Historic playwrights such as Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ Aeschylus‚ and Seneca were described as prolific philosophers and geniuses of their times. These men actively participated in the politics surrounding them‚ and were respected and revered in their society. Each had their own individual style and portrayed their personalities through each of their noted works. Nevertheless‚ as with a majority of playwrights throughout history‚ most fodder for their plays have been adaptations of previous plays written
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alter steps as the Thebans address Oedipus? Why does Oedipus tell the suppliants to lift up their olive boughs as they depart? The Parados 1. In strophe 1‚ what does the chorus ask? 2. In antistrophe 1‚ to which god and goddesses does the chorus appeal for rest from their suffering? 3. What is the message of the chorus in strophe 3 and antistrophe 3? Oedipus Meets Teiresias 1. What is the substance of Oedipus’ pledge to the people of Thebes? 2. What might be suggested by the fact that
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would have used in the play outstandingly. Also he still keeps the reflection of the Greek culture of the play too. Like all Greek tragedies Oedipus is set around only one setting‚ here it’s outside the Kingdom where the citizens of Thebes and the chorus of the Theban councillors all gather in hope of Oedipus’s wisdom. The stage is set out in a fixed stage‚ with the kingdom stage left and the entrance of visitors from outside the Kingdom stage right reflecting upon status in the play. At the beginning
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Vietnam‚ depersonalization from new technologies‚ and corruption in politics. The actor I chose to critique was the African American chorus boy‚ who played many different small roles. ’Hair’ was the first stage production that gave African Americans equality on the stage‚ so I was curious to see how he would embrace his role on stage. For being in the Tribe chorus as Claude’s friend most of the act‚ I thought he was believable as a serious‚ bisexual hippie who was fully committed to taking part in
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It is not in a way family vs. state….it is family vs. Creon state….this is the state that Creon is organizing…..why does this state have to fall? Not state in general….keep that in mind… * He wants us to see the proclamation coming up is in harmony…..he’s inviting us to see the proclamation: Eteocles will be buried in his grave while Polyneices will not be buried….he is not to be mourned….. * Creon uses the future ( Eteocles SHALL BE BURIED……) * Antigone uses the past *
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even almost an hour later‚ I am still shaking. Then‚ for the kindness of strangers‚ a man who sat opposite the kids took out his headphones and gave them a serve‚ telling them to stop harassing me and that he’d take them all on. It was quite a hallelujah moment for me. He really did improve the situation. It’s rare that strangers come to my aid when others stare‚ point and harass me. I thank this man so much for doing so. He’s a really good person for doing so. I doubt these kids will even
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Euripides showed his interest in psychology in his many understanding portraits of women (“World Book”). Euripides choice of women support characters such as the nurse and the chorus is imperative to the magnification of Medea’s emotions. The very fact that the nurse and chorus are female deepens Medea’s sadness‚ impassions her anger‚ and makes the crime of killing her own children all the more heinous. Medea’s state of mind in the beginning of the play
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As someone who suffers from extreme hearing loss‚ I am amazed at the great Talent of Ludwig vans Beethoven‚ who as one of the greatest composers of all time wrote most of his music while he was deaf! It seems impossible‚ but what a genius he was. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany on December 16‚ 1770. His mother died while he was a teenager and his father was very abusive and a crazy alcoholic. Beethoven came from a very musical family. His grandfather became a conductor and
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divide the play into the several parts of a tragedy as defined by Aristotle in his Poetics. These divisions are: Prologues; Parode (which means the first ode sung by the chorus); episodes (which in case of Samson are six in number); exode (which means the final event or catastrophe) and commos (which means the joint lament of chorus and some of the characters). Nay the critics like Broadbent have further argued that abiding much by the Greek tradition‚ if required the plot of Samson Agonistes can be
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line that is used throughout the verse but simplifies to three or so notes in the chorus. The drums are played at a fast tempo to give the song more groove and a walk-the-the-line country rock feel. The melody is quite simple as most rock songs are‚ using the popular one note melody formula. This is an effective way to write melodies as it makes the song more memorable especially on the first listen. However‚ in the chorus it is slightly more complicated with a bit more variety in the range of notes
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