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    King Lear

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    List types of roles: In this performance‚ Madison Jackson plays the role of Goneril‚ King Lear’s eldest daughter. What was the theme explored? The scene ‘Goneril’ demonstrated a range of social themes such as power‚ greed and loyalty. Thirst for power‚ caused by the loss of a fathers love‚ push Goneril to evil acts‚ presenting her as a callous‚ unremorseful women. In a dramatic speech‚ Goneril expresses her unwavering love toward Lear all so she may greedily acquire his riches and fortune. However

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    is the murderer‚ but since the king knows himself to be innocent (or thinks he knows)‚ he accuses Creon of plotting with Teiresias against him. The quarrel of Oedipus and Creon brings Jocasta from the house; seeking to calm down her husband and prove that oracles cannot be trusted‚ she tells again of how Laius died. When she mentions that he was killed ¡§at a place where three roads meet‚¡¨ Oedipus suddenly begins to suspect that he may indeed have killed the king without knowing who he was. To settle

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    In Oedipus the king the use of dramatic irony develops the play through pathos towards the tragic hero‚ creating suspense‚ and foreshadowing the outcome of the play. Oedipus knows about the prophecies yet he does not know they have come through‚ however the audience is aware of everything going on in Oedipus life. The readers know Oedipus is the murder of liaus but looking at Oedipus personality the novel also depicts how angry he is with whoever killed laius. “As for the murderer himself‚ I call

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    dramatic irony. Oedipus is a proud man. He thinks of himself as the savior of Thebes. Oedipus tells the people of Thebes‚ "I am the land ’s avenger by all rights/ and Apollo ’s champion too. (154-155). What rights is he talking about? He may be the king of Thebes and he may have solved the riddle of the Sphinx but no one proclaimed him as Apollo ’s champion. Oedipus makes the same mistakes over and over again. Instead of receiving Creon ’s news from Apollo ’s prophet privately‚ Oedipus had to have

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    Macbeth Does killing someone solve your problem?In Macbeth by William Shakespeare the theme is that evil can cause a person to do awful things this is shown through the actions Macbeth takes and the situations macbeth is put in. Things that are ugly will become pretty and things that are pretty will become ugly “Fair is foul‚ foul is fair.” A bad person

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    The Knowledge of Good and Evil: An Anthology of Forbidden Love “We always long for the forbidden things‚ and desire what is denied us.” Francois Rabelais Introduction Genesis (ca. 1000-3000 B.C.) anonymous. Oedipus the King (ca. 425 B.C.) Sophocles (ca. 496-406) was a Greek dramatist during the Peloponnesian War. Oh Brothers‚ Why Do You Talk Mahadeviyakka was a twelfth-century Indian poet. The Conference of the Birds. The Story of Sheikh Sam’an Faridoddin Attar (1145-1221)

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    the case of Chris Brown and Rihanna‚ some people may think that Chris Brown’s punishment is not just. But based on divine justice his punishment will come in due time. You cannot always rely on the courts or those that are considered the “crown” like King Lear‚ to intervene and ensure proper consequences. In Chris Brown’s case he is still enduring his punishment‚ he has been shunned publicly‚ badgered constantly‚ lost fans‚ lost money‚ and on a downward spiral‚ the courts could not have caused this

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    Vision of Tragedy. London: Yale UP‚ 1959. 25- 43. Print. Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Perrine ’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense. 7th ed. Ed. Thomas R. Arp. Fort Worth: Harcourt‚ 1998. 948-953.  Print. Sutton‚ Brian. "Sophocles ’s Oedipus the King and Spielberg ’s Minority Report." The Explicator 63.4 (Summer 2005): 194(4). Academic OneFile. Gale. Web. 14 Sept. 2008  . Vernant‚ J. P. “Ambiguity and Reversal: On the Enigmatic Structure of Oedipus Rex.” Sophocles’

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    Macbeth – Question Guide ACT 2 Act 2‚ Scene 1 1. What is the cause of Banquo’s sleepless night? 2. Find lines which suggest that in this scene the attitude of Banquo towards the king stands out in contrast to that of Macbeth. 3. What details in Macbeth’s second important soliloquy help to communicate to the audience the intense horror which fills Macbeth’s soul? Act 2‚ Scene 2 1. How does Shakespeare create tension near the beginning of this scene? 2. How has the murder

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    Lady Macbeth is responsible for the death of King Duncan. Although other characters did contribute to the death of the king‚ such as the three witches and Macbeth himself‚ Lady Macbeth’s role in his death is the most prominent and influential. Upon first reading her husband’s letter‚ Lady Macbeth instantly believes that the way to achieve the crown is to kill King Duncan. Furthermore‚ when Macbeth is doubtful about whether or not he should kill Duncan‚ his wife manipulates him and convinces him to

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