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- 1761: A Farewell To Arms Essay
- ... war and what it does to people. The descriptions of the two countries, Italy and Switzerland, are greatly different and represent two types of places. On one hand, Italy is a site of cruelty and death. Here is where all of the war and fighting takes place throughout the novel. The front and plains in Italy are described to be where all the death and disaster happen to the armies and the volunteers. Henry and the other men even were wounded with not even being in battle. They were just eating some cheese and drinking some wine when they were bombed. Here many of the people lost hope and moral because of the death surrounding them. Rinaldi even told Henry that “this war is killing me, I am very depressed by it.” A major even told Henry “It has been bad. You couldn’t believe how bad it’ ...
- 1762: Macbeth - Responsibility
- ... hears this prophecy. He believes that his title is still Thane of Glamis; yet here he has just been told that he shall be King. He does not know Macdonwald who has been sentenced to death for betraying his country. The witches plant the idea of being King into Macbeth's mind, which has encourages Macbeth to consider his future. In his soliloquy, the audience learn about Macbeth's initial plan ... Banquo himself for a number of reasons. The detection was an issue, which also lead to the fear of Banquo's honesty. He feared Banquo would tell about Macbeth if he detected anything. After the death of Duncan, in Act III, Scene IV, Lady Macbeth once again undermines his masculinity by saying; 'Are you a man?' Macbeth has become deeply involved in the game. Macduff, because he did not turn up ... more feminine so her downfall is even more pitiful. The audiences perception of this would have been that she was going to become isolated and that Macbeth was inevitably going to become independent. After the death of Duncan, Macbeth became more independent. In his planning of the death of Banquo and Fleance he did not tell his wife anything about it. There could have been a number of reasons for ...
- 1763: "A Rose for Emily": A Review
- ... Review In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, we see how past events effect the main character Miss Emily, especially her mental state. She seems to live in a sort of fantasy world where death has no real meaning. Miss Emily refuses to accept or even recognize, the death of her father or that of Colonel Satoris. She does not want to acknowledge the fact that the world around her was changing therefore Miss Emily surrounds herself with death. What Faulkner tries to state in this story is that you should not let death overpower your life. A person should try and let go of their beloved ones after they have passed away. ...
- 1764: Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
- ... of the ghost, his father. In essence, "pretty Ophelia," as Claudius calls her, is the most innocent victim of Hamlet's revenge. Attracted by her sweet beauty after the depressing event of his father's death, Hamlet had fallen in love with her. She had "sucked the honey of his music vows" and returned his affection. But when her father had challenged the honor of Hamlet's intentions, Ophelia could only ... her family tried so hard to protect her from, her seduction, has come to pass and that this explains Hamlet's rejection of her. These feelings toward the world are abused by the vision of death and burial, she reaches out to the remaining loveliness of flowers and, in her careless attempt to hang them upon a willow tree, somehow drowns. In what Margaret Webster refers to as "an almost ironic repayment for her failure to understand what he has suffered" (Webster 108), Hamlet has unthinkingly created a situation for her which parallels his own, death of a father and betrayal by a loved one. But as he managed to maintain final control over his sanity and rise above the temptation of suicide, her weaker spirit, unable to bear up ...
- 1765: Alcatraz
- ... Although Federal courts do impose capital punishments, the reason why there is a gas chamber, but the actual carrying out of that sentence is attended to in the nearest State facility (in this case the death sentence was fulfilled at San Quentin State Prison). Is was rumored that no one ever escaped this island, but that is not exactly the case. Thirty-six prisoners were involved in attempts: 7 shot and ... chamber located on Alcatrz Island, they are wrong. Although Federal courts do impose capital punishments, the actual carrying out of that sentence is attended to in the nearest State facility Which in this case the death sentence would be fulfilled at San Quentin State Prison. There were several families that were housed on the island. The families were distributed in 64 Building, four wood frames houses, one duplex and three apartment ... dictated the move, and Stroud had been in Leavenworth less than four years when he attacked and killed a custodial officer in front of better than 2,000 other inmates. His trial resulted in the death sentence, but was commuted to life after his mother requested the intervention of President Wilson. Stroud's hostile and sometimes violent nature left prison administrators no choice but to keep him away from other ...
- 1766: Hamlet Criticism
- ... is very angry at this situation. Claudius sends emissaries to the aged uncle of Fortinbras, asking him to restrain his nephew. The King and Queen then reprimand Hamlet; he has been unduly melancholy since the death of his father about two months before. Left alone, the Hamlet continues to grieve and rage over his mother’s ‘incestuous’ remarriage. When Horatio tells him about the Ghost, Hamlet arranges to stand watch himself ... to remind the Prince of his mission. After begging his mother to repent and warning her not to side against him, Hamlet drags away the body of Polonius. The Queen then tells Claudius of Polonius’ death. The King orders Hamlet to go to England immediately. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry documents which order Hamlet’s execution in England Laertes returns to Elsinore and demands an explanation for the murder and secret burial ... England and that they have helped him return to Elsinore. The Prince’s note to the King simply announces his return and promises an early explanation. Claudius suggests to Laertes that they arrange an “accidental” death for Hamlet. Laertes readily decides to have a sword fight in which he will use a foil tipped with a lethal poison. The Queen enters and tells them tearfully that Ophelia has drowned herself. ...
- 1767: Allegory Of American Pie By Do
- ... many metamorphoses of rock’n’roll, from the era of pop music to the rebirth of folk music to the invention of acid rock. But some cynics say that rock’n’roll died with the death of Buddy Holly before the 60s even began. One such person is Don McLean. The poet behind the haunting epic song about the death of ‘danceable’ music, McLean wrote the ever popular song, "American Pie" (appendix 1). The most important song in rock’n’roll history, "American Pie", is the song about the demise of rock’n’roll after Buddy Holly’s death and the heathenism of rock that resulted. Although McLean himself won’t reveal any symbolism in his songs, "American Pie" is one of the most analyzed pieces of literature in modern society. Although not ...
- 1768: Media Violence
- By: Ali Briggs BLOOD! GUNS! DEATH! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TV heroes endorse tanks of noxious,flesh-eating gas The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radios the size of a basic calculator have all taken their toll ... society. In a furious outburst reflecting the contemporary society in which we live, television has come to represent all that is evil and wicked for our children. Through gruesome, explicit, and often unrealistic portrayals of death and violence, the impressionable clay of our children's minds are being molded into vicious statues incapable of comprehending the gap between what is real and what is injurious. What you see is what you ... right away a throng of gruesome programs amasses you from Extreme Wrestling to CNN news. When's the last time you heard something positive on the news as opposed to civil war in Europe, the death of an inner-city youth by a rival gang, or the brutal rape and murder of a child by their parent? Perhaps the news contributes more than just an insightful knowledge of events. Perhaps ...
- 1769: The Theme of Coming of Age in Literature
- ... many different cultures, through rituals or ceremonies. The rituals, also known as passage rites, mark the passing of a person from one stage of life to the next: birth, infancy, childhood, adulthood, old age, and death. The coming of age is celebrated along with birth, and death because it is known as a universal life crises. Evoking anxiety, these crises often elicit passage rites. Arnold Van Gennep stated that "Passage rituals have three steps: separation from society; inculcation-transformation; and return to ... toward fathers and mothers. Such rites dramatize the power of older over younger males and state that "only women can make babies: but only men can make men." (1995, Grolier Encyclopedia) Such passage rites symbolize death of the child and rebirth as a man, as well as male envy of females. Versions in modern Western society includes religious, confirmation, fraternity initiation, and military training. In addition to the different ways ...
- 1770: Four Contrasting Viewpoints In The Sound And The Fury
- ... the reader, that time does exist, and idea that contradicts Benjy’s treatment of chronology. Despite his fascination with the persistence of time, Quentin loved only one thing. As noted in the epilogue, he “loved death above all…loved only death, loved and lived in a deliberate and almost perverted anticipation of death” (Faulkner 336). Because of Quentin’s obsession with darkness, morbidity, and death itself, his point of view is almost futuristic. Day by day, he lives in anticipation, anxious for the day when his biological ...
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