arising again. A great example of this comes from the play Antigone by Sophocles and the film Whale Rider by Niki Caro. In both the film and the play‚ a woman of royal decent is going against a leader for what she feels is right. Although Antigone dies in the end of Antigone‚ Pai from Whale Rider convinces the leader and lives a happy life. Pai and Antigone were very similar characters because of the problems they faced. First‚ Pai and Antigone were both women who stood up to a male-led society. Second
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be kept in mind: undying loyalty‚ strong convictions‚ a single character flaw‚ and a lesson learned. In the play‚ Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ two characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ have thee of these four. The possession of the fourth quality is what sets one apart as the main character. Even though the title of the play is Antigone‚ the main character-the protagonist- is Creon. Antigone may seem to be the only character to have everlasting loyalty ‚ as she is willing to die for her brother‚ Polyneices
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“There can be no knowledge without emotion…. until we have felt the force of the knowledge‚ it is not ours” (adapted from Arnold Bennett). Discuss this vision of the relationship between knowledge and emotion. In accordance to Bennett’s claim‚ emotions are indispensable as they play an essential role in inspiring thoughts‚ shaping behaviors and more importantly maneuvering the quest for knowledge. Knowing something‚ that is to have knowledge‚ and having emotion towards the knowledge distinguish
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Emotion and Motivation Carrie Zeigler Baker College - Cadillac Emotion and Motivation There are many ways in which emotions can change our state of motivation at any given moment. There are many theories and models that help explain why people are motivated to do the things they do‚ whether it is at work‚ school‚ or just at home with children. However‚ in some way‚ they are applicable‚ and make it easier to understand why humans do what they do. There are two different
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people would love to be able to identify what is true and what is false as simply as saying what’s black and what is white. The issue is that once they see the truth this battle between emotion and intellect occurs and whilst it happens‚ the person goes through a period where they must decide which side to take; the emotion‚ which is pure human instinct and raw‚ or the intellect‚ which is more factual and precise. It is these properties that many leading characters face in comedies and tragedies. One example
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The past few decades have seen increasing interest in emotion research. Although much remains to be learned‚ agreement is beginning to emerge regarding the way emotion should be viewed. Emotions provide a unique source of information for individuals about their environment‚ which informs and shapes their thoughts‚ actions‚ and subsequent feelings‚ and there is a growing view that emotion information can be used more or less intelligently. A notion central to emotional intelligence theory is that
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relationship between logical reason and emotional desire has been troubling philosophers and psychologists alike for many years. While these two forces must co-exist for the human soul to survive‚ it is up the soul to find balance between the two. The narratives found in Primo Levi’s book‚ The Periodic Table‚ provide prime examples of the fight between emotion and reason. The chapters ‘Mercury’‚ ‘Sulfur’ and ‘Titanium’ are narratives‚ and each chapter demonstrates one prime emotion; jealousy‚ anger and
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Hamlets father caused many problems‚ all of which eventually lead up to the tragic death of Hamlet. Each event that happens in the play is impacted by reason‚ fate and emotion. The events throughout the play that lead to hamlets downfall are determined by the roles of reason‚ fate and emotion. These three roles are key factors of the play. Reason plays the role of advancing the plot‚ especially when hamlet devises a plan to reassure the predication of his father’s ghost. Hamlet speaking to himself
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Antigone vs. Romeo and Juliet There are both similarities and differences in the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet and Antigone. They share some common tragic illumination along with some uncommon tragic illumination‚ as well. Each of these ended in some sorts of fatalities‚ but with different cases of dispute. Tragic illumination is a piece of literature describing conflict between a protagonist and a superior force that has a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion. In the tragedy of Antigone‚ Antigone
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Fate Vs. Free Will Antigone‚ the play‚ fuels the debate whether fate is stronger than one’s free will. Antigone’s fate was to die fighting for respect of her family. At first‚ Antigone’s fate was to live‚ but her free will let her to choose to disobey Creon’s law about burying her brother. When she made the choice to go against Creon‚ her fate was to die. Towards the end of "Antigone‚" Creon on changed his mind to kill Antigone but fate had already taken over and she died. Likewise‚ Creon’s fate
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