Throughout history‚ the tragic hero has virtually not changed at all. The play‚ Antigone‚ written by the Greek playwright Sophocles and the book Whale Rider‚ written by Witi Ihimaera‚ has extremely comparable characters. Regardless of being written thousands of years apart‚ both story lines are very similar in relation to the tragic heroes. Antigone is the story of a woman who is trying to bury her brother’s body‚ despite the king‚ Creon’s‚ ruling against. The play tells of Antigone and Creon’s struggle
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queen? * Discuss the theme of revenge in the play? What other themes do you see in the play? * Which characters die and how do they die? Do they deserve their deaths (in the context of the play)? * Hamlet says‚ when considering his mother’s hasty marriage to Claudius‚ “Frailty‚ thy name is woman!” (I‚ ii‚ 146). Some critics say that Ophelia and Gertrude‚ the female characters in the play‚ are presented as weak. Do you agree or disagree? Why? * Shakespeare wrote before the science
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Lecture 2: Concept of Character Set‚ Code Set and Encoding Monday‚ 24 September‚ 2012 Student Name: _________________ Student ID: _________________ NOTE: Please hand in your answers before the end of class. Exercise 1: (a) How many characters can be encoded with the 3-bit codes? (b) To encode 100 characters‚ at least how many bits are required? (c) For a character set with n number of characters‚ what is the minimum number of bits required so that all characters can be given different
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Maturing‚ Growing and Changing The Catcher in the Rye Sam Dunn M. Buzminski ENG3U Thursday October 2‚ 2014 S. Dunn 1 Growth and change is one of the biggest stages in someone’s life where they truly mature and develop. In the novel the Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger‚ the author puts the protagonist through various stages that help/force him to grow and change. These stages include firstly an emotional loss‚ period of awkwardness‚ culminating in a ‘setting forth’. Secondly
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Anh Hoang Luyen Eng96-016 Richard Compean Ph.D. Writing Assignment #3 – Rewrite October 21th‚ 13 Pieces of April Pieces of April is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges in 2003. The movie is the definition of family with members of one’s household‚ close relatives‚ or a social unit. Also‚ it indicates that family does πnot always need to be of blood relation‚ family can be found in the comfort of our friends‚ partners‚ and the like. In the movie‚ April learns
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Ah Goong He is a free man hired as a railroad worker in Maxine Hong Kinston’s The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains‚ who is the Grandfather of the narrator‚ leaving home several times to work in America. He lived and took “the Chinaman’s chance” to work for the love of his wife and family. Bak Goong He is a Chinese labor in Maxine Hong Kinston’s Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains‚ who is the Great Grandfather of the narrator‚ coming to Hawaii as a tough worker in land. He
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Cameron Sexton Period 4 9/4/13 Angela’s Ashes Essay In Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes‚ the lower class of poverty-stricken Ireland faces many challenges. They encounter not being able to care for their families and harsh living conditions. Such conditions force Malachy McCourt to drink out of control. Malachy‚ Frank McCourt’s father‚ uses alcohol to escape real life. The choices of Malachy Sr. cause many other problems for the family. The difficulties in the McCourt family have caused Malachy Sr
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herself. These decisions she makes possibly set an example for other citizens of the community to see that is it okay to stand up for they believe in despite what society thinks isn’t right. Another character trait of Antigone is bravery. When knows the new law set by the new king Creon and still decides to go against it. Also questioning Creon’s authority‚ when arguing with him she technically insults him. "Think me a fool‚ if you like; but it may well be that a fool convicts me of folly"
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Claudius conflict Understandably‚ the intense relationship between Hamlet and his uncle is not a sturdy bond‚ even before Hamlet learnt of his father’s murder‚ and before Claudius began to fear for his safety. It is believed that Hamlet’s distrust and dislike towards Claudius sprung from his mothers “o’erhasty marriage” 2.2.57 and would certainly be the origins of Hamlet’s suspicions. The best scene in which to view the relationship of Hamlet and Claudius would be Scene 3 of Act 4‚ where Claudius
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Creon Character Analysis This scene begins as Creon is claiming his right to the throne after the death of both Polynices and Eteocles. After doing so‚ he states that no one is allowed to bury Polynices or they will be sentenced to death. Creon orders the chorus leader to be the “sentinels of the decree.” (29*third edition‚ edited by mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most) Afterwards‚ a guard comes into the scene and is noticeably rattled by something. After Creon asks him why he is so worked up‚ the
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