The way humans express themselves is through strong emotion that determines our personalities and how others perceive us. In Inherit The Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ a schoolteacher by the name of Bertram Cates is accused of breaking the law by teaching evolution in a classroom. The defendant‚ Henry Drummond stands up for Cates in the famous Monkey Trial. By expressing his humor‚ persistence‚ and sarcasm‚ Drummond helps others learn about evolution and its contribution to society‚ even
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with her life because of her excessive pride. Kreon‚ the King of Thebes‚ is obligated to his duties as a king to rule his kingdom. Kreon is Antigone’s uncle‚ and he is an older man that surrendered himself to his throne‚ “You cannot measure a man’s character‚ policies‚ or his common sense- until you see him in action. I’ll always speak out when I see Thebes choosing destruction rather than deliverance‚” (712). Antigone is stubborn and possesses excessive pride‚ which leads to her downfall. Antigone is
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In Veronica Roth’s novel Allegiant‚ love can be shown through sacrifice‚ even if it means leaving those you love. Right before their plan to obtain the memory serum‚ Tobias explains to Tris: “They (The Abnegation) say that if the sacrifice is the ultimate way for that person to show you they love you‚ you should let them do it… That‚ in that situation‚ it’s the greatest gift you can give them.” (Roth 412) Then the realization hits Tris that Caleb‚ her brother‚ volunteered for the deadly mission to
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From my point of view‚ David is neither a good king nor a good person. He is rather a heroic general and an obedient servant. When he was young‚ he dared to fight his enemies without armors. At the same time‚ throughout the two books of Samuel‚ there are lots records of David’s victories‚ indicating his talent for military matters. Besides‚ David‚ the son of Jesse‚ as the chosen servant of the God‚ remains absolute obedience to the God without any hesitations. In the beginning‚ Saul was jealous
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Odysseus is the protagonist of the epic poem The Odyssey‚ and a hero from the Trojan War years before. The Phaiakians describe him as seeming to be "strong as a bull" (VIII.144)‚ and he sends a discus "beyond all others" (VIII.202) in a throwing competition. While Odysseus is clearly strong‚ it is his wits that allow him to return home to Ithaka in Books IX and XVI‚ "Nohbdy’s Smarter". Odysseus escapes the Kyklops using mainly his wits in Book IX. He visits the island with several of his men‚ and
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dying of the light embody a conclusion to the great riddle that is life. In Heart of Darkness‚ by Joseph Conrad‚ Marlow’s obsession with the character Kurtz can be inferred by his relentless efforts to reach the Inner station. However‚ in this passage‚ the author reveals Marlow’s admiration for Kurtz’s moral strength rather than his utter obsession for his character. Marlow believes that life and death are both parts of a battle with which men have to wrestle and hope to gain “knowledge” themselves.
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Achilles Essay Characterization A complex character is a character that is believable . Homer made Achilles complex ‚ in order to make him realistic . This results in multiple or conflicting motivations . This makes the character realistic because they often portrayed negative or positives reasons . This is the case in Homer’s Iliad When Achilles went from Disrespectful to respectful . For example in the poem hector begged achilles to give his body to be returned to his parents so they could
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Round character Definition: A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat‚ or static‚ characters. If you think of the characters you most love in fiction‚ they probably seem as real to you as people you know in real life. This is a good sign that they are round characters. A writer employs a number of tools or elements to develop a character‚ making him or her round
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of relationships involving one or more persons. It could be fiction or non-fiction. The main Components/ELEMENTS of a RADIO drama: I. Plot_____________________________________________________ The chain of events or actions in which the characters are involved and during which the dramatic conflict starts‚ develops‚ comes to a climax‚ and is resolved is the plot. The aims of plot development are: Create an emotional experience Tell a people story (people are interested in other people)
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by the author‚ Euripides. In the story‚ Jason decides to go to a lady which he believes is a better match than Medea. Later‚ Medea gives Jason a gift to give to the daughter of Creon. But that gift is poisoned and it leads to the death of Creon’s daughter‚ Glauce. In the play‚ Medea‚ the protagonist is Medea. The characters at the beginning of the play talk about Medea and discuss about her sadness. Euripides uses characterization in order to create the deeper effect of the attitude of Medea when
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