Upon looking at both versions of Antigone I was able to recognize the differences and similarities almost immediately. Not only do the differences in setting‚ costumes‚ and how the characters are portrayed stand out; but‚ the interpretation between each version of the play gives the impression that while one director focuses solely on the emotion of the characters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ the other tries to tie in the drama of Thebes as a whole during this period. For the setting of both films
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Compare and contrast sonnets 18 and 130 by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an extremely good playwright‚ poet and dramatist who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more than plays by any other playwright. He is often called the national poet of England and the “Bard
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Arthurian Legends Compare & Contrast Mr. Finn The quality of merlin are a lot for example he is loyal men its why people like him he try to help the king author to not get kill in their missions it’s why king author likes him merlin Is loyal to him and he doesn’t treat people bad he really good servant and something good about merlin is that he do magic is he only does it to do good to his town he doesn’t do it for evil like for example he is wise men so when he kill the guy that made the
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Compare and Contrast Essay Many artifacts and old ancient works of art seem to have similarities and differences amongst one another. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre can easily be compared to the Seated Scribe by the way they are created and for the purposes of their creation. The Egyptian Sculpture of Khafre is one of three current pyramids to still have sustained their veneer. It is also duly noted because of the Great Sphinx behind the Khafre Valley temple. The sculpture has a feature called
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Compare and contrast the literary style‚ themes and characterisation from Jane Austen’s ‘Northanger Abbey’ and Ian McEwan’s ‘Atonement’. Atonement follows the story of Briony Tallis‚ who witnesses events between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner the son of her father’s housemaid. Briony ’s innocence gives way to a misinterpretation of what she sees‚ triggering her imagination to run wild and leads to an unspeakable crime that changes all of their lives. Jane Austen’s first novel Northanger
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English 98 27 October 2011 Compare and Contrast Conserving biodiversity should be a major concern to all humanity on this planet. Biodiversity is what sets living organisms apart from each other‚ mainly the reason why we have so many species roaming our world. Beyond the immediate concern with the loss of a particular population‚ species‚ or ecosystem‚ a focus on long-term recovery and biological revival is also essential. Humans need to play conservation offense as well as defense
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Compare and Contrast essay The short stories "Young Goodman Brown" and "A Rose for Emily" use a moral to show particular ideals or values through their characters choices and actions of one another. The reader is faced with a life lesson after reading "Young Goodman Brown:" you cannot judge other people. A similar moral is presented in "A Rose for Emily." The use of morals combined with elements of Romantic era writing show the stories of to be descendants both of fables and of Romance literature
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Location: Page 8. Page 21 Signpost: #1 (Contrast and Contradictions) Excerpt from the text: “We Indians really should be better liars‚ considering how often we’ve been lied to”(Alexie 8). “Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No‚ poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (Alexie 11). Anchor Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way? My Notes about It: Page 8: The character (Arnold) feels this way because his mother tried to lie to him that his sick
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Compare And Contrast Essay Cinemas can be a great time ‚ but staying home and watching a movie can be just as great. Americans last year on average spent 9.87 billion dollars on tickets alone. Americans who stayed home saved a lot of money‚ were more comfortable‚ and probably had just as good of a time. I feel that going out to have a good time is essential in life‚ but money saved is money earned. The financial aspects of going out to the movies is the most appalling factor when
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Compare and Contrast Antigone and Ismene In the classical play “Antigone” by Sophocles‚ two of the main characters are sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene. The pair get into plenty of trouble‚ and are alike and different in througout the story. They are the daughters of the previous king‚ Oedipus. Their brothers have just killed each other in the battles between Thebes and Argos‚ Thebes emerging the victor. Polyneices fought for Argos whilst Eteocles fought for Thebes. The uncle of the family‚ whose
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