characters in his two masterpieces‚ Othello and King Lear. Three different kinds of loves explored in both Othello and King Lear‚ sharing both similarities and differences are a love for a significant other‚ the love a father holds to his children‚ and the love a daughter holds for her father. By looking at the outcomes of these loves one may draw a sense of loves negative and positive effects‚ and how the different traits of loves play into the outcomes in the fate of Shakespeare’s characters. Through
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choices or is destiny written‚ what makes us us‚ how do we know what we know about ourselves and when is knowledge about ourselves too much. The story does not have a certain message‚ rather many themes that are seen throughout the story‚ and each leave the reader with some kind of moral that he/she can interpret and use in their own life. For example‚ the theme of fate and free will. Sophocles makes us question many elements about ourselves‚ one being if we do indeed have a predefined fate or if our
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and cruelty. However‚ that is not the case. Although Cordelia‚ has just been reunited with Lear‚ her father‚ giving the audience a cathartic moment of relief by suggesting that justice shall prevail. Nevertheless‚ Shakespeare revokes this hope when Edgar encourages Gloucester to disperse‚ announcing that Cordelia loses the battle against Edmund and Albany. “Away‚ old man. Give me thy hand. Away! King Lear hath lost‚ he and his daughter ta’en. Give
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The setting of this scene is in Manhattan‚ New York City. More specifically‚ it takes place in the office building of a prominent real estate company. Thomas Rael’s meeting room corresponds to King Lear’s round table‚ and it is here where Rael announces that he is dividing up the shares of his company. The season is winter‚ to represent the conflict that arrises between Rael and his children‚ and it is set in modern day. This allows for the integration of modern technology such as phones and cars
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In this world we say that our fate and destiny is already predetermined‚ we think we have zero control of our life. What would you‚ as a conscious being think‚ if you could have 100% control of your fate‚ or “theme” so to speak‚ when Theme is used‚ it is used in the term or in place of the word “fate”. Such as a destiny which is what is explained or experienced throughout a beings life. The idea of fate and free-will‚ or destiny and self-will if you wish‚ are tied together in an interesting point
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Oedipus the King: Fate vs. Free Will Most religions teach humans that their choices matter‚ but also that there is a greater force that will determine the course of events and final outcomes of our lives. The debate on whether our lives are based on fate or free will has been long standing with several different opinions and points of view. In Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”‚ fate and free will battle it out in the tale of Oedipus’ life. Although “Oedipus the King” portrays multiple characters
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“Character is Destiny” is a phrase associated with Heraclitus‚ a Greek philosopher of the 6th century BC who is recognized as one of the most significant philosophers before Socrates and Plato. Unfortunately‚ very little is known about his life other than what can be gathered from his own statements. Heraclitus lived in Ephesus‚ an important city on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor‚ not far from Miletus‚ the birthplace of philosophy. Ancient biographies of him consist of nothing more than inferences
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In Shakespeare’s King Lear he argues that those in possession of wealth are invincible to the “lance of justice”. He depicts the poor unable to hide crimes and easily caught while those that are wealthy with status and power can twist justice to be unaffected by it. I agree with Shakespeare’s argument that the rich avoid justice while the poor are forced to take the entire punishment. Literature such as “A Young Person’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn‚ and “Scarlet Letter” depict those
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"Character is Destiny” is a phrase associated with Heraclitus‚ a Greek philosopher of the 6th century BC who is recognized as one of the most significant philosophers before Socrates and Plato. Unfortunately‚ very little is known about his life other than what can be gathered from his own statements. Heraclitus lived in Ephesus‚ an important city on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor‚ not far from Miletus‚ the birthplace of philosophy. Ancient biographies of him consist of nothing more than inferences
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Power of Fate vs. Free Will in Medea and Macbeth Throughout both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a clear and heavy presence of the gods. This begs the question‚ are the characters in charge of their own destiny‚ or are their fates already written? Fate is described as “that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny.” It can be said that it is the gods who are in charge of creating the character’s fates. In both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a common theme of placing too much trust into fate‚ rather than
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