What might this perception foreshadow? 4. What does Oedipus promise to do at the end of the Prologos? 5. Of what symbolic significance are the olive boughs‚ strewn at the alter steps as the Thebans address Oedipus? Why does Oedipus tell the suppliants to lift up their olive boughs as they depart? The Parados 1. In strophe 1‚ what does the chorus ask? 2. In antistrophe 1‚ to which god and goddesses does the chorus appeal for rest from their suffering? 3. What is the message of the chorus
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not worthy enough for His presence. This is what shows that Augustine does not truly understand how to interact with God. Augustine even goes as far to state “You know how stupid and weak I am” (221) and “Tell me‚ I beg you‚ tell your miserable suppliant‚ O merciful God” (18). He uses adjectives such as stupid‚ weak‚ and miserable to describe
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CLEOPATRA”S DEATH SCENE "...Cleopatra sent to Caesar a letter which she had written and sealed; and‚ putting everybody out of the monument but her two women‚ she shut the doors. Caesar‚ opening her letter‚ and finding pathetic prayers and entreaties that she might be buried in the same tomb with Antony‚ soon guessed what was doing. At first he was going himself in all haste‚ but‚ changing his mind‚ he sent others to see. The thing had been quickly done. The messengers came at full speed‚ and found
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traditional household‚ he would have added the cheeses to the other gifts he would have given to Odysseus and his crew as they left. Before demanding gifts from the Cyclops‚ Odysseus tells Polyphemus‚ “Zeus of the Strangers guards all guests and suppliants:/ strangers are sacred – Zeus will avenge their rights!/” (Homer 9.304-305). However‚ when Odysseus and his crew meet Polyphemus‚ he greets them with a violent disruption of custom. Polyphemus grumbles‚ “‘We Cyclops never blink at [Zeus] or any
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"Listen to me. You mock my blindness‚ do you?/ But I say that you‚ with both your eyes‚ are blind" (I‚ 195-196). With these memorable words‚ the sightless prophet Teiresias all but paints the entire tragic story of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ one of the most prominent pieces of Greek literary heritage. Greeks knew and loved the story of Oedipus from childhood‚ just as children today cherish the story of Cinderella. In his version of the beloved tale‚ Sophocles concentrates his attention on the
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6) A. Clytemnestra / Vengeful B. “She proclaimed…’Here likes my husband dead‚ struck down justly by my hand‚’...It was his blood that stained her dress and face and she was glad.” (Hamilton 356) C. Ten years had passed since the start of the Trojan war‚ but Agamemnon’s murder of his daughter had not been forgotten. Ever since the fateful day when the king of Mycenae had his own child slain to appease Artemis‚ his wife had waited to take her vengeance. She had taken a lover and all the people of the
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OurLady’s Juggler In the days of King Louis there lived a poor juggler by the name of Barnabas‚ a native of Compiegne‚ who wandered from city to city performing tricks of skill and prowess. On fair days he would lay down in the public square a worn and aged carpet‚ and after having attracted a group of children and idlers by certain amusing remarks which he had learned from an old juggler‚ and which he invariably repeated in the same fashion without altering a word‚ he would assume the strangest
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Islamic Economics Institution Of Bait-ul-Maal By Muhammad Adeel Mian Sajjad Naqwi Sec-H Presented to: Miss Tahseen Lahore School of Economics BAIT-UL-MAAL Introduction The bait-ul-maal is a unique institute which was established for the economic prosperity of the people. As we all know in the Islamic system of life sovereignty belongs to Allah and man is His vicegerent on earth. Similarly the same concept applies to Bait-ul-maal‚ where Allah is sole master of this treasury while the
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• Hospitality The major themes in The Odyssey are especially significant because they serve to form the moral and ethical constitution of most of the characters. The reader learns about the characters through the themes. The more complicated a character is‚ the more he or she engages these major themes. Therefore‚ the most complicated character‚ Odysseus‚ appropriately embodies each of the themes to one degree or another. Thinking of hospitality as a major theme in a literary work may seem odd
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Hiding the Sex of their Flesh Throughout the history of Christianity‚ there have been many documents displaying stories of martyrs. The word ‘martyrdom’ is derived from the Greek martyrein‚ meaning ‘to bear witness’. In Christian understanding this has meant witnessing to Christ and to the Christian faith‚ even under pain of death at the hands of others. Most of these reports show martyrs as men‚ who demonstrate courage and honor in the face of those challenging their commitment to their faith
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