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- 481: Is There Any Justification For Regarding Euripedes' Electra As An Inferior Tragedy?
- ... mother, "to show Aegisthus favour, drives me out of doors." And "treats me and Orestes both as bastards of her house." Electra clearly wants revenge, but does not believe she can avenge her father's death without her brother to whom she prays to; "save me from misery and weariness… Let Orestes, wherever he be, punish the murderers of our father!" Electra resents the way she has been disowned by her ... bring shame to King Agamemnon, and make Troy blush to remember her conqueror." Unbeknown to Electra the next person she meets will be her brother, Orestes, providing her with the chance to avenge her fathers death. Yet, although Electra clearly resents her present situation, she has not been treated badly by her new husband, the Peasant. Even she admits to her husband "your kindness is the kindness of the gods; you ... not reveal himself to be her brother straight away, but instead pretends to be a messenger from Orestes. He talks to Electra until he is sure that she is as resolute in avenging Agamemnon's death as he is. She goes on to describe her present situation: "I am stabled here; the filth that weighs me down." There is also the dishonour and ignominy that Agamemnon has suffered at the ...
- 482: Hamlet: Hamlet And Laertes Seek Revenge for the Death of Their Fathers
- Hamlet: Hamlet And Laertes Seek Revenge for the Death of Their Fathers In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare Two of the character's fathers are brutishly murdered. The first murdered character is King Hamlet who is supposed to be revenge by his son prince Hamlet. The second murder is Polonius who is supposed to be revenged by his son Laertes. Both Prince Hamlet and Laertes go to seek revenge for the death of fathers, however they will each use different methods to accomplish their deeds. Prince Hamlet has a meeting with the dead ghost of his father King Hamlet. King Hamlet's ghost reveals to his son, his murder by his brother Claudius. Hamlet is informed by his father that he needs to be avenged by the death of his brother Claudius. By this time Claudius has already ascended the throne, and married Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude. Hamlet decides to take a passive approach to avenge his father. Hamlet first decides ...
- 483: French Revolution-death Of Mar
- History C.A.T. 1 The Death of Marat , is an idealistic portrait painted by Jacques-Louis David, depicting the assassination of one of the leaders of the French Revolution, Jean-Paul Marat. Marat was a prominent member of a group of ... had infiltrated Paris, and killed a leading revolutionary figure in his own home scared many leaders (in particular Robspierre) who now feared the same could easily happen to them. They needed to ensure Marat’s death would raise sympathies with their parties and quash any future counter-revolutionary assassinations. David had previously shown an aptitude for painting historical events. One of his most famous is that of “The Oath the Horatii” . In this painting David depicts precisely what the French Revolution came to represent. The painting depicts three brothers declaring that they would fight to their death as champions of their city against that of a rival city, for the common good of the people . The subject of The Oath of the Horatii is dedication and sacrifice . This same theme was ...
- 484: The Black Death In Europe
- The Black Death In Europe Europe has experience two great plagues throughout its history. The first came in 1347, it was known as the Black Death. The second hit Europe’s most famous city, London, in late 1664 or early 1665; residents called it the Great London Plague. During these two plagues, there arose two men willing to tell the world ... Defoe, in A Journal of the Plague Year illustrating the destruction caused by the Great London Plague of 1665. However no one really can attest to the truth of both of these accounts. The Black Death began in China early in the fourteenth century (Viault 6). The plague then spread through the Euro-China trade routes and hit Europe in 1347 in Sicily (Vialt 6). The plague did not stop ...
- 485: Macbeth: Many People Were Involved In the Death of Duncan
- Macbeth: Many People Were Involved In the Death of Duncan There were many people involved in the death of Duncan, the King of Scotland. However, Macbeth bears the major responsibility for the murder. Macbeth committed the task by his own hand. He understood the significance of the prediction in relation to his own ... such he plainly states his intent to murder Duncan and again later on, he mentions in a soliloquy that "To know my deed, ‘twere best not know myself." (II, ii, l.92) Preceding the actual death of Duncan, Macbeth's ambitions became apparent as the significance of the prediction and actual events emerged. Being an ambitious man, Macbeth said "I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, ...
- 486: Prophet Muhammad
- ... where he went to visit his father's maternal relatives. His mother, Aminah, died while on the return journey from Medina at a place called ‘Abwa’ when Muhammad (s) was six years old. After the death of his mother, Muhammad (s), was raised by his paternal grandfather Abd al Muttalib. His grandfather loved him and cared for him very much. Before his death, he asked Muhammad (s) uncle, Abu Talib, and family servant Umm-Ayman to look after him. His uncle treated him the same as his grandfather had. During his childhood, he was a Shepard, just as ... your name, O Allah.” The Prophet (s) was left with more sorrow when his uncle Abu Talib and his beloved wife Khadijah r.a. had passed away soon after the ban was lifted. After the death of Khadijah, the Muhammad (s) married a widowed woman, Sawadah (r.a.) who was fifty years of age. Later during the same year, the Prophet (s) in his dream had a divine command, after ...
- 487: The Greeks Versus Their Gods I
- ... Hippolytus, Hippolytus does object to his banishment, but eventually he stops arguing with his father. At this point, he prays to the gods that he be killed in exile if he is guilty of the death of Phaedra. It is also possible he may be expecting Artemis to help him out, though she does nothing until he is on the verge of death. The characters do worry about how the gods react to them at times. Hippolytus does not seem to concern himself much with how Aphrodite reacts to his behavior. At the beginning of the play, the ... the rape of Phaedra. Even as he is dying , he does not expect Artemis to help him. Interestingly, he even apologizes to his father and to Artemis for causing them to suffer because of his death. Phaedra wishes that her judgment had not be interfered with by the Aphrodite, because she is the one who caused Phaedra to fall in love with Hippolytus. The gods treat human beings more or ...
- 488: The Dying Dreams
- Arthur Miller profoundly explores the subject of morality and human values in his two famous plays, Death of a Salesman and All My Sons. Though dealing with a common topic , the works contain major differences that help to make them unique. Death of a Salesman describes the tragedy behind shattered dreams and the effects that they bring on entire families. It focuses greatly on illusions created by individuals and the inability of those individuals to except reality ... distinctions between the plays. The subject of human values may be compared through the points of view, the imagery, and the life lessons of the two works. All My Sons denounces immorality more directly then Death of a Salesman. Joe Keller s refusal to stop the shipment of cracked cylinder heads causes the deaths of innocent American soldiers. The grim reality is that he allowed the people who were defending ...
- 489: Ryans Red Badge Of Courage
- ... for whole concepts. Gray, for example, describes the both the literal image of a dead soldier and Henry Fleming\\'s vision of the sleeping soldiers as corpses and comes to stand for the idea of death. In the same way, red describes both the soldiers\\' physical wounds and Fleming\\'s mental visions of battle. In the process, it gains a symbolic meaning, which Crane will put to an icon like the ... initial injury, he does not receive the metaphorical badge he wants; his wound is never described in terms of red. In fact, Fleming finds his courage in the end with out bodily injury. He avoids death in battle and dispels his fear of flight from his regiment: \\"He had been where there was red of blood and black of passion and he was escaped\\". By the end, \\"He had rid himself ... sickness is not an angry emotion, but rather a fear. Red works, here, towards a new meaning. He finds courage by overcoming his fear of the \\"red animal, war\\" and therefore being able to face death. It has been the red sickness that had previously kept Fleming from his red badge of courage. Although the acceptance of death comes with the red badge of courage, the text acknowledges that death ...
- 490: Death of a Salesman : A Social Criticism
- Death of a Salesman : A Social Criticism Since the time of its release in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been the topic of many a heated discussion. No one, not even Miller himself, can fully agree on who Willy Loman is or what his motivations are; whether or not he ... different about the protagonist, the plot, the theme, even the genre. As with all great literature, the opinions continue to grow and change with each generation so that the book will never be closed on Death of a Salesman. Because it would take a short tome to discuss all the classic arguments on Miller's excellent work, the focus of this theme will be on Salesman's value as a ...
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