Donatello Versace 4 September 2014 Period 7‚ AP Lang Ms. Burke The argument between certainty and doubt is highly controversial. Despite the side that people have accustomed themselves to‚ there are still pros and cons to both. A person’s doubt can easily distract them from reaching their full potential‚ while it can also aide in making a more realistic and achievable decision because with doubt they are able to question their abilities and eliminate the options that aren’t as feasible. Whereas
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Summary of Doubt‚ A Parable The play opens with a Father Flynn giving a sermon about having doubts‚ or being unsure. Following the sermon‚ Sister Aloysius questions one of the teachers on her staff about the father. She then moves on to talk about a student. From the exchange between the nuns‚ it is clear that Sister Aloysius does not like Father Flynn. Though the teacher‚ Sister James‚ is kind-hearted‚ Sister Aloysius leads her to believe this is weakness. She also asks Sister James to watch Donald
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MACBETH ESSAY Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragedy‚ and the character of Macbeth is its tragic hero. Like every tragic hero‚ Macbeth has a tragic flaw. His flaw that leads to his downfall is hubris‚ or pride. His pride causes him to think himself in control of prophecies concerning Banquo‚ those told by the three apparitions‚ and he also loses his relationship with his wife. The Weird Sisters prophecy that Macbeth will become Thane of Glamis (his current title)‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ and
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Tragedy in Greek theater In Greek theatre‚ tragedy is one of the most powerful forms of emotional amplification among playwrights and actors. Since the first play was written‚ tragedy has been used to bring the audience closer to the play‚ giving them a sense of connection to the characters or the story. Tragedy is a highly desirable trait among plays now‚ as it was Sophocles’ time. In Oedipus there is a very real relationship presented when you start to get more clues as to what actually happened
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Doubt Essay Shanley’s thought-provoking‚ multi-faceted play‚ Doubt‚ can be described simply as a battle of diametrically opposed wills and belief systems (mainly that of Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn)‚ appropriately staged primarily in a “court-room style” setting. Those reading and watching the play are‚ in a way‚ forced to come to terms with and confront their principle beliefs as they grapple with the enigmatic concepts of judgment‚ morality‚ and of course‚ doubt. In the contest of
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C. Wilson Com1102 Professor Green April 7‚ 2014 J.P. Shanley’s Doubt: A Comparison “In the pursuit of wrongdoing‚ one must step away from god.” (Shanley) These are the words that sum up the very being of our story. John Patrick Shanley wrote Doubt: A Parable (2004) and “Doubt” (2008)‚ though the tone is vastly different throughout the stories. Comparing the play and the movie will show how much can be added within the visual realm of the silver screen as opposed to the mental world of written word
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Medea play versus Medea film “Medea” was an ancient Greek tragedy which was written by Euripides. It also was the most popularity mythology that spread to the Apennines in the 8th to 7th centuries B.C. Both play and film’ plot are about Medea‚ who is a princess of Colchis and also‚ is a barbarian witch as half human and half divine. Her grandfather is Helios‚ the Greek Sun god. However‚ she worships to Hecate‚ the goddess of dark place. She blindly falls in love with Jason who is a prince of Iolcus
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“Rider’s to the Sea” as a Miniature Greek Tragedy Although RTTS is much shorter than a GT‚ it is considered to share the distinctive features of this kind of play. In this essay the elements present in RTTS which make it possible to identify it as a MGT will be analyzed. To begin with‚ in RTTS the heroine‚ Maurya‚ has been struggling against destiny all her life. However she is finally destroyed by fate when nature puts an end to the lives of her two sons. At this point the characters fall into
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Mythology: Egyptian vs. Greek No matter what culture you’re in there will always be things that can’t be explained. In the ancient Egyptian and Greek cultures‚ they used myths about gods to explain them. During these times‚ there wasn’t lots of technology and scientific reason. Many people had sort of awkward questions such as “Who created the world? What will be its demise? Who were the first people on earth? Where do souls go after death?” () To justify an existing social system and account for
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How Are the Greeks and Romans in Western Civilization? Daniel Eys Western Civil 40g Mr. Burtnack Feb.19‚2014 Gods‚ Open Bathhouses‚ and Warfare. The Greeks and Romans advanced civilization to a high standard just before it crumbed and was dashed into shambles. Though they had advances back then‚ just how have the Greeks shaped the western civilization‚ how did the Romans influence it as well? The Greeks had a great many things to their list of achievements‚ from the monuments
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