acts with out thinking and has no regard as to what would happen to others as a result of his actions. If Romeo were caught not only would he likely be killed‚ but he would also risk getting Juliet into a lot of trouble and further escalate tensions between both families. If Romeo thought through the consequences of his actions‚ he would realize that he is putting the very person he loves in danger. Romeo lives his life in the moment and fights any obstacles that fate puts in his path‚ unaware that his
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The Prince concludes the play with this statement to remind everyone what has happened because of the feud. It demonstrates the tragic outcome of the irrational hatred between the families and states that there would be no other story more sad and tragic than Romeo and Juliet. Even though he didn’t go in depth as to who‚ the Prince also states that some will be punished and some will be pardoned. The line‚ “some will be punished” shows that the Prince is not willing to let this go and wants to teach
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Heroes and Their Hamartia Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a classic example of a literary tragedy. There are multiple tragic heroes‚ whose consequences of their actions contribute to a series of catastrophic events. Arthur Miller‚ in his essay “Tragedy in the Common Man”‚ states that only those who accept their fate without a fight are flawless and that most of us are in this category. Conversely‚ Aristotle believed “the hero often has many positive qualities‚ but also possesses a tragic
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Nishant Pandey History of Ancient Greek Philosophy Professor Ravi Sharma In 80D Meno asks: “How will you look for it‚ Socrates‚ when you do not know at all what it is? How will you aim to search for something you do not know at all? If you should meet with it‚ how will you know that this is the thing that you did not know?” I believe this question warrants an in-depth inquiry of general sorts. Meno asked this question when he could not define a standard of virtue like Socrates had asked. That is
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Both "The Persians" and "The Histories" contain information regarding the battle of Salamis. "The Persians" is set in the period between the battle of Salamis and the deciding battle of Platea‚ and although a work of fiction‚ it has many valuable and useful bits of information. Firstly‚ it was written earlier than The Histories‚ by someone who had been in the battle itself. Therefore‚ most of the information would be accurate to Aeschylus. However‚ when in the heat of battle‚ no-one knows exactly
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Judaism and Christianity are similar both historically and theologically. Since Judaism is considered the parent religion of Christianity‚ they share a Bible‚ religious practices‚ morals‚ holy sites‚ and religious practices. Christianity is founded in Judaism and these two religions share part of the same Bible‚ the Old Testament‚ and believe that Jerusalem is a holy city (van Voorst‚ 2013). This Bible states that God is the Creator of the universe and all things‚ and that God is omniscient. Within
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France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need
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Maddie Goetz Orthotists and Prosthetists What Orthotists and Prosthetists Do Orthotists and prosthetists design‚ fabricate‚ and fit patients for medical supportive devices. Some of these devices include braces‚ artificial limbs (feet‚ legs‚ hands‚ and arms) and other various medical or surgical devices. The goal of making these devices is to allow patients to improve and regain mobility and functionality of the target area. Orthotists and prosthetists can work in both orthotics and prosthetics‚
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Grace Bolewski 4-8-11 APUSH America and the Holocaust Period 11 In 1933‚ Adolph Hitler launched a program to ‘cleanse’ Germany of Jewish influence. 1936 this program was extended to countries occupied by Germany‚ and in January‚ years later‚ the “Final Solution” policy was adopted. The massive industrial annihilation of Jews in Concentration and extermination camps only reached the American public after the war ended. The Roosevelt’s failure to act‚ however‚ was not due to a
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We are nearly at the end of the first Act‚ and at last our two heroes meet and immediately fall deeply in love with each other. The language used by Shakespeare here eloquently describes the deep passion that they feel for one another‚ and the audience are well rewarded for their patience in waiting for the two lovers to meet. Romeo is shown to be an ingenious lover‚ convincing Juliet to kiss him after only a few sentences. He uses religion in order to persuade Juliet to kiss him. He says
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