enough to have two mother figures. However‚ these two women create contrast in Juliet’s life. Lady Capulet‚ being her mother‚ and the Nurse‚ being the one who nurtured her‚ are foils. While Juliet is a Capulet by name‚ she was hand over to the Nurse to be raised immediately following her birth. Shakespeare uses these foils to create contrast and complexity to his tragic composition. Juliet is now of age to be married off and Lady Capulet is finally taking an interest in her daughter’s life. When
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In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses several literary FOILS to contrast Hamlet’s character. These characters use their relationship and interactions with Hamlet to better show the audience who he is. Many of theses characters are alike in their negative ways. I think by using foils with negative attitudes Shakespeare shows the true Hamlet. I think one of the more oblivious and not so negative FOIL is Horatio‚ through all the madness they remain friends. In the play you get to experience the trust and loyalty
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Polynices after his tragic death‚ while fighting for the throne. Creon doesn’t want Polynices to be buried because of how he died‚ fighting for the throne‚ and killing Eteocles‚ the rightful king. Creon doesn’t think it is just for Polynices to be buried. But Antigone says the gods desire it. Antigone and Creon put each other in tough situations‚ which creates a theme and advances the plot. Throughout the play Antigone acts as a foil for Creon and her selflessness contrasts with Creon’s determination to
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downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. Oedipus and Okonkwo are both fantastic examples of a tragic hero because they have it all in the beginning and then they both fall. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ Okonkwo is a man from the village Umofia; he has many wives‚ a famous wrestler‚ and a big yam plantation. In the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is a man from Corinth who runs away from his homeland in fear of a prophecy from Apollo that Oedipus will murder his father‚ and his
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Before aluminum foil was invented‚ food and other items were packed in tin foil. However‚ tin foil was too stiff to be malleable‚ and some experts feared that it might affect food adversely. History Although others have vied for the honor‚ history credits Hans Christian Oersted‚ a Danish chemist for the initial discovery of aluminum foil‚ 1n 1825. On April 2‚ 1889‚ Charles Martin Hall patented an inexpensive method for the production of aluminum. The earliest production of aluminum foil was in France
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the conclusion that my brother could not be left unburied. Divine law stated that no family member shall the left unburied. Denying burial to my dearest brother polyneices would disgrace his body furthermore his soul would be unrest for eternity. Creon my power hungry uncle created a law denying his burial going against the law of the Gods. He argued my brother was a traitor‚ but he was family. We are just mortals who live to serve the Gods and follow their laws. Rather than leaving him naked on
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Hamlet The different characters with various characteristics make the play with more color and plots. In the play there are several foils exist within the characters which are interesting to look into. Hamlet and Horatio‚ Hamlet and Fortinbras‚ Hamlet and Claudius and Hamlet and Laertes are all have more or less some qualities that are opposite. Compare to Hamlet’s irrational action Horatio is more rational which can be shown in act1 scene4‚ where Horatio stops Hamlet to go deeply into the forest
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Sophocles plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone. The latter is a play that expands upon the tragic hero Oedipus’ children‚ specifically his daughter Antigone. Antigone apprises the reader of the hostility of the two sons of Oedipus‚ Polyneices and Eteocles; the sons that fought for control of Thebes eventually murdered one another‚ leaving Antigone and her sister Ismene the only surviving offspring. The remainder of the play tells us of the chain reaction of Antigone’s death and Creon’s actions. Creon and Antigone
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the realistic lines of Creon‚ or perhaps there is another way to establish that Teiresias is ’weird.’) TEIRESIAS This is the way the blind man comes‚ Princes‚ Princes‚ Lockstep‚ two heads lit by the eyes of one. CREON What new thing have you to tell us‚ old Teiresias? TEIRESIAS I have much to tell you: listen to the prophet‚ Creon. CREON I am not aware that I have ever failed to listen. TEIRESIAS Then you have done wisely‚ King‚ and ruled well. CREON I admit my debt to you
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Alex Hamilton Mrs. Wolf AP Lit. 6 December 2012 Creon‚ the True Tragic Hero Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is one who is in power or associated with power. They have a hamartia‚ or flaw‚ that will ultimately cause their own downfall. Many would use this and claim that Antigone is the tragic hero of the self-named play‚ but one character has a much more grand fall from the heavens after he losses both wife and son to Antigone (isn’t exactly their main reason‚ but Antigone’s actions
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