Haimon delivers a successful argument urging his father to reconsider his decision to kill Antigone.…
One main feature of importance of the expedition was the economic impact that it had. Hatshepsut benefited greatly from the expedition, with many resources obtained. Redford states 'Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt 's economy ', emphasising that she was active in her trade missions. Bradley states 'the Egyptians needed a continuing supply of exotic products... ' this…
In both The Odyssey and The Swede a character makes a decision regarding whether or not to trust someone that reveals a more in-depth reading of the character to the reader. In both stories the main character makes a decision to listen to another individual regarding whether they should do what they’re “supposed to.” Odysseus listens to Circe and does not fight the monster Scylla even though his identity is built off of winning fights. Similarly, Danny listens to Luke about why they bully Per-Erik and has his identity as a union kid thrust upon him. Both the decision to listen and the resulting decisions from their actions change the course of the story.…
The amount of respect given to Diotima by Socrates shown within his tone and dialogue of his experience with the priestess surprises the audiences of his time. It was considered a fact during the time of Socrates that males were innately superior in every way imaginable. Furthermore, Socrates being reputable in the upper echelon of intellects at the time meant that his praise of Diotima was reliable. The irony is delivered when Socrates and Agathon have an exchange of words. Socrates shares that he once, too, held the same view as Agathon, but Diotima persuaded him otherwise. Claimed by his fellow scholars to be a man who is inarguably impossible to refute was convinced to change his thought of Eros by a priestess. What is more ironic is that the content of Diotima’s persuasive teachings to Socrates was told with feminine metaphors relating to pregnancy and…
Thucydides rather than Herodotus was a man that believed in a more systematic approach toward history. Therefore, Thucydides gives a drastic view on history in which he gives a more scientific view toward history. The best example of this comes from his idea that the plague of Athens came from a mix of old men talking and Oracle’s prediction. This was especially seen with the reason that the plague was seen to have originated from a prophecy. In the Peloponnesian war, “… the old men claiming that long ago it was recited, ‘A Dorian war will come, and with it plague.’… men shaped their memories in accordance with what they experienced.” In this passage, Thucydides talked about the manner in which the Athenians came to think that the word of the old man was to be associated with what an Oracle said about Sparta, which said that if they went to war they would win. Thucydides presents the manner in which rather than the prophecy being the direct event of what occurred, it was in the Athenians that created this connection. Thucydides therefore shows the objective mind that rather than accept the word of an Oracle, he presents the events in a human level. Rather than accept that the Oracle’s words as the truth, he found that it was a mix of old ideas. This mentality toward divination therefore presents the main idea that a perceived…
Philonous, in Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, attacks Hylas arguments toward the distinction between primary and secondary qualities. The distinction between primary and secondary qualities is a peculiarity between qualities which depend for their existence on the relation between an object and a perceptual device. An example of this would be smell and color, which has properties that an object has independently of any perceiver.…
After a loved one’s death, one might feel sad. Happiness after eating something you love. Anger after encountering an irritating person. And so on. One might think that we feel these emotions because it seems that way, but it’s not. The reason why we feel emotions towards things is not because it just appears that way, but because of our judgment about those things. In the Handbook of Epictetus, he claims that “what upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things” (Epictetus).…
In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a play about two lovers who are from opposing families, Lord Capulet wishes to appear as a man of peace and much virtue, but when he is away from the prying eyes of the public, he is a man many times worse than Lord Montague. Lord Capulet is a complex character who many times contradicts his earlier actions in this play. By the end of this, you will truly understand Lord Capulet's motives towards life. He is not the caring man one might think he is when they first meet him or read about him, but a man with no heart or compassion, just the ability to show some.…
No greater nor truer words have been spoken than William Shakespeare’s character in Hamlet says: “to be or not to be—that is the question.” A question many find themselves pondering sometimes everyday. The answer is not simple; there is so much to consider when inquiring about the value and importance of your own life. Hamlet acknowledges the significance of his question in a monologue that entails even more questions as well as paradoxes and a sort of crazy yet sane sort of logical approach to his idea of the answer.…
Hamlet does not seem confused by the incomprehensibility of the world, nor does he have trouble making choices or deciding how to act. In fact, Hamlet has a lot of power within the play, as symbolized by his lantern. He lights the scene, then plunges the scene into darkness. His ability to control what viewers see signifies his immense power. He changes and affects people’s lives in ways that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern cannot. For example, he kills Polonius, then disposes of the body. When Hamlet speaks, he frequently confuses other characters with riddles, another sign of his ability to have an effect on people.…
Written in 410 BCE, Euripides’s Cyclops is too antiquated to appeal to a modern audience. First of all, the vocabulary of Euripides’s Cyclops is not appropriated when compared to nowadays people's vocabulary, due to the fact that, over the centuries new slang terms appeared in the language. In addition, some of the expressions and words used at the play “Cyclops” cannot be understood by a modern audience. Secondly, written in 410 BCE, “Cyclops” influenced the lives of many people who believed in fate. However, nowadays, with the advance of science and technology the belief in fate and destiny reduced. Therefore, a high number of today's people wouldn't believe on the story “Cyclops” , justifying, in this way, why this story wouldn't appeal…
When the headman urges the villagers to agree to a cover-up of the woman's murder, the adults whisper and mutter about the woman being abused but do not openly oppose the authority of the headman. But star-gazing Anil finds himself openly telling the terrible truth.…
Throughout the story Theseus learns a great deal of what it is to be a king. Not just any king but a king that is truthful, and loyal to his people, a king that has great leadership skills and can protect his people. Theseus also believed in justice and that is must be carried out.…
"He understood her nature, and his soul was assured that she would never rest until she made plain to herself this thing, hidden to all other lookers-on, even to the king." The courtier knows that the princess will make the right choice, even if that means she can't be with him. Even though, the decision is upto the courtier, he is looking to the princess for the answer. He understood her essence, knowing that she will lead him into the right door. Despite the king and the crowd not reading the signs. The courtier knew he would end up with the lady. Whether or not the princess liked this…
Thunder roared from the sky, rain was falling down on a cloaked figure in a dark alley of city of Hebatius. Blood was running down the forehead of this man.…