Oracle informs that Oedipus will marry his mother and kill his father his fate was in a way sealed. 5. How might have death been a lesser punishment of Oedipus? Gouging of his eyes and exiling himself puts Oedipus through much more pain and suffering than simply just dying. If Oedipus just got killed or committed suicide‚ he would not have to deal with all the troubles that resulted from his journey to find the truth. The punishment he gave himself was much greater and prolonged than ending his
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Reading Assignment Sasha Jade McGinley PHI110 (SP2 2013) Open Universities ID: 516616 Macquarie University ID: 43388965 “Letter to Menoeceus” Word Count: 963 Reading 1: Epicurus‚ “Letter to Menoeceus‚” p. 49-50. What argument does he provide for why we should not fear death? What is the ethical purpose of this argument for how we should live our lives? Do you agree with Epicurus’s views? Why or why not? ------------------------------------------------- Epicurus was a hedonist
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King Lear: Suffering Suffering takes on many appearances‚ depending on how it is received. In King Lear‚ suffering was very painful to two people‚ and the giver wasn’t necessarily an enemy‚ pain can be from the ones you love. A storm isn’t something you wouldn’t think of when pain comes to mind‚ but it is an element and part of your environment‚ so are the people one deals with. Pain can come from many areas‚ both far and near. The enemies in our lives are their to balance the goodness that
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Suffering: Job v. Gilgamesh Human suffering is a major theme in Hebrew Bible and in Gilgamesh. Through suffering‚ human beings can learn about the nature of reality and their place in it. Compare Job and Gilgamesh as suffering heroes‚ as they search for understanding‚ and come to accept the limits of their human condition. Use specific examples from both stories to support your ideas In order to compare the suffering of Job and Gilgamesh‚ one must have a complete understanding of what suffering
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Frankenstein- Suffering of an Individual Anguish‚ pain‚ torment and suffering are all a part of our day to day lives. These may issue from a variety of causes such as great deprivation‚ hardships to emotional and physical loss. Many texts‚ such as that of Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelly in the early 1800’s‚ depict unalleviated suffering caused by living within societal norms. However very often‚ these sufferings are inflicted upon people by one individual and in the case of Frankenstein‚
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Suffering can be analyzed from several different aspects; it can be a lesson learned or a way to feel sorry for yourself‚ but in either way Dickens uses it in his novels to thicken the plot‚ to show clearly coming of age‚ as well as to help you further understand the character’s situation. When you take the best you can out of suffering‚ and study every thing that might have lead to that peak of pain‚ and change that‚ suffering will only do you good in the long run. Instead of taking the best you
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people suffer? The definition of suffering according to google is “the state of undergoing pain‚ distress‚ or hardship” Throughout everyday people experience suffering. Those who do‚ suffer all in their own unique way. People can suffer through a number of ways physically‚ mentally‚ socially‚ emotionally and spiritually. Everyone you know suffers its apart of being human. What can you do with suffering? Is it possible you can alleviate it? One misconception on suffering is that people suffer because
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About suffering they were never wrong‚ The Old Masters; how well they understood Its human position; how it takes place While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along. (W.H. Auden‚ ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’) Discuss some of the ways in which Shakespeare’s plays use the interaction and distance between their protagonists and surrounding minor characters to illuminate the ‘human position’ of suffering. This quote‚ taken from Auden’s poem Musee des Beaux Arts‚ deals
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Life is full of ups and downs‚ twists and turns‚ and suffering and enjoyment. We must be ready to face the challenges of life because no one knows what future is in store for us. Most of life is full of pain and suffering that most of us would not choose if we ultimately had the choice. Whether you suffer from private pain‚ public or national pain with your communities‚ or conflict inside of your workplace. “In some form‚ suffering touches each of us‚ and all our organization’s” (Hall). So‚ how
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1. Describe a time when you experienced a significant period of suffering. How did you deal with that experience? How did you find comfort in the midst of suffering? I was suffering an unimaginable loss and feeling betrayed‚ my son‚ 5 years of age‚ was taken from me as the result of 2 men‚ one an abusive tyrant and the other bi-sexual‚ my ex-husbands. The two of them had conspired against me. My son was ripped from me and very serious allegations of child abuse were alleged. They were all lies;
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