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    Exposing the Human Soul in Lord of the Flies    William Golding in his novel Lord of the Flies symbolically describes the degeneration of a civilized society in three stages. Embedded within this story of a group of young boys struggling to survive alone on a deserted island are insights to the capacity of evil within the human soul and how it can completely destroy society. After a plane crash that results in their inhabitation of the island, the boys establish a democratic society that

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    Authors often apply the literary element of symbolism to use a person, place, or idea, to exemplify another critical factor of the story. Throughout the novel, the author strongly illustrates the literary devices as the novel progresses. Lord of the Flies written by Golding uses Piggy's glasses, the conch shell, and the beast to represent symbolic images throughout the book. Throughout the novel, the symbol of rescue is represented through Piggy's glasses. The boys have the primary goal of escaping

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    The book Lord of the Flies, is written in a descriptive style. It was written not to inform or persuade the readers but gave detailed descriptions of the actions in the story. It was more descriptive than narrative because the author, William Golding, gave details about the feelings and emotions the boys had on the island. Golding gave less dialog and more feelings and details on the actions and how they acted alone on the island. An example is during the turning point of the book when Simon’s death

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    Medea: Jason's Demise

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    The role and Significance of Hubris in the fall of Jason As is archetypal to all Greek tragedies, ‘Medea’ by Euripides chronicles the downfall of a noble hero, Jason, as a result of a combination of factors like fate, hubris and the will of the gods. In ‘Medea’, the hubris of the main character, Jason, was his pride. This drove him to betray his wife Medea’s trust and defy moral parameters set by the gods. Euripides employed the hubris of Jason and his act of disobedience towards the gods as a reflection

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    two main characters, Medea and Jason, each have certain qualities of the Tragic Hero, but neither has them all. This makes them more like the common man that is neither completely good nor evil, but is caught in the middle and forced to make difficult decisions. Euripides’ ‘Medea’ is a play based on the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. The play was

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    The play that Euripides tells of a woman named Medea put forth many views on the relationships of men and women in the Greek society. These relationships are seen as the dominant man with a woman by his side, committed to him fully. Medea sees these relationships not necessarily as a good thing, but as a situation in which a woman may truly be burdened by the expectations of her. Medea states early on that, “We women are the most unfortunate creatures.” (Line 231) She states this because she feels

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    In Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica, written in the 3rd Century BC, the character Medea’s complexity intrigues, enchants and horrifies us. Her passionate dedication to Jason and, consequently, the failure of their marriage, leads Medea to commit multiple horrific acts. She plans and commits the murders of numerous people, including her own two sons. However, it is not Medea’s free will that leads her to commit these actions. Medea’s decisions are not a consequence of her own cruelty, but of her

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    Depicted to be the most important theme within Edith Hamilton 's Mythology, Moira is the decided fate of mortal man chosen by the Gods that tower above in Mount Olympus. Thus, fate is a reoccurring theme within Greek storytelling. The Greeks needed an explanation for the elements in their life, such as earthquakes, thunder, storms, the moon and the sky. Human nature dictates that an answer must be nominated for the unknown, for that emptiness to be filled. Even in the tale of the Argonauts, this

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    The Vileness of Revenge Death is a certainty for any living human being unless a person believes in preserving their brain cryogenically, but despite what you believe, death is going to come either tragically, horribly or peacefully. Now, imagine death coming at the hand of the one who held you close when you were born and shed uncontrollable tears, the one who promised never to let you go come what may, the one who swore to give their life for you if need be, or the one who feels every emotion

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    Evil In Medea by Euripides, an unfortunate tragedy arose from devastating circumstances, centralizing around intense grief and rage. In the center of the horrific situation was Medea, who was the daughter of King Aeetes. She was the former wife of Jason until he decided to abandon his family and duties as the head of the household by marrying Glauce, the Princess of Corinth. She murdered her children, Glauce, and Creon, the King of Corinth to satiate her overwhelming lust for blood and revenge. Undeniably

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