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Eragon is about a farm boy who lives in a small village in a country called Alagaësia. While he was out hunting for food for the family, he hears an explosion in the woods close to his village. When Eragon goes to see what happened he finds a blue stone in the middle of the woods. He takes the blue stone home with him to get a better look at what it is. When he goes back to the small village his Uncle Garrow who Eragon was raised by and his cousin Roran wanted to see what the blue stone was. At first his Uncle Garrow thought it would be a great idea to sell the stone for money because they needed money. However, Eragon wanted no part in that and decided to keep it with him. One night he noticed that there was a noise coming from the stone and …show more content…
There were two suspicious men that were looking for the blue stone. Not knowing yet that Saphira cracked out of the stone already. Eragon and Saphira were scared by the two men and left the village. When they came back to the village, Eragon's home had been destroyed and his Uncle Garrow died from a explosion. Eragon finds out that his Uncle was killed and he had an idea on who the killers were and he wanted to hurt these men for what they did to his Uncle. Eragon decides to leave town to look for his Uncle’s killers. He is stopped by the town big mouth, Brom. He tells Eragon that the two men he is looking for are supernatural beings called the Ra'zac, who are working for the evil King Galbatorix. Brom tells Eragon that he needs his help in order to find them. Brom trains Eragon how magic and swordplay works. Brom explained that Eragon is now a Dragon Rider. He and Saphira are the first of their kind and they are wanted by King Galbatorix. They have two choices either become evil or …show more content…
So he trains with Brom and gets stronger. Eventually the boys and the dragon track the Ra'zac to a town called Dras-Leona. Were they were defeated and Brom was killed. Eragon was upset that he had lost two people who were close to him. But he didn’t let it get him down. He continued on his way to get revenge. In his travels he came across a stranger named Murtagh, who helps Eragon. However, Eragon is captured by a bunch of monsters that Murtagh couldn’t help defeat. The monsters are called Urgals and they work for the evil king. Murtagh helps Eragon escape. As they escape they rescue an elf who’s name was Arya. Eragon remembers this elf from dreams that he had. During their travels Eragon is attacked again by an evil magician name Durza. Murtagh and Eragon shot at the magician. He disappears. After the escape, the group is chased all the way across the Hadarac Desert and into the Boer Mountains. They finally find a rebel group to protect them named Varden. They work with the elves and dwarves in the mountains who want to defeat the evil king. As they explore the woods searching for the bad guys they headed into a battle. Eragon kills the evil magician in this battle. But get’s hurt too. As he is recovering from the battle of good versus evil, he has choices to make. Does he leave everything behind or does he fight for what he wants and that is for his dragon and him to be safe from
Haimon’s first scene of the play sets the reader perception of his loyalty to his father. Creon discovers that Antigone is indeed the person that buried Polyneices, from his watchman, and engages in a verbal battle. Ismene enters the scene as well, also trying to put blame on herself, but Antigone will not allow it because Ismene did not support her initially. Creon inquiries Haimon if he comes on his side or Antigone’s, to which Haimon replies, “ Your wisdom will always be my guide” (32). Haimon first displays his obedience towards his father and respect for his advice on subject of life. Unwavering in his devotion to his father, he faithfully listens to everything King Creon has to say to him. Haimon continues on to tell his father, “I will not sacrifice that for any marriage” (32). Presenting that despite the fact that he is to be w...
The difference in Agamemnon’s and Odysseus’s approach of their homeland is a reason for their differing fates. Agamemnon, the king of Argos, returns from Troy after a safe journey. Once he lands on the shores of his native earth, his false sense of security renders him unsuspecting of the possible danger that lurks in his own home. His naiveté leads him to approach his home directly to show his people that he has returned. Since his subjects were no longer loyal to him, his exposure leads to his demise. Their disloyalty is revealed when Aegisthus, the man who plots to kill Agamemnon, gathers the town’s best soldiers to ambush the king. Agamemnon meets Aegisthus, who organized a banquet where the king and his company are mercilessly slaughtered. Because he fails to assess the danger that exists in his homeland, Agamemnon meets his end soon after his return.
The belief that Antigone is the hero is a strong one, but there is a stronger belief that Kreon, the Ruler of Thebes, is the true protagonist. Kreon's main and foremost hamartia was his hybris, or his extreme pride. Kreon was a new king, and he would never let anyone prove him wrong or let anyone change his mind once it was made. One main event that showed Kreon's hamartia and also caused the catastrophe was when he asked his son Haimon, who was engaged to marry Antigone, if he still loves his father. Haimon says he respects Kreon's ruling, but he feels, in this case, that Kreon was wrong. Haimon asks his father to take his advice and not have Antigone executed, but, because of Kreon's hybris, Kreon gets furious and makes the situation worse then it already was. He was way too proud to take advice from someone younger, and in his anger he decided to kill Antigone right away in front of Haimon's eyes. "'Just understand: You don't insult me and go off laughing. Bring her here! Let him see her. Kill her here, beside her bridegroom'" (Sophocles 919-921). This was too much for Haimon to take, and he runs out of the room, yelling, "'...her death will destroy others'" (Sophocles 908). Blinded by his pride and arrogance, Kreon takes that remark as a threat to himself, unknowing that it wasn't directed to himself, but was a suicide threat by his own son. Another example of Kreon's tragic pride is when the prophet, Teiresias, travels all the way to Thebes to tell Kreon very important news, but Kreon pride makes him ignore it and he accuses Teiresias of being bribed.
With all his great achievements, he becomes king of his homeland (Geatland). Even in his old age, he still has an obligation to fight against the evils of nature. Beowulf hears about a dragon who has become extremely upset because a thief stole a cup from a treasure which he had been guarding for several years. When Beowulf asks for volunteers to fight against the dragon, all but one of Beowulf's followers run into the forest in fear. The one who stays with Beowulf, is a young warrior named Wiglaf.
Antigone, as a character, is extremely strong-willed and loyal to her faith. Creon is similarly loyal, but rather to his homeland, the city of Thebes, instead of the gods. Both characters are dedicated to a fault, a certain stubbornness that effectively blinds them from the repercussions of their actions. Preceding the story, Antigone has been left to deal with the burden of her parents’ and both her brothers’ deaths. Merely a young child, intense grief is to be expected; however, Antigone’s emotional state is portrayed as frivolous when it leads her to directly disobey Creon’s orders. She buries her brother Polynices because of her obedience to family and to the gods, claiming to follow “the gods’ unfailing, unwritten laws” (Sophocles 456-457). CONTINUE
The shaper noticed how strong Hrothgar had become. Grendel, upset by what the shapers are doing, goes to a dragon for advice. The dragon told him the shapers ways are pointless and irrlevent, Grendel learns to accept this and becomes mad ath the humans. He soon developed a plan to cause a war in Hart, causing a 12 year war. Grendel defeated Unferth, and insulted him by laughing at his ideas on heroism. Hrothgar got threathened by many, he made this stop by marrying Hygmod`s sister. as new queen, she brought peace to vulgar.
He does this all while believing that his parents are dead. He finally ends up finding all this out; he blinds himself and is banished from Thebes. This is where Antigone's two brothers come in, Eteocles and Polynices. They end up fighting for the throne. Eteocles wins and banishes Polynices from Thebes.
Beowulf, a Geat, hears about Hrothgar's troubles, gathers fourteen of the bravest Geat warriors, and sets sail. The Geats are greeted by the members of Hrothgar's court, and Beowulf tells the king of his previous successes as a warrior. During the banquet Unferth, a Danish soldier, doubts Beowulf's past accomplishments, and Beowulf, accuses Unferth of being a brother-slayer. At this banquet Hrothgar promises Beowulf many riches and treasures if he can slay Grendel.
Antigone’s two purposes for giving this speech are centered on her two main audiences, Creon and the citizens of Thebes. In reference to Creon, Antigone’s purpose is to convey that even after being caught, she does not fear his power, or her punishment. She desires to show him that she stands by the justness of her actions and the injustice of her conviction. To display this, she refers to her death as unimportant because it is the direct result of what she thinks to be just actions.... ...
In conclusion, the gods and the love of her family rule Antigone’s life. Creon’s life is ruled by what he thinks is good for his country and pride. Creon did not change his mind to free Antigone until a prophet told him he would suffer horribly for his actions. However, because Creon was so stubborn for so long and did not take heed to anyone’s advice sooner, he ultimately suffers in the end, as does everyone else in the play. This was all due to a man’s lack of good judgment, his selfish pride and his stubbornness.
Antigone was a selfless person with pride as a strong characteristic of her personality. She possibly had feelings of loneliness and anger from the way society has looked upon her family from their past. It took a strong willed person who has no fear of the repercussions to stand up to a king as she did. To make everything all the worst she stood up to a king who was her Uncle and she being a female back in those time, standing up and speaking out for herself was not heard of.
Many people wish to be the owner of the stone and it has a history. Handed down from one ruler to another the stone is said to have a curse: whoever has the stone will not die, but all those around that person will suffer. At the offset of the book the Natural History Museum is in possession of the stone, but when Germany invades, Marie-Laure’s father holds it until he goes missing. A German commander, dying of cancer, wishes to find the stone to save himself. He goes on an odyssey to find it encountering hardship, trickery, and the results of greediness.
This play is ultimately concerned with one person defying another person and paying the price. Antigone went against the law of the land, set by the newly crowned King Creon. Antigone was passionate about doing right by her brother and burying him according to her religious beliefs even though Creon deemed him a traitor and ordered him to be left for the animals to devour. Creon was passionate about being king and making his mark from his new throne. Although they differed in their views, the passion Creon and Antigone shared for those opinions was the same, they were equally passionate about their opposing views. Creon would have found it very difficult to see that he had anything in common with Antigone however as he appears to be in conflict with everyone, in his mind he has to stand alone in his views in order to set himself apart as king. Before he took to the throne Creon took advice from the prophet Tiresias who had so often had been his spiritual and moral compass, and yet in this matter concerning Antigone he will take advice from no one, not from the elders of Thebes, or even his own son Haemon.
In the beginning, the author introduced Antigone and her sister, Ismene, and their argument about their recently deceased brother. The argument involved Antigone wanting to bury her brother and Ismene encouraging her to obey the King's orders. Antigone ignored her sister's advice and chose to disobey the King by burying her brother. The King learned of Antigone's actions and sentenced her to death. After listening to his people he lessened her sentence to spend the rest of her life in an isolated cave. With the advice of a trusted prophet, he once again changes his perspective and decides to set Antigone free. However, he arrived at the cave and was shocked to see that Antigone had hanged herself. The situation caused chaos among the people in Thebes.
One way the symbol of the stone manifests itself in the plot of Obasan is its power to make the characters reluctant to explore their past. Despite not being in control of what occurred, many characters in the novel are opposed to bringing up the past as it brings forth pain and shame. Obasan and Uncle especially, were subject to much hardship during the war; Uncle was made to leave his family and enter forced labour, Obasan was handed the responsibility of raising the children and relocating to Slocan. Many years later, Aunt Emily compels her family to be vocal and fight for recognition from the Canadian government and people, a request they immediately shut down. Obasan, the aunt that “lives in stone” (33) according to Naomi, does not want to bring up history saying “It is better to forget” (45).