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- 3311: Slaughterhouse Five
- ... Derby had survived both the Battle of the Bulge and the fire bombing of Dresden. He later makes the terrible mistake of stealing a teapot from the ruins of the tattered city. For this unspeakable crime, he is tried and shot. This is yet another example of how Vonnegut uses irony, with black humor to show the futility of life. Ironically his optometry enables others to see when he can t ...
- 3312: The John F. Kennedy Assasination Conspiracy
- ... the FBI (not a single word of which was recorded) he maintained his innocence. Later in the investigation, several key points were brought up which supported Oswalds statements that he did not commit the crime. 1. Eyewitnesses testified that he was on the second floor of the Book Depository 15 minutes before and 2 minutes after the assassination took place. 2. His prints were not found on the outside of ...
- 3313: The Concrete Dangers Of Abstra
- ... deed, twere best not know myself , and affirms his inability to pronounce amen afterwards. The confrontation of illusion and reality has proved disastrous, as Macbeth only realizes the effects caused by his action once the crime is committed. In effect, the vision which he held before the regicide did not anticipate the recurring feelings of guilt and doubt that he would experience afterwards. Also, taking a step back from the focus ...
- 3314: The Root Of All Evil,macbeth
- ... Macbeth hears of the prophecy. Lady Macbeth is canny and masterful as she propels Macbeth to kill Duncan. She binds Macbeth's attention to the throne of Scotland, but never to the severity of the crime. Lady Macbeth is clever when she constantly urges Macbeth to forget about his torments and the brutal death he has caused. Before the actual murder, Macbeth is shrouded with fear. Banquo can also see the ...
- 3315: Tale Of Two Cities
- ... in his home country of France. He is saved from being prosecuted by Sydney Carton, who a witness confuses for Darnay, thus not making the case positive. Darnay ended up being acquitted for his presumed crime. Darnay and Carton both fall in love with Lucie and want to marry her. Carton, an alcoholic at the time, realizes that a relationship with Lucie is impossible, but he still tells her that he ...
- 3316: The Count Of Monte Cristo
- ... Faria really was. Faria s intelligence is what helps Dantes make his transformation. There is a maxim of jurisprudence which says, If you wish to discover the guilty person, first find out to whom the crime might be useful. To whom might your disappearance be useful? This quote makes it apparent to Dantes that it wasn t just a big accident that he went to jail. When Dantes found this out ...
- 3317: The Canterbury Tales
- ... and the Pardoner. In the medieval society, where people were very religious, illiterate and superstitious, the Friar was respected as God himself. The Friar s job in the church was to help people, who committed crime, by giving them a guide to pray for a certain time so that they can receive absolution. But the Friar in the Canterbury Tales was not honest and dedicated in doing his job. He abused ...
- 3318: The Black Cat Literary Critici
- ... leads to the murder of his wife who had shown him the gallows on the second cat's breast. A warped sense of triumph and the conscience of the murderer cause the exposure of the crime. Poe has added a new element to aid in evoking the dark side of the narrator, and that is the supernatural. The story has a twist as the narrator hopes that the reader, like himself ...
- 3319: The Scarlet Letter 2
- ... that makes the most progress for the better. It is true that Dimmesdale, being a minister, should be the role model of the townspeople. He is the last person who should commit such an awful crime and lie about it, but in the end, he confesses to the town. Besides, everybody, including ministers, sin, and the fact that he confesses illustrates his courage and morality. Hester and Dimmesdale s affair goes ...
- 3320: The Witches In Macbeth
- ... he had something to accomplish too. What he had to accomplish was a much higher social status. That is why Schlegel states that He has, therefore, given a thriefold division to the guilt of that crime (Schlegel 403). Schlegel is referring to Shakespeare, and he is stating that Shakespeare when writing the play, had in mind three guilty characters: Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and the witches. During the time Macbeth was on ...
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