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- 1731: Faust: The Dichotomy Of Gretchen
- ... who makes men's salvation possible. She has no evil in her at all. In contrast, Eve is the archetypal figure of the fallen woman, the cause of man's suffering and damnation. She symbolizes death, destruction, and human depravity. Eve is the antithesis of Mary; together the two archetypes correspond to the two sides of Gretchen's character. When Gretchen is first introduced in the play, she appears to be ... and sings a romantic song. While she remains a girl getting ready for bed, her undressing is a foreshadowing of her affair with Faust. Later, in the church at the mass for her mother's death, an evil spirit torments Gretchen. She does not feel comfortable in the church anymore because she has sinned. "Would I be away from here! It seems to me as the organ would stifle my breathing ... experience with her younger sister. Earlier in the play, Gretchen explains how she raised her sister alone. She cared for the child and treated it as her own, all the way up to its early death. "I raised it and it loved me completely [Mother] could not think of suckling it herself, the poor babe pitifully wee. And so I brought it up, and quite alone, with milk and water; ...
- 1732: Prince William
- ... England, Prince Charles of Whales, and the late Princess Diana of Whales. In addition, he has a nanny named "Tiggy" who is not famous but very prominent in Prince William's life especially after the death of his mother. Queen Elizabeth is, of course, the Queen of England and the richest woman in the world. She is the grandmother of Prince William and sole protector – in her own thoughts – of her ... expected them both to follow his lead – and to be brave little soldiers. "Diana loved those boys so much," says one royal insider. "They were the most important thing in the world to her. He death is a senseless tragedy. But nothing is more senseless than the two of them now having to grow up without a mother." Princess Diana showed Prince William what life was really about – love – and one ... he will have her job. Becoming a part of history is hard enough, but to rule his country successfully he must learn from mistakes and the right way to do things. With Princess Diana's death, Prince William will need a mother figure and he may look towards his grandmother for it. Once, Prince William decided to go horseback riding instead of staying with the royal family and threw his ...
- 1733: The Raven By Poe
- ... sit in this chair again. We are now wondering if Lenore is dead or not, simply because he is saying she will never sit here again, or is it because he is finally accepting her death or maybe even his own death and will never see her again. " Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor. "Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent ... I implore - Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore! Quoth the Raven nevermore!" He is calling the Raven evil, wanting it to leave his chambers. He is fighting his death but wants to know if there is peace in fair Gilead. He is begging the Raven to tell him. "Prophet! Said I, thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven ...
- 1734: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... Horatio is demonstrated in the final scene. Hamlet, referring to Horatio, exclaims "as thou'rt a man", and the power of Horatio's feeling is expressed through his lines on Hamlet the 'sweet prince's' death, as his "noble heart cracks". This is a particular formula used again by Kent upon Lear's death; the intimacy and tender warmth of these lines is unmistakable. Horatio's masculinity is more clearly set in focus when contrasted with Ophelia's femininity. The relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia is closely bound up ... s son. Cuckoldry represents a spur to his duty to his father. However, in Hamlet's case, cuckoldry is a reality, which only complicates his duty by adding an embarrassing dimension to his father's death. Although, a blemish on his idealised opinion of his father, the notion of cuckoldry is a bone of contention in Hamlet's relationship with Gertrude. It is here, in the filial relationship with the ...
- 1735: Medea Guilty As Charged
- Medea: Guilty as Charged Men of Corinth, I am here today to confirm who is solely responsible for the death of four innocent victims. Medea. She mischievously murdered the king and his daughter, then proceeded to brutally violate the little bodies of her own children. Some of you may argue that outside factors coerced her ... I send. those children [Jason] had from me he will never See alive again, nor will he on his new bride Beget another child, for she is to be forced To die a most terrible death by these my poisons (783-806) Immediately, they tried to convince her not to follow through, but she was already set in her evil ways. The women and the nurse both recalled past accounts of hearing Medea wish for death as if it were superior to life (146-7). They tried to reason with her by explaining that [the] final end of death comes fast. No need to pray for that (153-4). She ...
- 1736: Showing The Connection Between
- ... only his self-centered nature, but his blatant disregard for others. The reader is able to see, though, when Gatsby's father, Mr. Gatz, returns later, that this family is extremely odd. After Gatsby's death, upon Mr. Gatz's return, the reader can see Gatsby's father's awe and amazement at his son's wealth and possessions. This illustrates Mr. Gatz's pride in his son, but moreover shows ... that he had died long before his murder. Gatsby's decisions to shed his past and begin a new "better" life was only the first step he took down the path leading to his premature death. Upon embarking on his new life, Gatsby's obsession was then focused on a girl, later known as Daisy Buchanan, who caught Gatsby's eye, and what he thought to be his heart. After Daisy ... could no longer make proper decisions, let along recognize that they were not compatible with each other. It is evident that Gatsby was comletely under Daisy's spell, especiallly on the night of Myrtle's death. It had been Daisy driving the fated yellow "death car" that evening,and therefore, had been Daisy who had killed Tom's mistress. Gatsby though, took full responsablility for the incident, hoping to protect ...
- 1737: Medieval Weapons
- Medieval Weapons Weapons are the tools of today and the death of tomorrow. At one time all weapons were tools. They were a means of survival among a harsh planet and cruel animals. The age of knights changed the true meaning of these tools forever. They now possessed the power of life and the power of death. Europe was an ever-growing bushel of civilizations. These civilizations were always under threat from other growing civilizations. At this point tools became weapons. Weapons are the tools of life, and the objects of death. The year is 1232. Somewhere in northern Europe, a Saxon castle is under attack. In the fields for miles around, thousands of soldiers viciously fight. Metal strikes metal, arrows strike flesh, rock strikes rock. ...
- 1738: Antigone
- ... because of a character flaw or circumstances beyond their control, ‘fall from a great height.’ Antigone was a noble woman of great moral character, but her strong will and stubbornness ultimately caused her downfall…her death. That would have made Creon, the Kind of Thebes the villain, yet he also seems to fit the mold of the Aristotelian tragic hero. Although at first Creon may be viewed as an evil and ... of a villain, but those of a man who is concerned with the welfare of his citizens and the state. It was that concern that caused his ultimate downfall…a life of misery after the death of his wife and son. Both of these characters experienced an epiphany, a point in their lives when they realized that things have changed for the worse. They both had hubris, and both suffered for ... him as a strong, yet righteous ruler. Antigone’s stubbornness was responsible for her imprisonment, by going against Creon’s proclamation without even trying to discuss and reason with him. Creon was responsible for the death of his son and wife by not listening to reason when Haimon tried to get him to ease his punishment of Antigone. When Antigone realized that her death was imminent, she forced the issue ...
- 1739: Samuel de Champlain
- ... that we sit on clouds and look at God?" My people believe that Balckrobe is of the devil. He is evil according to Mestigoit. He wants to kill him before he kills or causes the death of my father. Mestigoit tries to show my father and the others by watching Blackrobe in the forest. Blackrobe took our dead baby and chanted and performed some type of ritual on his forehead. The ... day. This was enough. But my father made a promise so back we went. We had to pick up Blackrobe before the Indians killed him. Little did we know we were headed into danger and death ourselves. We left the high ground with my brother, myself, my mother and father along with a few of our men to get Blackrobe. The winter hunting ground will have to wait. We were ambushed ... the chance and crawled to the guard. He took my advances and untied me. I had to give myself to him to save us all. It was hard thing for me, but nothing compares to death. I saw a large stick and hit him as hard as I could. He passed out and we were able to escape. I did not want to take Blackrobe. I wanted him to stay ...
- 1740: Willy Loman’s Struggle with the American Dream
- Willy Loman’s Struggle with the American Dream Does the American Dream set some people up for failure? The play, Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, displays aspects of the American Dream. Willy Loman, the main character in the play, is a salesman who lives the life of a failure. He is a common ... for Willy to commit suicide. If Biff could make anything of himself, and Willy never did make anything of himself, Willy had nothing to live for. Willy believed that the life insurance money from his death would help the family financially in the long run. A part of Willy’s unhappiness came from the failure he saw in Biff. Not only was Biff a failure to Willy, Willy was a failure ... boss. “I don’t want you to represent us. I’ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now.”(Miller 83) Willy had one last very important dream; he wanted to die the “death of a salesman”. “...when he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers...hundreds of salesman and buyers were at his funeral.”(Miller 81) Willy’s true failure was displayed at ...
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