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Other than Sophocles there were 2 other notable writers that lived during the same years as Sophocles. They are contemporaries to Sophocles. The older contemporary was Aeschylus and the younger contemporary of Sophocles was Euripides. They wrote the same genre but incorporated there own styles and unique ideas with in their brilliant plays. They have…

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream there are many instances of betrayal.Betrayal plays a big role in this play.Betrayal, according to the Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary and Oxford Student’s Dictionary for Hebrew Speakers means:1) To reveal unintentionally, disclose in violation of confidence. 2) To behave without loyalty or honesty towards (a person, a persons feelings)3)…

Engaging in team sports offers a multitude of advantages for the development of one’s character. It fosters teamwork, social interactions, and stress alleviation. By becoming members of a sports team, individuals acquire self-awareness and cultivate strategies to overcome difficult circumstances. Athletes attain resilience by having faith in their capabilities and persevering despite setbacks. Moreover, sports…

Introduction Mary Shelley’s 17th century novel, Frankenstein, is actually a novel that reflects three forms of injustice, namely natural injustice, legal injustice, and most of all, social injustice. Frankenstein is actually a novel where the characters are all innocent – including the man himself who created the monster, Dr. Frankenstein, all those who died a…

Aime Cesaire’s A Tempest was written in 1969 during a time when there was an increased pressure for decolonization. Anti-colonial leaders saw an opportunity to make nations out of the colonies of people who wanted to recreate their futures after World War II. Shakespeare’s The Tempest was written in 1611, on the eve of European…

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is a short story written in first person. It is narrated by Montresor, who seeks revenge against Fortunato. Montresor carefully plans his revenge during the carnival season, ensuring that Fortunato remains unaware. The story delves into the thoughts of a murderer, haunted by the memory of Fortunato’s death…

The text from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Markheim begins with the sound of bells striking three in the afternoon in London on Christmas day. As the passage continues, it reveals the conflict faced by the protagonist Markheim, who has committed murder and must now avoid being caught for his crime. The passage describes Markheim’s heightened sense…

The main argument of this article is that it doesn’t matter who comes out first place in a certain ranking, it all depends on who’s doing the ranking and on what variables the ranking is taking place. Malcolm Gladwell believes that a ranking can be heterogenous (diverse in content), as long as it doesn’t try…

The Woman in Black is a piece of Gothic literature, which attempts to both horrify and enthral the reader through the use of gothic techniques. The story centres on a young solicitor named Arthur Kipps, who is summoned to the small market town of Crythin Gifford, to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow. Furthermore,…

A foil character contrasts the personalities of another character, which particularly enlightens certain characteristics of the individual. This element portrays these characteristics in an obvious manner, as it benefits the reader or audience. By showing the characteristics of one, it directly heightens the character traits of the other, creating a foil illustration of an individual….