Today in History we did presentations based on the events we were given. An interesting topic presented about was the Boston Massacre. During this event, citizens who were outraged about the taxation decided to throw snowballs as a small attempt of rebellion at soldiers that were stationed nearby. This little form of rebellion completely backfired on the colonists when the soldiers started firing their muskets back at the colonists. In the end, five colonists were killed by the muskets fire. This event shows just how chaotic things were becoming due to the heavy taxation on the colonies.
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The Boston Massacre reminds me a lot of the play we read, Antigone. Like the Boston Massacre, the plot of Antigone becomes very twisted and chaotic. The character Antigone is a lot like the colonists in this situation because she initiates the problem by rebelling against Creon's law, much like the colonists rebelling against the soldiers for Parliaments laws/taxes. In both scenarios, both sides refuse to admit they're wrong or back down. In the end of both situations, things got out of control and innocent lives were spared.
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