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- 541: Oedipus the King: Oedipus' Downfall is Because of King Laius
- ... of-- and to be the killer of the father that gave me life. When I heard that, I ran away. From that point on I measured the distance to the land of Corinth by the stars. I was running to a place that I would never see that shameful prophecy come true.(56) The Oracle's prophecy was that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Thinking that Polybus ...
- 542: Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
- ... messenger who was suppose to deliver the news of Juliet's fake death, quarantined. Romeo finds out that Juliet is dead from Balthazar and screams out, "Is it e'en so?--Then I defy you, stars!" (Act 5, scene 1, pg. 213). He blames Juliet's death on fate and returns to Verona with poison to join her. He leaves a little before Friar John tells Friar Lawrence about his failure ...
- 543: Patterns of Imagery in Macbeth
- ... foul ("filthy air") creatures. In Act II, Scene i, it is a dark night. Fleance says, "The moon is down" (Line 2), and Banquo says, "Their (Heaven's) candles are all out (there are no stars in the sky)." (Line 5) Darkness evokes feelings of evilness, of a disturbance in nature on this fateful night. It creates a perfect scene for the baneful murders. Another disturbance in nature comes from Macbeth ...
- 544: Patterns of Imagery in Macbeth
- ... foul ("filthy air") creatures. In Act II, Scene i, it is a dark night. Fleance says, "The moon is down" (Line 2), and Banquo says, "Their (Heaven's) candles are all out (there are no stars in the sky)." (Line 5) Darkness evokes feelings of evilness, of a disturbance in nature on this fateful night. It creates a perfect scene for the baneful murders. Another disturbance in nature comes from Macbeth ...
- 545: King Lear: Justice
- ... rage ensues: Lear. Let it be so! thy truth then be they dower! For, by the sacred radiance of the sun, The mysteries of Hecate and the night; By all the operation of the orbs [stars] From whom we do exist and cease to be; Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood, And as a stranger to my heart and me Hold thee from this for ...
- 546: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern Times
- ... in particular, have an air of mystery, romance, fantasy, and adventure that are popular themes in all times and cultures. I compared Malory's Morte d' Arthur with Camelot, a movie produced in 1967 that stars Richard Harris as King Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere. Camelot covers the period in Arthur's life from when he meets his future wife Guenevere to the beginning of his siege against Sir Lancelot ...
- 547: Macbeth: Themes
- ... overcome this obstacle that would prevent him from becoming the King. The prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see. (Act 1:Scene ...
- 548: Ancient Egypt
- ... cubit, the length of a manΥs forearm, as a standard of measurement. They worked out the foundations of geometry and arithmetic. The Egyptians also pioneered in the field of astronomy. They distinguished between planets and stars, and devised a 365-day calendar. In medicine and surgery, the Egyptians recognized the importance of the heart and its relation to other parts of the body. They related the speed of a personΥs heartbeat ...
- 549: Old Madison Square Garden: Fond Recollections of a True Landmark
- Old Madison Square Garden: Fond Recollections of a True Landmark From the world cup of soccer to the superbowl, people all throughout the world have dreams of being sport stars or even just meeting their favorite athlete. It is in some peoples mind, the ideal american dream. In a time known as the roaring twenties, people throughout New York were working toward the american dream ...
- 550: Zambezi Valley
- ... soon find either a dense thicket or some tall Buffalo grass swaying back and forth on the rhythm of the early morning breeze where he can lay his giant body down and get some rest. Stars begin to fade as a mysterious yellow glow takes their place in the East. The bush is coming to life. Birds are singing their songs of joy and hippos are snorting out of pure pleasure ...
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