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- 1281: 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 ...
- 1282: Hamlet Plot Summary
- ... scene is in a stateroom at Elsinore. The Lord Chamberlain Polonius, his son Laertes and other members of the court accompany the king and Queen, Claudius and Gertrude. They speak of the mourning of the death of his brother, King Hamlet. He also says that desecration prohibit excessive grief. Next he speaks of Fortinbras who demands the surrender of the lands lost by his father to King Hamlet. Claudius has sent ... for the coronation ceremonies. And his father and the king give him permission. The king and queens attention is now towards young hamlet. They are wondering why he is still grieving of his father's death. They then realize that it is sweet and commendable for hamlet to show love for is father by immediate grief. The queen asks hamlet to stay at Elsinore and hamlet says that he will obey ... Polonius is noticed and Hamlet Kills him with out knowing who it actually is . The ghost then appears, but only to hamlet. Hamlet then speaks gently to his mother, and then expresses regret for the death. He wishes his mother a goodnight and says that he has to be cruel to be kind. And he removes to body of Polonius and again bids the queen a good night. Act IV ...
- 1283: Moby Dick
- ... resentment for life, civilization, and everything that surrounds him. Ishmaels resentment towards life its self brings about his feelings of not being alive. Melville uses the month of November to indicate these feelings of death and suicide. The month of November is known for being lifeless, a period in which some just wait for death to set in. In this quote Melville is strongly emphasizing Ishmaels thoughts about death and suicide. "I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet," although Ishmael doesnt mean to, he finds himself running into things related to ...
- 1284: Hamlet: An Instrument of Life - Hamlet's Contribution To the Play
- ... self, and of sanity. The appearances of the Ghost, although sporadic, do not come without meaning. Hamlet Senior, arguably, is one of Shakespeare's finest creations. The character was molded using the Elizabethan view on death and apparitions. Such belief stated hauntings had a communication value that was used to seek resolve in unfinished business. The basis for Hamlet Senior's untimely visits should be sought. "Revenge his foul and most ... Group UK Limited, 1995. Act One, Scene Five, ll 29.) The above quotation provides insight into the Ghost's purpose. Hamlet is a device that is readily available for use, he is the bridge between death, vengeance, and reality. Hamlet had been already effected by the marriage of his Uncle, Claudius, to his Mother, but the factor that remains liable for Hamlet's eventual downfall is the involvement of the apparition ... occasion, when he has no time to reflect, as in the scene where he kills Polonius and again, where he alters the letters which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are taking with them to England purporting his death." (Bratchell, D.F. Shakespearean Tragedy. New York: Routledge, 1990.) Hamlet has fallen to a poor will, he acts blindly and therefore behaves in a harsh manner and without cause. "Begin murderer; pox, leave thy ...
- 1285: Grapes Of Wrath 3
- ... re helpin' to starve kids." moments before his head is brutally crushed by a pick handle. Enraged by the actions unfolded before him Tom grabs a pick handle and clubs one of the officers to death before hastily fleeing from the scene. This event finally made possible the awakening of Tom Joad. He recognized that if a common man were to ever get a fair chance to live their life, they ... it reaches the other side. The Joad family and Casy identify with this the most because the undergo tremendous heartache, yet they stay true to their plans and never give up. They are faced with death and sickness, but they never give up. Steinbeck wrote In the evening a strange thing happened: twenty families became one family, the children were the children of all the loss of home became one loss ... also benefited the family. He is also the main protagonists for his family, with his independent nature, and the main follower of Casy s philosophy on human nature. Tom s journey let to Casy s death it wasn t his fault but he realized the importance of Casy s ideas. This ultimately let to this leaving the family to help other people. Tom said ...I ll be aroun in the ...
- 1286: Shakespeare's Hamlet: Investigating Hamlet's Insanity
- ... s most famous plays, and hardest to perform. The reason it is so hard to perform is because of the main character Hamlet. Hamlet is an easily liked character that must revenge his father's death. He is forced to act insane in order to find out the truth of his father's death. Hamlet does an excellent job of acting insane, so good, in fact, that it is questioned if he was acting insane or if he actually was. Hamlet's madness is an important part in the ... the play by everyone he loves and holds dear except for one person who sticks by him throughout his ordeal, Horatio. Hamlet first shows his passion and how upset he is by his father's death when his mother and the king enter the room and question him on his grief for his father. His mother mentions that his grief seems common. Hamlet replies: Seems, madam! nay it is; I ...
- 1287: The Bell Jar
- ... to go to her father's funeral: `My mother hadn't let us come to his funeral because we were only children then, and he had died in hospital, so the graveyard and even his death seemed unreal to me.` The fact that Esther couldn't really accept her father's death contributed to career problems: she had no idea of what to do with her life, she `thought that if my father hadn't died he would have taught me....` Before visiting New York and getting ... Esther associates the language with her `German-speaking father`, who `cane from some manic-depressive hamlet in the black heart of Prussia'. I think that Esther`s stunt in progress is directly linked to the death of her father, and the little that she knows about him, and that a major factor contributing to her eventual suicide attempt is the fact that she used to be the best and no ...
- 1288: Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie
- ... 2: This scene is mainly Juliet s soliloquy, in which she states her feelings for Romeo, and her deep desire to be with him forever. When the nurse enters and informs Juliet of Tybalt s death and Romeo s permanent banishment, Juliet seems mush more saddened by the banishment of her lover than the death of her cousin. Nurse then promises Juliet that she will find Romeo and arrange a final meeting for the two before Romeo has to leave forever.(SPACE)Scene 3:The grief-stricken Romeo goes to ... already married, and he assumes that she will go along with his wishes to marry Paris.(SPACE)Scene 5:Romeo departs for Mantua after spending one final night with Juliet. As Lady Capulet recalls the death of Tybalt, she swears that the Capulets must have vengeance for the loss of one of their family members. Lady Capulet knows that Romeo is hiding out in Mantua, and she promises that she ...
- 1289: New Gun Control Policy is Needed
- ... reverse situation, (5) there is a single attacker, and multiple victims, compared to a group of attackers, and (6) there is a single attacker and multiple victims, compared to the reverse situation (Kleck,1991). The death rate with gun violence is somewhat uncertain. About one in seven gunshot wounds known to police result in death. However, this doesn't count all of the injuries not reported to police. This means that the actually rate is lower than the one mentioned above. Gunshot wounds are more likely to result in death than those inflicted by a knife. The knife is the weapon considered to be the next most lethal. One of the common question among the American public is , where do criminals obtain guns? A ...
- 1290: Contrast Of Mark Antony And Ma
- ... Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar helped to prefectly illustrate how at times there may be no winner or loser, rather, often times when two individuals follow their beliefs until death greets them, the two are deemed winners. Indications of trust which led to Brutus' death would not have been followed by Mark Antony, however Brutus was a man who could never show distrust to his comrads, even with his life at stake. When morality draws the line between winner and ... one needs to follow morals, while the losers are only those weak enough to be comprimised. At a quick glance it would appear that Mark Antony was definitely better than Marcus Brutus. He avenged the death of Caesar, thwarting Brutus's plans, and in the end of the battle, he emerged as the new leader of Rome. Antony had the ability to speak well and take charge when in danger, ...
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