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- 2091: Julius Caesar
- ... tidbits, these people may also be looked upon as superstitious. In the opening scene, one sooth- sayer, old in his years, warns Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March," an admonition of Caesar's impending death. Although sooth-sayers are looked upon by many as insane out of touch lower classmen, a good deal of them, obviously including the sayer Caesar encountered, are indeed right on the mark. Since they lack ... to a horrible nightmare. She tells Caesar of a battle breaking out in the heart of Rome, "Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol," with Caesar painfully dying, such that "...The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes." Although Caesar realizes Calphurnia is truly concerned about his well-being, he seeks another interpretation, coming to the conclusion that the person who imagines the dream may not be the wisest one to ... Caesar's assasination at the hand of Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators, Brutus and Cassius are chased into the country side, where we see a few superstitious signs of their forthcoming painful death in battle. In a dream, Brutus sees Caesar's "ghost", interpreted as an omen of his defeat. He also looks upon the ensign, and instead of the usual stock of eagles, ravens and kites ...
- 2092: Wuthering Heights 3
- ... Nelly put it on the landing of the stairs hoping that it would be gone the next day. Without having done anything to deserve rejection, Heathcliff is made to feel like an outsider, following the death of Mr. Earnshaw, and suffers cruel mistreatment at the hands of Hindley. He immediately falls in love with their daughter Catherine and is found playing with her in the fields all of the time. However ... only wish I new the best way. Let me alone and I'll plan it out, while I'm thinking of that, I don't feel pain . Heathcliff decides to let Hindley drink himself to death. Hindley is too drunk to realize the mistake he s made of his life and is just living out the days with his son Hareton. Heathcliff moves in with his new servant Joseph and turns ... an errand boy. He is forced to wait hand and foot on Heathcliff and do all of the hard labor outdoors. There is a maid to do all of the indoor stuff. Hindley s drunken death is Heathcliff s payback for all the childhood suffering he was put through. To complete his revenge over the Lintons, Heathcliff employs these latter tactics the claiming of his son and the marriage between ...
- 2093: Explain and Evaluate Critically Malthus's Population Theory.
- ... food is necessary to human life, world population will necessarily grow slower than its natural trend. Malthus postulated two types of checks on human population growth--- positive and negative. Positive checks are increases in the death rate as a result of wars, famines, disease, and similar disasters. A negative check is the lowering of the birth rate, which is best accomplished by the postponement of marriage. However, given his moral code ... nature of its social organization, its power relative to other human societies, its marital and reproductive practices, and its institutions of socialization. Economists point to four stages in the "demographic transition." In preindustrial societies high death rates balance high birthrates, ensuring steady population. In the second stage---early industrial development---better health lowers death rates, so birthrates appear excessive, and population spurts upward. Since Malthus collected his data in such an era, he did not and probably could not have seen what would come next. In the third ...
- 2094: The Tragedy Of Hamlet
- ... play one. Probably the most important element is an amount of free will. In every tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. He also had the option of making his claim public, but instead he chose not ... bravery, but one bad one such as pride. Also the audience must have sympathy for the hero. A tragic hero also must have free will or his fate would be decided for him, and his death could be avoided. Finally, the audience must have sympathy for the tragic hero, or it wouldn't seem so tragic. Hamlet is a perfect example of a tragic hero. He was brave, loyal, and ...
- 2095: Hegel And The National Heritag
- ... originally characterized the aim of life are out of the question-- a merely external sensuous existence which has ceased to throw itself enthusiastically into its object. Thus perish individuals, thus perish peoples by a natural death; and though the latter may continue in being, it is an existence without intellect or vitality; having no need of its institutions, because the need for them is satisfied-- a political nullity and tedium. Tedium and death are the eventual fate of all nations. Some, by their vigor and good fortune, will have a longer life than others, but all are subject to the laws of the dialectic. Custom does not challenge ... or external aggressors will bring down a state which no longer has the will to survive. The people and the territory are consumed in the dialectical onrush of a new political force. There may be death, but there will never be total destruction. The vanquished will transmit a portion of their civilization and customs to the victors and in so doing plant the seeds of a new decay. Ideas and ...
- 2096: Tragedy In MacBeth
- ... 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 ...
- 2097: Foreshadowing and Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
- ... fact that he must be rich and powerful to do that. Overall, it shows that he destroys himself trying to get Daisy back from Tom Buchanan. In the beginning of chapter eight Fitzgerald foreshadows the death of Gatsby. "I couldn't sleep all night; a fog-horn was groaning incessantly on the Sound, and I tossed half sick between grotesque reality and savage frightening dreams. I heard a taxi go up ... clearly see, Jordan begins to narrate about the first and last time that she saw Gatsby with Daisy which was four years ago. In chapter eight, Nick flashes back to the night of Myrtle's death and begins to tell the story of what went on after her death. "Now I want to go back a little and tell what happened at the garage after we left there the night before." (Fitzgerald, pg. 163) Nick tells the reader about how Wilson thought he ...
- 2098: MacBeth
- ... 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 ...
- 2099: Julius Ceaser 2
- ... said that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome, but he never told us the harm that Caesar caused. I compare it with Antony's speech, and wonder how could I have seen the death of Caesar as a proper action. Antony says that he will read the will, if we make a ring around Caesar's corpse. He shows us Caesar's bloodstained toga, with a tear. He shows ... Antony's speech. Never have I seen a man with more moral, integrity and honor than he. I will hear him, follow him, and die with him. He makes me see the righteousness of the death, or the lack of it. The men who murdered him, in no way deserve the offering of the crown. The only thing that they merit is death. The crowd and I decide to burn the conspirator's houses. Antony has fueled us with anger and we seek revenge! We set off to find the conspirators. Antony calls us back to read ...
- 2100: Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt
- ... established, they formed a special alliance under the leadership of Socorro, armed themselves and charged into the capital city of New Granada, taking matters pretty much into their own hands. "Long live the king and Death to the Bad Government!!" was the cry which the twenty thousand men from all over New Granada identified themselves under. The rebels did not quite make it to Bogotá, instead they made a halt at ... ranked position of "Reformist", he made several new changes in the system which not only aggravated living conditions for Indians, mestizos and creoles, but also triggered a series of uprisings that would result in many death tolls. Among the new changes the most controversial ones were : Increases in general sales tax (alcabala) rate from 2 to 4 percent in 1772 and to 6 in 1776; Fuller collection of the alcabala by ... for this new collective group with common goal. Interestingly enough, the two revolutions shared, weather coincidentally or not, the infamous cry: "Viva el Rey y murte al mal Gobierno!!" or " Long live the King and Death to the Bad government!!". An implicit issue of both revolutions then, was the idea that rebels were acting out as loyal citizens and following the King's orders more or less. It was the ...
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