Explain the paradox (something that seems to be a contradiction but is not) of blindness of the following example: Tiresias [to Oedipus]: Listen to me. You mock my blindness‚ do you? But I say that you‚ with both your eyes‚ are blind. Ode One (p27-28) 21. What does the chorus remind the audience about the murderer? 22. When the chorus debates whether to believe Oedipus or Teiresias‚ with whom do they side and what is their reason? Scene Two (p29-48) 23. What character trait
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above-market pricing? 4 Touché Toiletries Inc. has developed an addition to its Lizardman Cologne line tentatively branded Ode d’Toade Cologne. Unit variable costs are 45 cents for a 3-ounce bottle‚ and heavy advertising expenditures in the first year would result in total fixed costs of $900‚000. Ode d’Toade Cologne is priced at $7.50 for a 3-ounce bottle. How many bottles of Ode d’Toade must be sold to break even? 5 What would be your response to the statement‚ “Profit maximization is the only legitimate
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Dorian Gray‚ Mrs. Drover‚ and the persona of “Ode on a Grecian Urn” take a downfall‚ choosing the notorious “wasteland” and living in misery or envy yet result in the same manner as another who chooses the proverbial “Holy Grail” in the sense at gaining experiences and knowledge of the other world‚ insight on morality‚ and genuine acceptance through miniscule grief. Through awe-inspiring works such as Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ John Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn”‚ and Elizabeth Bowen’s
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THE CHORUS In choosing the classical form of tragedy for his Samson Agonistes‚ Milton decided to work on a distinctively unpopular medium. For‚ classically modelled tragedy had never been popular in England. Even Ben Jonson‚ excused himself for not obeying the Aristotelian rules and not having a proper chorus in his Sejanus. But with his contempt for mere popularity‚ Milton did not feel obliged to modify the form of classical tragedy to suit the purpose of what Jonson called “popular delight”. J
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more misery and sorrow when the king is murdered upon his homecoming. The watchman leaves to tell Clytaemnestra the news of her husband’s imminent return. 2). 1st Choral Ode: the purpose of the chorus is to direct the audience‚ provide a time lapse and to praise the gods. In the first choral ode the chorus establishes
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A chorus in a Greek tragedy is fundamental however in modern plays it is no longer a crucial element. The chorus consists of a small group of people‚ usually between twelve and fifteen‚ who account the events of the play‚ and foreshadow its development. They are meant to act as a character but are positioned away from the main action. As a character‚ the chorus has many functions; it interacts with other characters‚ and gives its opinion on the situations without regard to the chance of their opinion
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Literature is derived from the word “littera” which means letter. Any printed material‚ written within a book‚ magazine or pamphlet is also called literature. It includes faithful reproduction of man’s manifold experiences blended into one harmonious expression‚ man’s love‚ grieves‚ thought s and aspirations coached in beautiful language. It is sometimes called‚ a story of man. It is a language in use that provides insights and intellectual stimulation to the reader. As one explores literature‚ he
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mEnglish Project [Type the company name] [Type the company address] [Type the phone number] [Type the fax number] [Pick the date] Done by: - M.R.Tejas 7’C’ Roll no.31 About William Wordsworth and his great work “The Prelude”. Submitted to: - Sandya Ma’am ------------------------------------------------- William Wordsworth William Wordsworth | Portrait of William Wordsworth by Benjamin Robert Haydon (National Portrait Gallery). | Born | 7 April 1770 Wordsworth House‚Cockermouth
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A Made World: Anthropocentricity in the Works of Auden and MacNeice In his 1941 poem “London Rain‚” Louis MacNeice writes “The world is what was given / The world is what we make.” In “London Rain” itself‚ MacNeice does not emphasize the latter sentiment‚ ultimately hinting at the difficulty of trying to “make” anything in his concluding description of his “wishes…come[ing] homeward / their gallopings in vain.” Yet for all the suggestions of impotence in “London Rain’s” final stanza‚ in MacNeice’s
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