The Heroic Trio

conflict between the Romans and a neighboring enemy group, the Alba, in 669 B.C. Instead of continuing a full-scale war, representative combatants are elected to settle the dispute. The Romans selected the Horatii and the Albans, the enemy, choose another trio of brothers known as the Curatii. In David’s painting, the Horatii are witnessed taking an oath to defend Rome. The women are quite aware that they will also be affected by the consequences of the battle since the two families are united by marriage

who uses his power and tyrannical reputation to control his opposition. Through this narcissistic behavior, he lures Buttercup with a lavish lifestyle and takes her as his wife to be. With her newfound importance, Buttercup becomes a target for a trio of bandits who plan on murdering her to cause a war. Their devious plan is later revealed to have been at the hand of King Humperdinck. Once she is kidnapped,

Chapter 3 Themes of ‘Macbeth’ • Over-ambition: Macbeth was introduced as an exceptional individual both socially and personally. He was a brave and heroic warrior. But his tragic flaw, the dominant trait of his character lead to his downfall. It was because of that ‘tragic flaw’ that he had to face such circumstances. “Vaulting ambition” was Macbeth’s tragic flaw. Even before the prophesy, he had that yearning for the crown since we are told that he had often

the beginning of the play, Macbeth had no selfish thought nor lust for self-benefit until the trio of witches approached them with a promise of power. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth was known by his fellow comrades to be a brave, powerful, and ambitious man. Often regarded as “brave Macbeth, -well he deserved that name” (Act 1: Sc 2). Like any other hero, Macbeth was well-known and praised for heroic deeds. Although he was highly spoken of, he like many tragic heroes had a flaw. Macbeth was

In this essay, I will discuss two specific symphonies, Symphony No.3 and Symphony No.5, which are composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) was a German composer that stood out as one of the most famous and influential composers, in both Classical era and in the entire history of music. Beethoven was born in a family of talented musicians, both of his father and grandfather. He composed nine symphonies, thirty-five piano sonatas, in which thirty-two are numbered, ten violin

news of Macbeth and Banquo’s victory over the two treacherous noblemen, Thane of Cawdor and Macdonworld. Macbeth is praised as ‘Valour’s minion’, ‘Bellona’s bridegroom’, and King Duncan has full faith in his loyalty. Macbeth and Banquo encounter– the trio of witches on their way back to the King’s landing and the witches address Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor and also prophecy that he is soon to become the King of Scotland. They also forecast that Banquo would be the father of the King. The messengers

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven is considered by many to be the best and most influential composer of all time. His imminence as a composer becomes even more remarkable when one considers the fact that he suffered severe hearing loss for much of his life and was totally deaf for the last decade of his life; the same time that he was composing some of his best-known and most highly regarded works. In order to understand how a man who could not hear the music he was creating became one of the best

As the saying goes “old is gold”, classical music is a piece gold piece of work among many composers. Amongst many great composers I am going to talk about Ludwig van Beethoven and Christoph Willibald Gluck. Beethoven and Gluck were most famous composer of classical era and both were German. Gluck was born on July 2, 1714 whereas Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770. Beethoven’s birth city was Bonn, Germany whereas Glick’s was Berching, Germany. Beethoven had seven siblings, his parents were

Against all odds they maintain their ash alive. The Three Mistakes of My Life is a little superior description of the novel as an art form as it has a plot coping with the industrial efforts of Govind accompanied by the trio of Indian obsessions- Cricket, religion and business. The narrative has a story as well told in the pure Bollywood style, speedy and racy as a bitter sweet small town comedy set in the city of Ahmadabad. By this book, once more, the writer longs for

It was a warm spring day as so many were in these parts, a fine morning for a walk through the hilly pasturelands. The sun blazed high above, but comfortably so at these elevated altitudes. A fresh spring breeze blew softly through the seas of grass below, invigorating the three excited youths that had appeared but moments before. The mercurial wind caressed their silvery golden locks and silken finery with its gentle kiss, highlighting the exquisite artistry of the youth’s attire. The abstract designs