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1. grind (v.)
to break or crush something into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine
EX: The lenses are ground to a high standard of precision.
2. drain (n.)
a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste
EX: The flood was caused by a blocked drain.
to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way
EX: The flames had singed her hair.
very strict and difficult to change
EX: She maintained rigid control over her emotional and sexual life.
Deck the Halls
William Blake: The tyger
frame v. 陷構人入罪 , 框起來
(+up)
fatal 致命的
labyrinth 迷宮
thy 古意: your
refugee 難民
forbidden fruit 禁果
forbidden city 紫禁城
fig 無花果
* All women are princesses (its our right)
* Aeschylus --- Agamemnon
Sophocles --- Oedipus the King
Euripides --- Medea
Mimesis : is a critical and philosophical term.
Catharsis: is a Greekword meaning "cleansing" or "purging". It is derived from the verb kathairein, "to purify, purge," and it is related to the adjective katharos, "pure or clean."
hamartia: (tragic flaw) is a term developed by Aristotle in his work Poetics. The word hamartia is rooted in the notion of missing the mark (hamartanein) and covers a broad spectrum that includes ignorant, mistaken, or accidental wrongdoing, aswell as deliberate iniquity, error, or sin.
hubris: extreme haughtiness, prideor arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power.
Icarus → Daedalus's son (犯了驕傲之罪 exceessive pride abuser)
* Dionysus including everything delicious (wine).
What happened to the consequence will be, you have to fully responsible.
Situation comedy --- situcom
How come man doesn't come with a manual?
Prometheus 替人類倒火
his brother→ Epimetheus 教人類用火 ,因為Zeus擔心於是送Pandora給他
Frailty
"To be or not to be, that is a question."
Gilga mesh --- 來自蘇美人的史詩
tablet --- 刻史詩的泥板,石版
Old testament ( in Hebrew 共39章節) --- 舊約聖經
New testament ( in Greek 共27章節) --- 新約聖經