watch him get chewed up by birds and dogs because he was a wicked person. Antigone felt that despite the law of the land which prohibited a proper burial for her brother she would rather be a religious criminal by giving her deceased brother a decent burial and face the consequences. Antigone‚ troubled by her inner conscience asked if her sister Ismene would join her
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