in the days after Thomas returned from seven years of exile in France. Though based around historical record‚ the play eschews psychology and political interpretations in favor of a more serene and spiritual consideration of the sacrifice of martyrdom. Written to be performed in the actual Cathedral‚ the entire experience is sculpted to mirror the experience of a Mass‚ even giving the actor playing Thomas a sermon during the Interlude that he would have preached alone at the pulpit. The play
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complex buildings located thirty-one miles northwest of Madrid. The Escorial was the conception of King Phillip II and includes a convent‚ a church‚ a palace‚ a library and a mausoleum for the Spanish monarchy. El Greco painted an altarpiece of The Martyrdom of St. Maurice for the church at the new monastery-palace of El Escorial but King Phillip was not fond of the work and placed it in a different part of the building and hired another artist to paint the replacement for the altar. The king disliked
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1. Where and when did Sophocles live? Athens‚ 5th century BC 2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama called... The Poetics 3. What did Greek actors wear? Masks 4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing‚ dance‚ provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is called... The Chorus 5. Who was Antigone’s father? Oedipus 6. Antigone’s two brothers‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ did what? Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
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still causes pain to people’s lives that were affected by it. The terrorist’s main objective is to free all Muslim holy places like Medina‚ Mecca‚ and Jerusalem from Western influence. Al Qaeda members are considered true believers and strive for Martyrdom‚ and that they are ready to die. They are trained to be ready to attack and to know that they are going to die. It is basically committing suicide but killing many other people while doing it. Terrorism is not cheap‚ government funding oil and other
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Saint Stephen is the first Christian martyr of the first century. In the Acts of the Apostles‚ written by Saint Luke‚ the Evangelist‚ his faith and martyrdom is described. In the days after the Ascension and Pentecost‚ the numbers of disciples grew so large that the apostles had no time to concentrate on prayer and the ministry of the Word. So they assembled the community and told them to choose seven men to be deacons. These deacons were to control the distribution of alms‚ food and property‚ and
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If anyone has read One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with any sort of biblical knowledge‚ it is obviously apparent that in many ways‚ Randle Patrick McMurphy mirrors Jesus Christ in many ways‚ albeit in an inexact way. While not a perfect mirror‚ much of McMurphy’s character and development are strikingly similar to Christ. For instance‚ near the end of the first part of the book‚ McMurphy is able to convince the other patients to follow him in defying Nurse Ratched during group therapy‚ so they can
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Good and Evil in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller‚ demonstrates many examples of the complexity of “good” and “evil” in his characters. He does this through many characters‚ seen and unseen. Perhaps the most lucid representations of these two ideas are achieved through the acts of manipulation‚ anger‚ hate‚ and pureness that a few characters consistently provide. It can be said that in this play evil takes a human form in Abigail Williams. Abigail serves as the spark
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Paintings allow the mind to inherit what it sees‚ and the decisive work by Brueghel effortlessly presents the moral of no one caring for the drowning man. Auden’s brief poem also illustrates the distinct feelings covered for Icarus. “The dreadful martyrdom must run its course” alludes to the fact that bad events are impossible to avoid. One can’t live life in peace‚ a troublesome time will be progressive throughout everyone’s lifespan. Moreover‚ the cries of the needy and splash of the endangered can
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Trial and Execution Last Trip Abroad • July 31‚ 1896—Rizal’s four-year exile in Dapitan came to an end. • On board the steamer Espana‚ he left Dapitan amidst tears of Dapitan folks who bid him goodbye. • August 6—he arrived in Manila but missed the ship Isla de Luzon for Spain because it departed the previous day. Last Trip Abroad • Writing to Blumentritt‚ Rizal mentioned this episode: “Unfortunately‚ I did not catch the mail ship for Spain‚ and fearing
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Irenaeus (c. 130 - 202) [Asia Minor‚ Rome‚ Lyons]. Irenaeus was very much influenced and inspired by Polycarp’s preaching. He became Bishop of Lyons‚ and one of the leading Fathers of the Greco - French church in southern France. He was himself an influential preacher‚ and his writings give valuable information concerning doctrine. He expounded the beliefs of several sects‚ especially those of the Valeatinean Gnostics‚ (who interpreted the universe in terms of wisdom embodied in a system of aeons)
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