the venerable yet foolish Roman ruler. Julius Caesar‚ the feared general of the Roman army‚ and the leader of the Roman state‚ suffered a tragic downfall due to his ambitious desires. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and E.B Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra portray Caesar’s ambitious persona. Caesar’s ambition interfered in three main areas in which inevitably lead him to his demise. The first was Caesar’s defiance of religious morality and his insolence towards the gods. The second was his ignorance
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“Behaviour of Fish in an Egyptian Tea Garden” In the poem “Behaviour of Fish in an Egyptian Tea Garden” by Keith Douglas‚ a beautiful woman uses the power of seduction to attract many men. Douglas uses simile to describe the woman as a “white stone” while calling men different types of fish like “magnate‚ an important fish” and “flat-eyed fish”. Throughout the whole poem‚ Douglas seems to use the word “fish” many times. It seems he is describing the environment as an aquatic environment. Since
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who use their good looks and figures in order to reach her goal. This makes women seem as though this is done only for her own good to manipulate men. Sometimes it is‚ especially for femme fatales but not all women. Repeatedly femme fatales use seduction as a way to persuade the male protagonist. A famous scene to resemble seductiveness would be from Basic Instinct when Catherine Tramell‚ is sitting in the interrogation room with a bunch of police officers who are questioning her. A few minutes before
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Linda Nochlin’s essay Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists‚ pays critical attention to the way in which we look at art through a gender lens. The question is not whether women are capable of producing great art but rather why have they been kept in the shadows. Nochlins essay is a founding document of feminist art history that explores powerful relationship between gender and art and the history of dynamic tension. Edmonia Lewis is not only an example of a prolific female artist‚ but is a sculpture
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he was assassinated (Pappas). Upset with the assassination of Pompey‚ Caesar then traveled to Egypt‚ to complete what was started. Upon meeting Cleopatra and falling for her‚ Caesar reversed the decision of Pompey and without delay returned Cleopatra and her brother back as the rulers over Egypt (Hill). Even though Caesar was married‚ in 47 BC‚ Cleopatra (publicly known as his mistress)‚ gave birth to what many believe was their son‚ Caesarion (Hill). In 46 BC‚ Caesar creates what is known as “The
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There were 3 questions that I did not have the answer to. I’ve highlighted them in yellow. I apologize for the formatting‚ but the copy and paste job from Microsoft Word kinda screwed up. Feel free to format to your hearts content. Cheers! CC 302/CTI 310: Midterm Exam Short Answer Questions · What was the position of the tribunes on the escalating conflict between Caesar‚ Pompey and the senate? What was Cicero’s position? o The tribunes were advocating for compromise with Caesar by
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"The Waste Land" is a modernist poem by T. S. Eliot caused a sensation when it was published in 1922. It is today the most widely translated and studied English-language poem of the twentieth century. This is perhaps surprising given the poem’s length and its difficulty‚ but Eliot’s vision of modern life as plagued by sordid impulses‚ widespread apathy‚ and pervasive soullessness packed a punch when readers first encountered it. Pound’s influence on the final version of "The Waste Land" is significant
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The following essay is concerned with the frame structure in Mary Shelley`s Frankenstein and ist functions as it is suggested by Beth Newman`s "Narratives of seduction and the seduction of narratives". To start with‚ the novel Frankenstein is a symmetrically built frame narrative with a story at its center. This is not always the case with frame structured novels‚ as there are examples without a proper center (e.g. Heart of Darkness). The elaborate system of frames indicates that this center
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Cleopatram amavisse et in matrimonium duxisse. a. Translate – Eutropius wrote that Antony loved Cleopatra and led her into matrimony. b. Head verb – scripsit (perfect) c. Subject(s) of IS – Antonium (accusative) d. Verb(s) in IS – amavisse et duxisse (perfect active) 5. Multi Romani cognoverunt Octavianum Antonium et Cleopatram ad Actium pugnare. a. Translate – Many Romans knew that Octavian‚ Antony and Cleopatra were fighting at Actium. b. Head verb – cognoverunt (perfect) c. Subject(s) of IS –
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King Philip || died when Alexander was 19 years old‚ and Alexander wanted to take the throne. Even though Alexander was the feudal king of Macedonia‚ Olympia ensured Alexander took the throne by slaughtering the daughter of King Philip || and Cleopatra. Cleopatra later committed suicide out of depression of her dead daughter. During the meeting of league members‚ Alexander the Great gained the
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