...This supports of the theme with hints of consequences that follow characters in the play after they make their decisions based on their beliefs. There are hints in the play that consequences come from decisions that people make. The first evidence of foreshadowing is when Antigone and other characters drop hints in the play that if Antigone buries Polyneices, that Antigone will end up losing her life due to King Creon’s decree. This hints are shown in lines 77-81, Antigone states in the play, “Go away, Ismene: I shall be hating you soon, and the dead will too, For your words are hateful. Leave me my foolish plan: I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, It will not be the worst of deaths, death without honor.” (lines 77-81) Antigone used foreshadowing in the play to explain that Antigone will probably end up being put to death by Creon for burying Polyneices. Antigone is fine and not afraid to do what she thinks is right, even if it ends up costing her life. The next evidence of foreshadowing in the play is when Haimon, King Creon’s son and Antigone’s lover, drops a hint that if Antigone must die, that Haimon will die with her. This relates to the consequence of King Creon being too controlling and using his power to impact the lives of others. Haimon expresses his hatred and anger to his father in lines 606-612,...
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...Garlitz explores in The Ode of Immortality: the Cultural Progeny when referring to the Victorian family they often saw the purity and kindness in children as spiritual knowledge handed down directly as a lesson from god (640). We see this when Dickens narrates during the trial of Charles Darnay when Lucies face strikes pity into the hearts of a sea of barbaric onlookers (Dickens 74) due to her expression of “engrossing terror and compassion” (Dickens 74). Even though moments before Charles Darnay was “being mentally hanged, beheaded, and quartered, by everybody there,” (Dickens 73) the empathy of a pure youthful woman implores onlookers to take her perspective into thought. While the youthful expression from Lucie brings empathy, such an earnest expression of faith by Miss Pross towards her brother, Solomon results in a lowered opinion. Mr Lorry does admit to seeing “Miss Pross much nearer to the lower Angels than many ladies” (Dicken 112) but he does not see her as a figure of youth. Rather as “one of those unselfish creatures” (Dickens 111) that “bind themselves willing slaves, to youth.” (Dickens 111) It may be assumed that Mr Lorry has based his lowered opinion on the basis...
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...Some definitions of literary devices, techniques and style from searching via http://www.ferretsoft.com/ LITERARY DEVICES http://mrbraiman.home.att.net/lit.htm Literary devices refers to any specific aspect of literature, or a particular work, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze. Both literary elements and literary techniques can rightly be called literary devices. Literary elements refers to aspects or characteristics of a whole text. They are not “used,” per se, by authors; we derive what they are from reading the text. Most literary elements can be derived from any and all texts; for example, every story has a theme, every story has a setting, every story has a conflict, every story is written from a particular point-of-view, etc. In order to be discussed legitimately, literary elements must be specifically identified for that text. Literary techniques refers to any specific, deliberate constructions of language which an author uses to convey meaning. An author’s use of a literary technique usually occurs with a single word or phrase, or a particular group of words or phrases, at one single point in a text. Unlike literary elements, literary techniques are not necessarily present in every text. Literary terms refers to the words themselves with which we identify and describe literary elements and techniques. They are not found in literature and they are not “used” by authors. Allegory:...
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...ISSN 1009-5039 Overseas English Overseas English zwwx@overseaen.com 2011 8 http://www.overseaen.com Tel:+86-551-5690811 5690812 Narrative Patterns Research in O Henry's Novels · ， （ ， 332000 ） Abstract：O· Henry is living in the time when novelists are in the great pursuit of narrative pattern research. Hence his works is inevitably Henry's novels in my opinion is also marvelous for his outinfluenced. Beside his humorous language, surprising ends and expressions, O· standing narrative patterns arrangement. In this article, a research will be conducted onto his narrative pattern in the aspects of narrative perspectives, narrative space and narrative time. By this research, more information and references is intended to obtain for the further study on this area. Key words: Narrative Pattern; Narrative Perspective; Narrative Space; Narrative Time ： I02 ：A ：1009-5039(2011)08-0350-03 1 Introduction · O Henry (1862-1910), as one of the most famous writers of short story in American literature history, or even around the whole world. Plus his contribution in narrative patterns research, he is also honored as the one of the founders of American short story history. Great praises, as well as critics are raised from the world onto his short novels which are well known for the humor, vivid spots description, surprising endings. However, in this article we will pay attention to the narrative patterns in O· Henry's novels, the area of which seldom calls focus and research...
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...The city is laden with war, drugs and murder as Rocket tries to survive and his depiction captures the world for what it really is in favelas. The story of AKIRA has a similar tone; however, we are given an alternate futuristic setting where World War III ended 31 years ago, we are in Neo Tokyo instead of the Brazilian favelas, but the killing and violence remain constant. In this film, we begin with two sequences: a biker gang called The Capsules, led by Kaneda, going against The Clowns and a little boy and a man running from the police in another. The man is gunned down by the police and the boy appears to have telekinetic powers he runs away. Even after most of the Capsules ended their pursuit of the Clowns, Capsule member Tetsuo continues on,...
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...at a meeting between Tom, who is the husband, Jay, and a few others. Daisy convinces the group to travel into the city and after some deliberating on which cars to take, Tom drives Jay’s yellow car, showing that his emotions were starting to take over his thoughts, and foreshadowing an escalation of the previous altercation. They arrive in the city and after a long period where Jay and Tom fight over who Daisy loves, Daisy drives Jay back to her home. On the way there, they pass the gas station and mechanic shop where Tom’s mistress lives. In the confusion between who is in the car and the strangled relationships, the mistress get hit and dies. Daisy is the one who hit her, and at this point the fight had probably bothered her so much, she couldn’t see past her thoughts and emotions. Although this yellow car may seem insignificant, Fitzgerald probably had a few reasons for choosing the specific color. Outside of the novel’s symbolism, yellow is the representative of many different colors in many different cultures. In Japan it signifies anger and death, while in China it represents happiness. In this situation, it is almost ironic that Japan has a connection with yellow and death. Yellow is also brought up other times in the story. At one point, we find that the glasses that Doctor Eckleburg, ‘the eyes of god,’ wears are yellow. This perhaps showing that even a God or some sort of tempting fate, is always surrounded by emotions. The color yellow is also brought up to described...
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...we get to know the routine of the everyday life in an empty house, with the only purpose of serving the gods; the humans. The story takes place in the year 2026, and mankind has invented a house that is capable of working on its own. In the town of Allendale, a house stands alone in a city of rubble an ash. The city is the outcome of an exploded nuclear bomb and lies in ruins. The atmosphere is very cold due to the lack of humanity, but the narrator manages to make the reading experience energetic by giving the robots human characteristics. “An aluminium wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea.”(Bradbury l.20 p.1). By using the word “digested” the story becomes more alive. With its humanlike features, the house has become controlling and demanding. Everything has to be done in an exact point of time. All the tasks the house has, must be carried out to the fullest. “In the kitchen the breakfast stove… eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs Sunnyside up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk.” (Bradbury l.5 p.1). Before the bomb was dropped, a family lived in the house. The house is an altar for all the technology to worship the family. The worship of the humans is like a religion and the robots proceed their rituals even though their gods are gone. The...
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...Clytemnestra’s Speech In Aeschylus's Greek tragedy Oresteia, shortly before the murder of Agamemnon, his wife, Clytemnestra, makes a stirring speech upon his return. The speech is a deceitful foreshadowing of the events to come, rich in double entendres and images of loss and death. Clytemnestra is able to fool not only Agamemnon, but the Chorus over the course of her dubious speech using many techniques of deceit. Clytemnestra's treachery throughout her speech is evident through the use of images, metaphors, and equivocal and ambiguous phrases she uses to skillfully fool the Chorus in Aeschylus's Oresteia. Clytemnestra cleverly uses the equivocal properties inherent in language for her dastardly purpose. She employs several shrewd images that are misinterpreted by Agamemnon and the Chorus to be a proud and relieved homecoming for her husband’s return. At the beginning of her speech, Clytemnestra said that the "rumors she hears spreads like disease," invoking an image of rot and decay (Aeschylus, 863). Throughout the next few lines, she reports rumors that Agamemnon had "more holes in him than a net" and a "triple cloak of earth", while implying that he was a "second Geryon", or a monstrosity of a man (Aeschylus, 866-872). Clytemnestra says that the rumors that circulated around the city were so unbearable that she “had to be released against her will, from the noose of suicide, more than once” (Aeschylus, 874-875). Clytemnestra also boldly points out that Iphigenia, the "seal...
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...people of the time—the upper class who took sides during the dispute. Be sure to read Pope’s letter to Arabella Fermor in the notes for Canto 1. Some EPIC CONVENTIONS are as follows: 1. In medias res. In Medias Res is Latin for "it begins in the middle of things" and then has flashbacks to explain action leading up to that point.In THE ILIAD, for example, the story begins after the war between the combined forces of Greece and the forces of the walled city of Troy and their allies has been in progress for nearly ten years. 2. Invocation to a muse. The story begins with an invocation(prayer) to a god or gods. The poet, who in those days would have been reciting the epic to an audience, say, at a banquet, began by calling for a blessing--for a god or gods to attend this effort of his. They probably literally believed that the called upon god or muse came into them and, therefore, that it was not the poet who recited, but the god in the poet's body. Poet's, then, were considered very sacred, for they could call down a god and have the god in them, at least temporarily. We continue to have remnants of this belief, of course.We often think of poets or of any true artist as being different or touched by a special hand.In the case of the beginning of THE ILIAD, the poet says something like "Sing, goddess of epic poetry, the story of the anger of...
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...topics such as history including their deaths, how they are worshiped and last but not least how people are reacting to the past in relation to Jesus and Mohammed currently. Allowing time to explore and compare/contrast the various religions that derives in part from Jesus and Mohammed can be confusing, thrilling, and entertaining. Tracing the lives of Jesus and Mohammed historically can be challenging due to the fact that there are some scientist that post relatively strong arguments that there is very little historical proof of the life of Jesus outside of the Bible, and Mohammed beyond word of mouth transfer via the Quran. Although and despite the gaining evidence which disputes the factual proof against either of these prophets/son of God being legitimate, the evidence. shreds of evidence that is for Jesus and Mohammed is also evident. Some of the facts relating to Jesus historically include the Jewish historian Josephus who was born in approximately 37 CE, notice the “CE” because at this point cultures had not begun using BC and or AC. Josephus was caught and held capture by the Romans and at that time had wrote very in depth about details concerning Jewish history and it was these writings that have indeed been confirmed by archaeological discoveries. This Jewish historian, Josephus, made two brief references to Jesus that may or may not have been given a positive point of view by current following Christian copy...
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...and Savior our salvation is sealed, and our names are written in the Book of Life, yet who’s character do we reflect? It seems a lie can often be excused if it is said with good intentions. However, lying is never excused or encouraged in the Bible, on the contrary, many are the warnings against it including the ninth commandment which exhorts us to never “give false testimony”. (Exodus 20:16, NIV). Although not an easy task in this fallen world, it should be a Christian’s desire to be more like Jesus, and “speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ”. (Ephesians 4:15, NIV). Part II Abraham’s Lies As the Bible relates in Genesis chapter 12, Abram and his wife Sarai (who’s names God would later change to Abraham and Sarah) were forced to travel to Egypt due to a great famine in the land of Canaan. Sarai was extremely beautiful, so Abram, afraid of being murdered by someone who would like to take Sarai as a wife, instructed her to lie and tell the Egyptian people that they...
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...Ephesians 4:1-6 states, "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of the peace. There is one body and one Spirit "just as you were called to one hope just as you were called to one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is the over all and through all and in all". This scripture is so powerful, yet so simple. Selected this passage because it pertains to everyone’s problems and daily issues. Drama does not discriminate by color, race, sex, age or class, it is a universal issues that we all must go through and learn from. I also selected this passage because of I am working on in my personal life. My mother always told me that you have to have patience, that is was a virtue. As a young girl I had no idea of the magnitude the characteristics of patience would be worth. I have a young son and with children you have to learn to be patient. Children have the ability to make you proud, however obtain the same ability to work you down to your last nerve. But over my several years of parenting and growing with Christ I’ve learned that I must first acquire patience with my child. Children are more prone to listen and be obedient when you use a warm and soft tone, rather than a yelling angry tone which in turn will scare them and discourage any type of obedience....
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...Camillus during the triumph, celebrating his role as dictator following the siege of Veii is particularly striking, as suggested by the emphatic placement of 'maxime conspectus'. He is drawn in a 'curru', an emphatic symbol of status, in which a sense of dignity and stateliness is derived from the word choice, 'invectus' suggesting the privilege of being chauffeured into the city, while Livy's use of colour imagery, 'albis equis' to describe the horses that pull Camillus makes him appear pure and almost regal. The cumulative effect of this description is to blur the distinction between Camillus, the man, and percieved notions of divinity, reinforced by the contrast 'parumque id non civile modo sed humanum', implying transcendence semi-divine status. Camillus is seen as distancing himself from the public and as a distrusted leader through impietas to gods by making himself out like a deity, and anti-republican sentiments. Such distasteful perceptions are reinforced by the sonorous 'm' and 'r' alliteration of 'aequiperatum dictatorem in religionem', suggesting blasphemy by rivalling the grand status of gods, while 'dictatorem' alludes to Julius Caesar's retention of his dictatorship. Livy further highlights Camillus' failure to be in touch...
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...Poetry Essay COURSE # and TITLE _ENGL 102: Literature and Composition SEMESTER OF ENROLLMENT ___Fall B 2011 NAME _Stephanie WRITING STYLE USED ____APA__________ Outline Introduction I. Explain the authors background II. Introduce the poem Journey of the Magi III. Thesis Statement: The poem, Journey of the Magi, has many different hidden meanings but all have a connection to the Christian faith. Stanza 1 I. Explain interpretation of the poem II. Explain the interpretations throughout Stanza 1 III. Demonstrate how T.S Eliot captures the senses of the reader Stanza 2 I. Explain the interpretations throughout Stanza 2 II. Explain how the folly is resembling T.S Eliot’s own battles with finding faith Stanza 3 I. Explain the interpretations throughout Stanza 3 II. Compare how the poem relates to the Christian faith Conclusion Thomas Stearns Eliot, also known as T.S. Eliot is one of the greatest poets in the 20th century. He was a poet, critic, and a dramatist during the modernism period. T.S Eliot was born in America but later moved to the United Kingdom where he settled and became a British subject. He attended Harvard University, Merton College, and Oxford. One of T.S Eliot’s most intriguing poems is the poem Journey of the Magi is a poem written about the story of the Magi, the three wise men who traveled to Bethlehem to see baby Jesus. T.S. Eliot’s poem is referring to the story that is told in Matthew 2:1-12...
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...“baby” (Oedipus) and never did, let the child live and he tended growing up to be the king of Thebes and the killer of his father. Analyzing the text from “Oedipus Rex” allows the reader to understand the characteristics of Oedipus and how the developments of his childhood revealed the true person he was and how the message that Teiresias told him actually was true about his fate coming. In "Oedipus Rex," the plot begins in the heart of murder. A King (Liao’s’) has been murdered, and the new king Oedipus seeks retribution. The city of Thebes is suffering from a plague, which is symbolic of the blight about to befall Oedipus. As Oedipus sends for the clairvoyant, the reader expects a mystical moment of truth. Instead we are presented with a stubborn character, evasive in dispelling the secret of his vision. The prophet Teiresias, becomes the nucleus of the scene. Teiresias gives insight into the ill fate that awaits Oedipus. Foreshadowing is the main theme of this scene, which sets the tone for the rest of "Oedipus Rex." The king was too stubborn to believe the old blind man but soon came to find out that he was absolutely right. As...
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