English 126 Prof McGee November 23‚ 2013 Proper Punishment and Justice in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Within Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’ destiny was to marry his biological mother and murder his biological father. Oedipus pointlessly tries to change his fate‚ but was powerless in changing anything. With no control over his destined fate‚ unaware of his family history‚ and unconscious of who his birth parents were‚ Oedipus is guiltless in killing his father and marrying his very own
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Flynn Ap Lit and Composition 10/12/10 Death and heartbreak‚ both two very tragic things that could happen in your life‚ but what makes these things tragic? According to Aristotle there are many elements to a tragic tale. Oedipus Rex lives up to all of them. The reader knows how serious Oedipus’s actions are‚ how complete they are‚ and how high his fall is. A tragedy by definition is a drama which imitates an important and casually related series of events in the life of
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In Oedipus Rex‚ it appears that Oedipus’ tragic downfall was the result of misfortune – his actions of killing his father and marrying his mother were done without knowledge or intent‚ and thus his punishment of scorn and banishment seems excessive for the crime. However‚ though Oedipus was struck by the gods with unfortunate circumstances‚ it was through his own free will that the oracles were permitted to come true. The weaknesses in Oedipus’ personality and his lapses in judgment caused him to
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illustrates a character through the author’s or other characters’ words. Direct and indirect characterization allow us to see not only each character’s obvious side‚ but their hidden side too‚ that is not always as easily seen. In the play Oedipus Rex‚ the three main characters Oedipus‚ Teiresias‚ and Iokaste are introduced to us through direct and indirect characterization‚ where we learn about each character’s positive as well as negative traits. Oedipus‚ the main character in the story‚ and
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“It is common for many people in many countries to drink alcohol‚ especially in Australia. However‚ Alcohol is a drug‚ which it is classified as a depressant. This means that it slows down vital functions resulting in slurred speech‚ unsteady movement‚ and an inability to react quickly.” As for how it affects the mind‚ it can reduce a person’s ability to think rationally and alters his or her judgment. Most people drink for enjoyment‚ such as a beer or a glass of wine. However if a person consumes
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HISTORY OF ICE CREAM Once upon a time‚ hundreds of years ago‚ Charles I of England hosted a sumptuous state banquet for many of his friends and family. The meal‚ consisting of many delicacies of the day‚ had been simply superb but the ’’coup de grace’ was yet to come. After much preparation‚ the king’s French chief had concocted an apparently new dish. It was cold and resembled fresh fallen snow but was much creamier and wetter than any other was after dinner dessert. The guests were delighted
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Journal Project for Oedipus Rex 1. What is the effect of Oedipus’ insistence and promises regarding the hunting down and punishing of the murderer of Laius? What does this suggest concerning his character as well as the meaning of Sophocles’ play? Sophocles a Greek poet and a writer was famous for his tragedies. All of his plays and tragedies consisted of a very distinctive style called dramatic irony - a situation of drama which is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters
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Is alcoholism a disease? Until the 1900s‚ most doctors and scientists did not believe that alcoholism was a disease. In 1956‚ the American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness. It took until the 1991 for the AMA to officially classify alcoholism as a disease. Is Alcoholism a Disease? Many individuals who suffer from alcohol abuse wonder‚ “Is alcoholism a disease?” The definition of a disease describes alcoholism fairly well. A disease is a type condition that harms the normal
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Lavinia Oliveros Health Social Science Walls Traditional practitioners of social science and medicine would view the two fields as separate. However‚ in order to understand complex health problems better‚ there is a need to integrate both. This is way easier said than done‚ of course. Integration of the two fields means permeating the walls that surround them. Rigid knowledge boundaries among these fields alone hinder the unification. As Van Der Geest said‚ medicine is problem-oriented and physicians
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Alcoholism How does one become an alcoholic? One can assume that many people have asked themselves that same exact question. The truth is there are many reasons why someone can develop a drinking problem. A better question would be why would someone want to go down that road when they know the harms of alcoholism? This essay will cover the reasons why people develop drinking problems and why they struggle to look for help. I speculate that the main reason why people develop a problem with alcoholism
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