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Antigone, the character for which the play was named, is a very complex character. She seems to change directions all throughout the play and there is never one point in which you know exactly what she will do because she is just that unpredictable. This unpredictability also makes her seem very hypocritical because she will…

He was the ruler of Greece in the fourth century B. C. He was one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He was born in Macedonia, the son of Phillip II, King of Macedonia. He received his military education from his father and was tutored by Aristotle, the great philosopher, and other great…

A monologue from the play by Jacinto Benavente NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Plays by Jacinto Benavente. Trans. John Garrett Underhill. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1921. RUBIO: You ought to have killed me. That was the first time in my life that I was ever afraid. I never expected they would let Norbert…

A monologue from the play by Euripides NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. ii. Trans. Shelley Dean Milman. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1922. NURSE: O queen, at first, an instantaneous shock,I, from the history of thy woes, received:Now am I sensible my fears were groundless.But frequently the…

A monologue from the novel by Emily Bronte NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Wuthering Heights. Emily Bronte. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848. HEATHCLIFF: She abandoned them under a delusion, picturing in me a hero of romance, and expecting unlimited indulgences from my chivalrous devotion. I can hardly regard her in the light of…

The Four Sins in The Scarlet Letter Sin is a word that is definetely not universally defined. Sin is relative to a persons religion, or lack there of. Sin also provokes punishment, be direct (by law) or by a moral lesson. Severity in punishment is also conditional to the society in which the sin is…

Asian Americans seem to be fighting an unwinnable battle when it comes to the content of their writing. Writers are criticized by whites for speaking out against discrimination, and by their fellow Asian Americans for contributing to the stereotypes through their silence. I believe that Asian Americans should include politics in their writing as they…

Constructing a cemetery is very useful for many reasons. People in Gotham City should construct a cemetery instead of a monument because people will use it, people will visit it and people will remember it. People in Gotham City need a cemetery than a monument. A cemetery will bring people happier. Many people should prefer…

Mean StreatsConsidered to be one of the most consistently inventive American directors in the last thirty years, Martin Scorsese has brought to life some of the most violently thought provoking stories onto the screen. Many of his films deal with life in the Mafia. Some have dealt with psychotics and killers. Others have been complete…

I’ve never really liked describing myself, because I never knew where to begin. So where do I start? Do I start when I was a baby, because we all know that’s the best years, or do I start at high school, that’s when I found out who I really was. I won’t be telling the…