eras are Sophocles’ Antigone and William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Antigone is the tragedy of a brave sister who tries to honor her brother‚ while Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy based on love and being loyal to others. In both plays there is tension between private and public‚ which can be illustrated by comparing Kreon and Caesar’s fear of public opinion‚ the betrayal between characters‚ and concept of hamartia. In both Antony and Cleopatra and Antigone tension between private and
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existence. Without justification‚ life becomes meaningless and one becomes numb to the world that surrounds. This numbness is what depresses humans of essential emotions and commonly leads to suicide. In Act V.‚ Scene V.‚ lines 20-31‚ Macbeth ’s final soliloquy is a tragic concession to the insignificance of his own existence. However‚ he surrenders only after a rigorous pursuit for happiness and stability. This powerful passage has a very important structural and stylistic aspect that‚ in a sense‚ concludes
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He further explains the plan to outwit his uncle in this soliloquy‚ saying he will watch closely to the way his uncle reacts to a play that is very comparable in the plot line to the actions Claudius has taken to become King. Hamlet reveals that he feels he has taken a cowardly approach to making sure that the ghost
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The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and Antony Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works. It’s about a group of conspirators who kill their king‚ Julius‚ in order to be free. Antony‚ opposed to the assassination‚ felt that he should avenge Julius’s death. He delivered a speech that convinced the Romans that the murder was unjust‚ invoking their rebellion. Brutus‚ head of the conspiracy‚ also gave a good speech‚ but the Romans didn’t react to it. A battle erupted‚ and most
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In the first two acts of Macbeth‚ the playwright Shakespeare uses soliloquies and conversations between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to show the audience that although Macbeth murders Duncan‚ he still has a moral compass and is not completely corrupt. In Macbeth’s soliloquy where he agonizes over killing Duncan‚ he says tells himself that the king is “here in double trust: first‚ as I am his kinsman and his subject‚ strong both against the deed‚ then as his host‚ who should against his murder shut the
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The fate of the world depends on one boy‚ Matt. Raven’s Gate by Antony Horowitz is an adventurous book that will take you on a fascinating journey through the life of a young man named Mathew Freeman. Antony Horowitz tells about an ordinary boy who all of a sudden finds himself in a strange town called Lesser Malling. With a single wrong move‚ Matt could destroy the destiny of humanity. This story opens with Matt getting punished for a crime he was supposedly accused of committing‚ but did not.
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Power play is featured in human experience at all levels‚ from the public world of politics to the private world of personal relationships. Textual portrayal of power as a complex social force‚ has intoxicated the human disposition encapsulating the composers vision of power play being destructive and self serving. Through Anthony and Cleopatra‚ Shakespeare demonstrates the interplay of political power among the triumvirate‚ intertwined with Cleopatra’s sexual power play which controls Anthony as
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Anthony and Cleopatra was written in 1607‚ following the incredible period that gave us Hamlet‚ Orthello‚ King Lear and Macbeth. Although sometimes hard to categorise‚ some put this play with Julius Caesar and Corialanus‚ the Roman plays: all three use Plutharch’s lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans as their primary source and all three have concerns steeped in historical and political questions. Shakespeare shows an impressive ability to assimilate the classical world in his own terms and this
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World History/ English 10 May 2013 Cleopatra VII She was a woman of powerful ambition‚ a keen sense of intelligence and charm. She had political skills that made a great mark on history. Her name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopater‚ or just Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. and died August 3‚ 30 B.C.. She played a very important role in her father’s life helping him rule. She was the lover of three men‚ all who were rulers. She was not a typical teenager at age 17‚ or even close to being
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Iago’s Soliloquy * “Divinity of hell!” (370) * Divinity is a god or goddess. So he is referring to the God of hell‚ Satan. * Theology of the devil= he is saying that him being regarded as a villain for trying to lead Cassio the right way would be an argument that only Satan could do. * This is because Iago personally thinks he is doing the correct thing towards leading Cassio. Which sounds convincing and tempting to follow‚ but behind Iago is has planned the moves against
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