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Oedipus at Colonus - Summary and analysis of Section 1
... to move to the side of the grove, and then interrogates Oedipus about his origins. "XWhen the Chorus finds out, it begs him to leave. ... prayers, and it is. At the same time, it seems odd that a play dedicated to piety begins with trespass on holy ground. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Oedipus Rex, Sophocles "Do the gods seem tyrannical, benevolent, just, cruel, indifferent? Is the play indifferent to the gods? Do you feel Sophocles believed in a cosmic order?"
... did not have much control over what happened to Oedipus. The gods aren't particularly moved by Oedipus's fate, but then many of ... long time since this play was written and views have changed. I don't believe that some supreme being has the power to control ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Achilles From the initial callousness and stub...
... goes beyond the bounds of normal war customs at the time to quite barbaric levels. Achilles, it seems, draws satisfaction from the ... intently to King Priam's plea to return the body of his slain son. The appeal works, and Achilles is actually moved by ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Philosophy of Education
... their hands to answer questions without thinking properly. Hence, according to the educators, it important to give some students adequate time to ... when they gave wrong answers. Rather, the teacher moved on to another student as she searched for a correct ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Which epic has most relevance to a twenty first century reader, Virgil's 'Aeneid' or Homer's 'Odyssey'? Examines themes in both epics (from the english translations) and compares the two.
... never be faced with, the emotions are particularly moving because they are so true to life. The deaths of all Elpenor, ... relevance is not an easy task. To begin with, both epics were written at different times, in different languages, in different countries ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Homer's "Odysse"y, and what it tells us about greek culture and women
... to come. Then she nonchalantly asks the nurse to move their marital bed angering Odysseus further. He points out that it cannot be moved ... a typical wife's responsibility at that time were to remain eternally devoted to their husband there would not have ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Behing The Mind Of Antigone
... releasing the soul to the heavens. This "holy" act was the ultimate sign of respect because it allowed the dead to move to the next life ... holy." The reason this shows her loyalty is because during ancient times to bury the corpse was a holy act and if a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
"The Odyssey" by Homer - View on Human Traits and Importance of the Roles of Genders
... For their mistakes, it costs Odysseus even more time to return to his home. We want to feel sorry for him, but we can't ... uses strategic moves while getting hurt in the process. It is intriguing to discover the clever techniques that he uses to get himself ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Justice Portrayed In Agamemnon
... condemns us to an unlimited cycle of retreating killing and over-killing. In our justice we must struggle to move beyond simply ... of Aegisthus and his father is told and alluded to many times throughout the trilogy. Atreus and Thyestes were brothers, and ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Understanding of Discoveries: Myth of the Cave by Plato
... chooses to move beyond images on the wall to the bona fide things themselves. He therefore makes the journey from ignorance to knowledge because ... time to realize that the world he is a part of is just the combination of zeros and ones. Although he chooses to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature