Human frailty is often a centre or the focus of Shakespearean dramas. King Lear by William Shakespeare is a dramatic tragedy encompassing characters who are good-natured‚ evil and mad. It highlights the nature of human beings in regard to what makes them who they are and within this‚ we see in each character a human frailty. However‚ the play gives us hope in its display of the propensity of humans to change as is seen in Lear himself and Gloucester. The play presents to us several variations of
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Study Guide Pgs. 1-28 Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by Bernard Knox Characters: * Oedipus- King of Thebes; saved the Thebans from the sphinx by solving the riddle. Son of Lauis and Jocasta‚ his name means “swollen footed”. * Priest of Zeus- asks for Oedipus’s help on this plague in Thebes. * Creon- brother of Jocasta and he was sent by Oedipus to the oracle of Apollo to figure out a way to stop this plague. * Chorus- the citizens of Thebes * Tiresias- blind prophet
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James M. Cain has beautifully written an essay with the name "Paradise"‚ in which he tells about his awesome experience in the Los Angeles. You will simply feel as if you are experiencing it yourself‚ being present in the paradise. In his versatile novels‚ he has captured different aspects of life‚ such as hope‚ depression‚ love‚ beauty‚ etc. Let us see‚ how he describes his experience in this essay: I travelled to Westlake a few years back‚ a dense locality near Los Angeles where poverty prevails
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written throughout the ages. One finely written example of this is Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. In this tale‚ Oedipus is the ruler of Thebes and the city is suffering from a plague. Oedipus sent his brother-in-law Creon to the “Pythian halls of Phoebus” to talk to the oracle about how to rid themselves of the plague. Creon reports back and tells the ruler that once they find the killer of the previous king‚ they will be free of this curse. Through a strange turn of events‚ Oedipus comes to find out
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affects Macbeth is the killing of King Duncan. This is displayed in the play in many ways. One of these reasons being that the killing of King Duncan is the starting point of the corruption. It is when Macbeth realized that he can make the witches prophecy fall into place himself. The witches had told Macbeth “All hail King Macbeth” when they first gave Macbeth a visit. He replied questioningly with stating he is not king. The witches replied “But thou shall’t be king hereafter” (1.3). That gave
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himself. Ironically‚ a blind man was able to perceive the truth and even then Oedipus did not believe. Sophacles ’ Oedipus Rex is the epiphany of dramatic irony. Oedipus is a proud man. He thinks of himself as the savior of Thebes. Oedipus tells the people of Thebes‚ "I am the land ’s avenger by all rights/ and Apollo ’s champion too. (154-155). What rights is he talking about? He may be the king of Thebes and he may have solved the riddle of the Sphinx but no one proclaimed him as Apollo
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The Influence of Secrets Family secrets are generally bad‚ but if they were known could people possibly make different choices in life? In the story of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus’ entire life is build around so-called “family secrets”. In the end of his misguided choices which result from his lack of knowledge of his heritage lead to the development of his character and his tragic fall. The development of Oedipus’ character is essentially lead by a family secret. A secret can misguide our lives;
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James Brown‚ the Godfather of Soul‚ was a prolific singer‚ songwriter and bandleader. He was known as one of the most iconic figures in funk and soul music from 1956 to 2006. James was born in Barnwell‚ South Carolina; he worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the nickname‚ The Godfather of Soul. His irreplaceable vocal and musical style had influenced many modern artists. He was also known for his emotional personal life‚ as well as his social activism‚ in both his songwriting
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B.B. KING By: Christian Puello February 10‚ 2013 B.B. KING His real name is Riley B. King. He had born in Itta Bena‚ Mississippi‚ united States. He is an African American known by the stage by BB King. He is a singer‚ guitarist and song writer. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all times‚ earning the nickname “The king of Blues” Early Life: King was born in a small cabin on cotton Plantation‚ Mississippi
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to ask for help from Oedipus‚ the current king of Thebes who once saved them from the tyranny of the terrible Sphinx. By this time‚ Oedipus has sent his brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ to the oracle of the god Apollo to seek advice from divine sources. But before Oedipus had ever arrived in Thebes‚ the previous king‚ Laius‚ was murdered under mysterious circumstances and the murderer was never found. When Oedipus arrived in Thebes and saved the city‚ he was made king and married the widowed queen‚ Jocasta‚
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