In Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripdes’ Medea‚ the minor female characters Ismene and the Chorus determine the protagonists’ actions and fate. Ismene serves as the compassionate but rational and prudent counterpart to Antigone’s headstrong style of decision-making with no regard for consequence. In the beginning of the play‚ Antigone starts off on the wrong foot. She defies the order set by Creon to not bury Polynices‚ her brother. She starts to perform the burial rituals on Polynices and resolves
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Revolution of sports: Content analysis of twitter Christopher Newport University Revolution of Sports: Content Analysis of Twitter Introduction With the evolution of social media‚ Twitter has become one of the top marketing instruments used by athletes all over the world. I want to discover the positive and negatives of presenting all thoughts to the media for public criticism. Professional athletes can use social media to connect with fans
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As a trainee teacher‚ I need to ask myself several questions in relations to Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) syllabus before I begin my teaching journey. What is CCE? Why CCE now? What is the purpose of CCE? How does CCE related to me as a teacher? Are teachers the only one responsible? What are the possible challenges I might face in promoting CCE? I shall discuss these questions in the following. During my early education years‚ my teachers taught me what it means being a Singaporean
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CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. A content management system (CMS) is a computer program that allows publishing‚ editing and modifying content as well as maintenance from a central interface. Such systems of content management provide procedures to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.[4] These procedures can be manual steps or an automated cascade. CMSs have been available since the late 1990s. CMSs are often used to run websites containing blogs‚ news‚ and shopping. Many corporate and marketing
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Macbeth Shakespeare way of writing 10 syllables per line. Stress on the second syllable Quatrain 1: Problem‚ or way of thinking Quatrain 2: Problem continues‚ shift imagery. Quatrain 3: Turn solution appears Last 2 lines: heroic or rhyming couplet(conclusion) Sonnet 29 In quatrain one he talks about his isolation‚ Lady Fortuna is against himself. Quatrain 2: He is almost despising himself‚ wishing that he could be someone else Quatrain 3: YET‚ happily i think on thee. Scorn to change
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Iago uses the Elizabethan views and stereotypes to manipulate Othello to do his bidding. Iago assumes that Othello is insecure due to his ethnic heritage‚ and uses this to his advantage. Iago himself is influenced by the context--the Elizabethan society. While Iago is correct of Othello’s insecurity‚ it is because of the attitudes towards Blackamoors during the Elizabethan era that Othello was insecure itself. There is evidence that there were a considerable number of black people in England in
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Macbeth is a play of contradiction and ambition. Driven to becoming King‚ Macbeth will kill all and any that get in his way. He puts his faith in the words and prophesies of three witches‚ after their first one (that he will become Thane of Cawdor) comes through. Macbeth’s wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is instrumental is Macbeth’s ambition‚ egging him on when he fears he has gone to far‚ and scheming of greatness. It was written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1607. One of the greatest tragedies ever
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The Loyalty of Masculinity In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the main theme of loyalty is explored throughout the play by main characters. Loyalty can be defined as faithfulness or unwavering devotion to a person or cause. Duncan‚ Banquo‚ Macduff and Macbeth are all essential characters who are given opportunities to express their loyalty‚ however it is the different ways in which these characters choose to be loyal or disloyal that shape the play as a whole. It is the character’s loyalty and/or
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of the important themes in Macbeth is the idea of political legitimacy‚ of the moral authority that some kings possess and others lack. With particular attention to Malcolm’s questioning of Macduff in Act 4‚ scene 3‚ try to define some of the characteristics that grant or invalidate the moral legitimacy of absolute power. What makes Duncan a good king? What makes Macbeth a tyrant? ANSWER FOR STUDY QUESTION 2 >> An important theme in Macbeth is the relationship between gender and power‚ particularly
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dictate the powers and actions of different characters. It also looks at the intolerance and ignorance with regards to homosexuality. By clearly understanding the characters of this 1955 drama‚ the viewer is provided with an understanding as to the context in which the play is set and how it was shaped by patriarchal‚ traditional and intolerant values and attitudes. Examples of such characters are Eddie‚ Beatrice‚ and Rodolpho. An understanding of the role of Eddie within the Carbone household and
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