1. What happened after Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest opened? 2. ( T or F ) Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has one set: a courtroom during the HUAC hearings. 3. ( T or F ) Ballet companies of today are afraid the public will boycott The Rite of Spring. 4. Calling a wife "the little woman" and saying that certain minorities exhibit recognizable traits such as laziness or stinginess are examples of: 5. Identifying closely with minorities was Edmonia Lewis‚ whose talent
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main character: Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes. Sophocles presents Oedipus to the reader as a majestic figure who addresses his attention to the people of Thebes from his palace. The city had been hit by a devastating plague due to Laïos (the previous Theban king) murder and Oedipus was believed to be able to help them overcome that hardship. As the play develops‚ the reader is provided with the fact that Laïos‚ Oedipus’ biological father‚ and Iocastê‚ his biological mother‚ learned through an oracle
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Tragedy 101 Mrs. Marks Due Date: March 25‚ 2004 Date Submitted: March 30‚ 2004 TO PUNISH‚ OR NOT TO PUNISH: THAT IS THE THEBAN QUESTION As a certain English teacher once said‚ "Justice‚ to the ancient Greeks‚ meant reward or punishment based on the consequences of one’s actions or inaction. Good intentions were irrelevant if the result was chaos or disaster." The gods expect justice to follow their own set of rules‚ and those who refuse to comply‚ must suffer the consequences. A fine example
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Sex-strikes have been used in history to prevent and end wars since the early 1600s‚ but first written about in the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes in 411 B.C. The main premise of Lysistrata has had a lasting effect politically on the way that certain events have been improved and averted. The way that the women were written by Aristophanes was advanced for the time period that the play had taken place. Having the experience of a play differs drastically than reading it to yourself‚ quietly in your
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pleases them / if their lips weren’t sealed by fear” (570-573). Antigone knows she and her family are destined for tragedy but she manages to retain a sense of dignity and takes pride in the honorific action she took. Furthermore‚ she perceives that the Theban people‚ though they cannot admit it outright‚ support what she did. This is proven when Antigone is led to her tomb and the Chorus states‚ “Surely you carry fame with you and praise‚ / as you move to the deep home of the dead… You were in charge of
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societies‚ it was extremely prevalent. This belief influenced much of society back then and created a male dominated country. Women were thought of as baby makers. They were there to make and raise families. This quality of society is prominent in The Theban Plays‚ written by Sophocles. This book consists of three plays‚ Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ and Antigone. Each of these plays relate to one another based on both the time period it is set in and the characters that appear in them. The
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conflict and characters 2. He says he is dedicated to the Thebans and men call him great. 3. He pities suffering of the suppliants of Thebes. 4. A god is sending a plague – crops are dying‚ animals and people are not having offspring 5. The priest asks Oedipus to save the city‚ “raise it up.” 6. Creon says the Oracle demands Oedipus purge the city of Lauis’ murderer and punish this man. 7. He pledges to find the murderer. 8. The Thebans claim Apollo helped before; The Chorus reminds the gods
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aahmes and his name reflects to the lah born. The son of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao and brother of last pharaoh in seventeenth dynasty (King Kamose). Ahmose I was a Pharaoh of ancient Egypt in the eighteenth dynasty. Also‚ he was one of the members of the Theban royal house. At the reign time his father or grandfather Thebes rebelled against the rulers of eygpt; Hyksos.At the age of seven‚ Ahmose I father was killed and at the age of ten his brother was dead for unidentified causes. The reign of his brother
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Cited: 1. Fagles‚ Robert. "Antigone." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 8th ed. New York: Longman‚ 2001. 1435-1488. 2. Daniels‚ Charles B. and Sam Scully. What Really Goes on in Sophocles ’ Theban Plays. Maryland: University Press of America‚ Inc‚ 1996. 3. Bowra‚ C.M. "The Community Stands or Falls on the Rule of Law." Readings on Antigone. Ed. Don Nardo. California: San Diego‚ 1999. 64 4. Bates‚ William N. "A General Breakdown of the Characters
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seemed to many observers of the contemporary scene like rain from a clear blue sky. Yet‚ in hindsight‚ when we look more closely at the history of Sparta as a military society‚ the collapse at Leuctra starts to make sense. By the time they met the Thebans there‚ Sparta had long been in serious trouble; it was only a matter of time before someone found a way to exploit Sparta’s profound inner weaknesses. The story of Sparta’s decline and fall is an object lesson in the intimate relationship between
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