The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy‚ written by playwright Euripides in 405 BC. The play displays the six elements of drama described by Aristotle in the Poetics. These elements include plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and song. Though all six elements are important‚three are most evident within The Bacchae‚ including plot‚ character‚ and thought. The plot is the most important part of The Bacchae‚ because it provides readers with a storyline. The plot intrigues readers to continue
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Marjories N. Vasquez Mrs. Vazquezbello AP English Lang. 5 February 2018 Oedipus Rex Questions 1. A tragic hero‚ according to Aristotle‚ contains “anagnoris” a moment of important discovery as well as “catharsis‚” feelings of pity felt by the audience (“Tragic Hero”). Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is a true Greek tragedy because it accurately displays these characteristics. The most important discovery of the hero was the realization that he is the son of Laius and Jocasta. “O‚O‚O‚ they will all come‚ all
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Alexander the Great “If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more and become more‚ you are a leader.” This quote was once said by a historical figure in American society named John Quincy Adams. To be a leader‚ you need to prove you can be one and what better way than to have people back you up and follow you. Alexander the Great is a prime example of this leadership. He went to great lengths to change the Hellenistic world. From raising a country in to a dominant empire
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Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world‚ and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and study the myths in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization‚ and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself. Greek mythology
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Key Terms and Important People Coptic: Ancient Egyptian language‚ spread to the lower Nile river valley Cataracts: churning rapids‚ it was impossible to travel all the way upstream because of the cataracts Delta: formed in Lower Egypt‚ it is where the Nile River spreads and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Upper Egypt: the strip of land that extends between Nubia and towards Lower Egypt Lower Egypt: North most region of Egypt‚ between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Nubia: region along
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Everything Happens For a Reason Both The Odyssey by Homer and Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ were based in the context of ancient Greek culture but each was written during different time periods. The Gods played an enormously influential role in the lives of the Ancient Greeks. The Odyssey was written during the Greek Heroic Age (1500-1100 B.C.E.) and Oedipus Rex was estimated to be written around the 430s B.C.E. during the Age of Pericles when Athens was at its height of political and cultural power
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Myth In Pop Culture I watched the movie “300” directed by Zack Snyder‚ which was based off of the battle of Thermopylae‚ between the Greeks and the Persians in 480 B.C. In the movie‚ Persians threaten to enslave and change the ways of the Spartan people. The leader of Sparta is King Leonidas which has 300 Spartan soldiers behind him in the battle against the Persians which is lead by Xerxes who thought of himself as a god in the movie. The 300 Spartan soldiers had to defend a thin path called
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Dark Wisdom If any two tragic fates can be compared and contrasted‚ they are those of Oedipus and Macbeth. King Oedipus‚ a man who receives his kingship from the people of Thebes‚ marries the widowed queen‚ only to find out that the gods tricked him with their prophecies. King Macbeth presents himself with the crown of Scotland‚ as three witches prophesize‚ while he has not yet cleaned his hands of the late king’s blood. While Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s Macbeth both revolve around
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Period. During the end of the second intermediate period‚ it was an age of pandemonium because of the repeated failure of the Nile River to flood. During this time‚ since Lower Egypt was frail the Hyksos took control of the area. In 1552‚ Ahmose I‚ a Theban King‚ took over Hyksos’s area‚ and began the New Kingdom. In 1369‚ during the New Kingdom‚ Akhenaten changed the heirarchy of their gods by placing Aten (god of the sun’s disk) above all of the other deities. Akhenaten wanted to change Egypt’s heretical
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Cited: De La Fontaine‚ Jean. "The Horoscope." Book VIII. Ed. Jean De La Fontaine. 1678-679. Print. Emerson‚ Ralph Waldo. "The Conduct Of Life." Infomotions. Infomotions‚ LLC‚ 27 Dec. 2005. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. . Sophocles. The Theban Plays: King Oedipus‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ Antigone. Trans. E. F. Watling. Penguin‚ 1947. Print.
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