In this quote‚ Antigone provides an insight into her reasoning and defiance of Creon’s law. The recurring comparison of man’s versus the god’s law is addressed. Man’s law is only temporary and varies from leader to leader‚ however‚ the god’s laws have been unwavering throughout the ages. Antigone recognizes that she may suffer death as the consequence of defying men‚ but innumerably worse punishments and suffering if she fails to obey the gods. Eventually every human is going to die‚ however
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Quotes: 1. "There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient friendships." Act II (page 71) Reverend Hale to Francis Nurse defending the witch trials in the face of the outrageous arrest of Rebecca Nurse
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Tuesdays with Morrie explores life after death to the columnist Mitch Albom. “All endings are beginning‚ we just don’t know it at the time‚” stated Albom. The meaning of the following quote is if you pass away‚ you still live after life. However‚ the quote can not be empirically proven that there is in fact afterlife of some kind. There is not enough evidence for it to be proven that one exist. Love is the one medicine that can help anybody through a difficult situation he or she is in. Ultimately
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Quote 1: “No.1 has faith in himself‚ tough‚ slow sullen and unshakable. Mine has worn thin in the last few years... The fact is: I no longer believe in my infallibility. That is what I am lost.” (Page 101‚ Paragraph 2) This quote in an excerpt from Rubashov’s diary in which he reflects on his identity after being a week in prison. Rubashov’s struggle with his own identity is clearly elucidated in this passage through his feelings of hopelessness and loss. For instance‚ Rubashov describes his faith
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begin a gesture it is fatal not to go through with it‚” towards the end of the story when he was quitting his job at the A&P. This quote has a couple of meanings. He thinks his decisions‚ or the gesture in this scenario‚ determine his lifestyle. Another thing this quote conveys is that once you say something‚ you cannot take it back. In a twisted way‚ the quote means that he thought about what he did before he did it. Therefore‚ to not go through with it‚ would mean he is giving up on what he
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involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself‚ or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known for the sake of something greater.” This quote by Veronica Roth is true‚ however‚ the greatest act of bravery is giving up everything for someone lesser than yourself‚ like in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The story revolves around an Afghan named Amir and the son of his father ’s servant‚ Hasssan. Amir betrays Hassan and spends the rest of his life
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We can say from The Master and Margarita that while Jesus and Christianity is mentioned and relevant in the book‚ Bulgakov stays away from the sophisticated display of Jesus. What intrigues me is the Jesus that Bulgakov displays doesn’t like the secretary going after him almost in a secretive type of way. There are many sentences and some paragraphs about the nature of humans‚ atheism‚ totalitarianism‚ and humanity. The book weaves together satire and realism‚ art and religion‚ history and contemporary
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Vampire stories have been popular for years. One such vampire is Dracula of Bram Stoker’s novel. Dracula drives the plot in many ways‚ but he is not always the nice guy. Not everyone like him; in fact most are scared of him. Dracula is dynamic‚ but the antagonist for several reasons. Dracula is evil‚ scares everyone‚ and he kills a lot of people. Dracula is a vampire. He is described as tall‚ old‚ cleanly shaven‚ thin nose‚ pointy ears‚ and sharp white teeth. He cannot be seen in mirrors‚ he refuses
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Quote Blending: the Crucible John Proctor is a very dynamic character in the Crucible. He is someone who appears to be righteous to the general public/townspeople but is actually someone who harbors a deep secret: he has committed adultery with Abigail. Proctor is one of the few in the play who firmly believes that Abigail and the girls are frauds and he is strongly against the witch trials. He knows that once he confesses to committing adultery‚ Abigail’s testimonies will be questioned and that
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story now‚ and tell it truly” (8.642-3). This quote takes place when Odysseus is talking to king Alcinous and king Alcinous asks about Odysseus trip home from Troy. The book ‚The Odyssey‚ by Homer and translated by Robert Fagles. This epic poem is about Odysseus and his epic trip home from Troy to Ithaca his home island. On his way home he and his crew have to go through many difficult trials. Odysseus is a great leader but he treats his crew like wild dogs sometimes. While they come across a
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