Nero’s power and strength derived from his mother, Agrippina the Younger. At the beginning of his rule Agrippina acted as a regent, taking control of many aspects of the empire. She manipulated Nero so much that she in essence ran the empire from behind the scenes. Her constant predilection for manipulation eventually causing her son’s rebellion and possible madness as he began to despise her, giving way to her fall of power and ultimately her death. In the words of Tacitus, “she could give her son the empire, but not endure him as emperor”.
Accounts differ greatly, but the results are the same, Claudius is dead and Agrippina’s son became Emperor. ‘…the fact remains that the death of Claudius certainly did not happen just by chance to complete a carefully laid plan and that Agrippina was not the woman to be deterred by scruples from putting the finishing touches to her work.’ Agrippina wanted her son to be emperor, thereby increasing her own power and influence. The highly suspicious and transparent way in which she got rid of Claudius lead many of the senate, even those who supported her, to be wary. ‘Agrippina with unscrupulous skill had so prepared the way for her sixteen-year-old son that the transference of power from Claudius to Nero was
Tragic deaths- powerful, dreadful, and unfortunate, in many cases it comes in like a wrecking ball. William Shakespeare, author of Romeo and Juliet, tells a story of two star-crossed lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Set in Verona, Italy, this pair of ill-fated lovers cannot openly show their affection for each other because their families had been feuding for many generations past. Juliet’s nurse, Friar Lawrence, and Lord Capulet, are the three people most liable for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Though not completely responsible, the nurse contributed more or less to the death of the misfortunate lovers.
Antigone’s refusal to lay down and follow the king’s command shows an aggressive side of Antigone. By returning to the body a second time to perform the funeral rites, provides the reader with a view into Antigone’s railing against one of the essential rules laid out in her culture. The reader is provided with a traditional look into gender roles through the character Ismene. Ismene is more subservient and docile than Antigone. Ismene mentions that she is unable to defy the State, while Antigone feels that she must break the law in order to honor her brother.
The Art of the Theater 1310 3:30-4:45 T-Th October 30, 2011 Critique Paper for in class play Antigone 1. The plot of the play Antigone begins with Antigone's brother Eteocles having died defending the city of Thebes and her other brother Polyneices also died attacking it. The king of Thebes, Creon, has sworn that although Eteocles has been given a soldier's funeral, Polyneices' body will remain unburied. Antigone defies the decree and buries her brother, even though her sister, Ismene, refuses to help her. Creon then condemns both Antigone and Ismene to death.
Odysseus’ decision to leave the island when he has the choice may have been a far more trying decision six years ago. On the other hand, Penelope is criticized for leading her suitors on. As Antinous complains to Telemachus in book II, “It’s not the suitors here who deserves the blame, it’s your own dear mother, the matchless queen of cunning. For three years now, getting on to four, she’s played it fast and loose with all our hearts, building each man’s hopes—dangling promises, dropping hints to each – but all the while with something else in mind" (l. 96-100). Penelope and Calypso: Seduction in The Odyssey The portrayal of Penelope as a seductress (though at other times she also plays the role of a mother) is especially interesting since the other seductresses in the Odyssey are goddesses, not mortal women.
He crushes the Austrian military and makes them convert to his nationalist beliefs. He soon made changed in his personal life, he divorced his wife for not being able to give him a son. He soon married Marie-Louise in 1810. Marie was the 18 year old daughter of the Austrian emperor. Napoleon then had a son named Napoleon II nicknamed the King of Rome.
As a result of these romantic relationships, Mary had to abdicate her crown in favor of her young son, and flee to England. There, Elizabeth absolved her of murder charges but for almost 20 years, Mary purportedly plotted to wrest the crown from Elizabeth. Each and every plot was discovered and
Who is Cleopatra? Cleopatra was the last Egyptian Pharaoh. What is the story? Her parents had both ruled Egypt, and she wanted to rule as well. She had two older sisters, who would have been next in line to the throne, so she murdered them to secure her place as Pharaoh.
Cleopatra VII Philopator was a pharaoh in Egypt,Alexandria. When Julius Caesar and Cleopatra met Julius had come to Alexandria after the Battle of Pharsalus. From what I read she hated the Romans. She used Julius to get what she wanted.suppoeisly when Julius brought Cleopatra to Rome it lead up to him dead. "In 41/40 Antony followed Cleopatra back to Egypt, Alexandria, Where he told in the pleasures of the Ptolemaic court and the company of the Queen.Cleopatra tried to tell Antont how she felt about him but it was to late Antony left Egypt, Alexandria in the spring of 40"."