Grace Leung
4/6/11
Seneca
The Death of Seneca
Thesis: Stoicism is a belief that when confronted with hardships one has to control their emotions; the events surrounding the deaths of Seneca are a perfect demonstration of Stoicism in action.
Although forced to suffer an unjust and painfully cruel death, Seneca epitomized Stoicism in his actions and words till his last breath. Convicted of a crime he did not commit, Seneca took the accusations dispassionately. When the he received his death sentence, he remained unmoved. Even when his beloved wife proclaimed that she wanted to die with him, Seneca remained calm. Stoicism is a belief that when confronted with hardships one has to control their emotions; the events surrounding the deaths of Seneca are a perfect demonstration of Stoicism in action. (Soicsim is a belief that when confronted with hardships one has to control their emotions; the events that occurred during the murder of Seneca were a horrible demonstration of Stoicism altogether.)
Seneca was a man accused of plotting against the famous ruler Nero. Seneca heard of the accusations against him while dinning with his wife and family. Known for having “no aptitude for natural flattery,” Seneca remained calm during the arrest. When the tribune was asked to describe Seneca’s reaction, he “asserted that he saw no signs of fear, and perceived no sadness in his words or in his (Seneca’s) looks”. There were no cries of injustice from Seneca. No attempt to change the tribune’s mind. Seneca remained unmoved.
Even when Seneca was told of his death sentence, he remained stoic. Seneca “quite unmoved, asked for tablets” to end his life. And when the centurion refused this, Seneca quietly “turned to his friends, protesting that as he was forbidden to requite them, he bequeathed to them the only, but still the noblest possession yet remaining to him, the pattern of his life, which, if they remembered, they would win a name for moral worth and steadfast friendship.” Still Seneca remained calm and steadfast. He was the perfect example of Stoicsim. .
The last test to Seneca’s stoic beliefs was in his wife’s plea that she would follow him in death. He stoicly told her "I have shown you ways of smoothing life; you prefer the glory of dying. I will not grudge you such a noble example. Let the fortitude of so courageous an end be alike in both of us, but let there be more in your decease to win fame." His steadfast love has him ask “that she be removed to another chamber”.
Seneca was a man who was a perfect example of a Stoic. He showed no emotion in painful situations in the face of fear. He was steadfast and determined to let no one stand in his way. Seneca’s death and every element surround it perfectly exemplified for his belief in stoicsim.
Work Cited:
Work Cited:
a) In the first paragraoh instead of using "till", use until so it doesn't sound like slang.
ReplyDeleteb) The third sentence in the first paragraph doesn't make sense.
c) After the quotes, add 4 sentences at least that explain what the quote is saying about Seneca. Bold them.
d) In your anti- thesis statement you should be more specific about how Seneca's actions were a horrible demonstration of stoicism.
e) Add APA in-text citations after quotes, and a bibliography at the end.
f) Each paragraph should have 5 to 8 sentences not including the quote.
g)Check for spelling errors like"dinning: instead of dining.
h)In the second paragraph, don't start sentences with NO.
i)Add more details in the paragraphs and less quotes to explain your opinion.
j)Restate your thesis more clearly in the last paragraph.
k) Your first paragraph was well done and detailed.
Good job!
-maybe add more body to your paragraphs, that way it seems like you aren't just writing because you have to.
ReplyDelete-make sure you have 5 sentences...
-I liked your intro paragraph because it really explained what you would be talking about in the rest of the paper. Good job!
Nice rough draft. Make sure to add more and analyze the quotes you put in each paragraph. Add more supporting facts and watch for typos. Elaborate more and restate the thesis in the last paragraph.
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