Despite tradition‚ Sophocles chose a woman to lead his story. Strong willed and quick witted‚ Antigone proves to be a loyal sister and pure wife. Antigone is noble of birth. Her hamartia is she shows hubris‚ a classic tragic hero trait‚ when telling Creon‚ “And I‚ whom no man’s frown can frighten‚ Am far from risking heaven’s frown by flouting these‚ I need no trumpeter from you to tell me I must die‚ we all die anyway.” (210) She takes on the role of her better‚ a man. When she buries he brother
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Heroes and Heroines: A study of Gender Roles in Historical Folklore Historically‚ fairy tales and other folklore have followed relatively strict gender role profiles. The heroes or heroines of the story all tend to be handsome or beautiful‚ compassionate and kind‚ which always wins out. Meanwhile the villains and antagonists are almost directly opposite in physicality‚ are ugly or brooding in nature‚ which shows a clear contrast between themselves and the hero or heroine‚ and an ever-impending conclusive
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“Shakespeare’s heroines distinctly stand out in comparison to other female characters” A study of William Shakespeare’s female characters of the plays Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado about Nothing Shakespeare’s presentation of women in his plays demonstrates his feelings about women and their roles in society. Linda Alchin‚ states that women during the Elizabethan era had less freedom than men‚ and that “they were raised to believe that they were inferior to men and that men knew better.” Women were
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Cather’s MY ÁNTONIA "Optima dies ... prima fugit." My Ántonia‚ by Willa Cather‚ is a modernist novel that recounts and celebrates the past through the relationship of man and the natural world. Cather incorporates an epigraph at the start of the novel from Virgil’s Georgics that means “The best days…are the first to flee‚” which is integrated by many elements throughout the story as it is the epicenter in which the themes of the novel revolve. For those who aren’t familiar Georgics consists of
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Nightmare world I walked through the grave yard with fear and terror in my eyes and face. I knew it was haunted but there was no other way through or round. I had to go through and I didn’t want my friends calling me a baby so I went through. I was walking through there were broken graves and nobody in side it I heard a shuffle I looked back it was nothing. Then I saw a shadow then I blinked then it was gone I heard footsteps behind me I looked back it was nothing. Then bang I was on the
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major you chose ? The reason you think you can get the assistance from the program? And this it my essay. It is so ashame when i must say that i did this in over 1 month what you can do in only some hours..but i think it is not good. ................................................................................................................. I love my hometown‚ love views from the windown of my house‚ the ground which is full with childrens’ laughs‚love the peace of the simple life here...love
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something that surrounds you for your whole life‚ outlining the way in which you live. Although sometimes transparent‚ your worldview allows you to make decisions based on how you see the world. Previous to taking this course‚ I had never taken notice of my own worldviews. Instead‚ I just lived life as it was and worked by the daily routine. I still do not fully understand this worldview‚ and probably never will. I like to focus strictly on the positive things that life has to offer. I have been told by
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the period of education is more important than the quality. So‚ my question are- how if etiquette and daily practices in French is applied in Indonesia? Can Indonesia become a great country like France if Indonesia do that? Okay‚ by the way I will tell you about the meaning of my name. actually there are 2 words in my full name but sometimes there is a mistake when some people write it down. Some people usually write my full name in one words. Just “fakhrunnisa” or sometime just “fakhrunisa”
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The documentary “My Architect”‚ directed by Louis Kahn’s son‚ Nathaniel‚ presents some striking aspects of the architect’s life. I think some of the most important aspects of this movie are how Khan interacted with the different people surrounding him‚ and what these persons have to say about him now. Everybody seemed to agree that Louis Kahn was a very mysterious person. At work‚ he didn’t talk about his family‚ to him it was personal. He was lonely too‚ and never really settled anywhere : he
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Hussien My Hometown Changing is inevitable part in our life. We daily see the evidences of changing anywhere. In fact‚ the changing is nature phenomenon. Also‚ sometimes the differences which have been resulted of changing can be wide and distinct‚ other times it can be unnoticeable. There is an ancient quote which says "if people have finished changing‚ they will finish‚" this say implies the idea that the variability is a continuous process. My hometown varies a lot for the last ten
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