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- 1501: Beowulf: The Ultimate Hero
- ... able to stand up to the evil Grendel carries. Beowulf will either defeat Grendel or die in the process. "Let me live in greatness...and courage," he says, "or here in this hall welcome...my death." Beowulf awaits the arrival of Grendel then goes on to defeat him and sends him back to the "fen" to die. Hrothgar's speech to Beowulf is more than an expression of thanks. For he ... that was not a part of the original "deal." Hrothgar is beside himself. "Anguish has descended on the Danes." (36) The king begs Beowulf to help him once again. Hrothgar is extremely upset by the death of his friend Aeschere. His speech to Beowulf shows how hurt he is. "...the grey-haired warrior, was sad at heart when he knew that his chief thane lay lifeless, that his dearest retainer was dead". (36) Beowulf's heroic reputation is more evident than ever when he consoles Hrothgar on the death of his friend. He offers his "services" once again by offering to kill Grendel's mother. Hrothgar, Grendel, and a few warriors set out and follow the monster's tracks until they reach the ...
- 1502: Beloved
- ... dirtiness" of slavery(Morrison 251). In this respect, her act is that of love for her children. The selfishness of Sethe's act lies in her refusal to accept personal responsibility for her baby's death. Sethe's motivation is dichotomous in that she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter from a horrific life, yet Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of mercy is also murder. Throughout Beloved ... The peculiarity of her statement lies in her omission of the horrifying fact that her moral stand was based upon the murder of her child. By not even approaching the subject of her daughter's death, it is also made clear that Sethe has detached herself from the act. Even when Paul D. learns of what Sethe has done and confronts her with it, Sethe still skirts the reality of her ... the motivation and pride of Sethe's character, made the statement, "To kill my children is preferable to having them die"(Morrison 1987). Saving her children from slavery and the promise of spiritual and emotional death that such an institution imposes is the rational of love that Sethe's character clings to. The truth that Sethe's character selfishly avoids is the actual physical death that she has inflicted upon ...
- 1503: Hamlet: Impulsive Behavior
- ... 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 ...
- 1504: Smoking On The Body
- By: jim sabella E-mail: the_sandman23@hotmail.com Tobacco is one of the leading preventable causes of death in the United States. Nicotine, which is an alkaloid derived from the tobacco plant, is a potent chemical that has powerful effects on the human body, especially when administered rapidly or at high doses. Prenatal ... United States, smoking accounts annually for estimated fetal deaths ranging from 19,000 to 141,000, for 1,900 to 4,800 deaths during or immediately after parturition, and for 1,200 to 2,200 death from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (7). Maternal smoking has been implicated in long term deficits in infant mental development and adverse behavioral problems in children such as attention disorder. Nicotine crosses the human placenta and has direct effects ...
- 1505: Hedda Gabler
- ... and her use of General Gabler's pistols are unacceptable in her society and motif of "One doesn't do such a thing!" that is alluded to during the play and expounded upon Hedda's death that shows that Hedda's uncertain stance between masculine and feminine gender roles and their associated traits is not tolerated by her society. Ibsen employs a reversal of traditional gender roles within Hedda and Jorgen ... society cannot tolerate. To entertain herself in her "boring" marriage she plays with her father's, General Gabler's, pistols: Hedda - "Sometimes I think I only have a talent for one thing…boring myself to death!" "I still have one thing to kill time with. My pistols, Jorgen. General Gabler's pistols" Jorgen - "For goodness' sake! Hedda darling! Don't touch those dangerous things! For my sake, Hedda!". These pistols are ... submissive, static passive and pure women. Roles of power are normally allocated to men in such a society. The society in Hedda Gabler demonstrates its intolerance of Hedda's masculine behaviour by contributing to her death. Hedda is found to be playing with her pistols in act two by Brack. After disgracing himself and returning to his "immoral" ways at Hedda's behest, Lovborg is manipulated by Hedda into "taking ...
- 1506: Hedda Gabler
- ... and her use of General Gabler's pistols are unacceptable in her society and motif of "One doesn't do such a thing!" that is alluded to during the play and expounded upon Hedda's death that shows that Hedda's uncertain stance between masculine and feminine gender roles and their associated traits is not tolerated by her society. Ibsen employs a reversal of traditional gender roles within Hedda and Jorgen ... society cannot tolerate. To entertain herself in her "boring" marriage she plays with her father's, General Gabler's, pistols: Hedda - "Sometimes I think I only have a talent for one thing...boring myself to death!" "I still have one thing to kill time with. My pistols, Jorgen. General Gabler's pistols" Jorgen - "For goodness' sake! Hedda darling! Don't touch those dangerous things! For my sake, Hedda!". These pistols are ... submissive, static passive and pure women. Roles of power are normally allocated to men in such a society. The society in Hedda Gabler demonstrates its intolerance of Hedda's masculine behaviour by contributing to her death. Hedda is found to be playing with her pistols in act two by Brack. After disgracing himself and returning to his "immoral" ways at Hedda's behest, Lovborg is manipulated by Hedda into "taking ...
- 1507: Psychoanalyzing Hamlet:frued A
- ... imagined union with Gertrude; a union that would be "incestuous". When Hamlet learns that Claudius killed his father, he cries "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?". Jones states "The two recent events, the father s death and the mother s second marriage, seemed to the world to have no inner casual relation to each other, but they represented ideas which in Hamlet s unconscious fantasy had always been closely associated." These ... forced to consciously recognize these desires. For this reason, Hamlet hesitates to grant the ghost s call for revenge. Instead, Hamlet takes advantage of his dual with Laertes to produce the final solution-his own death, as well as the death of Claudius, his other self. In the opposing view of the Jungian analyst, one would argue that there is much more to Hamlet than unconscious sexual aggression. Sex as a basis for all human ...
- 1508: James Joyce
- ... children s party and disrupts the festive atmosphere. The festive fun is restored all the same by fortune telling games. When its Maria s turn, her fortune turns up clay, which signifies the fortune of death. Daniels 3 This story can be viewed as an astute study of a psychologically repressed personality (Masterplots, 2). The setting implies references about the social, religious, and cultural ideals of Maria s repression. She feels ... mother she would. Eveline must care for her father and the house they live in. Stanley Kunitz says James Joyce was summoned to his mother s deathbed, where he stayed by her side until her death, four months later (Kunitz 735). Even though Eveline s surroundings are hard on her, she refuses to leave. Eveline s life is miserable due to the fact that she is insecure and feels responsible for her family s well being, a fact that leads to her decision of leaving Frank. Both Eveline and Clay include women haunted by death in Joyce s stories. Eveline was haunted by her mother s death and tried to keep her family together. In Clay , Maria was haunted by the omen of her own death. She never had ...
- 1509: Shelley's "Ode To the West Wind": Analysis
- ... through an apocalyptic destruction, will lead to a rejuvenation of the imagination, the individual and the natural world. Shelley begins his poem by addressing the "Wild West Wind" (1). He quickly introduces the theme of death and compares the dead leaves to "ghosts" (3). The imagery of "Pestilence-stricken multitudes" makes the reader aware that Shelley is addressing more than a pile of leaves. His claustrophobic mood becomes evident when he ... The only problem is that they lay "cold and low" or unnourished or not elevated. He likens this with a feeling of being trapped. The important word is "seeds" for it shows that even in death, new life will grow out of the "grave." The phrase "winged seeds" also brings images of religions, angels, and/or souls that continue to create new life. Heavenly images are confirmed by his use of ... making a comment that at the root of people's faith is fear of vengeful god? Maybe, but the main focus of this poem is not just religion, but what religion stands for which is death and rebirth. Could line 34, also be a comment on Shelley himself? In the final stanzas, Shelley has the wind transforming from the natural world toward human suffering. Shelley pleads with the wind: "Oh! ...
- 1510: Auschwitz
- ... not know where you’re going, or how long it will take to get there. You are cramped into a small space with around a hundred other people; some dead, some dying, some hoping for death to come. It’s hard to stay positive in a situation like this. You are on your way to the most famous – and most deadly – Nazi concentration camp. Its name is Auschwitz, and you are ... words “Arbeit macht frei” or “Work makes you free” on it. Little does anyone know, what awaits them here will do anything but that. Auschwitz, or Auschwitz-Birkenau, is the best known of all Nazi death camps, though Auschwitz was just one of six extermination camps. It was also a labor camp, extracting prisoners’ value from them in the form of hard labor. This camp was the end of the line ... who survived? On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army marched into Auschwitz to find about 7600 survivors there. More than 58,000 prisoners had already been evacuated by the Nazis and sent on a final death march into Germany (Sanford, 3). After liberation, prisoners usually attempted to find any surviving family members, which often proved difficult and disappointing. Having left everything behind, many prisoners had lost their homes in bombings, ...
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