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- 1551: 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 ...
- 1552: Newfoundland
- ... later established the firm of Saunders and Carew. Besides her career, Louise was active in the community as a charter member of the Local Council of Women, which she served as legal advisor until her death in 1969. Another champion of the poverty that women and even men suffered was that of Julia Salter Earle. Julia Salter Earle was outstanding among the women of her time for her advocacy to improve ... to 1966, she was a reporter for The Daily News. During this time she also published and edited the magazine Newfoundland Women (1961- 1964). Cassie retired from the Daily News to work on her book Death on the Ice (1972), a gripping account of the 1914 sealing disaster and a work that established her as an author. Her other works include A Winter's Tale (1976) and Standing into Danger (1979 ... being inside the skeleton of a forest. The pine and spruce stood upright, row on row, but their branches had been stripped bare and their trunks were as smooth and naked as bones. This was deaths kingdom. This was a dangerous place. Nothing lived here. Agnes Marion Ayre had a lifelong interest in botany, and in 1935 published Wild Flowers of Newfoundland, Part III. This book was the only ...
- 1553: Buddha
- ... again, returned to the palace to reflect on sickness. On his third trip to the park, Siddhartha approached a funeral in a garden and was educated by the charioteer about how every man must experience death. Finally, on the fourth day, the young prince saw a shaven- headed man wearing a yellow robe. He was amazed and impressed by how peaceful the man seemed; he carried with him only a begging ... him milk to aid his hunger. Gaining back his health, Siddartha decided to abandon the teachings that he had learned thus far and walked to a Bo-Tree where he would meditate until enlightenment or death. Enlightenment While Siddartha meditated, he was visited by the God of Evil, Mara, who saw the attempt of the prince to reach his goal. Mara attacked Siddartha with several demons, but there was a force ... to ignore his lusts and enter into a deeper stage of thought. At this point, Siddartha is able to recall all of his previous lives and gains the knowledge of the cycle of birth and death. He now casts off the ignorance which has led him to great passion for his self and bounded him to the suffering of Samsara. This marks the beginning of Buddhism, when Siddhartha becomes the ...
- 1554: Night Essay- The Dehumanizatio
- ... As their strength is no longer derived from God, the prisoners must look to themselves to survive. Of course, in doing so, concentration life becomes much more cutthroat. Elie's friend Zalman is trampled to death by fellow Jews during their march and Elie shows no emotion toward his friend's death. "I quickly forgot him. I began to think of myself again" (82). The prisoners are now so malnourished and so beat up that they didn't even bother to ask anyone else for help. They ... to lose their father in order to free themselves of that dead weight; a thought that even Elie often has himself. Conditions had got to the point where as the Jews would battle to the death for a few pieces of bread crumbs, necessary for survival. The struggle to live was no longer a community effort, but rather a contest where only the fittest survive because they only look out ...
- 1555: A Comparison of the Magic in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" and "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
- ... had no luck, also had the faith that they did not have. Sadly, his faith killed him. He wanted so much to rid the house of the voices he heard that he drove himself to death from the intense pressure he placed upon himself. When he died, he killed the voices as the spiritual world claimed the only member of the family with luck. "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings ... Elisenda lock up the angel to display him, they still believe he is an angel and cannot kill him when another offers this. They don't have the heart to club the old man to death, though he may be an inconvenience at first. Father Gonzaga doesn't necessarily believe in the angel, but the townspeople and tourists do. They wish for things even when others before them don't have ... of their faith just like in the story. The fact that the poor couple makes money off the angel could be a testament to him being their guardian angel as opposed to the harbinger of death to their child. They continue to make money off this freak of nature until another shows up. The spider girl is just another form of greed in this story. The actual freak is probably ...
- 1556: Beowulf: Heroism
- ... sets up the reader for the level of nobility in the tone of the author, in the expression of dignity that accompanies King Shilds conquests. His life was associated with greatness and at his death his tribute was great. There are many requirements of a hero. A hero was an individual who was feared and respected by subjects and by enemies. To be a hero one must be bold, courageous, valiant and daring. The hero mist not fear death or whoever brings it, instead they must trust God in his wisdom and timing, being prepared at all times to face eternity. The main character of this tale is Beowulf. He was the son of ... ruler, king Hrothgar, unable to fight Grendel he granted Beowulf permission to go and fight the beast. Upon Grendels defeat, another creature rises. Grendels mother has risen for revenge upon her sons death. Throughout these two battles Beowulf remains the winner. When Beowulf must fight the third and final battle with a dragon, he met his match. Beowulf knew this and yet he still continued to fight ...
- 1557: The Oresteia
- ... going to look cowardly in front of his men, he is also going to look like a bad king who does not have the best interests of his people in mind. To those soldiers, the death of Agamemnon's daughter is merely a stepping stone in their quest to overthrow Troy. Agamemnon has the same warrior-mentality as his soldiers when it comes to making the decision, as evidenced by his ... his wife would be furious with him for killing their innocent daughter. Also, he might speculate about what it would be like if the Greeks were not able to overthrow the Trojans. His daughter's death would be in vain. As it is, Agamemnon's choice is somewhat validated, because the Greeks are able to rout Troy, so Iphigeneia's death is not in vain. Still, there is much more carnage due to his decision to sacrifice Iphigeneia than there would have been if he had let her live. If Agamemnon had spared his daughter' ...
- 1558: 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 ...
- 1559: The Scarlet Letter: Arthur - Tragic Hero or Merely Tragic?
- ... arm, more than the little strength wherewith I have crept hitherward, sustains me, at this dreadful moment, from grovelling down upon my face!'"(220) Even his confession, however, is tainted by the fact that his death is near at hand. He cannot entirely escape his desire to have the people look well upon him because he dies a hero's death. Arthur dies in the heroine's arms, publicly and somewhat triumphantly, having gotten a certain amount of ugliness off his scarred chest. The difficult blow of his adulterous fornication is softened for onlookers because his pain and impending death are so apparent. His cathartic confession is not followed by a lifetime of public shame as that which Hester has endured but rather peace in heaven, presumably, considering his repentance. It seems that Arthur ...
- 1560: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... prophetic vision, the former "jackal" glimpses a better world rising out of the ashes of revolution, and long life for Lucie and her family--made possible by his sacrifice. This argument also links Carton's death with Christian sacrifice and love. When Carton makes his decision to die, the New Testament verse beginning "I am the Resurrection and the Life" nearly becomes his theme song. The words are repeated a last time at the moment Carton dies. In what sense may we see Carton's dying in Darnay's place as Christ-like? It wipes away his sin, just as Christ's death washed clean man's accumulated sins. For readers who choose the negative view, Carton's death seems an act of giving up. These readers point out that Stryver's jackal has little to lose. Never useful or happy, Carton has already succumbed to the depression eating away at him. In ...
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