Antithesis (Greek for setting opposite, from á¼Î½ÏÎ¯ against and Î¸Î­ÏÎ¹Ï placing) is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.
Daniel Day Lewis is retiring from acting because in his next film he's playing a man who is retiring from acting â Alyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) June 20, 2017 Daniel Day Lewis has retired from acting as part of a four year method preparation for playing a retired actor.
My brother Daniel Day-Lewis won't talk to me any more. They share the same father, but havenât spoken in 19 years. Daniel Day-Lewis's older brother Sean talks about the feud that drove the Oscar-winning star to cut a family tie. Family feud: Daniel Day-Lewis and his half-brother Sean have not spoken since the early Nineties Photo: Getty Images.