declares “Ah‚ woe is me! Ah‚ how wretched I am! Heaven‚ I seek to inquire - since you treat me this way - what crime I committed against you when I was born; though that seeing that I was born‚ I already realize what crime I committed” (Calderón de la Barca 4). This is a clear reference to the heredity of original sin‚ and the Catholic audience‚ who likely would have struggled to justify the hand-me-down nature of original sin‚ would have been reminded of their stance against the Protestant belief.
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Critical Reading Entry 1 Calderon de la Barca lived during a period of Spain where innovations in the fields of art and literature flourished — el Siglo de Oro — ushering in new ideas and thought processes that coincided with much of Western Europe in the 14th-17th centuries. His play Life is a Dream involves many complex themes (some of which were considered revolutionary at the time)‚ but its most prominent one is the play’s function as an allegory to the concept of free will and predestination
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it every time that I see it. Serial killers have always peaked my interest. The movie has three main characters in it: Hannibal Lector‚ Clarise Starling‚ and “Buffalo Bob.” Clarisse goes to Lector for advice on how to catch the sociopath “Buffalo Bob”. Along the way Clarisse finds out more about herself and Lector‚ eventually even beginning to think like him. I feel that Hannibal Lector and “Buffalo Bob” possibly have antisocial personality disorder. A personality disorder is when a person has unmovable
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Life is Dream Golden Age of Spanish Drama 1580/1680 Historical background: Spain was united after the Moorish occupation (711-1400s). However‚ it also left Spain as a cultural powerhouse in Europe which was still largely medieval in 15th century. Spanish philosophers and scholars exerted strong influence and their craftsmen were well known across Europe. Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain and by 1492 expelled the Moors entirely form the country. They were determined to Christianize Spain
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was a failure as he did not achieve his primary objective‚ the taking of Rome. However‚ his military achievements glittered and shone because he struck fear into Rome and he also earned himself a place in the modern world as the father of strategy. Hannibal will always be remembered and regarded as one of the greatest military tacticians and strategists in all of European history and is considered one of the greatest generals of the Ancient World. It was his superior strategy and tactical skills that
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many generals but one main general who was a military geniuses his name was Hamilcar Barca. However in 241 BC Carthage leaders would surrender to Rome putting an end to the first Punic War. After the war‚ general Hamilcar Barca would leave Carthage with his son Hannibal to make a new city in Spain called New Carthage. Using the new Spain riches Hamilcar Barca would not only build up New Carthage but Hamilcar Barca would build up his armies.
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Joyce Ann S. Ong III-Integrity The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time‚ they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus)‚ meaning "Carthaginian"‚ with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans
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main causes will be looked into along with a few others. The first one being the treatment Carthage received after the war. Putting restrictions to such a vast empire was never going to go well with the Carthaginian leaders; Hamilcar and his son Hannibal. Even more so when the Carthage Empire was still a powerful state and could probably still match Rome in war. Also the fact that hatred towards the Romans had increased and many wanted justice in the form of revenge for the harsh terms set by the
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having Hamilcar Barca at the helm. Following his time being leader‚ his son in law‚ Hasdrubal took over control. Before Barca died in 229 B.C‚ he made his son‚ Hannibal‚ pledge opposition against Rome. When Hasdrubal died‚ Hannibal took over leadership of Carthage‚ which occurred in 221 B.C. Led by Hannibal‚ the army of Carthage marched into the city of Saguntum‚ which consisted of Iberians‚ who were being protected by Romans at the time‚ and declared war against the Romans. Hannibal and his army were
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would eventually save the Roman Republic from the Carthaginians. His first major battle was when his father‚ also Publius Scipio‚ was ambushed by Hannibal Barca. Livy records that while his father was wounded and surrounded by the enemy‚ Scipio dashed in and saved his father. Scipio was arguably the greatest general Rome ever had‚ and he has Hannibal to thank
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