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- 1771: Dubliners
- ... s Dubliners was written in 1914 right at the onset of World War I breaking out in Europe. It is a journey through the stages of life itself: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, public life and finally death. Each one of the stories in the novel fall into one of these stages. "After the Race" falls into the adolescence aspect of the book. It does this because the characters have not yet grown ... by paralleling Jimmy to Eveline. "After the Race" is a story in which the ideas of freedom and entrapment are tested and joined as one to prove the overall archetype in Dubliners of paralysis and death. Freedom can be seen throughout this story. Each character presents their own struggle with freedom. The aspect of freedom can also be seen in the setting that is used in "After the Race." Even the ... trumpets of archangels are going to be blown all round the earth. Every human will hear them. It will dawn the beginning of the end."23 What Garrett claims fits in with the paralysis and death motif's that are found throughout the novel. This is just a very subtle example of death. Villona is also entrapped by a certain feeling and that is hunger. Although hunger might not seem ...
- 1772: The Invasion of Spain
- ... after which campaign he seems to have considered Saxony a fairly subdued country. At any rate, the "Saxon Capitulary" of 781 obliged all Saxons not only to accept baptism (and this on the pain of death) but also to pay tithes, as the Franks did for the support of the Church; moreover it confiscated a large amount of property for the benefit of the missions. This was Wittekind's last opportunity ... Charles now made use of the pope's influence, exercised through the powerful bishops of Freising, Salzburg, and Regensburg (Ratisbon), to bring him to terms. In 786 a Thuringian revolt was quelled by the timely death, blinding, and banishment of its leaders. Next year the Lombard prince, Areghis, having fortified himself at Salerno, had actually been crowned King of the Lombards when Charles descended upon him at Beneventum, received his submission ... of the West that Irene sent envoys to Aachen to lay before Charles her side of this horrible story. It is also to be noted that the popular impression that Constantine had been put to death, and the aversion to committing the imperial sceptre to a woman's hand, also bore upon what followed. Lastly, it was to Charles alone that the Christians of the East were now crying out ...
- 1773: Romeo And Juliet
- ... believes he is being a coward and so hastily jumps in to try and defends Romeo’s honor. When Mercutio gets himself killed, he not only does this, but also contributes to Romeo’s own death. He gives Romeo no choice but to kill Tybalt in revenge. Romeo and Juliet also contribute to their own death. Romeo is a lot more to blame than Juliet. He is the one who gets exiled. Romeo is extremely hasty and rarely thinks before he acts. Juliet, though, always acts with control and much thought ... up in his banishment from Verona. Still abrupt after his punishment, Romeo believes the first thing he hears and immediately rushes off to the apothecary to buy some poison. When he hears of Juliet’s death, while in Mantua, it is his hastiness that leads to his and Juliet’s death. He does not consider the best thing to do, but instead rushes to Verona, and risks death by being ...
- 1774: Socrates And Descartes On Dual
- ... the body in its search for reality" (Plato 102). In the pursuit of knowledge, the only way to discover reality is to separate the body from the soul. This freedom from the body is called death. This does not mean that one should live in a state close to death, but one should not fear death. Socrates explains that " our souls existed apart from the body before they took on a human form" (Plato 115). Since our souls were alive before we existed, then according to Socrates, our souls exist ...
- 1775: Don Giovanni
- ... brother Buck who was killed in a tragic boating accident. This brings us to the reoccurring theme throughout the book. The lack of intimacy in Conrad's life is portrayed throughout the book. Bucks tragic death has caused Conrad to be weary of close relationships. He trys not to get too close to anyone through the beginning of the story, but as the story progresses he starts to develop closer relationships ... talking about anything important." The reader gets the impression that he has sour feelings toward his parents. Conrad at this point has just returned from the hospital after trying to kill himself. Ever since the death of Buck he had turned himself into a different person. He always blamed himself for things and kept his distance from others. The only person who seems to show intimacy is Calvin at the beginning ... her that he loves her. In return Beth says, "I love you", but in the next breath she is telling Calvin to reprimand Conrad about the type of clothes he wears. Ever since Buck's death, Conrad had disassociated himself with others and tried to keep to himself. He doesn't do things like: touch football, basketball and group activities. The death of his brother had taken its toll on ...
- 1776: Sonnet 72 Shakespeare
- ... fair from fair sometimes declines, c By chance, or nature s changing course, untrimmed; d But thy eternal summer shall not fade, e Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow st; f Nor shall death brag thou wander st in his shade, e When in eternal lines to time thou grow st: f So long as man can breathe, or eyes can see, g So long lives this and this ... of the persona s adoration does not suffer from this finiteness. His eternal summer s day shall not fade , or, as described in line 10, his beauty will remain his forever and the personification of death in line 11 shall not be able to make him follow him into the realms of the dead. This immunity from devouring time is accomplished by immortalisation in lines of verse. These lines will even ... However, in a number of lines there are spondaic feet, used to emphasise threats to the beauty and the idea of eternity. Clear examples of this are the Rough winds in line 3 and the death that will not brag in line 11. In the latter example the threat of death is reinforced by the assonance between the words death and brag . Line 9 is an interesting line as regards ...
- 1777: Teenage Suicide
- Teenage Suicide Suicide is intentional self-inflicted acts that end in death("Suicide," Compton's). After a series of traumatic events, normal coping abilities can be pushed over the edge; the result may be suicide. In each year, an average of 30,000 suicide deaths occur in ... to commit suicide after large changes, significant losses, or abuse has occurred in their lives. An important change in a relationship, school or body image may contribute to a teenagers' tendency to commit suicide. The death of a loved one, the loss of a valued relationship, and the loss of self esteem are some significant losses which might be a factor in teen suicide("The Real World [Suicide: Facts]," 1). Perceived ... These signs include difficulties in school, depression, drug abuse, sleep and eating disturbances, and a loss of interest in activities. Restlessness, feelings of failure, overreaction to criticism, overly self-critical, anger, and a preoccupation with death or Satan are also some signals teenagers contemplating suicide will give("Teen Suicide," 3). The other type of clues are late warning signs. Talking about death, neglecting appearance, a feeling of hopelessness, a sudden ...
- 1778: Tragic Hero Characterization I
- ... recognize errors in judgment. Antigone recognizes that she may have gone a little overboard with her rebellious acts towards Creon's policies even though they are justified in her opinion. Once she is close to death, we see a slight change in her character. At the beginning of the story, she's strong willed, arrogant, and full of hubris. When she comes closer to her doom, we see her asking for pity and sympathy. "Look upon me, friends, and pity me."3 Creon doesn't recognize the error of his ways until after the death of his son, wife, and Antigone. He deeply regrets that his refusal to release Antigone leads to the death of his loved one's, the cause of his eternal suffering and misery. Agamemnon's feelings towards his mistake are never revealed in the play. Unlike Sophocles, Aeschylus doesn't provide any evidence that ...
- 1779: Themes Of Tennessee Williams
- ... hard enough they can succeed. In the last play, Suddenly Last Summer, Mrs. Venable is the one that has to conquer her problems. The main problem that Mrs. Venable has to cope with is the death of her son, Sebastian. She is looking for someone to blame and the person she thinks of is Catherine, Sebastian's fiancée. " She is responsible for Sebastian's death!" (I i 12) Instead of coping with the loss of her son like an adult, she is trying to blame it on someone to sooth her wounds. Not only is she trying to blame someone ... was disturbed so everyone agreed with her. The surgery is very risky also, but that does not seem to bother Mrs. Venable at all, she just wants to have someone pay for her son's death. You find out how risky the procedure is by the way the doctor talks about it: " My work is such a new and radical thing that people are scared to fund it." (I i ...
- 1780: Memoirs Of Frank McCourt¡¦s Childhood
- ... mother, Angela, is forced to go begging for food in order to keep her children from starving or to pick up pieces of coal dropped on the ground to prevent the children from freezing to death. During Frank¡¦s early childhood he witnesses the death of three of his siblings, and the utter helplessness of his mother. In spite of their hardship there is a feeling of ¡§togetherness¡¨ of the entire extended family. Relatives often help out in times of ... make a good impression and to help him get the job. Since he is desperate to leave Limerick, he, later on, accepts the job of writing threatening letters for Mrs. Finucane, a moneylender. The sudden death of Mrs. Finucane gives him the chance to gather more money from her left over cash, and this added wealth makes it possible for him to fulfil him dream of going to New York. ...
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