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- 2071: Eve S Apology
- ... why it is that Eve is still at fault for the fall of mankind (when we have found that Adam should be at fault anyway) when Pilate condemned God's own son, Jesus Christ, to death. Eve succumbed to the serpent out of her weakness, but Pilate betrayed Jesus out of malicious intent. Lanyer queries why it is that Eve's sin, which is so small in comparison to Pilate's ... compares the story of Adam and Eve to that of Pilate and his wife. She again says that it is the man at fault in this situation, who deserves more suffering for putting Jesus to death than women deserve for accepting the forbidden fruit. Lanyer declares that Pilate will be a "reprobate with Saul" (94) because he put Jesus to death when he had the power to save Jesus' life. Throughout "Eve's Apology in Defense of Women" Lanyer continually keeps an ironic tone while telling her tale of why women should be considered equal ...
- 2072: MacBeth: Everyone Who Is Moral Has At Least One Flaw
- ... reason is that they have a flaw, that would eventually lead to their downfall. Not every character is deserving of his fate though. Some characters have a minor flaw, which shouldn't lead to their death. But other's have a major flaw, which is would eventually lead them to their death anyway. The first Thane of Cawdor, is killed by MacBeth for trying to lead a revolution against England. His fatal flaw was that he was according to Ross, "a disloyal traitor". The thane of Cawdor ... that MacBeth killed Duncan, he really didn't do anything about it. There were many opportunities where Banquo could tell someone such as MacDuff what he thought about the murders. But Banquo didn't deserve death, just because he didn't act quickly in telling someone that MacBeth killed Duncan. Banquo knew that if he said anything, no one would believe him, and he would be executed. Lady MacBeth is ...
- 2073: The Madness Of Prince Hamlet
- ... madness, for he does behave madly, only to become perfectly calm and rational an instant later. These inconsistencies are related with the internal dilemmas he faces. He struggles with the issue of revenging his fatheris death, vowing to kill Claudius and then backing out, several times. Upon this point Hamlet teeters through the play. The reason for this teetering is directly related to his inability to form a solid opinion about ... thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain (1.5.99-103) Hamlet is declaring that he will be committed to nothing else but the revenge of his fathers death. There is no confusion about Hamletis character. He has said earlier that he is what he appears to be, and there is no reason to doubt it. In the next act, however, Hamletis status and ... middle of acting and objectivity. Hamlet finally gets his act together, and decides to act the part his father had given him, after he sees the soldiers going off to war to die. The imminent death of twenty thousand men That, for fantasy and a trick of fame, Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause, Which is not tomb enough ...
- 2074: Editha
- ... him to go to war so that she would have that hero. After an argument with him she finally convinces him to go. George dies in the war and his mother blames Editha for his death. Editha is in denial and accepts no responsibility for the death of George or the reasons that he chose to go to war in the first place. Editha was engaged to a man named George Gearson. A war had begun and Editha became excited about the ... blamed Editha for everything. The letter that Editha had given George had made its way back to the states and into the hands of George s mother. Now George s mother blamed her for his death and said that she pushed George to go to war. She said that George would have never gone on his own. This shocked Editha and she did not know what to say. In the ...
- 2075: Heinrich Schliemann
- ... and the boy was forced to go back to his father's home at the age of fourteen ("Heinrich Schliemann: An Objective View of a Flawed Man of Genius"). Almost immediately after his wife's death, Ernst had married another servant girl, Sophie, and the two made an unfortunate couple (Duchêne 17). They could live neither with nor without one another, and often quarreled terribly. Schliemann soon left the house again ... journal. He wrote an account of his journey, China and Japan Today, for a St. Peterburg newspaper. The odyssey ended six months later in San Francisco, which he had visited ten years earlier following the death of his brother in California (Duchêne 36). In 1866 Schliemann took up residence in Paris and began to study archaeology at Sorbonne. He also took courses in Asian languages, Egyptology, and Sanskrit. In the beginning ... had the five shaft graves uncovered, and within the first lay a golden mask. Schliemann believed that he held in his hands the burial mask of King Agamemnon (Duchêne 74). Later that month, the remaining death masks would be uncovered, along with golden chalices, seals, vessels, and daggers. "I have the greatest joy," he cabled to the King of Greece, "to announce to your majesty that I have discovered the ...
- 2076: Criminal Law Investigation
- ... self-defence or consent of the victim. Consent is just if the victim said it was all right for the accused to do what he/she did. The other two are self explanatory. The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment, but commonly punishments include fines, good behaviour and community based orders. A recent case in Australia was of a man who was stabbed outside a nightclub by a group of people ... If the accused has asked for something in return for the person they have supposedly kidnapped, there isn't any common defences. Otherwise, they could say the victim consented to go along with them. The penalty is a maximum of 20 years imprisonment. A case that I can remember is when a man from some foreign country, came to Australia and kidnapped his son from his ex-wife's care. Theft ... the person, otherwise, if the accused is found with the property, they could say they bought it from someone, which they would then be tried for possession of stolen goods, but it carries a smaller penalty. The penalty for theft is a maximum of 10 years imprisonment. Theft is occurring very often, small cases and larger ones. One that I can recall was a ram raid on a jewellery store ...
- 2077: Agatha Christie
- ... insatiable amount of novels and plays. Her focus was mainly on the mystery genre of literature. She was married two times, and bore one daughter by her first husband. In 1971, five years before her death, Christie was given the prestigious title of a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She died January 12, 1976 at Wallingford in Oxfordshire (Prichard www.mysteries.com/birthday/). Agatha Miller was born ... to do archaeological research. She even accompanied him on some of his archaeological digs in different parts of the Middle East. Christie’s marriage to Mallowan was a success, for they stayed together until her death in 1976 (Encarta 1999). Agatha Christie used her life as the basis of many of her writings. In her first book, "The Mystery Affair at Styles", Christie used her nursing experiences to make the book enjoyable. Several of her books include death by poisoning. Christie gained this knowledge also from her experience as a nurse during World War I. Two of the main characters used in most of Christie’s works were Miss Jane Marple, an ...
- 2078: Claudius Vs. Lady Macbeth
- ... that there evil doings affect others, they do in fact ruin the lives of numerous other characters in the plays. When Claudius murdered King Hamlet he had no idea that it would result in the death and destruction of so many others. Claudius most obviously affected Hamlet who started off as a happy prince and ended up destrought and to the point of lunacy before his death. After Hamlet¹s father died he was never the same again. Hamlet¹s relationship with all the people close to him such as, Ophelia and his Mother, were destroyed. He became so thirsty for revenge ... when he was cut by the poison sword of Laertes, whom had been convinced by Claudius to kill Hamlet. Another character that was greatly affected by Claudius¹s selfishness was Ophelia. Before King Hamlet¹s Death Ophelia and Hamlet were in love, but after his death Hamlet became so obsessed with revenge that Ophelia meant hardly nothing to him. Although he still loved her deep inside, he treated her horribly ...
- 2079: Madness in Shakespeare's Hamlet
- ... hexed and the madness she has infects the whole court. Once a person's mental state has been studied in public, there is no telling the injuries which may affect the viewers. Ever since the death of King Hamlet young Hamlet has been what appeared to be in a state of madness. In a discussion between Hamlet and Polonius Hamlet questions Polonius by asking him "have you a daughter."(Act II ... is talking to Claudius, Laertes gets so much revenge building up inside him against Hamlet that Laertes now wants to "cut his throat."(Act 4,Sc.7,125) Laertes' behavior is caused by the sudden death of his father who was without a due ceremony, and his sister who has been driven mad, has contributed to the madness that is being built up inside Laertes. This madness grows even stronger when ... no wind of blame"(Act IV.Sc7,66) when Laertes kills Hamlet. With Claudius being the puppet holder and Laertes being the puppet, Claudius turns Laertes into a savage beast to avenge for his fathers' death; perhaps this is what the Claudius has planned all along. Laertes has a form of madness that is escalating because Laertes knows that he has the capabilities and motivation to act on what he ...
- 2080: Nostradamus and a Grim Future
- ... that Nostradamus could not save his own family ravaged the public's view of his career. Nostradamus's late wife's family tried to sue him for money passed down from his wife after her death. Finally, one day, Nostradamus made a comment to a workman casting a bronze statue of the Virgin. Nostradamus told the man he was making devils, which caused alarm, and a trial date was set by ... the first three centuries and part of the fourth. On July 16, 1556, the queen of France sent for Nostradamus, hearing of his powers. In his two hour conversation with the Queen, Nostradamus predicted the death of the King to her. Two weeks later the Queen sent for Nostradamus again, this time to foretell the future of her children (Nijweide 3). Nostradamus predicted that all of her sons would become kings ... said he would not see him alive again. Sure enough, Nostradamus's body was found the very next morning. The complete books containing the centuries came off the printing press two years after Nostradamus's death (Nijweide 3). With the given information, one should be able to better understand Nostradamus, his character, and the importance of the written prophecies; prophecies that for instance, describe in uncanny detail, the consequences of ...
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