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the type of cup for funeral offerings and would be buried in a tomb. It possesses ornate and intricate images of the blue lotus, a...
role of the chorus: "[E]ach play had its chorus, or group of men, a dozen or so, who would observe the action from the orchestra, ...
of herself and reassure her that all will be will. You know what her days are like: as the wife of a noble (how silly that sound...
Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...
According to Plato, in his dialogue Charmides, the qualities associated with sophrosyne, give rise to the admirable characteristic...
events that all resulted in tragedy was when Laius insisted that his healthy infant son should be left to die from exposure. While...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...
representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...
bulk of the building, it also works with the inner dome to "add a sense of space and regeneration" (Brown, 2000). The whole vision...
that is responsible for any bilateral agreements in this industry between Reece and other counties (Green, 2005, Europe Intelligen...
of the tragedy is that it is connected with the heros activities and it emphasizes human vulnerability (2005). To Aristotle, trage...
of tragic flow Aristotle also stipulates that the plot of a tragedy should follow a logical tragic flow. Aristotle writes that "a...
of the civilizations are important. In fact, one source claims that the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Egyptians were consi...
gods" (Lansberry, 2005). However, as rational thought and rational perspective began to enter into human intellect "we could no lo...
and cunning. As Lysistrata so desperately asserts: "The nations fate is in our hands alone!" (Aristophanes, 1994). Lysist...
is paid to speaking and writing the language. English classes, on the other hand, are taught differently. English teachers will as...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
Romans feel how great a charm eloquence lends to what is good, and how invincible justice is, if it be well spoken; and that it is...
throughout the novel. Although they try and maintain their cultural identity through music, they are morally lost in environmental...
"National Style" got its start - and finally ended during the latter part of the 19th century - in Philadelphia (Pollock, 2002)....
has obviously made her own way in life and has been well respected, her one goal throughout the entire play is to wed a man who is...
death (Religion and Death). According to Greek philosophy, the god Hermes led the soul of the person to the river Styx which sep...
in the afterlife. The two figures do not appear to be sculpted, but are rather painted on to the marble column. The figures look ...
For entertainment, men tended to engage in a variety of activities, mostly involving drinking, wrestling, horseback riding, and ga...
lie to Antigone because their interests/values lie in their men. While they do not want their men to go to war, they want sex just...
can choose not to marry, by and large, that is an unpopular choice. While the term spinster is no longer bandied about, certainly ...
others, or more intelligent than others. In short, there must be some element which somehow sets him above the average man, but ye...
the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...
in manipulating that world. It can also be contended, however, that each new technological development directly impacted the econ...
specifically tailored their works to suit the tastes of their Athenian audiences, mirroring the "fears, tensions, and potential vi...