In Aeschylus’ tragedies The Persians and Agamemnon‚ the interactions between messengers sent forward by their army and the queens ruling the land in their king’s absence play a pivotal role in the plot structure of the ’return of the king’. The ’return of the king’ revolves around a chorus‚ anxiously hypothesizing about what could have possibly happened to their king‚ a queen awaiting her son or husband’s return‚ a messenger announcing both the king’s arrival and the outcome of the king’s conquests
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135). Before Agamemnon enters his father’s house and is ultimately murdered‚ he raises his right hand in honor of the gods saying: “the ones who sent me forth have brought me home” (pg. 134). This most accurately portrays Agamemnon’s dilemma; that is‚ he is imprisoned in the middle of two moral obligations. Each of these obligations is absolute but in utter opposition with one another. Agamemnon is an innocent man forced by the gods into making a morally problematic decision. Agamemnon arrives late
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PHIL 110 Essay #2 February 15‚ 2010 GTF: Emma Jones Free Will vs. Determinism The argument of whether we humans are pre determined to turn out how we are and act the way we do or if we are our own decision makers and have the freedom to choose our paths in life is a long-standing controversy. The ideas of Sartre‚ Freud‚ and Darwin are each strong in their own manner‚ yet Sartre presents the best and most realistic argument as to how we choose our path; we are in control of the things we do and
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Although Hamlet and Agamemnon both follow Aristotle’s definition of tragedy‚ I believe Hamlet is a more tragic play. Many more innocent lives were taken in Hamlet than Agamemnon. Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Polonius and Laertes were all killed due to Claudius’ deceptive and cheating ways. In Agamemnon‚ Cassandra and Iphigenia were the only innocent lives taken‚ both caused by Agamemnon’s lack of morals. The sheer number of deaths in Hamlet that were caused by unjust means and intentions brings
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is believed that when man triumphs in a battle‚ they rise to believe they are god-like and become too successful and prideful. As a result‚ a prideful man can easily start defying the gods and in turn be punished by the gods for their treachery. Agamemnon reveals of having knowledge of dangers of hubris as he quotes‚ “I am a mortal man; I cannot trample upon these tinted splendors without fear thrown in my path. I tell you‚ as a man‚ not god‚ to reverence me.” (Aeschylus‚ 922) However even though
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Doctor Faustus in Shakespeare’s and Marlowe’s plays come from the characters themselves or whether they were following a predetermined fate. In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ each character’s destiny‚ or fate‚ seems to be predetermined by the supernatural and unpreventable by any actions meant to stop it from occurring. The concept of fate is a large component in many Aristotelian Tragedies‚ such as Macbeth. However‚ in the tragedy‚ The Tragicall History of the Life and
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D.T. Suzuki is a renowned expert on Zen Buddhism. In one of his lectures called attention to the topic of free will by stating that it is influenced by the battle of "God versus Man‚ Man versus God‚ God versus Nature‚ Nature versus God‚ Man versus Nature‚ Nature versus Man‚"(Suzuki). These six battles constitute an ultimately greater battle: the battle of free will versus determinism. Free will is the ability for human beings to make decisions as to what life he or she would like to lead‚ to have
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ANCIENT ART 200 Was the Mask Of Agamemnon Edited by Schliemann and his Workers? 5/14/2011 Sandra.Baah | Schliemann was a German archeologist who excavated the shaft graves of Mycenae. He found a mask which has been claimed to be the mask of Agamemnon. This has brought up endless debates about the authenticity of the mask. The mask is said to be one of Schliemann’s forgeries. Some scholars claim the mask is too new or does not have any qualities that prove that it is Mycenaean. It is difficult to
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chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlight of the Trojan War legend (i.e.‚ the Sack of Troy)? - In my perspective‚ Homer chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlights of the Trojan War legend because it is due to their argument that eventually led to the Trojan War. If it hadn’t been for the insults and the things‚ that Agamemnon did to Achilles‚ maybe there might have not been the
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Hamlet- The Garden Motif and Fate vs. Man Of Hamlet’s many theories and subjects‚ perhaps one of the most prevailing ideas in William Shakespeare’s most riveting play is in fact the “garden” motif. Shakespeare illustrates throughout his writing the idea of the garden which presumably represents Hamlet’s own paradise‚ and the rotting destruction of the garden is meant to vividly depict the unavoidable hell Hamlet endures throughout the plot. By utilizing this imagery and symbolism‚ William Shakespeare
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