Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Grendel
I thought the author's view of being a hero was when the soldiers would shout and yell stuff about sacrificing themselves or dying for their leader. I thought that it was really brave but also really silly because if you know that no one can defeat it then why risk trying to kill it by yourself.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Archetypes - Gilgamesh
Hero - Gilgamesh because he seems like a good king, his people really don't have any problems with him or the way he runs the city. He also kills Humbaba which shows his determination, also he goes on a journey.
Antihero - Gilgamesh because during Gilgamesh and his good friend Enkidu are on their journey for immortality, Enkidu dies which after Gilgamesh really loses hope and faith and sort of gives up on everything. After talking to Utnapishtim it really changes him as a man and makes him more optimistic.
Wise Fool - Utnapishtim because he really is wise and doesn't really seek immortality because at the time every man was. So maybe he was thinking that if he doesn't seek immortality in danger he could be granted it. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that he should not be seeking immortality because it is really seeking to be a God and that isn't the right thing to do. He tells Gilgamesh that once you are immortal you are alone and lonely, which Utnapishtim later on is granted immortality and survives the flood and is lonely after becuse all his friends die.
Devil Figure - Ishtar because even though she is to be known as the Goddess of love she is known to sent the Bull of Heaven and kill around 300 people. The reason this is so is because Gilgamesh wouldn't marry her which brought anger and hate in Ishtar towards men and to wipe out all mankind. She is also known to be part of the agreement of the huge flood.
The Outcast - Urshanabi because he is just their to help Gilgamesh, Urshanabi was a friend of Enkidu. He is a character that is just their to help for a short period of time and you don't see him at all through the book other that one or two parts, but Urshanabi helps Gilgamesh he to the island where is said to be a flower of eternal ism which is eaten after he finds it.
Double - Ishtar because she does have many different sides, even though we see a huge portion of her evil side she is also good in ways. For example when she sent down the Bull of Heaven and the great flood she wanted to erase mankind from the earth but after tyhis happened she felt as if she did something terribly wrong.
The Scapegoat - Enkidu because he isn't very fond of the Gods. The Gods also say that either Enkidu or Gilgamesh must die because they both took part in killing the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba, but since Gilgamesh is already 2/3 God they decide that Enkidu will die. Gilgamesh is 2/3 God because he wounded Humbaba and didn't really kill him and that he didn't receive the punishment that Enkidu did. Enkidu knows that he is the one to be killed by the gods, he accepts his death and once he fades away he starts to talk about his like and how the prostitute took away his innocence.
Temptress - As we all know which would be best is Immortality because that's what man was seeking greatly for, even today man is still searching for immortality. How to make you live longer, how to make you look younger, man no matter what will always be looking for immortality. In Gilgamesh, when all the people were seeking immortality it was them trying to be Gods, the Gods were angered when they heard about this because if they became immortal there would be nothing to set mortals and immortals apart.
Good Mother - Ninsun because she is the mother of Gilgamesh, and like any mother is very worried and protective of Gilgamesh and also Enkidu his good friend. She doesn't play a huge role but helps Gilgamesh by feeding him.
Antihero - Gilgamesh because during Gilgamesh and his good friend Enkidu are on their journey for immortality, Enkidu dies which after Gilgamesh really loses hope and faith and sort of gives up on everything. After talking to Utnapishtim it really changes him as a man and makes him more optimistic.
Wise Fool - Utnapishtim because he really is wise and doesn't really seek immortality because at the time every man was. So maybe he was thinking that if he doesn't seek immortality in danger he could be granted it. Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh that he should not be seeking immortality because it is really seeking to be a God and that isn't the right thing to do. He tells Gilgamesh that once you are immortal you are alone and lonely, which Utnapishtim later on is granted immortality and survives the flood and is lonely after becuse all his friends die.
Devil Figure - Ishtar because even though she is to be known as the Goddess of love she is known to sent the Bull of Heaven and kill around 300 people. The reason this is so is because Gilgamesh wouldn't marry her which brought anger and hate in Ishtar towards men and to wipe out all mankind. She is also known to be part of the agreement of the huge flood.
The Outcast - Urshanabi because he is just their to help Gilgamesh, Urshanabi was a friend of Enkidu. He is a character that is just their to help for a short period of time and you don't see him at all through the book other that one or two parts, but Urshanabi helps Gilgamesh he to the island where is said to be a flower of eternal ism which is eaten after he finds it.
Double - Ishtar because she does have many different sides, even though we see a huge portion of her evil side she is also good in ways. For example when she sent down the Bull of Heaven and the great flood she wanted to erase mankind from the earth but after tyhis happened she felt as if she did something terribly wrong.
The Scapegoat - Enkidu because he isn't very fond of the Gods. The Gods also say that either Enkidu or Gilgamesh must die because they both took part in killing the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba, but since Gilgamesh is already 2/3 God they decide that Enkidu will die. Gilgamesh is 2/3 God because he wounded Humbaba and didn't really kill him and that he didn't receive the punishment that Enkidu did. Enkidu knows that he is the one to be killed by the gods, he accepts his death and once he fades away he starts to talk about his like and how the prostitute took away his innocence.
Temptress - As we all know which would be best is Immortality because that's what man was seeking greatly for, even today man is still searching for immortality. How to make you live longer, how to make you look younger, man no matter what will always be looking for immortality. In Gilgamesh, when all the people were seeking immortality it was them trying to be Gods, the Gods were angered when they heard about this because if they became immortal there would be nothing to set mortals and immortals apart.
Good Mother - Ninsun because she is the mother of Gilgamesh, and like any mother is very worried and protective of Gilgamesh and also Enkidu his good friend. She doesn't play a huge role but helps Gilgamesh by feeding him.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Immortality
Mortality & Immortality By William Michael Harnet
"The first step to eternal life, is you half to die." - Chuck Palahniuk
Immortality as we know today is something most people would dream of having, something a superhero might have in a comic book. It is a never ending life, as in movies or books you could look the same, and stay the same all the time. Scientists today are trying to find ways to expand the human life. It is said by scientists that we will have the technology in about 30 years to be able to live up to 150 years old. Early discoveries for immortality started around the 1500's.
Some ways to help with making a more long lasting and satisfying life would be to exercise often, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, do not smoke or drink any alcohol. Smoking increases the risk of cancer and drinking can kill you from alcohol poisoning.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tragic man
1. He believes what he is doing in his life is right, for saying sleeping with Jocasta and how he killed those people at the intersection.
2. He thinks he is the ultimate ruler and that no one can stop him. He doesn't believe that there are gods and that he is number one.
3. He is very motivated in his right and the things he does is the right thing to becoming a more successful leader for when he sent the messenger for a cure for the plague.
4. When he finds out that he killed his father and slept with his mother, he doesn't want to believe it and tries to find the Shepard who was supposed to kill him as a baby.
5. He finally figures out what he is hearing is right and that he realizes what he has done is wrong and can't except the consequences so he scratches his eyes out and Jocasta hangs herself.
6. The impact this has is mostly for the town because the plague will vanish and that they will have a more aware king
2. He thinks he is the ultimate ruler and that no one can stop him. He doesn't believe that there are gods and that he is number one.
3. He is very motivated in his right and the things he does is the right thing to becoming a more successful leader for when he sent the messenger for a cure for the plague.
4. When he finds out that he killed his father and slept with his mother, he doesn't want to believe it and tries to find the Shepard who was supposed to kill him as a baby.
5. He finally figures out what he is hearing is right and that he realizes what he has done is wrong and can't except the consequences so he scratches his eyes out and Jocasta hangs herself.
6. The impact this has is mostly for the town because the plague will vanish and that they will have a more aware king
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Dispair
What is the meaning of "Despair" and how does this theme manifest itself in both plays?
Definition of Despair: to give up or to lose hope. a time of despair in Oedipus would be the time when the townspeople come to Oedipus when the plague had come to their town and started killing everyone. They couldn't find a cure, or a way to escape and simply did not know what to do so they went for Oedipus for him to find a cure. Jocasta explains to Oedipus that the oracle was given to her when they had their first child, they gave the child to a Shepard to have the baby killed but the Shepard felt bad and didn't kill him so he let the baby go without Laius or Jocasta knowing. After Oedipus hears all of this he is simply astonished and makes himself blind because he cannot bear that he had killed his real father and slept with his mother.
In Antigone she believes she should die for what is right. It was a harsh battle between her brothers, one trying to control it, and the other simply defending it. The two brothers die from their hands and King Creon sets up a proper burial for the brother Etecoles who was trying to defend it and tells everyone whoever trys to bury Polynices would be punished. Antigone is later caught berrying her brother Polynices and is brought to the king, she explains to the king that she loved both of her brothers and that everyone deserves a proper burial. Haemon, the kings son, falls in love with Antigone telling her father her duties are honorable. This infuriates Creon and tells Haemon that she would be put in a cave and the entrance blocked for her death penalty. Later on a messenger tells Creon that Antigone hung herself and Haemon stabbed himself to death, this puts Creon in despair and guilt.
Definition of Despair: to give up or to lose hope. a time of despair in Oedipus would be the time when the townspeople come to Oedipus when the plague had come to their town and started killing everyone. They couldn't find a cure, or a way to escape and simply did not know what to do so they went for Oedipus for him to find a cure. Jocasta explains to Oedipus that the oracle was given to her when they had their first child, they gave the child to a Shepard to have the baby killed but the Shepard felt bad and didn't kill him so he let the baby go without Laius or Jocasta knowing. After Oedipus hears all of this he is simply astonished and makes himself blind because he cannot bear that he had killed his real father and slept with his mother.
In Antigone she believes she should die for what is right. It was a harsh battle between her brothers, one trying to control it, and the other simply defending it. The two brothers die from their hands and King Creon sets up a proper burial for the brother Etecoles who was trying to defend it and tells everyone whoever trys to bury Polynices would be punished. Antigone is later caught berrying her brother Polynices and is brought to the king, she explains to the king that she loved both of her brothers and that everyone deserves a proper burial. Haemon, the kings son, falls in love with Antigone telling her father her duties are honorable. This infuriates Creon and tells Haemon that she would be put in a cave and the entrance blocked for her death penalty. Later on a messenger tells Creon that Antigone hung herself and Haemon stabbed himself to death, this puts Creon in despair and guilt.
Ignorance Vs. Guilt - 4th quiz put on test
Q: If a person does not know, is that person still guilty of grievous crime?
A:I don't think that you can be guilty of a crime that you weren't aware of because it seems unlawful and harsh, because i could see how if you were meaning to do it which would be guilt and not knowing of what you are doing are two totally different things.
Q: What would you do if you were on the jury at the Oedipus trial?
A: I would first see if he was ignorant toward the law and if he had any knowing of what he was doing, so knowing that he did know that the law existed, he thought that he has avoided it enough that he wouldn't get in trouble when he first ran away from home. But his other parents who had adopted him never told him that they were his real parents so he really had no clue of who were his real parents. So considering this if he would have known that his adopted parents weren't his real parents he could have avoided the prophecy and breaking the law. To this Oedipus is not a guilty man, because if you think about it, you can only do wrong if you know what is right.
Q: What would you do if you were on the jury in a modern day trial?
A: In regards of today, my opinion wouldn't change, I would get down to the facts and see his background and how he was grown up as a child, because today you can find more ways to prove if you are guilty or not. We have much more accelerated technology so we are able to uncover the truth more, and of Oedipus's trial back then would be a simple case today. Because if you know what is right and what is wrong you shouldn't half to be punished for something you didn't know you couldn't do.
Q: What would cause you to vote one way or another? Values? Beliefs? Evidence? Society Norms? Other information?
A: To change my mind about saying Oedipus is not guilty would be if he actually chose not to know the law I would probably say he's guilty because that is pure ignorant. Because he would know better than to not know about the law than him not really having a change to know about what he had done. The evidence would also put me on a scale because him actually doing what he had done would make me think twice but also knowing he didn't have the knowledge of his wrongs and the Society back then wasn't ask crisp as it is today, usually today you get the education from the news on TV, in the papers and in school. Because back then they really didn't have the technology as we have today. But this is purely my opinion on how I feel about Oedipus and how his trial, I honestly think that he is not a guilty person because he had no awareness of what he was doing was wrong.
A:I don't think that you can be guilty of a crime that you weren't aware of because it seems unlawful and harsh, because i could see how if you were meaning to do it which would be guilt and not knowing of what you are doing are two totally different things.
Q: What would you do if you were on the jury at the Oedipus trial?
A: I would first see if he was ignorant toward the law and if he had any knowing of what he was doing, so knowing that he did know that the law existed, he thought that he has avoided it enough that he wouldn't get in trouble when he first ran away from home. But his other parents who had adopted him never told him that they were his real parents so he really had no clue of who were his real parents. So considering this if he would have known that his adopted parents weren't his real parents he could have avoided the prophecy and breaking the law. To this Oedipus is not a guilty man, because if you think about it, you can only do wrong if you know what is right.
Q: What would you do if you were on the jury in a modern day trial?
A: In regards of today, my opinion wouldn't change, I would get down to the facts and see his background and how he was grown up as a child, because today you can find more ways to prove if you are guilty or not. We have much more accelerated technology so we are able to uncover the truth more, and of Oedipus's trial back then would be a simple case today. Because if you know what is right and what is wrong you shouldn't half to be punished for something you didn't know you couldn't do.
Q: What would cause you to vote one way or another? Values? Beliefs? Evidence? Society Norms? Other information?
A: To change my mind about saying Oedipus is not guilty would be if he actually chose not to know the law I would probably say he's guilty because that is pure ignorant. Because he would know better than to not know about the law than him not really having a change to know about what he had done. The evidence would also put me on a scale because him actually doing what he had done would make me think twice but also knowing he didn't have the knowledge of his wrongs and the Society back then wasn't ask crisp as it is today, usually today you get the education from the news on TV, in the papers and in school. Because back then they really didn't have the technology as we have today. But this is purely my opinion on how I feel about Oedipus and how his trial, I honestly think that he is not a guilty person because he had no awareness of what he was doing was wrong.
Anitgone- Conscientious Objection
What is "conscientious objection"?In what ways does Antigone demonstrate conscientious objection?In your opinion, did she do the right thing? Explain your view in terms of how 21st Century citizens might view her actions.
Conscientious objection is when someone refuses to obey the law of do what most people think is right based on their moral believes and values. Antigone defies the law by burying Polynices whom she believes deserves an honorable and proper burial. I think she did do the right thing in terms of her time period and in terms of today's society. She says that because her and her brother's parents are dead, her brother is someone she can never replace as you could a husband or wife. She uses this to justify her actions, that although her brother may not have been performing honorable acts (going against his brother Eteocles, fighting for Thebes/against Thebes) he was still family and still deserved to be buried properly/justly. The same goes for today's society. Even if someone was considered not honorable or good, they are still family, and if they died, they would not be left forgotten. They would still receive some kind of funeral.
"What law of heaven have I transgressed? What god can save me now? What help or hope have I, in whom devotion is deemed sacrilege?" -Antigone [150, Antigone]
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