In his 1959 film Ben-Hur‚ Wyler sheds light on how the Jewish and Roman traditions are unified into the new religion of Christianity. Wyler shows Christianity’s impact on a Jew in a Roman society by allowing Judah Ben-Hur to have the strength and momentum to overcome the obstacles that lead to his redemption and revenge. Judah’s old friend Messala had just been appointed the role of Tribune. Messala is set on ensuring that the Roman Empire remains the most powerful empire on earth‚ but Judah’s focus
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Actions vs. Thoughts The sky is filled with smoke; people are running around in a panic; the sounds of sirens are echoing through the streets of New York City on the 11th of September 2011. The panic was created by the 19 Al-Qaeda members acting as suicide bombers to seek revenge on the United States for placing troops in Saudi Arabia‚ helping Israel‚ and for plotting against Iraq. The 19 Al-Qaeda members who died fighting for what they believed in‚ which‚ along with Antigone who stood up for
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Timed Write Rewrite Prompt 3: What is the most important word‚ sentence or quote from this text and why? In an argument between King Creon and his son Haimon‚ the author reveals that with power‚ pride and refusal of corrections start to develop. In the Greek play Antigone‚ Sophocles creates a story about an arrogant‚ power-hungry king. In doing so‚ he reveals the consequences of being a dictator‚ rather than being a noble ruler —an issue that can be found in many countries since many governments
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The personalities of the two sisters; Antigone and Ismene‚ are as different from one another as tempered steel is from a ball of cotton. One is hard and resistant; the other: pliable‚ absorbing and soft. Antigone would have been a strong‚ successful 90’s type woman with her liberated and strong attitude towards her femininity‚ while Ismene seems to be a more dependent 1950’s style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit‚ a defiant individual‚ while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations
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Antigone Character Analysis In Antigone‚ Sophocles portrays Antigone smashing heads with her uncle‚ Creon‚ when their own individual loyalty contradicts each other and their beliefs. It all began with the tragedy of Polynices’ death‚ which eventually lead Antigone to a tragedy of her own by the end of the play through a series of events. She is the heroine of the story‚ as Sophocles illustrated her as absolutely stubborn‚ but very loyal to her family and the Gods. Certain examples throughout the
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The Night of the Veggies “This is the worst day of my life!” “Alice get back here‚please.” “Why you’re just going to leave me to I know that you’re going to die and leave me alone. SO NO!” “Alice I’m calling Renesmee‚ do you want her to see you like this.” “No I don’t want her to see me like this‚ fine.” “thank you!” I know this was the worst day of her life. Her only brother died. Me on the other hand I won’t die and she know that. She is just really mad at herself because she got in a fight
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Antigone Essay The relationship between Antigone and Ismene changes throughout each scene during the play. They go through traumatic situations dealing with loyalty‚ love and death. The choices Antigone and Ismene made based on their beliefs generated friction between their relationship. From the beginning of the play Antigone and Ismene had a distant relationship. Antigone is loyal to her family‚ she “But as for me‚ I will bury the brother I love” (Prologue 64-65)‚ which shows her loyalty
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English a lang & lit writtent task 2 Awethu Kakaza DP2 If Antigone had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience‚ how and why might it differ? The adaption of the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh is proof that works of literature can successfully be altered for a new purpose. By taking a solid story that possesses merits that the author requires and melding them with new attributes‚ an author can craft a new tale that can display their message by using
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Women in Classical Ancient Greece (5th Century BC) held an inferior social position to men. Although they were prominent in the Greek Mythology (Goddess of Wisdom Athena‚ Goddess of the Hunt Artemis) and writing such as Sophocles’ Antigone (441 BC)‚ the average woman stayed at home‚ spinning and weaving and doing household chores. They never acted as hostesses when their husbands had parties and were seen in public only at the theater (tragic but not comic) and certain religious festivals. Women
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While exploring the David Owsley Museum of Art‚ I became very intrigued with a religious work of art from Asia titled Stele of Ganesha. This particular sculpture was created around 900 CE‚ and was carved out of welded rhyolitic tuff. Ganesha is one of the more popular Hindu gods. He is the destroyer of vanity‚ selfishness‚ and pride while also the remover of obstacles. Due to the fact that he is the remover of obstacles‚ Ganesha is one of the most praised gods of the Hindu faith. He is depicted with
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