insignificant at the opening of the play‚ but it later becomes an integral part of the action as the drama unfolds. The chorus often provides information vital to the understanding of the particular scene or dialogue. They often accomplish this through odes‚ or songs. At the play’s opening‚ Antigone and Ismene discuss the death of their brothers. The chorus comes on to end the scene‚ but also to explain the history behind their battle and subsequent death‚ “Against our land he marched‚ sent here by the
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The Romantic poet Percy Shelley once wrote‚ “Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world‚ and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.” Both the Romantic and the Victorian periods of poetry followed Shelley’s vision of poetry as they exposed their respective societal issues. Romantic period lasted from1785 to 1830‚ a time in which England moved from an agrarian to industrial country and overall nationalistic ideals threatened the individuality of the poets and artists
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Therefore‚ God’s Adam was body and soul. C. Marvin Pate explains that‚ “Gnosticism refers to one is ultimately spiritual‚ not physical‚ in origin. The goal therefore‚ is for one to rid the soul of the prison house of the body and return to Spirit-being.” Unfortunately‚ much of the same thoughts have infiltrated the Christian world and can be heard in the language of believers who believe in the “death is healing” dogma. To grasp the seriousness of Christians slipping into this error‚ one must
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The Renaissance The word ‘Renaissance’ means the re-birth or the revival of something. In History‚ the word Renaissance refers to the revival of art‚ literature and architecture. It is known as the bridge between medieval times and modern times. The Renaissance began in the 14th century and lasted for three centuries until the 17th century. Its birthplace was Italy. The Renaissance began in Florence in 1341. At this time in Florence‚ there was a lot of wealth. The people of Florence were
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Since the early beginnings of Grecian civilization‚ animal testing was historically recorded as a means of scientific and medical research. It wasn’t until the 1800s that it became a controversial topic of discussion. Since then‚ thousands of brands utilized daily are there because of extensive animal research of the products effects. But because of the extensive research‚ animals are often left hurt‚ abused‚ and sometimes dead due to the excruciating circumstances they are put through. Despite the
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How is Gender represented in your TWO prescribed texts and ONE related text? In the texts of ‘The Chrysanthemums’ by John Steinbeck‚ ‘Folk Hero’ by H.M. Tolcher and ‘Ode to Barbie’ by Romanie Moreton the concept of gender is supported and challenged in a variety of ways. Men are typically portrayed as hard-working‚ rebellious and fulfilling a job in a male dominated profession. In contrast to this‚ females are depicted as fragile and emotional‚ having the role of the housewife. The authors of the
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persona? Identify point of view). Step 4: Identify mood and tone – underline key words that contribute to the speaker’s tone or the poem’s mood. Step 5: Structure – comment on the poem’s structure [rhyme scheme‚ meter‚ enjambment‚ form (sonnet‚ ode‚ ballad‚ lyric‚ etc.)] Step 6: Identify examples of figurative language – identify metaphors‚ similes‚ examples of personification‚ alliteration‚ etc. Step 7: Imagery – identify central images and/or the juxtaposition of images. Step 8: Diction
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of 1822-1824. “The Ninth Symphony seems the most like a construction of mirrors‚ reflecting and refracting the values‚ hopes‚ and fears of those who seek to understand and explain it.” (Kinderman‚ 2009) Of the four major movements within the song‚ Ode to Joy which is the final movement is very popular even today. It consists of many different instruments including the winds in twos‚ piccolo‚ and contra bassoon; 4 horns‚ 2 trumpets‚ 3 trombones;2 kettledrums‚ triangle‚ cymbals‚ bass drum (the three
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Reverse Psychology in The Medea Gunika Datt Candidate #: 0001760041 January 17th‚ 2014 Word Count: 1492 1 Medea Reflective Statement Medea’s approach to revenge was strange. By killing her children‚ she causes herself and Jason unnecessary anguish but she wins that battle of pain because she gains her revenge and saves her children from future misery. In class‚ we discussed whether Medea was right in killing her children. I believed that Medea’s actions were
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the god of rain or Jupiter Capitolinus when in his residence in his temple in Rome. In order to get around this difficulty‚ many people used lines such as “By whatever name you wish may you be blessed” and this particular example is seen in Horace’s Ode to Diana. Sacrifices were used as a means to get ‘onside’ with the gods and were an example of quid pro quo‚ meaning “something for something.” By sacrificing food or animals as holy offerings to the god‚ the citizens felt they should then be
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