Gods (232). His pride doesn’t allow him to see the future and understand his mistake. When he does acknowledge it‚ it is to late to save Antigone‚ for she had already died in her cell. The Gods‚ with their fury against Creon‚ made both Haimon and Eurydice commit suicide‚ asserting the point that pride causes downfall. If Creon had listened to the blind seer earlier and truly regret his mistake‚ or even better allow Antigone to bury her brother’s body‚ than this malediction wouldn’t have been placed
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THE SHAVIAN THEATRE OF IDEAS (MODERN DRAMA) The predominating influence in determining Shaw to turn to the drama was the example of Ibsen and equally prominent was his love of debating‚ in which he had shown how irresistible it was for him to counter his arguments himself if no one else would. These influential strains compelled him to choose the kind of play in which the characters undertake this dual task of proposer and opposer. In 1892‚ he made it into Widower’s Houses‚ and thereafter‚ for
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if a person is born in a low class and gets the opportunity to be trained in the ways of correct speech and manners then he or she can easily come to the social and intellectual level of the higher classes . He proves this by transforming Eliza Doolittle‚ a poor flower girl from the slums‚ to a sophisticated woman by changing her speech . Similarly ‚Nora ’s transformation from her expected role of a doll to that of a woman who is conscious of her position within the family and her society is a fact
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learning a new language‚ new tactics‚ new points of speech. Along with learning a whole new life style Eliza dealt with Henry’s constant remarks. Though even at the ball she was seen for her beauty and seen as a princess. On the other hand Alfred Doolittle has many transformations as well. Starting out as a dustman and becoming an upperclass spokesman. Alfred though his transformations where due to Henry’s comments‚ it still changed Alfred’s life all around. Though his changes were not as great
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In differentiating between the protagonist and the secondary characters in Greek drama‚ four characteristics of a traditional Greek hero should be kept in mind: undying loyalty‚ strong convictions‚ a single character flaw‚ and a lesson learned. In the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ have thee of these four. The possession of the fourth quality is what sets one apart as the main character. Even though the title of the play is Antigone‚ the main character-the protagonist-
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2. The Taba Model Hilda Taba’s model starts with the curriculum and the teacher’s outlook of what should be taught how‚ and then tests it on the students before declaring it effective. Therefore‚ she believed that teachers who teach or implement the curriculum should participate more than the authority in designing and developing curriculum. She used “grass root approach in her model. So she believed that the teachers should first create specific teaching- learning units‚ and a hospitable environment
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very minimal to ensure our staging looked clinical and sterile. We contextualised our characters also‚ Creon who in the original play was the king‚ was made to be the director of the hospital‚ with Antigone as a nurse and Ismene as a surgeon‚ Eurydice (Creon’s wife) was a Doctor‚ Tiresias was still a blind prophet but was a patient of the hospital‚ and we made his blindness a new injury due to the war‚ The sentry had also been changed to a security guard. The chorus members were various workers
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Billy Mitchell was the founding father of what is now the Air Force. His legacy of tragedy and triumph resonates with the proposition that success always starts with failure. The tragedy of his court martial‚ subsequent resignation after a long military career‚ and early death ended in triumph because his vision became a reality in the creation of today’s independent Air Force. Mitchell’s vision for the Air Force past and present was a theory of airpower not based on a single idea but on the combined
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Her pacing—the control variation in the forward momentum of the poem (Dobyns 131)—is slow and deliberate. In some cases‚ she brings in Greek mythology as a framework to sustain her poetic voice and narrative. We see the appearances of Persephone‚ Eurydice‚ Aphrodite‚ Dido‚ and Orfeo. All of which represent some type of loss and suffering. Even Aphrodite‚ who was the Goddess of love and beauty suffered unhappiness due to her marriage to Hephaestus—the dour‚ humorless god of smithing. Glück brings all
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“Master Harold and the boys” - Athol Fugard Mid 1950’s in South Africa‚ a country in continuous turmoil by racism and segregation. Athol Fugard brings his play to life‚ by using symbolic metaphor techniques with a driving story of a young teen (Harold Hally) going through personal and family difficulty with his two colored servants (Sam Semala) and (Willie Malopo)‚ this piece emphasizes more than the general issue of racism‚ it describes how sparks of hope can influence an individuals perception
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