Valerie S Watson Humanities 101 May 16‚ 2013 W. A. The Walls of Thebes The Walls of Thebes 1. The significance of The Walls of Thebes is some twenty-five hundred years later Bertolt Brecht‚ a refugee in Denmark‚ wrote a poem which began‚ “Wer baute das siebentorige Theben?” Who built seven-gated Thebes? In the books stand and recorded the names of Kings. The Kings haul the broken rock. It was of course the working class that built Thebes. Euripides+Hermes would give the job to Zethus the practical
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Title of Assessed Work: Why did Thebes come to political prominence in the fourth century? ‘’The victory of the Thebans was the most famous of all those won by Greeks over Greeks’’1 This essay will look at the rise of Thebes to political prominence in Greece in the fourth century BC in a an analytical rather than chronological fashion‚ by considering both the decline of the major city states around Thebes as well as Theban advantages. It will draw on the format used by John Buckler2
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Final Draft Period 7 The Adventures of Oedipus and Fate Is it sin to follow fate or is it sin to go against it? In the play‚ “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is the king of Thebes who tries to lift the curse of Thebes. To lift the curse‚ he must rid of the murderer of Laios‚ the previous king of Thebes. However‚ a prophecy bounded Oedipus to an unfortunate event: he would murder Laios‚ his father. Oedipus followed his fate unknowingly and was blamed for his crime. He isn’t guilty of his
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problem in this play‚ she wants to go against Creon’s orders which declared that Polynices body may not be given a proper burial for helping the forces which invaded Thebes‚ but Antigone knowing this insists on giving him a proper burial nevertheless. She felt that she was right‚ and the Creon laws had no right to decide who does and who doesn’t have the right to a proper burial. Polynices fought because he was following his morals. For some reason‚ he was in favor with the other side Continuing on
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King and Antigone Sophocles portrays two characters‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as rulers of Thebes. After the murder of Laius‚ former King of Thebes‚ Oedipus became leader when he successfully solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Some time later‚ Creon became King of Thebes as the result of his nephews deaths. "Oedipus is a good ruler in spite of his defects. Creon is a bad ruler in spite of his virtues." This essay will discuss Oedipus and Creon as rulers of Thebes. In the eyes of the townspeople‚ Oedipus
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THE QUIET AMERICAN Graham Greene THE QUIET AMERICAN Graham Greene READING THE NOVEL There are two main points of focus for your study of The Quiet American and for your responses as a reader. • Understanding the story of the novel and recognising the themes raised by the novel • Identifying and considering the cultural and moral issues presented in the story it tells. Understanding the Historical and Cultural Context To understand the themes and the moral and cultural issues raised by the novel
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“Home Burial” 1. Is the husband insensitive and indifferent to his wife’s grief? Has Frost invited us to sympathize with one character more than with the other? Indeed‚ the husband behaves in a very indifferent and insensitive way towards his wife in dealing with their child’s loss. I believe that Frost has invited us to sympathize with both husband and wife but at different levels of understanding because both have different ways to deal with grief. In other words‚ what society expects as
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Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and war correspondent who wrote Beach Burial‚ Slessor sailed for Britain in May. This influenced him to write poems about the horrific war stories that he had seen while being in many countries overseas. Beach Burial is a 5 stanza poem the goes in depth of the Burial in North Africa. Beach burial by Kenneth Slessor Beach Burial is able to be a lament poem with the use of the ‘convoy of dead sailors’ and the focus on an individual ‘unknown seaman’‚ this gives
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How does the study of Burial populations help us understand social relations in an ancient society? And explore the relationship between burial rituals‚ the development of ‘abstract’ and symbolic forms of culture and communication‚ and how this ties into social relations. In this Essay‚ I will explore and analyze archaeological evidence of the development of Burial practices in Europe in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic eras‚ and explore the dynamics between these burial rituals‚ and development
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I chose to this observational activity on an article I found titled “After Death: 8 Burial Alternatives That Are Going Mainstream.” I randomly stumbled upon this article after researching eco-friendly/bio-degradable caskets and “natural” cemeteries. This article discusses eight ways a person’s body can be buried or rather handled after death that are not mainstream (ex. wood casket placed in a cement vault or cremation.) One alternative mentioned is resomation. Anderson-McQueen funeral home in
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