Is Shylock’s Revenge Justified? Shylock is a major character in the play‚ most people consider him a villain. He is a wealthy‚ moneylending Jew who practices usury. He’s revenge is justified for many reasons‚ these reasons include him being abused for being a Jew and a moneylender at the same time. Another reason is that Antonio prevents him from doing business as he loans money interest free. Shylock was a victim of an unjust trial which leaves Shylock’s will to live demolished as he is bloodthirsty
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Athens and Sparta Athens and Sparta were two of the mightiest‚ most prominent‚ and famous city-states in Ancient Greece. Within these two city-states there were very many similarities and differences whether that is culturally‚ politically‚ or generally. The main similarities and differences between Athens and Sparta are in their military‚ the role of males and females in society‚ and their type of government. One of the biggest differences between Athens and Sparta was their military and their
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Socrates is known as the lover of wisdom and the lover of beauty. His speech is a response to Agathon who comically states that love is beautiful and young‚ the opposite of Socrates. Socrates inquires is love considered to be a love of something or of nothing? He compares that to how a father is a father to his children and a brother is a brother to his siblings. Socrates expresses that love’s desire suggests that one does not own what he or she loves. Socrates further explains this by giving the
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The Myth of Er concerns the issue of what happens to us after death. What Socrates is trying to sum up‚ which he has been mentioning through out the entire book‚ is that we should all live a wise‚ strenuous‚ and philosophical way of life. Socrates’ tale is for people from all walks of life‚ he only wants us to pursue a just way of life. The way it correlates to politics is that he wants people that hold a high status is politics to make sure they are just in the decisions they make for their people
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culture there were various political systems in use depending on the city or Poleis. Today we shall take a look at the following systems monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy‚ there were some others but these will be our focus. Interestingly enough while we think of ancient Athens as being a democracy it wasn’t always so‚ it eventually evolved into a democratic nation‚ but between the 8th to 6th century‚ Athens was ruled by aristocracy and according to The Athenian Aristocracy (n
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Philosophy Socrates a sophist? Or just sophisticated? Plato goes a long way in attempting to distinguish Socrates from the likes of Protagoras‚ a self admitted sophist. In Protagoras‚ Socrates is depicted as a street smart‚ wisdom dispensing young man‚ brash with confidence and a bit of arrogance that goes a long way when confronted with the old school rhetoric of Protagoras. Plato begins to separate the two at the hip right from the get go. The dialogue between Socrates and his inquisitive friend
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Compare and Contrast Essay The Effects of the Political Systems of Athens and Sparta on Common Citizens Ancient Greece was made up of fiercely independent city-states‚ or poleis. Two of the most significant city-states were Athens and Sparta. Athens‚ home of some of the most important philosophers‚ is famous for being the cradle of democracy. On the other hand‚ Sparta‚ the polis with some of the best warriors in Ancient Greece‚ was an oligarchy with two kings. Naturally‚ these two different political
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Was Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s children affected by his life before and after his death? Were his children considered famous or just more people in a crowd? Did they remember their father or did they loose their memory of him? Where the children discriminated? Questions to answer‚ reasons to be found‚ that’s what this paper is all about‚ answers. The people to answer these questions the best are the King children themselves. We will be focusing on Martin Luther King Junior‚ Yolanda King‚ Martin
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Herodian’s Response to the Ideas of Socrates as Expressed in The Republic From my point of view‚ many of Socrates’ ideas would align with my beliefs. Socrates emphasizes on the concept that leaders should possess leadership skills. He thinks that leaders should be chosen based on qualities other than gender or wealth‚ which would allow even woman to be leaders. I believe that women should have equal rights as men‚ and I agree with allowing them to have the same chance to be a leader as men. I also
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But this is justified; how can you respect the one whom Prophets proclaim as a threat to Albion-- a threat to your Destiny? Were Mordred’s intentions noble‚ you would treat him as a brother. You long for companionship‚ yet you turn away from Mordred. But this is justified; how can you befriend the one who will kill Arthur? The one who will pour blood and grieving over your sacred Destiny‚ leaving you stranded‚ broken and useless? To do so would be to spit in the face of your hard work. Which
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