A priest and the chorus of Thebans arrive at the palace to call upon their King‚ Oedipus‚ to aid them with the plague. Oedipus had sent his brother-in-law Creon to ask help of the oracle at Delphi‚ and he returns at that moment. Creon says the plague is the result of religious pollution‚ caused because the murderer of their former King‚ Laius‚ had never been caught. Oedipus vows to find the murderer and curses him for the plague that he has caused. Oedipus summons the blind prophet Tiresias for
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in the representation of gender in your chosen films. Gender roles are central issues within the musicals The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939) and Hairspray (Adam Shankman‚ 2007). The differences between the representation of males and females may‚ in part‚ be as a result of the shifting ideologies in the USA in two different historical periods. In the Wizard of Oz‚ the central protagonist (Dorothy Gale) is a female. At the start of the film‚ Dorothy is shown to be “in the way” of the male
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witch-hunt is similar to the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. For example‚ when someone is falsely accused of a crime during the Salem Witch Trials and this particular witch-hunt‚ nobody is going to listen to a word they have to say; therefore‚ the accused are going to have to pay the consequences. The Salem Witch Trials also has the accused go to court and plead for their life‚ and so does this modern-day witch-hunt. These similarities show that the Salem Witch Trials and this particular modern day witch-hunt
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The complex ideas expressed in The Trial and Death of Socrates at times appear contradictory but through thorough examination and Socrates’ wisdom the ideas become clear. Through Socrates’s dedication to respect for the laws of Athens and his spiritual drive to uphold philosophical values‚ he is able to maintain consistent in his claim that the law and verdict are just. It is important to distinguish between the two when exploring Socrates’ thought process. In the Apology‚ Socrates clearly claims
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This article suggests that until recent years‚ sexism and rhetoric had not been considered heavily enough as a factor in the “content and style” of the trial debates of Anne Hutchison. Hutchison is a key instigator and an integral milestone in the antinomian crisis. Around the time of Hutchison’s trial‚ society was lead by upper-class religious leaders and tended to be heavily patriarchal. The article suggests that puritan values formed a social construct based around the idea that‚ “If Christ is
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19th. If you’re one of the few that didn’t come out to hear the gossip material of the year‚ we have all the juicy and intriguing details. The testimony of Mr. Heck Tate‚ the county sheriff of Maycomb‚ was the opening statement of the trial. Considering Tate being under oath‚ one would presume that he’d speak of only the truth and nothing but the truth. However‚ when reviewing his statements along with Bob Ewell and his daughter‚ Mayella‚ some aspects tend to contradict one another.
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in a film‚ in essence the film in its entirety including nondiegetic images. In The Wizard of Oz‚ the plot begins with Dorothy (Judy Garland)‚ a young farm girl from Kansas who dreams of escaping to ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ without troubles and torment for her dog Toto from a horrible neighbour Miss Gulch (Margaret Hamilton). During a tornado she is hit on the head and is transported to the World of Oz where she meets characters transformed from her Kansas life at home‚ meeting three companions
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When I was a child‚ each evening my mother would read from the novels of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz‚ by L. Frank Baum. The usual bedtime routine was filled with anticipation of that imaginary world of wonder‚ adventure‚ and excitement in which I would soon be enthralled. The once yearly-televised motion picture based on the story‚ contributed greatly to my love for the fairy tale. The music and bright colors in the film confirmed all the different images I envisioned while listening intently to my
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In Plato’s Trial and Death of Socrates‚ the value of piety and justice is emphasized repeatedly. To Socrates‚ it is never valid to knowingly commit an unjust action‚ as it does more harm than good. In other words‚ the most important thing in life is a good life that maintains the health of the body and psyche. Therefore‚ after failing to be acquitted from his trial‚ he must now determine whether it is just or unjust to escape without the approval of fellow Athenians. In his examination of possible
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The Wizard of Oz‚ by L. Frank Baum tells the tale of a young girl Dorothy as she wanders through the land of Oz. In the original movie adaptation‚ Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the East causing the Wicked Witch of the West to avenge her sister by making Dorothy pay. The Wicked Witch of the West has become a common archetype for the definition of a “wicked witch” with her long nose‚ green skin‚ and black hat. Both the novel and movie portray the witch as an evil relentless character to be disliked
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