World literature Antigone vs. Medea Whether it be Medea who kills her sons‚ Antigone who buries her brother‚ both female characters hold a common goal of seeking either revenge or avenge as well as rebel against authority in the name of her beliefs. However‚ the female roles in both plays are associated with death. Furthermore‚ their twisted family history also seem to contribute to the result of each tragedy. Both main characters are characterized as bold‚ stubborn‚ outspoken
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Antigone vs. Socrates In the plays Antigone and the Crito the two lead characters‚ Antigone and Socrates‚ showed completely different ideas regarding their responsibilities to the State. Antigone believes in divine law and does what she thinks that the Gods would want her to do. Socrates‚ on the other hand‚ believes that he owes it to the State to follow their laws whether he thinks they are right or not. In Antigone‚ her brother Polynices‚ turned against his own city by attacking his own
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The work death of salesman describes the character is have more than thirty years experience of selling Willy. Willy hundred percent believe in the American Dream of easy wealth and success‚ but he never achieves it. Because he blind estimate his ability‚ as well as he is often boast‚ boasting. Thought until the dying will be able to achieve fame. His son still cannot finished his dream. When Willy’s illusions begin to fail under the pressing realities of his life‚ his physical condition getting
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Medea vs. Antigone The two Greek plays‚ Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties‚ undermining assumptions on the part of the audience‚ foreshadowing the rest of the play‚ and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved in. It also brings
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Death of a Salesman Header/title including a visual representation or symbol Consideration of colour‚ text size and font Present an analysis of issues and ideas linked to your class texts and areful choice of hyperlinks relating to these subjects Visual representations of your chosen and ideas Character section should profile one charcter from each of your texts‚ detailing their background‚ interests‚ etc Compose a blog with at least three messages on a topic relevant to an issue linked to your
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Failure vs. Success No one has a perfect life. Everyone has conflices that they must face sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on ignoring the problem as long as possible‚ while some attack the problem to get it out of the way. The book Death of a Salesman‚ is written by Arthur Miller. It takes place at Willy Loman’s - A 63 year old once popular salesman who’s lost his popularity and
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Sacrifice and the American Dream are closely linked in Death of a Salesman and American Beauty. Discuss. Sacrifice and the American Dream are inextricably linked in the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and the film‚ American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes. The pursuit of achieving the American Dream ultimately leads to the sacrifice of individual values and morals to achieve the societal expectations of the 1940s urban context and the 1990s suburban context. The American Dream is a
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Justin Bardowski College Credit English December 19‚ 2001 Death of a Salesman; Movie vs. Book Death of a Salesman was both a great movie to watch and a great book to read. There were small differences‚ and since they are just about word for word from one another‚ the differences were usually just differences in the way one interpreted the book and envisioned the characters. The major difference I noticed was the way I pictured Linda and the way she was portrayed in the movie. Linda was
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your can do is to have me killed. The political heroism in Antigone’s resistance is her refusal of state power. Antigone says no to all she finds vile‚ and in this sense she is more powerful than the ruler beholden to his throne. Despite all his trappings of power‚ Creon finds himself helpless‚ unable to act on his own. He wants not to execute Antigone but cannot help ordering her death. Having said yes to state power‚ he is circumscribed by his own kingship‚ by very the throne that makes him the
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Love is a very powerful emotion. In both Antigone and The Iliad there are many different types of love portrayed. The love one has for their child for example‚ or the love for a close family member or friend. There is also the love one experiences when they feel they have found their mate in life. In examining the excerpts from Antigone and The Iliad I was able to draw the conclusion that Antigone portrays the different types of love in a more realistic way. When I read The Iliad for the
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