He convinced Eurybiades that a battle fought at Salamis would benefit the Greek forces for two main reasons. The first is that fighting in the narrows at Salamis would favour the smaller and heavier Greek fleet where as a battle on the open seas near Isthmus would favour the greater numbers of the Persians. The second is that if the Greeks were able to defeat the Persians at Salamis then the Persians would be forced back from Isthmus therefore greater protecting it. Through his earlier mentioned strategy of deceiving the Persians, Themistocles had also provided the Greek forces with a surprised, unprepared Persian enemy. It is through all of these contributions made by Themistocles that guaranteed the Greek victory at Salamis.
Sparta put a military attitude in its society and made it the first priority to have a powerful army. The Athenians type of government, might have given the society More freedom, but in my opinion I think this was not the best form of government at this time. The democratic system in Athens cannot really be called a true democracy since it had several flaws in the government and the way it worked. For the way the voting worked
Explain how you would perform the role of Haemon during his interaction with Creon, in order to reveal his changing attitudes toward his father. Haemon’s attitude towards Creon changes throughout their scene together. He starts of very respectful and diplomatic towards Creon. This then changes to At the beginning of the scene Haemon is very respectful to Creon. During this line “I know I am your son, Father, I understand the depth of your experience.” I would say this to Creon in a very understanding voice.
Things like killing the ruler of Rome and throwing the whole empire into turmoil. For their argument they argued that because they loved Rome so much, that is why they had to kill Caesar because they could not have a ruler over Rome. Their forefathers had fought for the freedom and republic of Rome and they even killed a guy who tried to be ruler. Brutus and Cassius had the right idea in trying to protect the republic but they didn’t think it through enough and that is where their plan failed. Caesar was given a crown three times and the people wanted him to have it, but all three times he rejected it to look good in front of the people.
The Coward Oedipus Is “A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit”. This quote by Thomas Jefferson portrays Oedipus because throughout ‘Oedipus Rex’ he quarrels with everybody about he truth and becomes blind to it. By blinding himself Oedipus becomes a coward because he doesn’t want to face his crimes. It all started when Oedipus hears a dreadful prophecy that he will murder his father and sleep with his mother. He leaves Corinth and travels to Thebes, and on the way he unknowingly kills his father during a quarrel.
- from The Persians, by Aeschylus. The Battle of Marathon was the Darius I's first chief attempt to overcome Greece. In comparison to the great battles which would succeed it, it was, in terms of men involved, a war of smaller size although its significance in uniting the Greek city-states against Persia cannot be underestimated. According to Aechylus, this battle of Marathon happened to be one of the most important battles in world history. In 490BC, two armies faced each other across the plain of Marathon, 26 miles from Athens.
Chesterfield’s application of irony is drawn from statements trying to evoke reactions of guilt and emotion from his son. Chesterfield achieves his desired result by stating that “those who want it most, like it and follow it least.” The nucleus of Chesterfield’s statement is an attempt to continue to push his son by coaxing him into heading his advice and trying to convince his son that he knows what’s best for him. Chesterfield’s utilization of irony as an attempt to get his son to contemplate his advice gives a subtle view of Chesterfield’s value of taking the advice of your elders. In conjunction with his use of irony, Chesterfield employs the rhetorical device of understatement in his letter. Chesterfield exercises understatement to disguise his true intentions concerning how he plans to advise his son.
For the casting of Creon, I would ideally choose a strongly built, relatively tall man with a powerful and commanding voice in order to convey that he is an authoritative and important man who should be respected and obeyed, thus making Antigone’s disobedience even more shocking. Antigone herself I would cast as a woman of average height with a small frame to show the audience that she is an ordinary woman, and not exceptionally strong, and so her defiance of Creon is truly remarkable. Her voice however would have a determined and strong-willed tone to convey her strong and feisty personality. Prior to this confrontational scene between Antigone and Creon, Antigone has been brought in by the Guard and, as I imagine it, thrown to her knees before the King. I would have her remain in this position for the start of this scene.
Comment on the poem’s diction. How does diction relate to tone? Li-Young Lee uses common language. His tone is very reflective. He describes in thorough detail his memory of his father, and notices that the tenderness he is using with his wife was a result of his father.
In the excerpt from the letter written by Lord Chesterfield to his son, he implies that he would like to advise his son and also reveal his own values. The author uses several rhetorical strategies throughout the text, such as anaphoras, rhetorical questions, and metaphors, which indicate his own values. Lord Chesterfield uses long sentences, separated by colons or semicolons, which may suggest he wants to advise his son in a quick, but friendly manner. Lord Chesterfield uses irony by when he first addresses his son, he does not “mean to dictate as a parent; only to advise as a friend.” As the letter continues though, he hints to his son that he is his father, and indeed he wants him to listen and follow to what he is informing his son of. The author also continues to explain to his son that he is “absolutely dependent upon him” and that “he neither had, nor can have a