Oedipus Prompt: Modern Comparison/Contrast Oedipus the King‚ also known as Oedipus Rex‚ is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles‚ a famous and successful Athenian writer around 420 B.C. Oedipus the King/Oedipus Rex is the second of Sophocles’ three Theban plays produced‚ but it is first in the internal chronology‚ followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Today‚ Chris Brown is similar to Oedipus in that he was well-respected‚ but due to a tragic flaw‚ he experiences a downfall and an Oedipus-like
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Niccoló Machiavelli‚ in The Qualities of the Prince‚ gives the qualities a prince should have to maintain his power‚ or for an aspiring prince to acquire the throne. Martin Luther King‚ as a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ did not aspire to the throne but to freedom and justice for the African-American community. In this context‚ he wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail which was addressed to the clergymen who had previously sent him a letter that criticized his
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Danielle Butler October 16‚ 2011 English 101/ O.C #2-Machiavelli Though often presented as two ideological opposites‚ personally I find there to be a lot more similarities between Plato and Machiavelli than usually acknowledged. Obviously there are some sharp contrasts. If one examines the excerpts from Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Plato’s “The Republic”‚ it’s easy to conclude that Plato believed it to be essential for a government leader to be just‚ good‚ and free from corruption
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2011 Comparison Essay Tragedy can be caused physically or emotionally to someone. This causes different values of magnitude to different people‚ ( the degree of importance/impact). Both Oedipus in Oedipus Rex by John Bennet and Creon in Antigone by Sophocles go through tragedy that reflects importance and has a big impact. Creon in comparison to Oedipus exhibits a higher degree of magnitude because his sinful actions display
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Honors English III 29 August 2013 Compare and Contrast Essay Loved or Feared‚ but Not Despised Two leaders by the names of Lao Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli had two opinions on how one should lead their people. To be a leader‚ one must guide in the way they think is the best way to live. As humans‚ love and fear is something that surrounds us in our day to day life. Some‚ like Lao Tzu prefer to show love and to be loved‚ while some‚ like Niccolo Machiavelli‚ have the preference to be feared. To be loved
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years. Niccolo Machiavelli would approve of this quote by John C. Maxwell because it shows that a leader is always in control. One interpretation of effective leadership is how well a ruler is able to lead a country and how successful the outcome is. Niccolo Machiavelli’s book‚ The Prince‚ set rules on how to be a good ruler. Shakespeare’s character Lady Macbeth followed Machiavelli’s rules in the supernatural play Macbeth. Lady Macbeth would be considered an effective leader by Machiavelli because she
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Comparison and Contrast Essay Prepared for the Communication Competencies Center University of Puerto Rico at Humacao Title V Project Aníbal Muñoz Claudio May 2005 Contents Introduction …………………...………………………………………………………i General Objective ………….…………………………………………………………ii Specific Objectives ……………..…………………………………………….………ii How can you use this module? ……….……….……………………………………...1 Part I. General Knowledge of Essay Structures and Content…………………………………2 Part II. Writing a Comparison and Contrast
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Machiavelli and Aristotle’s writings on man‚ The Prince and Nichomachean Ethics respectively‚ and the management thereof contain divergent ideas of how man should act and reason. They have a similar view of the end: greatness‚ but the means which the two philosophers describe are distinctly different. Machiavelli writes about man as mainly concerned with power and self-assertion‚ while Aristotle desires a society of individuals‚ of honorable men. An excess of the power seeking Machiavellians and
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COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY Comparison and Contrast Essay Definition: In this kind of essay‚ the aim is to show the similarities and differences of two items‚ two people‚ two countries‚ or how something or someone has changed. When comparing two things‚ we focus more on the similarities though we may mention the differences shortly. When contrasting two things‚ we point out the differences between them. The most important point to consider while planning a comparison and contrast essay is choosing
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becomes a theme of the work of literature. The Crucible and Oedipus Rex both have major problem sources. In the Crucible the problem source is viewed to be the "devil"‚ while in Oedipus Rex‚ the source is viewed to be Oedipus. Both sources have similarities and differences that both relate and oppose them. Oedipus Rex is an ancient play written by Sophocles. The main character is Oedipus‚ son of King Laius of Thebes and Queen Jocasta. Oedipus was ankles were bound and left for dead on a mountainside
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