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    It’s dark. That’s the first thing Rex notices – it’s dark and it’s quiet. But he’s awake and startled and scared‚ as though someone had crashed a pair of cymbals right over his head. There’s something wrong. A pervading sense of unease seeps in as he crawls towards consciousness to figure this out. It’s – it’s the floor. That’s the second thing that breaks through to him. The floor is cold‚ jagged‚ and rough‚ scuffing his palms as he struggles to sit up. He’s on the floor. That’s weird. Rex doesn’t

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    It took everything in Richard’s power to not come right there and then‚ the teasing‚ seductive words‚ and Lexi’s demeanour so erotic‚ that being inside her would almost be more bearable. "If you don’t fucking hurry up‚ I will be bad‚ bend you over and spank that perfect ass of red raw‚ until you beg me

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    prominent works: Oedipus Rex. In this ancient tragedy‚ Sophocles displays the Oedipus complex. In such a plot‚ the main character is in love with his mother‚ but hates his father (unknowingly). Throughout the story‚ Oedipus struggles to acquire the knowledge about his past. Though this play may be regarded as incestuous‚ Sophocles depicts a much deeper theme: Fate vs. Free Will. Does one really control his actions‚ or are we chained to the decisions made by our destiny? When Oedipus was sent off

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    love” (Shakespeare 72). In addition‚ Iokaste kills herself as she is ashamed of Oedipus‚ and afraid of getting her reputation tarnished. The throne of Oedipus is depended on how people think about him; his ability to maintain power is not by his merits. Machiavelli develops an argument how “a wise Prince should build on what is his own‚ and not on what rests with others” (Machiavelli 45). As a result‚ the truth of Oedipus’ birth and background brought dishonor upon his families‚ thus causing Iokaste’s

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    Divine Benevolence and Divine Brutality Divine benevolence (God as loving partner) and divine brutality (God as warrior) really are compatible. God is a warrior because he is a loving partner. Take a father and his son‚ for example. A father disciplines and corrects his child because he loves him and wants to protect him. God is the same way. Hebrews 12:6 says‚ “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.” God punishes those that he loves. Divine benevolence and diving brutality are seen in

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    The “ Downfall of the Tragic Hero” is basically talking about the tragic heroes in plays and how Oedipus is as well a tragic hero along with a lot more. So it talks about several plays with tragic heroes. Explains why the tragic hero always ends up falling in the end. Details why an hero is a individual‚ and how the tragic heroes face many dilemmas of an ordinary man. Tragic flaws like in play of Oedipus‚ he had a tragic flaw because he was blinded and tyrannical‚ but his faults did cause his catastrophe

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    of him because of his wealthy father. Sophocles wrote 123 plays and won 24 dramatic awards. Only seven of his plays are entirely preserved. His seven plays are Ajax‚ Antigone‚ Electra‚ Trachiniae‚ Philoctetes‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Oedipus Rex. His most famous play is Oedipus Rex. Oedipus Rex is about a man who is destined to marry his mother and kill his father‚ and his efforts to solve the problem only ever worsened it. He was the first to use painted backdrops in his plays. He also used many

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    I decided that I would much rather live in the society we live in today rather than in an Amish society for many reasons. One of the areas that I will be discussing is the education system of the Amish Children. The second area that I will be discussing is the impacts and how important religion is to the Amish. Finally‚ I also felt that another interesting area of consideration would be the relationship between Amish children‚ parents‚ and the community as a whole. As you can see‚ I have many areas

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    The divine order During Shakespeare’s time‚ people believed in the divine order‚ which was also called great chain of being. This was religions belief that god had allocated everything that existed its own position is a hierarchy. For example‚ people were more important than animals‚ and animals more important than plants. Men were considered more important than women and nobles more important than peasants. It was thought that if something or someone tried to change their position in the divine

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    Katona Mrs. Burke Contemp. Themes in Lit. 6 October 2009 Oedipus as a Tragic Hero There are many different characteristics that make a tragic hero worthy of popularity. All great heros throughout literature and history have been of noble birth‚ been fated by the gods to disaster‚ captured sympathy from the audience‚ and possessed a tragic flaw. Oedipus the King had all of these characteristics throughout his history and family. Oedipus posses qualities that are both empowering and a downfall. Since

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