authors such as Aristotle‚ Plutarch‚ Xenophon‚ and Thucydides‚ just to name a few. Unfortunately‚ all of these sources do come with their own set of biases. Authors only write to serve a purpose or convey some message‚ thus their writings -intentionally or unintentionally- are tilted to fulfill their own goals‚
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1 “The Feminine” in Dante’s The Inferno Like many great authors throughout time‚ Dante Alighieri demonstrates the underlying significance of female characters in his epic‚ The Inferno. Due to the misconceptions men had of women during this era‚ women were granted much less societal acceptance and were easily labelled as seductresses. More so‚ Beatrice’s character suggests a much deeper relationship to Dante – one more than plain‚ physical love. In this sense‚ the women in this poem
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childhood to later gain those major success’ throughout his life. Parents: Alexander was born into a family of monarchs with parents King Phillip II of Macedonia related to Hercules‚ ( source Plutarch) and mother Olympias daughter to king Epirus believed to have been longing from the Aeacidae( source Plutarch). King Phillip 2nd had a very powerful personality and seized the throne himself ‚ begins wars ‚ and conquering many of the neighbouring countries until his assassination in 336 BC. Alexander
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controversy over time about Alexander the Great’s ability as a leader. There are five surviving sourced for knowledge of Alexander‚ the most reliable two written by Arrian (though his admiration for Alexander sometimes caused bias in his writing) and Plutarch. As stated by CB Welles‚ "there have been many Alexanders. No account of him is all together wrong". Bibliography 1) Bradley‚ P (1988)‚ Ancient Greece Using Evidence‚ Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. 2) Stevens‚ V‚ Merchant‚ W‚ Hampson
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EH 304 Late Shakespeare 10/10/2011 “Sexuality‚ Witchcraft‚ and Violence in Macbeth‚" by Dennis Biggins Summary: In this article‚ Biggins focuses on several themes‚ both obvious and discreet‚ within the plot of Macbeth. Biggins disputes other critics ’ opinions that sexuality has little thematic importance in Macbeth‚ stating that the play is immersed in sexuality through both violent and mystical indications. Other critics refer to the play as "the purest of Shakespeare ’s tragedies‚"
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listjrojnrognrok‚nrkngiytgffffffklemfkrgmrkgrkgrknrkgnrkgrkgnrkgrkngrkgnrknrk- ngrkngrknrknrkgnrkngrkngrkngrkgnrkgnrkngrkngrkngkrgnrkgnrkgn- krngrkgnrkgnkrgnrkngrkgrkrkgnngñ111111efdlsgk’l.gnek;s‚Literary Terms: Allegory: a story in which characters‚ events‚ and places represent something in real life. Alliteration: the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word‚ such as the repetition of b sounds in Keats’s "beaded bubbles winking at the brim" ("Ode to a Nightingale") or Coleridge’s
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William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564‚ in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. Over the course of 20 years‚ Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict. Though no birth records exist‚ church records indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26‚ 1564. William was the third child of John Shakespeare‚ a leather merchant‚ and Mary Arden‚ a local landed heiress. William had two older sisters‚ Joan
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“He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life. Nor sequent centuries could hit Orbit and sum of Shakespeare’s wit” (“no sweat Shakespeare”). This quote above was said by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ a famous essayist inspired by Shakespeare’s works. William Shakespeare was a renowned author‚ poet‚ actor‚ and playwright. He has contributed to many components of life today such as; founding modern English language‚ contributing to literature‚ contributing to modern theater‚ and contributing many
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of horses‚ however‚ it was found to be too wild and untameable. As his father grew angry and sent the horse away‚ Alexander was heard remarking‚ “What a horse they are losing‚ and all because they don’t know how to handle him‚ or dare not try!” (Plutarch‚ n.d.) Philip made a bargain with his son‚ who had declared he could better manage the horse than his elders‚ and he then proceeded to mount and ride the horse. As the story goes‚ Philip was so proud of Alexander that he was weeping as he said to
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could own land and property and make all decisions on how it was to be run. “‘When a woman from Attica asked ‘Why is it that you Spartans are the only women who can rule men?’ Gorgo replied‚ ‘Because we are the only ones who give birth to men.’” (Plutarch‚ Sayings of Spartan Women‚ 240.5 translated in Pomeroy‚ 2002‚ 60) “‘The licence of the Lacedaemonian women defeats the intention of the Spartan constitution‚ and is adverse to good order of the State. For a husband and a wife‚ being each a part
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