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Oedipus being shown in an updated version is a very effective and understandable way to present it to audiences. The play that was viewed in class was a good adaptation of the original play. Although modern versions of Oedipus are far different today than the way they were performed during Sophocles’s time, I think he…

Antigone Right ProblemsAntigone is a play written by Sophocles but reinterpreted by Paul Roche. Many of the Greek plays have a tragic theme that leads a character with a high position to a downfall. In Antigone, the main character Antigone has to save and stand up for her family’s honor. Antigone is not the character…

Fate is an issue that is mentioned in almost every religion. Themajority of people living since the beginning of time up until the present,have had a some sort of opinion on the subject. Oedipus Rex is a story thatis held together by the fact that fate is more powerful than anyones freewill. On this strong…

Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other Senators held the power to do things others could not. With this authority came their ability to use poor judgement. In William Shakespeares tragic play Julius Caesar the theme Power Corrupts is arrayed thoroughly. Murder, treason, and ethical/moral corruption were three prevalent themes that proved the overall topic of…

Throughout the play, Julius Caesar, opinions over important mattersclash. Brutus and Cassius, both senators of Rome, have two completelydifferent ways of looking at matters. Brutus, an idealist, has a more naveway of looking at things. He tends to see only the good in a person. Cassius, on the other hand, is a realist. He sees…

Greek culture laid the foundation for the Roman Empire. The Roman people wanted to be like the Greek people. For example the Romans made a sculpture of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. The Romans recognized the Greek art and architecture to be very well done. Since the Romans likes these traits of the Greek they used…

Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is written in a way that requires the reader to temporarily suspend disbelief in order to understand it. The poem tells the tale of a Mariner who confesses his sin and seeks forgiveness from God to a man referred to as the “Wedding Guest.” The Mariner is…

The Fall of RomeThe Roman Empire was without a doubt themost powerful governing body in the Mediterranean ever. Why did Rome fall?There was not any single cause to the fall of Rome. It was many thingsoccurring in succession to each other. After the Punic wars with Carthage, Romeacquired many new lands that it did not…

The great pyramid was built during the reign of Khufu, 2nd kingof the fourth dynasty (2,720-2,560 BC). It stands on the Gizaplateau nearby Cairo and is the biggest pyramid in the world. Itmeasures 230 m (756 ft) on each side of its base and originallymeasured 147 m (482 ft) high. Beginning in the 10th century…

Ancient EgyptianMathematicsThe use of organized mathematics in Egypthas been dated back to the third millennium BC. Egyptian mathematicswas dominated by arithmetic, with an emphasis on measurement and calculationin geometry. With their vast knowledge of geometry, they were ableto correctly calculate the areas of triangles, rectangles, and trapezoidsand the volumes of figures such as bricks, cylinders,…