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    Here is a 250-word essay on the theme "Benedict Arnold – Greek tragedy of a traitor, written in Shakespeare's words": Benedict Arnold's story reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. A brilliant military leader who rose through the ranks to become a General in the Continental Army, only to fall from grace in the most dishonorable way. Like the tragic heroes of Greek mythology, Arnold's fatal flaw was his immense pride and ambition. Though he served the patriot cause valiantly on the battlefield, winning key victories against the British, he grew frustrated by the lack of recognition from his peers. Arnold saw himself as more deserving of praise and prestige than other leaders like Washington. Like Macbeth,

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    Here is a 250-word essay on the theme "Benedict Arnold – Greek tragedy of a traitor, written in Shakespeare's words": Benedict Arnold's story reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. A brilliant military leader who rose through the ranks to become a General in the Continental Army, only to fall from grace in the most dishonorable way. Like the tragic heroes of Greek mythology, Arnold's fatal flaw was his immense pride and ambition. Though he served the patriot cause valiantly on the battlefield, winning key victories against the British, he grew frustrated by the lack of recognition from his peers. Arnold saw himself as more deserving of praise and prestige than other leaders like Washington. Like Macbeth,

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    Benedict Arnold

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    Here is a 250-word essay on the theme "Benedict Arnold – Greek tragedy of a traitor, written in Shakespeare's words": Benedict Arnold's story reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. A brilliant military leader who rose through the ranks to become a General in the Continental Army, only to fall from grace in the most dishonorable way. Like the tragic heroes of Greek mythology, Arnold's fatal flaw was his immense pride and ambition. Though he served the patriot cause valiantly on the battlefield, winning key victories against the British, he grew frustrated by the lack of recognition from his peers. Arnold saw himself as more deserving of praise and prestige than other leaders like Washington. Like Macbeth,

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    Question of Honor

    Multitask

    Tania Bachynska AM-32(2)


    Pre-watching activities
    Try to guess and speak about the historical event during which the film takes place:

    Answer the following


    questions:
    1. What do you know
    about American
    Revolution?
    2. What famous
    figures of that time
    are familiar to you?
    Pre-watching activities
    Look at the images of the people below. Try to guess their roles in the film.
    While-watching activity
    Find out, who said those quotes in the film:

    1. We shall be hard pressed to find another Benedict Arnold.


    2. My name shall be carved in stone alongside the great
    traitors: Lucifer, Judas, and Arnold
    3. Not one soldier has died so that I may be named „Dictator“!
    After-watching activities
    Answer following questions:

    1. How can a relation between George Washington and Arnold be


    described throughout the film?
    2. Why was Arnold frustrated by other American leaders?
    3. Tell us about living conditions of the soldiers during that time?
    4. How does Peggy Shippen influence Arnold?
    5. What made Benedict turn into traitor?
    After-watching activities
    Write an Essay up to 250 words on a theme:

    «Benedict Arnold – Greek tragedy of a traitor, written in Shakespeare's


    words»

    Make sure to open up a discussion about his figure both as a character and a historical figure, try to
    compare them and make a conclusion.

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