His fickle favor toward his servants, and not to mention his family, proves his inconsistency and instability. Although appointed by the gods, his reign has exposed the abused and misused privilege of representing the gods in his earthly position. King Creon’s irrational edict stated that any man who dares to bury Polyneices would suffer death by stoning. Is it a mere human’s prerogative to determine another man’s eternal fate? Because Antigone had nothing left to live for, while knowing the sentence of stoning, Antigone defied King Creon’s edict in order to fulfill her duty.
Especially when he had a conversation with Nick, he said, “If we don’t look out the white race—will be utterly submerged.” (13) Even his voice was “a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed” (7) Tom wasn’t afraid to speak his opinion, but when it came to himself, he would just ignore it and keep his chin up held high. Throughout the novel it would appear Tom was very hypocritical as well. When he found out about Daisy and Gatsby’s romance, he could not handle his temper and would blow up on the both of them stating, “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that’s the idea you can count me out…Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life institutions, and next they’ll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white” (130). Even though Tom himself was having an affair with Myrtle, he belittled his wife for falling for another man telling her that her actions would ruin a family, when in fact he was doing the same thing, but he was not in control of the situation also flaring his
Xaymara Ruiz Morrell/Horan English II 20 May 2012 Creons unjust and unfair choices Due to the actions made by creon as a king,society viewed him as unfair and unjust,causing the town to fall apart in many ways.Creon rejected all advice. "Creon rejects the leaders suggestion.Naturally,for he knows the explanation.Its sedition, working through bribery". "For me ,a man who rules the entire state and does not take the best advice there is,but throgh fear keeps his mouth forever shut....".Creon was deaf to entreaties. "Creon wants the moral support of these men because he forsees disobedience to his edict". "So spit this girl out-she's yur enemy.Let her marry someone else in hades.Since i caught her clearly disobeying,the only culpit in the entire
So in that case, the men of Sodom were doing a homosexual act. Also when Lot offers his daughters and the men refuse to take women who are virgins, it implies that the men only wanted to “know” the men in the house. Also since Lot did not give the men the strangers in Lot’s house when they asked him to Lot was not being hospitable. So the next day when God destroys Sodom I interpret it as God saying Lot has sinned for he was not hospitable and that the homosexual acts the men of Sodom were doing was against God’s morals. I also think when Lot’s wife turns and looks back at Sodom when they strictly tell their family not to, is kind of inhospitable.
First off he raised the bar for rage. Since Agamemnon is the king of all kings of Greece he technically has a right to plunder Brisies away from Achilles. But that does not give him the right to openly mock Achilles and then be sympathetic and say that his honor never was up there with Achilles, which is just saying that honor doesn’t matter. Achilles, boiling like a pot, is just shaking with anger at Agamemnon when he says “Agamemnon may rue his blindness in offering insult to the foremost of the Achaeans” (Homer page). Wow I feel for Achilles I was mad at my brother and it takes me forever to forget about it, just like Achilles.
In the Theban Antigone by Sophocles, the author reveals a theme that the laws of the Gods are greater than those of man. The beginning of this play shows king Creon refusing to bury Polynice on account of him attacking Thebes, this begins a conflict with Antigone; Polynice’s sister who believes that she must bury her brother sending his soul to the heavens even though fully knowing the consequences of her actions could lead to her own death, Creon discovers this treason and sentences Antigone to death, despite the numerous objections by his son Haemon and the blind prophet Theresis. Through the use of conflicts and tragedy Sophocles reveals a theme that is relevant even in a modern society. Sophocles uses the interpersonal conflict between Antigone and Creon to represent that upholding the laws of the Gods are higher than the laws of man. Creon sets laws that he believes no man is bigger than while Antigone believes that
* "(Not his real name)" makes John Stevens seem overly vainglorious especially with his blush, and his remark that "there's this unspoken idea that a 'real man' should get his tan doing something rugged and adventurous," and that he would never want anyone to know that he uses a sunbed, proves Williams' point. * Lastly the use of the phrase "Essex Man" is the final strike which completely undermines users of sunbeds, making them seem absurd and self-centred. The description "tandoori tan" makes fun of the tan as 'starkly red' implying that it is very fake. Cayte Williams makes clear her attitude towards sunbeds as unhealthy, harmful and dangerous and conveys her message by portraying tanorexics as materialistic and vain. Even the suppliers of sunbeds are disparaged by being made to seem as though they are preying on gullible customers.
Haemon gives good advice to Creon, that the Theban citizens are upset that he is going to execute Antigone. Creon doesn't care about what Thebans have to say because of his pride saying only, "Should the city tell me how I am to rule them?" and does not listen to this wise advice. Because of his pride, Creon only cares about himself rather than the opinions of the citizens he rules. In a dramatic dialogue with his father, Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone's actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes sympathize with her determination to bury Polyneices.
Shakespeare’s Othello presents us with a tragedy that highlights the concept of not belonging and being an outsider. Individuals within the text hold certain attributes and behaviours which isolate them from society. Iago is an example of an individual that does not want and does not intend on belonging with the Society. The fact that Iago never becomes close to the other characters and instead uses them to assist his plan in destroying Othello, shows his lack of involvement and elevated sense of superiority. Iago’s separation from Society allows him to manipulate and deceive
Damis being the person he is does not think about things before saying or acting on them. Damis says rudely “Ill go and tell Tartuffe off, I’m out of patience”. He verbally slams Tartuffe’s character and his father, who is absolutely obsessed with the presence and behavior of Tartuffe, to actually see beyond Tartuffe for what he is. Damis after eavesdropping on the conversation amongst Elmire and Tartuffe, believes that he is capable of influencing and proving to his father that Tartuffe is a negative person to have around their family. However, even after Damis tries to convince Orgon that Tartuffe was trying to seduce Elmire, Orgon instantly takes the side of Tartuffe and dismissed his own son’s claims and accusations and shields a total stranger saying “Ah you deceitful boy, how dare you try/to slain his purity with so foul a lie?” Orgon as a father did not even give his son a chance to truly convince him of Tartuffe’s wrongdoings.