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- 1221: The Life and Work of Nemerov
- ... novelist. With nearly four dozen published works, Howard Nemerov has become one of America's most distinguished men of writing. His subjects range from all parts of the human mind, from war to religion, and death to nature. Nemerov was born on March 1, 1920, in New York City. Until he moved to Vermont in 1948, New York influenced most of his poems. Nemerov's wealthy and culturally refined parents sent ... liberal mind of the twentieth century" (250). This deeply divided personality is evident to readers of his poetry and fiction. In his first published work, The Image and the Law, Nemerov's main theme is death. The title of this book alludes to the two methods humans have a way of looking at things. The first way is realistically through the eye, "image", and the second is imaginatively through the mind, "law" (Donoghue 254). Throughout this book, Nemerov revolves around his realization of death, a realization brought out from years of fighting in World War II. Nemerov writes about the many types of death: "casual, callous, accidental, and inevitable" (Donoghue 254). Along with death, Nemerov's other main ...
- 1222: King Lear
- ... map there. Know that we have divided In three our kingdom, and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths while we Unburdened crawl to death..." (Act I, Sc i, Ln 38-41) This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to abdicate his throne. He goes on further to offer pieces of his kingdom to his daughters ... hero and that there is exceptional suffering and calamity slowly being worn in as well as it being contrasted to happier times. The play also depicts the troubled parts in his life and eventually his death that is instantaneous caused by the suffering and calamity. There is the feeling of fear in the play as well, that makes men see how blind they are not knowing when fortune or something else ... two daughters as well as the error he has made with Cordelia and Kent. Lear also suffers from rest when he is moving all over the place and the thing that breaks him is the death of his youngest daughter Cordelia. This suffering can be contrasted with other happier times like when Lear was still king and when he was not banished by his two daughters. The feeling of fear ...
- 1223: Wuthering Heights And The Them
- ... of her biased opinions. In addition, the structure of Wuthering Heights displays a uniqueness. Just as Elizabethan plays have five acts, Wuthering Heights is composed of two acts, the times before and after Catherine s death. However, unlike stereotypical novels, Wuthering Heights has no true heroes or villains. Although this work was written in the Romantic Period, it is not a romance. There are no true heroes or villains, only a ... love and of men because she has never experienced either. He wants to hurt Edgar because of his marriage to Catherine, and he wants to get revenge on Catherine by making her jealous. Catherine s death proves that this flawed plan of repayment helps nothing. Heathcliff, haunted by the ghost of Catherine because he is her murderer, still is motivated by the need for revenge and tries to get young Cathy ... by having her marry his son, Linton. Heathcliff never finds peace until he gives up his plan for revenge just before he dies. When Heathcliff gives up his plan for revenge, he meets Catherine in death and truly becomes happy once more. Catherine s revenge does not make things better for her. Her revenge on Heathcliff by blaming him for her upcoming death does not meliorate her mind. Just before ...
- 1224: Dead Man Walking
- ... surprising, however, because Sister Helen is only human, and her religion is human as well. The only path to certainty is experience, and this was Sister Helen's first time as spiritual advisor to a death-row inmate. All in all, Sister Helen was a shining example of strength, courage, and love that all people could look up to. In the beginning of the film, Matthew Poncelet was not a likable ... sentencing was justified; his accomplice and apparent leader was only given a life sentence while he was to die. While this is certainly an unfair situation, it is unfair because the accomplice deserved the maximum penalty under the law as much as Poncelet. Towards the end of the film, Poncelet appeared to be a changed person. He learned, with the help of Sister Helen, that the truth would save him. And ... to call for blood. The family did not want to see any equal justice for Matthew Poncelet and his accomplice, they simply wanted either or both dead. Furthermore, it appeared that they needed Matthew's death for themselves rather than for the sake of justice, or for their daughter. At the end of the film, during Matthew's last words to Earl Delacroix, they griped, "What about us?!" One would ...
- 1225: Jane Austen: Her Life and Work
- ... charades around a candle-lit table. After the game, the girls sewed or embroidered while the boys read aloud." (Wright, pg. 7) Jane and Cassandra spent their whole life together, from birth till Austen's death, where Jane died "with her head pillowed on Cassandra's shoulder." (Wright, pg. 11) At age 7 , Cassandra and Jane "sent to a small school run by a relative. (Wright, pg.7) They didn't ... and Cowper (big poets of her time)." (Tucker, pg. 7) Jane lived in Steventon for 25 years. She moved in 1801 with her parents and sister to Bath. They stayed there until after her fathers death in 1804. Jane had a lot of depressing moments in 1804. A month after Jane's fathers death, her "closest friend, Anne Lefroy" died. (Southam, pg.13)After that Jane moved to Southampton in 1806 with her mother, Cassandra and Martha Lloyd, Jane's lifelong friend. From there the women moved to ...
- 1226: Hamlet: Characters and Plot
- ... both display impulsive reactions when angered. Once Laertes discovers his father has been murdered Laertes immediately assumes the slayer is Claudius. As a result of Laertes’s speculation he instinctively moves to avenge Polonius’s death. "To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation: to this point I stand, that both worlds I give to negligence, let come what comes; only ... knocking each other" Act 2, Scene 1, line 82). The loss of Ophelia’s love for Hamlet instigates Polonius into believing it has caused Hamlet to revert to antic disposition. Once Laertes learns of the death of his sister he is afflicted with sadness. In the same way, Hamlet is shocked and enraged over Ophelia’s demise. Both Hamlet and Laertes are so profoundly distressed at the death of Ophelia they jump into her grave and fight each other. Although Hamlet and Laertes despised one another, they both loved Ophelia. Hamlet was infatuated with Ophelia which was obvious during his constant anguish ...
- 1227: Denial
- ... having an addiction disorder. Although all denial isn t bad most of the time, addicts are often the last to recognize their disease, pursuing their addictions into mental illness, the degeneration of health, and ultimately death. This paper will explain the concept of denial, its consequences, and the implications it has for nursing care. Review of Literature and Knowledge Base What is denial? Dr. Hilary Knatz, the author of Getting On ... and M. Henderson the authors of When your patient uses denial. For example, there have been studies of people with terminal illness that have suggested that denying the seriousness of the condition may help postpone death. It is true that overwhelming anxiety can hamper coping, and that screening out anxiety-provoking stimuli can help prevent this kind of paralysis. In general, it must be observed, the world is full of terrifying ... primary psychological symptom of addiction. It is an automatic and unconscious component of addictions. Addicts are often the last to recognize their disease, pursuing their addictions into mental illness, the degeneration of health, and ultimately death. Sadly, many addicts continue to act out on their addictions while their world collapses around them blaming everything but the addiction for their problems (USDHHS, 1994) Denial is one of the reasons that recovery ...
- 1228: Hamlet Father And Sons
- Hamlet was a man that looked up to his father throughout his life, during and after his father's death. The younger Hamlet tried to follow in his father's footsteps, but as much as they were alike, they were very much different. The man named Hamlet had a son named Hamlet and after everything ... to infer that there must have been a special bond between father and son for the Prince to be so willing to carry out retribution against his father's murderer. Prince Hamlet changed after the death of his father. He is grief stricken certainly, but also he pretends to be getting increasingly insane to divert suspicion from his real purpose of avenging his father's death by killing his murderous uncle. He appears melancholy, and wore dark clothes to fit the mood. He had a wild strange behavior. Because he was intelligent he was able to fool all. Hamlet was ...
- 1229: Mrs. Dalloway By Virginia Wool
- ... Septimus share the quality of expressing through actions, not words. Through these basic beliefs and idiosyncrasies, both characters mimic each other through their actions and thoughts, even though they never meet. Clarissa feels sadness and death around her. There is much routine and habit around her but she still seems dissatisfied. At her late age of fifty she sees herself as Mrs. Dalloway, not even Clarissa. She portrays her sense of ... beauty. Subconsciously, he reveals his need to be nurtured, but he pulls away from society when he falls ill and has trouble dealing with reality. Both Septimus and Clarissa are very similar in this manner. Death is perceived as defiance by both characters. Clarissa expresses her belief in reincarnation. She believes if her true self is not revealed in this life, it will be revealed in the next. She has the belief that everything will work out, eventually. Thinking of Septimus’s death, Clarissa remembers thinking before a party, “If it were to now die, ‘twere now to be most happy”(Woolf 184). She felt if she was to die, it was a good point in her ...
- 1230: Song For Simeon
- Prayer for Tradition In the poem "A Song for Simeon," T.S. Eliot uses ambiguity and religious allusion to convey decay and death of the old order to make room for modernity. Examining the imagery in the poem and the tone used allows for a better idea of what the speaker's attitude is toward these changes, and ... peace, at the same time as a feeling of tumult. The speaker leaves a lot of room for interpretation in the poem by using ambiguous language. The line "My life is light, waiting for the death wind," (4) could be interpreted in two ways. Light may refer to light we see, as in a candle, in which case the death wind would cause darkness by blowing out the light. When read with "Like a feather on the back of my hand" (5), light could also be interpreted as weight. There may be so little ...
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