Machiavellianism is when a person does something, perhaps immoral, to achieve or to retain political power.
With the ghost Hamlet is the only one that can hear him so i think maybe he wants the ghost to blame his uncle so that he can have power
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hamlet-A Modern Perspective
To be or not to be ties in with does Hamlet really want to live? what will he have to do to survive?
to be or not to be
It means to exist or not to exist, to live or die. The person who said it (in Shakespeare's play) was contemplating suicide.
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Hamlet, overwhelmed and half-raving, swears that he will kill Claudius. After he has made this vow, Horatio and Marcellus arrive. Hamlet does not tell them what the ghost has revealed, but nevertheless insists that they swear not to speak of the apparition to anyone. They agree. Hamlet then insists that they swear again on his sword. They agree again, confused at these demands. The ghost of Old Hamlet, meanwhile, can be heard under the stage, insisting along with his son that they swear themselves to secrecy. Hamlet leads his friends to several different points on stage, insisting that they swear over and over again. He then reveals, parenthetically, that they might find his behavior in the next while to be strange – he might pretend to be mad and act otherwise unusually – but that they must still keep secret what they have seen. After this final agreement, Hamlet leads the others offstage, uneasily determined to revenge his father’s murder.
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At the night watch, Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus await the reappearance of the ghost. They hear cannons from the castle and Hamlet tells them that this is a sign that Claudius is drinking pledges. Hamlet goes on a short tirade against the Danish custom of drinking heavily. His speech is no sooner over than the ghost appears again. Hamlet immediately addresses the ghost, imploring it to speak. The ghost beckons for Hamlet to come away, apart from the others. Horatio and Marcellus attempt to keep Hamlet from following the ghost, warning him of the many evils that might befall him. Hamlet doesn’t listen. He threatens to kill Horatio or Marcellus if they detain him, and when they stay back he follows the ghost offstage. Horatio and Marcellus determine to follow at a distance to make sure that no harm comes to their friend.
Act three
With Laertes gone, Polonius asks Ophelia what they had been talking about as he arrived. Ophelia confesses that they had been talking about her relationship with Hamlet. She tells Polonius that Hamlet has made many honorable declarations of love to her. Polonius pooh-poohs these declarations, saying, much as Laertes did, that Hamlet wants nothing more than to assail her chastity and then leave her. He makes his daughter promise that she will spend no more time alone with Hamlet. Ophelia says that she will obey.
act two
In his first soliloquy, Hamlet expresses the depths of his melancholy and his disgust at his mother’s hastily marrying Claudius after the death of his father. He declares his father to be many times Claudius’ superior as a man. After this soliloquy, Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo enter. At first, Hamlet is too aggrieved to recognize Horatio, his old school friend, but finally he welcomes Horatio warmly. After chatting about the state, Horatio tells Hamlet that he has seen his dead father recently – the night before. Hamlet asks him to explain, and Horatio tells the story of the appearance of the ghost. Hamlet decides to attend the watch that very night in hopes of seeing the ghost himself.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Notes
King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendant of the great king Shield Sheafson, enjoys a prosperous and successful reign. He builds a great mead-hall, called Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the scops, or bards. But the jubilant noise from Heorot angers Grendel, a horrible demon who lives in the swamplands of Hrothgar’s kingdom. Grendel terrorizes the Danes every night, killing them and defeating their efforts to fight back. The Danes suffer many years of fear, danger, and death at the hands of Grendel. Eventually, however, a young Geatish warrior named Beowulf hears of Hrothgar’s plight. Inspired by the challenge, Beowulf sails to Denmark with a small company of men, determined to defeat Grendel.
Hrothgar, who had once done a great favor for Beowulf’s father Ecgtheow, accepts Beowulf’s offer to fight Grendel and holds a feast in the hero’s honor. During the feast, an envious Dane named Unferth taunts Beowulf and accuses him of being unworthy of his reputation. Beowulf responds with a boastful description of some of his past accomplishments. His confidence cheers the Danish warriors, and the feast lasts merrily into the night. At last, however, Grendel arrives. Beowulf fights him unarmed, proving himself stronger than the demon, who is terrified. As Grendel struggles to escape, Beowulf tears the monster’s arm off. Mortally wounded, Grendel slinks back into the swamp to die. The severed arm is hung high in the mead-hall as a trophy of victory.
Overjoyed, Hrothgar showers Beowulf with gifts and treasure at a feast in his honor. Songs are sung in praise of Beowulf, and the celebration lasts late into the night. But another threat is approaching. Grendel’s mother, a swamp-hag who lives in a desolate lake, comes to Heorot seeking revenge for her son’s death. She murders Aeschere, one of Hrothgar’s most trusted advisers, before slinking away. To avenge Aeschere’s death, the company travels to the murky swamp, where Beowulf dives into the water and fights Grendel’s mother in her underwater lair. He kills her with a sword forged for a giant, then, finding Grendel’s corpse, decapitates it and brings the head as a prize to Hrothgar. The Danish countryside is now purged of its treacherous monsters.
The Danes are again overjoyed, and Beowulf’s fame spreads across the kingdom. Beowulf departs after a sorrowful goodbye to Hrothgar, who has treated him like a son. He returns to Geatland, where he and his men are reunited with their king and queen, Hygelac and Hygd, to whom Beowulf recounts his adventures in Denmark. Beowulf then hands over most of his treasure to Hygelac, who, in turn, rewards him.
In time, Hygelac is killed in a war against the Shylfings, and, after Hygelac’s son dies, Beowulf ascends to the throne of the Geats. He rules wisely for fifty years, bringing prosperity to Geatland. When Beowulf is an old man, however, a thief disturbs a barrow, or mound, where a great dragon lies guarding a horde of treasure. Enraged, the dragon emerges from the barrow and begins unleashing fiery destruction upon the Geats. Sensing his own death approaching, Beowulf goes to fight the dragon. With the aid of Wiglaf, he succeeds in killing the beast, but at a heavy cost. The dragon bites Beowulf in the neck, and its fiery venom kills him moments after their encounter. The Geats fear that their enemies will attack them now that Beowulf is dead. According to Beowulf’s wishes, they burn their departed king’s body on a huge funeral pyre and then bury him with a massive treasure in a barrow overlooking the sea.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sparknotes for Beowulf ( CHARACTERS)
Main Characters:
Beowulf - The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around. In his youth, he personifies all of the best values of the heroic culture. In his old age, he proves a wise and effective ruler.
King Hrothgar - The king of the Danes. Hrothgar enjoys military success and prosperity until Grendel terrorizes his realm. A wise and aged ruler, Hrothgar represents a different kind of leadership from that exhibited by the youthful warrior Beowulf. He is a father figure to Beowulf and a model for the kind of king that Beowulf becomes.
Minor Characters:
Shield Sheafson - The legendary Danish king from whom Hrothgar is descended, Shield Sheafson is the mythical founder who inaugurates a long line of Danish rulers and embodies the Danish tribe’s highest values of heroism and leadership. The poem opens with a brief account of his rise from orphan to warrior-king, concluding, “That was one good king” (11).
Beow - The second king listed in the genealogy of Danish rulers with which the poem begins. Beow is the son of Shield Sheafson and father of Halfdane. The narrator presents Beow as a gift from God to a people in need of a leader. He exemplifies the maxim, “Behavior that’s admired / is the path to power among people everywhere” (24–25).
Beowulf - The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around. In his youth, he personifies all of the best values of the heroic culture. In his old age, he proves a wise and effective ruler.
King Hrothgar - The king of the Danes. Hrothgar enjoys military success and prosperity until Grendel terrorizes his realm. A wise and aged ruler, Hrothgar represents a different kind of leadership from that exhibited by the youthful warrior Beowulf. He is a father figure to Beowulf and a model for the kind of king that Beowulf becomes.
Grendel - A demon descended from Cain, Grendel preys on Hrothgar’s warriors in the king’s mead-hall, Heorot. Because his ruthless and miserable existence is part of the retribution exacted by God for Cain’s murder of Abel, Grendel fits solidly within the ethos of vengeance that governs the world of the poem.
Grendel’s mother - An unnamed swamp-hag, Grendel’s mother seems to possess fewer human qualities than Grendel, although her terrorization of Heorot is explained by her desire for vengeance—a human motivation.
The dragon - An ancient, powerful serpent, the dragon guards a horde of treasure in a hidden mound. Beowulf’s fight with the dragon constitutes the third and final part of the epic.
Minor Characters:
Shield Sheafson - The legendary Danish king from whom Hrothgar is descended, Shield Sheafson is the mythical founder who inaugurates a long line of Danish rulers and embodies the Danish tribe’s highest values of heroism and leadership. The poem opens with a brief account of his rise from orphan to warrior-king, concluding, “That was one good king” (11).
Beow - The second king listed in the genealogy of Danish rulers with which the poem begins. Beow is the son of Shield Sheafson and father of Halfdane. The narrator presents Beow as a gift from God to a people in need of a leader. He exemplifies the maxim, “Behavior that’s admired / is the path to power among people everywhere” (24–25).
Halfdane - The father of Hrothgar, Heorogar, Halga, and an unnamed daughter who married a king of the Swedes, Halfdane succeeded Beow as ruler of the Danes.
Unferth - A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf, Unferth is unable or unwilling to fight Grendel, thus proving himself inferior to Beowulf.
Sparknotes for Beowulf ( KEY FACTS)
o Key Facts
full title · Beowulf
author · Unknown
type of work · Poem
genre · Alliterative verse; elegy; resembles heroic epic, though smaller in scope than most classical epics
language · Anglo-Saxon (also called Old English)
time and place written · Estimates of the date of composition range between 700 and 1000 a.d.; written in England
date of first publication · The only manuscript in which Beowulf is preserved is thought to have been written around 1000 a.d.
publisher · The original poem exists only in manuscript form.
narrator · A Christian narrator telling a story of pagan times
point of view · The narrator recounts the story in the third person, from a generally objective standpoint—detailing the action that occurs. The narrator does, however, have access to every character’s depths. We see into the minds of most of the characters (even Grendel) at one point or another, and the narrative also moves forward and backward in time with considerable freedom.
tone · The poet is generally enthusiastic about Beowulf’s feats, but he often surrounds the events he narrates with a sense of doom.
tense · Past, but with digressions into the distant past and predictions of the future
setting (time) · The main action of the story is set around 500 a.d.; the narrative also recounts historical events that happened much earlier.
setting (place) · Denmark and Geatland (a region in what is now southern Sweden)
protagonist · Beowulf
major conflict · The poem essentially consists of three parts. There are three central conflicts: Grendel’s domination of Heorot Hall; the vengeance of Grendel’s mother after Grendel is slain; and the rage of the dragon after a thief steals a treasure that it has been guarding. The poem’s overarching conflict is between close-knit warrior societies and the various menaces that threaten their boundaries.
rising action · Grendel’s attack on Heorot, Beowulf’s defeat of Grendel, and Grendel’s mother’s vengeful killing of Aeschere lead to the climactic encounter between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother.
climax · Beowulf’s encounter with Grendel’s mother constitutes the moment at which good and evil are in greatest tension.
falling action · Beowulf’s glorious victory over Grendel’s mother leads King Hrothgar to praise him as a worthy hero and to advise him about becoming king. It also helps Beowulf to transform from a brazen warrior into a reliable king.
themes · The importance of establishing identity; tensions between the heroic code and other value systems; the difference between a good warrior and a good king
motifs · Monsters; the oral tradition; the mead-hall
symbols · The golden torque; the banquet
foreshadowing · The funeral of Shield Sheafson, with which the poem opens, foreshadows Beowulf’s funeral at the poem’s end; the story of Sigemund told by the scop, or bard, foreshadows Beowulf’s fight with the dragon; the story of King Heremod foreshadows Beowulf’s eventual ascendancy to kingship.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
literary archetypes
Hero/Antihero:
Gilgamesh is really both hero and antihero. He is looked at as a spectacular king by his people. He proves he big and mighty by killing Humbaba. Killing Humbaba and going on this quest are two things that show Gilgamesh’s heroism and his determination. Gilgamesh can also be viewed as the antihero because when Enkidu dies he has nothing he wants to look forward to he feels helpless. Gilgamesh wants to go look for immortality. He has to do a lot of wandering and grieving before he can come to peace.
The Wise Fool:
The wise fool is Utnapishtim. He is wise person in Gilgamesh. When Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about the great flood. That he was chosen to be immortal. Even though he didn't want immortality. Uthapishtim knowledge was given to Gilgamesh.
The Devil Figure:
Ishtar shows her devil ways in Gigamesh by her actions and how she goes about things. She was the one that decided to send down the Bull of Heaven down the earth and kill three hundred men and attempt to kill Gilgamesh. The only reason she does this is because He wont marry her. She is extremely mean because she played a part in the flood and thinks that the human life should be gone.
The Outcast:
Enkidu is an outcast either by man or animal throughout the story. When the prostitute slept with him the animals didn't want anything to do with him so She shaved his hair and made him look like a man.
But when he was considered a animal everyone looked at him as he was a freak of nature.
The Scapegoat:
Enkidu was the sacrifice because Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the bull of heaven and Humbaba. The gods decided that Gilgamesh or Enkidu will die because of that. The gods decided Enkidu to die because he is hurt from Humbaba. And Gilgamesh is two thirds god. Enkidu knows that he was going to be chosen by the gods, he excepts the reasons of the gods.
The Temptress:
I believe the temptress is immortality because it is something most men want they want to live forever. The gods get mad if people search for immortality because it means they are equal to them and thats not true. that is why to gods sent down the flood to get rid of mankind and show them where they belong.
The Good Mother:
Ninsun because she is the mother and she is worried about Gilgamesh. She tries to protect him and Enkidu.
But Siduri does more for nurturing and all that jazz so i believe that there is two possible good mothers.
Gilgamesh is really both hero and antihero. He is looked at as a spectacular king by his people. He proves he big and mighty by killing Humbaba. Killing Humbaba and going on this quest are two things that show Gilgamesh’s heroism and his determination. Gilgamesh can also be viewed as the antihero because when Enkidu dies he has nothing he wants to look forward to he feels helpless. Gilgamesh wants to go look for immortality. He has to do a lot of wandering and grieving before he can come to peace.
The Wise Fool:
The wise fool is Utnapishtim. He is wise person in Gilgamesh. When Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh about the great flood. That he was chosen to be immortal. Even though he didn't want immortality. Uthapishtim knowledge was given to Gilgamesh.
The Devil Figure:
Ishtar shows her devil ways in Gigamesh by her actions and how she goes about things. She was the one that decided to send down the Bull of Heaven down the earth and kill three hundred men and attempt to kill Gilgamesh. The only reason she does this is because He wont marry her. She is extremely mean because she played a part in the flood and thinks that the human life should be gone.
The Outcast:
Enkidu is an outcast either by man or animal throughout the story. When the prostitute slept with him the animals didn't want anything to do with him so She shaved his hair and made him look like a man.
But when he was considered a animal everyone looked at him as he was a freak of nature.
The Scapegoat:
Enkidu was the sacrifice because Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the bull of heaven and Humbaba. The gods decided that Gilgamesh or Enkidu will die because of that. The gods decided Enkidu to die because he is hurt from Humbaba. And Gilgamesh is two thirds god. Enkidu knows that he was going to be chosen by the gods, he excepts the reasons of the gods.
The Temptress:
I believe the temptress is immortality because it is something most men want they want to live forever. The gods get mad if people search for immortality because it means they are equal to them and thats not true. that is why to gods sent down the flood to get rid of mankind and show them where they belong.
The Good Mother:
Ninsun because she is the mother and she is worried about Gilgamesh. She tries to protect him and Enkidu.
But Siduri does more for nurturing and all that jazz so i believe that there is two possible good mothers.
Gilgamesh- Four
Gigamesh wonders if anyone remembers Enkidu. Gilgamesh looks at the wall of the achievements of the people uruk and he forgets about his past problems.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Gilgamesh- three
Gilgamesh is really sad because Enkidu is dead. He wants to find eternal life so he goes and talks to Utnapishtim (knows the secret of eternal life).
Gilgamesh travels to mountains of Mashu and Scorpion people find out that he is 2/3 of god think he is strange for going on this quest for immorality. He travels in the darkness he is pretty much blinded.
Gilgamesh travels to mountains of Mashu and Scorpion people find out that he is 2/3 of god think he is strange for going on this quest for immorality. He travels in the darkness he is pretty much blinded.
Gilgamesh- Two.
Gilgamesh and Enkidu decide that they want to kill Humbaba. Humbaba is the protector of the cedar forests. Enkidu is scared of the thought of going into the forest and killing Humbaba. Gilgamesh thinks that once they kill him it will prove that he isn't powerful and scary. Gilgamesh and Enkidu go to the Urku elders and ask if they should kill Humbaba and they decided that they should.
Ninsun prays to Shamash: the sun god. So that they will be proctected while they are going to kill humbaba.
Once they go into the forest Gilgamesh hits a tree to make Humbaba appear and be upset with them he hits Enkidu and he becomes hurt. Humbaha falls and Gilgamesh hits his neck with his axe and he is dead.
Ishtar comes the next morning and wants Gilgamesh to marry her and he denied her because of her past lovers. then she tells Anu and then sends the bull of heavon and kills three hundred men.
Ninsun prays to Shamash: the sun god. So that they will be proctected while they are going to kill humbaba.
Once they go into the forest Gilgamesh hits a tree to make Humbaba appear and be upset with them he hits Enkidu and he becomes hurt. Humbaha falls and Gilgamesh hits his neck with his axe and he is dead.
Ishtar comes the next morning and wants Gilgamesh to marry her and he denied her because of her past lovers. then she tells Anu and then sends the bull of heavon and kills three hundred men.
Gilgamesh- One.
Gilgamesh is the king of Uruk. Enkidu is animal/man. (Gilgamesh's other half). Gilgamesh does what he wants. He was having bad dreams and his mom (Ninsun) told him that his soul mate is coming.
Enkidu gets watched by a boy and his was shocked on how he was just like a animal but then again he was like a human. He told his father which had the boy tell Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh sends a prostitute down so that Enkidu will have sex with her and the animals will band him from the animal community. Now that he did that the prostitute shaves his hair so he is a man not an animal.
Gilgamesh look alike. But Enkidu is stronger and they become really super good friends because they are each others other half.
Enkidu gets watched by a boy and his was shocked on how he was just like a animal but then again he was like a human. He told his father which had the boy tell Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh sends a prostitute down so that Enkidu will have sex with her and the animals will band him from the animal community. Now that he did that the prostitute shaves his hair so he is a man not an animal.
Gilgamesh look alike. But Enkidu is stronger and they become really super good friends because they are each others other half.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Immoratlity
Immortal- Endless life or existence. (http://www.answers.com/topic/immortality)
I believe that people today try to achieve IMMORALITY everyday.
http://www.ben-abba.com/ this website talks about how people try to live forever.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tragic Man
* A Belief in His Own Freedom- Oedipus believes that what he does is his own actions on one is responsible but himself. When he hears what his fate it to be. He BELIEFS that his parents he had been living with are is actual parents but they aren't they are his adoptive parents. So he runs away and a kills his father and marries his mother. He had made his fate come true. When he hears what he did he excepts his sins and punish himself worst than what he set for anyone else.
* Supreme Pride/Hubris- Oedipus has extreme pride because well he is a king so he has the right to have the pride. When he hears of his fate and how it came true he realizes that he is the one afflicting pain on his town and the townspeople. When he thinks he solve the riddle so he is please with himself until he is proven wrong.
* Capacity for Suffering- Well he suffers more than any man should have to. When he realizes that he did what the gods had set for him and he made his fate come true. He did what he feels that he did the worst so he wants to be severely punished he wants "For death; a poor exchange." - Oedipus (page 63 Oedipus the king). He feels death is the best for his fate now so he can't cause anymore pain among the town and his family.
* A Sense of Commitment- Oedipus is committed to avoiding the prophecy and he is committed to curing his towns.
* Vigorous Protest- He protests that the old blind man can really see what he really is.
* Transfiguration- When oedipus realizes that he really did commit the crime and made his fate come true.
* Impact- his impact is on what he is known for his wife the reason why she's dead. and what his children have to live with.
* Supreme Pride/Hubris- Oedipus has extreme pride because well he is a king so he has the right to have the pride. When he hears of his fate and how it came true he realizes that he is the one afflicting pain on his town and the townspeople. When he thinks he solve the riddle so he is please with himself until he is proven wrong.
* Capacity for Suffering- Well he suffers more than any man should have to. When he realizes that he did what the gods had set for him and he made his fate come true. He did what he feels that he did the worst so he wants to be severely punished he wants "For death; a poor exchange." - Oedipus (page 63 Oedipus the king). He feels death is the best for his fate now so he can't cause anymore pain among the town and his family.
* A Sense of Commitment- Oedipus is committed to avoiding the prophecy and he is committed to curing his towns.
* Vigorous Protest- He protests that the old blind man can really see what he really is.
* Transfiguration- When oedipus realizes that he really did commit the crime and made his fate come true.
* Impact- his impact is on what he is known for his wife the reason why she's dead. and what his children have to live with.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Despair
Question:
What is the meaning of "Despair" and how does this theme manifest itself in both plays?
ANSWEROedipus is in despair when he finds out that he is the reason that all the people in Thebes is sick and the land is going to crap is because of him. He has sinned so the god's are punishing him for it.
Not only does the people of Thebes suffer, Oedipus, his father, mother, and children suffer a great deal.
The Thebes town people suffer by the sickness and the lousy land.
His father got killed by his son...
His mother suffered in the thought that she sent Oedipus away to get destroyed and then married him.. and had his children.
His children have to live with the fact that that they're father is their brother.
“O dark intolerable inescapable night that has no day! Cloud that no air can take away! O and again that piercing pain, torture in the flesh and in the soul’s dark memory.” –Oedipus (pg.62, Oedipus the King)
Antigone's life is filled with despair but mostly she has to deal with despair with creon he thinks that everything should be in his power because he is the king. This upsets her because she does what she feels is right burying her brother.O dark intolerable inescapable night that has no day! Cloud that no air can take away! O and again that piercing pain, torture in the flesh and in the soul’s dark memory.” –Oedipus (pg.62, Oedipus the King)
What is the meaning of "Despair" and how does this theme manifest itself in both plays?
Antigone Conscientious Objection
Question:
What is "conscientious objection"?In what ways does Antigone demonstrate conscientious objection?In your opinion, did she do the right thing? Explain your view in terms of how 21st Century citizens might view her actions.
Answer:
Conscientious objection is doing something based on your own morals and beliefs not because of the law. Antigone goes by her morals when she buries Polynices. Even though he wasn't doing lawful acts. It was her brother you can't replace your own flesh and blood. She did what she felt was right for her time period and in today's times I know I would do the same. Because my brother and I don't always see eye to eye but he is my brother I love him and I would want him to have peace put to his soul/body by having a funeral. "If this is God's will, I shall learn my lesson in death; But my enemies are wrong, I wish them no worse punishment than mine." ~ Antigone (page 150, Antigone)
Answer:
Conscientious objection is doing something based on your own morals and beliefs not because of the law. Antigone goes by her morals when she buries Polynices. Even though he wasn't doing lawful acts. It was her brother you can't replace your own flesh and blood. She did what she felt was right for her time period and in today's times I know I would do the same. Because my brother and I don't always see eye to eye but he is my brother I love him and I would want him to have peace put to his soul/body by having a funeral. "If this is God's will, I shall learn my lesson in death; But my enemies are wrong, I wish them no worse punishment than mine." ~ Antigone (page 150, Antigone)
Ignorance vs. Guilt USE THIS ONE!
Question:
If a person does not know, is that person still guilty of grievous crime?
If a person does not know, is that person still guilty of grievous crime?
Consider the plight of Oedipus and a modern day example.What would you do if you were on the jury at the Oedipus trial? What would you do if you were on the jury in a modern day trial?What would cause you to vote one way or another? Values? Beliefs? Evidence? Society Norms? Other information?
Answer:
Yes and no, Just because you think you didn't think you did something wrong doesn't mean you didn't do it but there are those people that choose to overlook what they are doing because they believe that they are too good for the law.
If I was to be on the trail to decide the fate of Oedipus it would be hard to do. These is a strange case because it has many different elements of factors and how to justify each and everyone is a hard thing to do.
His fate is one that many try to change but just lead right to it. His mother and father (Jocasta and Laius) tried to solve the problem by killing Oedipus but the servant sent to do the killing couldn't bare to live with himself to take the life of a baby. So he gave it to a Shepperd and the Shepperd gave it to Oedipus' adoptive mother and father.
When Oedipus heard of his fate he thought that the man and woman taking care of him where his real parents he had no idea that they weren't so by him running made him feel like he was doing the right thing but in reality he was doing what he was set on earth to do.
Oedipus isn't ignorance to the law he knows the law because he is the king but for him. Then again if he knew of where he came from and the truth from the start he wouldn't have the fate that the god's had set for him. But no matter how you look at it a guilty man is a guilty man. He committed the crime he had said what would happen to the man that did such thing "His fate will be nothing worse than banishment." (page 31 King Oedipus). He had set the fate of the one that committed the crime and he wants to follow what he has said. But Creon wont allow him to do that.
Oedipus committed the crime he should be punished for HIS actions. The crime is his doing no one else's.
Answer:
Yes and no, Just because you think you didn't think you did something wrong doesn't mean you didn't do it but there are those people that choose to overlook what they are doing because they believe that they are too good for the law.
If I was to be on the trail to decide the fate of Oedipus it would be hard to do. These is a strange case because it has many different elements of factors and how to justify each and everyone is a hard thing to do.
His fate is one that many try to change but just lead right to it. His mother and father (Jocasta and Laius) tried to solve the problem by killing Oedipus but the servant sent to do the killing couldn't bare to live with himself to take the life of a baby. So he gave it to a Shepperd and the Shepperd gave it to Oedipus' adoptive mother and father.
When Oedipus heard of his fate he thought that the man and woman taking care of him where his real parents he had no idea that they weren't so by him running made him feel like he was doing the right thing but in reality he was doing what he was set on earth to do.
Oedipus isn't ignorance to the law he knows the law because he is the king but for him. Then again if he knew of where he came from and the truth from the start he wouldn't have the fate that the god's had set for him. But no matter how you look at it a guilty man is a guilty man. He committed the crime he had said what would happen to the man that did such thing "His fate will be nothing worse than banishment." (page 31 King Oedipus). He had set the fate of the one that committed the crime and he wants to follow what he has said. But Creon wont allow him to do that.
Oedipus committed the crime he should be punished for HIS actions. The crime is his doing no one else's.
Antigone
Antigone and Ismene meet up and talk about the laws of the man and how they need to bury there brother because both deserve the peaceful resting. but its against the law and Ismene doesn't want any part of the horrible act. And Antigone is going to do it because the worst punishment is only death.
a man came in and told Creon that someone buried Polynices was buried. Creon got upset and told him that he had to find the man that buried Polynices. The only person can choose the fate of things is the king.
a man came in and told Creon that someone buried Polynices was buried. Creon got upset and told him that he had to find the man that buried Polynices. The only person can choose the fate of things is the king.
King Oedipus.
To start the book off the people of the town is hanging out in front of the palace. The city has the plague and people are dieing. Oedipus asks the Priest why they are there and he tells him they want him the king to figure out how to fix what is going on with the plague. Oedipus tells him that he sent Creon (brother-in law) to Delphic oracle to find out.
Creon comes back " I will tell you if you wish me to speak in the presence of all. If not, let us go in." Page 28, King Oedipus. So like Creon give Oedipus the chance to keep things a secret or not. Oedipus decides to let the town know what is going on. Creon tells Oedipus and the town that Laius' killer is in Thebes and in order for the plague to be done that the need to find him and run out of town.
Tiresias is called to tell Oedipus who the killer is. Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the murder and he doesn't believe him. But once he finds out that He is the killer of his father. He realizes that his wife is also his wife and he had children with her. He puts more pain on himself then necessary Creon takes pidy on him and allows Oedipus to see his girls and tells them that he is really sorry because he has caused so much pain for them and no one is going to want to marry them.
Creon comes back " I will tell you if you wish me to speak in the presence of all. If not, let us go in." Page 28, King Oedipus. So like Creon give Oedipus the chance to keep things a secret or not. Oedipus decides to let the town know what is going on. Creon tells Oedipus and the town that Laius' killer is in Thebes and in order for the plague to be done that the need to find him and run out of town.
Tiresias is called to tell Oedipus who the killer is. Tiresias tells Oedipus that he is the murder and he doesn't believe him. But once he finds out that He is the killer of his father. He realizes that his wife is also his wife and he had children with her. He puts more pain on himself then necessary Creon takes pidy on him and allows Oedipus to see his girls and tells them that he is really sorry because he has caused so much pain for them and no one is going to want to marry them.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Introduction to Oedipus the King
Dramatic Irony: Is a big deal because the main point to the story is the lack of knowledge of the king Oedipus. We the reader knows whats accruing in the story, but Oedipus is completely clueless.
Sophocles has a hard time until his death. He is also highly respected by others.
Sophocles has a hard time until his death. He is also highly respected by others.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
book twenty-three
Odysseus tells Penelope that he is her husband.. she wants to believe him but she just can't because she waited to long for her to think it is him
book twenty- two
the fighting begins odysseus and telemachus kill all but two dudes. then they force the servants to clean up the mess.
book twenty
Odysseus thinks there are too many suitors to fight and kill. but Athena tells him that to gods are behind him and ready to help him fight. Athena ask zeus to send a sign that is good. Zeus sends a eagle with a dove in his claws which is a sign of trouble.
book nineteen - Odysseus
when the suitors are sleeping Telemachus and Odysseus go and find all the weapons and hidethem. Odysseus is pretending to be a beggar and is with penelope.. answering her questions.
book sixteen- Odyssey
Telemachus meets the "Stranger" which is Odysseus. He tells him that he is his father. Telemachus is over joyed. the plot to get their land back. Athena shows up and tells them to leave
book fifteen - Odyssey
Anthena tells Odysseus to go back to Ithica and to beware because the suitors want to kill him.
book fourteen - Odyssey
Odysseus talks with Eumaeus and he says he is coming back but Eumaeus doesn't believe him they eat and talk. and Eumaeus wishes Odysseus was back
book eleven- Odyssey
Odysseus goes to River of oceans a performs the ceremony that he was instructed to do by Circe.
He gets to talk to three dead people the first one was Elpenor... who wants Odysseus to bury his body. after he talks to everyone.. the spirits start to ask him questions and starts to get scared and runs back to the ship.
He gets to talk to three dead people the first one was Elpenor... who wants Odysseus to bury his body. after he talks to everyone.. the spirits start to ask him questions and starts to get scared and runs back to the ship.
book ten- Odyssey
He still is telling his stories and how he almost got killed and how his men did get killed.
book nine- odyssey
Odysseus he tells about his adventures to Emual and he tells him that goddesses wanted himf a husband but he was faithfull to his wife and he wanted to stay that way.
book five- Odyssey
Odysseus and Calypso are on the island it has been 19 years. Calypso tries to do stuff with Odysseus but he is like "hey! I got a lady back at home!" so he doesn't do anything and tells her he would rather die then be without his wife forever!!! because being immortal would suck.
He does do things with her but he cries everyday because he feels guilty.
Posieden gets upset.. and makes a bad storm..
then he goes Phaeacians to hide under leaves.
He does do things with her but he cries everyday because he feels guilty.
Posieden gets upset.. and makes a bad storm..
then he goes Phaeacians to hide under leaves.
Book two- Odyssey
The book begins with Telemachus talking to the Ithican elders about the suitors. The elders think Penelope deserves the suitors because she leads them on having the think that they have a chance of being married to her but in reality she doesn't want any part of them. Telemachus tries to talk with a suitor and tries to get him to leave. Telemachus threatens the suitors that he is going to kill them
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Book One- Odyssey
The Gods go and have a meeting to discuss Odysseus how he is being held on the island called Pylos by a nymph; Calypso. The nymph told Odysseus that he can have immortal life because she wants him as her husband.
At the meeting the Gods decide that Odysseus is to be let go and he will make his way to his home. (Ithica).
In Ithica Telemachus and Penelope ( Odysseus' son and wife). Athena ( daughter of Zeus) goes and pretends to be one of Odysseus' old friends and tells Telemachus that he should get a crew and sail to every island looking for word of his father, because she heard he is still alive. Telemachus Ponders the idea of going but he wants to get rid of the slim ball suitors that have parties and are going after his mom.
Penelope doesn't like the suitors because she believes that Odysseus is still alive even though he has been gone for a long time. She leads the suitors on by saying that she is going to knit a Shaw. When she is knitting in the morning she undoes the stitches at night. So it takes her three years to do. Alas discovered what Penelope does with the Shaw and tells her that she better finish it or she will tell everyone and then her father will pick a suitor for her! (and if that happens her wealth and estate is his also).
At the meeting the Gods decide that Odysseus is to be let go and he will make his way to his home. (Ithica).
In Ithica Telemachus and Penelope ( Odysseus' son and wife). Athena ( daughter of Zeus) goes and pretends to be one of Odysseus' old friends and tells Telemachus that he should get a crew and sail to every island looking for word of his father, because she heard he is still alive. Telemachus Ponders the idea of going but he wants to get rid of the slim ball suitors that have parties and are going after his mom.
Penelope doesn't like the suitors because she believes that Odysseus is still alive even though he has been gone for a long time. She leads the suitors on by saying that she is going to knit a Shaw. When she is knitting in the morning she undoes the stitches at night. So it takes her three years to do. Alas discovered what Penelope does with the Shaw and tells her that she better finish it or she will tell everyone and then her father will pick a suitor for her! (and if that happens her wealth and estate is his also).
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Heros and themes.
Hero-
-Unusual QualitiesActing
-For the Greater Good
- courage
Themes
- wanting to take over the world
-love
-Unusual QualitiesActing
-For the Greater Good
- courage
Themes
- wanting to take over the world
-love
Tragic Hero
- Darth Vader Proves that he doesn't listen to anyone... He will do what he has to do in order for him to get what he wants.
- He believes he is higher than everyone but in all reality isn't as high as he is but no one really wants to stand up to him.
- I don't really know if he is guilty about anything but he has his reasons on why he is doing everything because he is dark and evil.
- once the Death star is being targeted and in trouble Darth Vader is 110% committed
Archetypes
The Hero: Luke is the hero because he is the one that has the most typical heroic gestures and achieves the impossible.
The Antihero: Han is the Antihero because he is focused at getting paid in the beginning but then comes around and becomes a great hero.
The Wise Fool: Obi Wan Kanobi is looked at as a fool but he really is wise he gives his life up for Luke so he can have the force and is stronger when he is in Lukes head.
The Devil Figure: Darth Vader because well he is the one trying to get raid of plants and killing people.
The Outcast: Han is looked at as the outcast because hes been to a lot of places, is a loner, and only cares about himself.
The Double: The force has two sides the dark side and the good side.
The Scapegoat: Obi because he lets Darth Vader take his life.
The Temptress: Dark side because its tempting and it destroys.
The Good Mother: Princess Leia because she's a strong women and proves herself many times throughout the movie.
The Antihero: Han is the Antihero because he is focused at getting paid in the beginning but then comes around and becomes a great hero.
The Wise Fool: Obi Wan Kanobi is looked at as a fool but he really is wise he gives his life up for Luke so he can have the force and is stronger when he is in Lukes head.
The Devil Figure: Darth Vader because well he is the one trying to get raid of plants and killing people.
The Outcast: Han is looked at as the outcast because hes been to a lot of places, is a loner, and only cares about himself.
The Double: The force has two sides the dark side and the good side.
The Scapegoat: Obi because he lets Darth Vader take his life.
The Temptress: Dark side because its tempting and it destroys.
The Good Mother: Princess Leia because she's a strong women and proves herself many times throughout the movie.
The Cycle of the Hero.
Call to Adventure: I think the call of adventure is when Luke meets Obi Wan Kanobi and Obi gets the message that was on R2D2 that Princess Liea had recorded on R2D2. Obi asks Luke for his help and Luke first doesn't want to go because he has to farm and his aunt and uncle, but when he goes to talk to them he soon realized that they were killed.
Helpers: Obi Wan Kanobi, R2D2 and C3PO.
Threshold of Adventure: When Luke and Obi Wan Kanobi goes to the bar and meet Han Solo. Han agrees to take them to Eldran for a price. When Luke and Obi Wan Kanobi goes to the ship the soldiers of Darth Vaders arm comes and starts shooting at them.. They get away and are on there way to Eldran.
Challenges: Challenge number one:
getting noticed by the troops and followed and tracked when up in space.
two: Princess Leia being difficult to rescue.
three: The Garbage room.. where they could have got smashed.
Helpers: Han, chewbacca, and princess Leia.
Triumph: When Luke gets Han to help save the princess! What makes is so great is they had many things they had to do.. and they got Through every thing with out really any problems. Other than the death of Obi Wan Kanobi.
Flight: The Flight is when Luke is with all the others Flying to destroy the Death star. When everyone around Luke is dieing he realizes it all up to him to safe the rebel base. He hears Obi wan Kanobi in his head and he feels the force in him. With him believing in the force and feeling it in himself he was able to destroy the death star.
Threshold Struggle: When Luke was getting shot at and any point of time Luke could have died. Also when Luke is ready to let go and believe in the force.
Elixir: When Han and Luke receive medals from the princess.
Helpers: Obi Wan Kanobi, R2D2 and C3PO.
Threshold of Adventure: When Luke and Obi Wan Kanobi goes to the bar and meet Han Solo. Han agrees to take them to Eldran for a price. When Luke and Obi Wan Kanobi goes to the ship the soldiers of Darth Vaders arm comes and starts shooting at them.. They get away and are on there way to Eldran.
Challenges: Challenge number one:
getting noticed by the troops and followed and tracked when up in space.
two: Princess Leia being difficult to rescue.
three: The Garbage room.. where they could have got smashed.
Helpers: Han, chewbacca, and princess Leia.
Triumph: When Luke gets Han to help save the princess! What makes is so great is they had many things they had to do.. and they got Through every thing with out really any problems. Other than the death of Obi Wan Kanobi.
Flight: The Flight is when Luke is with all the others Flying to destroy the Death star. When everyone around Luke is dieing he realizes it all up to him to safe the rebel base. He hears Obi wan Kanobi in his head and he feels the force in him. With him believing in the force and feeling it in himself he was able to destroy the death star.
Threshold Struggle: When Luke was getting shot at and any point of time Luke could have died. Also when Luke is ready to let go and believe in the force.
Elixir: When Han and Luke receive medals from the princess.
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