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- 3971: Jacksonian Democracy
- ... refused to recognize the Court’s decisions, which infringed on the power of the Court, and violated the rights of Native Americans. When South Carolina passed the Acts and Resolutions in 1835, it became a crime to distribute pro-abolitionist material. This was also not supoported by Jacksonians because it infringed on the constitutional rights of people, and promoted sectionalism. It might be noted that Jacksonians were more autocratic rather than ...
- 3972: Hard Times 2
- ... are the sudden emotional whim on which Cecillia had to decide to come and stay with the Gradgrinds and most importantly, the way her father helped to hide Tom when he was running from his crime. Such things were typical only of the circus life and not of its opposite, The Gradgrind world. Existentialism was also the most effective philosophical theory at the novel's end. Out of Tom, Louisa and ...
- 3973: Hamlet Claudius
- ... er hear The speech, of vantage." (Act III Sc. III Lines 29-35) Claudius most risky plot was when he and Laertes planned to kill Hamlet. Now, Claudius is aware that Hamlet knows about his crime and wishes him dead. Claudius, in a plan to save himself, has Laertes and Hamlet engage in a fencing match. Laertes has his sword poisoned in an effort to do Hamlet in once and for ...
- 3974: Hamlet Character Analysis Of K
- ... state stirred up some emotion in Claudius. He sighed a cry of grief for pretty Ophelia , but then quickly gained his composure. In that brief moment he recognized that she was not guilty of any crime, but that she fell victim to his scheme on Hamlet. Claudius sends Horatio to spy on her, which appears to be a show of concern to the Queen for Ophelia s safety, but was more ...
- 3975: Roman Law
- ... any rights because the laws were never written down and were often changed. After this the Plebeians could no longer be fooled because the Twelve Tables covered all aspects of the law briefly stating the crime and then the punishment. This was where the court system came in because the courts were the ones that had to follow by the Twelve Tables and there was no way to cheat the Plebeians ...
- 3976: Hamlet 17
- ... of the ghost's story. In this scene Hamlet finally forms a plot, not to execute his revenge, but to test the ghost's story and find out if Claudius is really guilty of any crime at all. Hamlet does this because he believes the ghost he saw was possibly not the spirit of his dead father, but the devil torturing him, saying "The spirit I have seen / May be a ...
- 3977: Hamlet 4
- ... as the accused in the eyes of God (Becker p.32). Hamlet decides to test Claudius guilt and the authenticity of the ghost; he will stage a performance of a play, which will reproduce Claudius crime and observe his reaction to it (Durband p.304). This plan was successful because Claudius broke down during the performance. Hamlet now knows Claudius is the murderer, and the ghost was actual his father. Hamlet ...
- 3978: Achilles Anophtheis (Achilles
- ... Two primary reasons contribute to this: first the child is frequently scolded for touching his genital area, and, secondly he may see a naked girl and believe that she has been punished for the same crime, by having the offending organ amputated. In his irrational fear of castration, the boy tries to compensate by ridding himself of all thoughts of hatred by repression, and attempts to love his father. Naturally, this ...
- 3979: Macbeth Summary
- ... contrast in this scene because it opens with despair, and ends in friendship and confidence. Language: Incredible amounts of contrast in this scene in the language. The first part is all about evil, despair, and crime. The second part is about courage, and hope and confidence. Many metaphors in this scene: "I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;" Shakespeare usually carries his metaphors quite far, and this is no exception ...
- 3980: 1984
- ... in are revealed. Winston Smith is a bureaucrat who works for the government by altering history at the Ministry of Truth. He begins to ponder the reason things are so bad and commits a terrible crime. In the second part, he falls in love with Julia, and is taken in by a man named O'Brien, a member of the anti-party society called the Brotherhood. O'Brien turns out to ...
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