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- 2291: Does The Pattern Fit?
- ... the plot does this. Shakespeare puts emphasis on these characters by giving them an abundance of lines that are important to the overall story line. Claudius, the new king of Denmark since his brother’s death, says “Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death the memory be green, and that it us befitted to bear our hearts in grief, and our whole kingdom to be contracted in one brow of woe, yet so far hath discretion fought with nature ... entire play. The temptation of this hero ironically does not involve any other persons. The temptation for Hamlet, in fact, is whether or not to kill himself. In this famous soliloquy, Hamlet contemplates his own death, or “self-slander”. “To be, or not to be, that is the question: whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a ...
- 2292: Love Story by Segal: What Is Love
- ... s original style of writing allowed readers to laugh as well as cry with the characters as though they were along with them. Erich Segal begins his novel by informing the readers of the tragic death of a "twenty-five year old girl", who by the second page, readers can identify as Jenny Cavilleri, a "wisecracking Radcliffe music major". Even though well aware of the ill-fated destiny of this beautiful young woman, readers will still cry as the heroine of this book experiences her last days of life, and her unfortunate death. However, even as Jenny knows she has only minutes left to live, she is still as sharp-witted and opinionated as ever. As Oliver goes to say his final good-bye to Jenny, she shows ... that?" "No," I answered truthfully. "Then get the hell out of here," she said. "I don’t want you at my goddanm deathbed." Segal makes sure that although readers will be upset by Jenny’s death, they realize that good can come out of a tragic situation. The death of Jenny reunited "a prejudiced father and a prideful son." (Spilka, Journal of Popular Culture, 1972.) Segal does not end the ...
- 2293: An End To Genetic Diseases
- ... discovered that one of them is more "dominant," and shows up over the other, recessive, one (Brown 16). He published his results, but their significance was not understood at the time. "Sixteen years after his death, three people believed to have the key. Looking for other results to verify the ideas, they came across Mendel's results" (14). Their data agreed, and with this a new science was born - the science ... in size, and be susceptible to respiratory infections" (The Daily Apple). The sickle cell disease can "lead to stroke and other complications, and may leave its victims susceptible to infections and disease-- and even premature death" (The Daily Apple). There are approximately fifty thousand victims of Sickle Cell Anemia in the United States. One in ten African Americans carries the sickle cell trait (The Daily Apple). The fact that they carry ... broken down and absorbed, and the patient does not get the proper nourishment (Brown 46). Most cystic fibrosis patients develop lung disease at some time in their life. "Respiratory complications are the main cause of death of patients with cystic fibrosis" (CFF). Furthermore, cystic fibrosis patients are susceptible to lung infections that are resistant to certain kinds of antibiotics (CFF). This makes the life of the person with the disease ...
- 2294: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... reason, to save his manhood. John Wain explains: "…To make a last stand—for if defeat is accepted in Hemingway’s world, humiliation and rout are not. His fictions present moments of violence, crisis and death, yet these become occasions for a stubborn, quixotic resistance through which the human capacity for satisfying its self-defined obligations is both asserted and tested. "Grace under pressure": This becomes the ideal stance, the hoped ... this person had they not "bravely" risked their life’s and decided rather to find another way out of this situation, to lead a normal life instead. Would the character still come to an untimely death in a similar situation just further down the line? Or could he possibly turn the corner? W. M. Frohock believes that regardless of the situation, the character is forced to do this insane, courageous act ... gives away the end of the book at the beginning…We also learn—or are encouraged to expect—that Robert Jordan will be killed." (Tanner 81) To start a novel by planting the seed of death in the readers mind is nothing short of morbid. It is such a sick, yet interesting approach to writing. "While it promises the most life, [For Whom the Bell Tolls]…delivers nothing but loss." ( ...
- 2295: Ancient Rome
- ... the Republic. Led by Brutus and Cassius, they attacked Caesar in the senate chambers. Ironically, his body fell at the feet of the statue of Pompey, after suffering twenty three knifewounds. Immediately after Caesar's death, the senate outlawed the dictatorship. After Caesar's death, his adopted grandson, Octavian, formed the second triumvirate with Mark Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Antony ruled the east, Octavian the west and Italy, and Lepidus ruled Africa. The second triumvirate was constituted by an ... the senate forced himto keep power over the provinces. In effect, he ran the Empire from the background, while others were elected consul. These consuls had power, but always did what Octavian said. On his death bed, Octavian was advised to forgive his enemies. He responded with, "Yes father, but how can I? I have [killed] them all" (Adcock 75). Octavian was almost eighty when he died in 14 AD. ...
- 2296: Beowulf: The One Who Will Be King
- ... world where he is unfit, and therefore he must be destroyed. He arrives as a portrait for the horrible side of man, perhaps as a result of original sin, and perhaps from society. In his death, Beowulf serves as representative for both God and the majority. Beowulf serves God if Grendel is indeed biblical, for then Beowulf has destroyed evil. Likewise, if Grendel is human, then Beowulf has served mankind by ... serial killer who is beneath (and outcast from) society. However, eliminating the enemies isn't as important as the selfless courage needed to do so. Beowulf has to protect his country and comrades until his death. He must face whatever evil surfaces and step forward to defeat it. He is like a machine, fueled by his reverence. As men show cowardice, Beowulf grows stronger. A perfect example of this cowardice comes ... its need to be placed there in order to kill the hero. Jung states correctly that as the hero "enters the mature phase of life, the hero myth loses its relevance. The hero's symbolic death becomes… the achievement of that maturity." This final achievement cannot occur without a death-bringing evil, and a majority afraid to act against that evil. Even though Wiglaf steps forward to aid in defeating ...
- 2297: Evil
- ... 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 ...
- 2298: Great Gatsby Essay 2
- ... obvious central theme throughout the novel, but as the text draws to a close Fitzgerald emphasises that money cannot govern human emotions. Gatsby's money fails to entice Daisy away from her husband, and the death of Myrtle is an event that cannot be erased by any amount of money on Tom's part. More then anything, the ending of the novel reinforces to the reader that money is a superficial ... The setting that Fitzgerald describes lends to the characters seeming selfish and insignificant, drifters only floating towards the ideal of the American dream, something that society has defined for them. The novel ends with the death of Gatsby. This may seem surprising to the reader, as Fitzgerald seems to have built Gatsby up as being one of the true heroes of the novel, and he has certainly defined Tom as the major "villain". However, Fitzgerald understands that reality is often very harsh to dreamers, a central quality in Gatsby's character. The death of Gatsby, and the unaffected life of Tom after both Gatsby's and Myrtle's death is testament to the fact that illusion is often shattered when confronted with reality. Rather then this fact ...
- 2299: A Prose Analysis on Milton's "Sonnet XIX"
- ... dilemma. Moreover, the sonnet acts as a self-poem to Milton, himself. In the beginning of the sonnet, Milton suggests that his primacy of experience have been deferred when he became blind. The words, "dark", "death", and "useless" (lines 2-4) describe the emotional state of Milton. His blindness created a shrouded clarity within his mind. Line three, "And that one talent which is death to hide" is an allusion to the biblical context of the bible. Line three refers to the story of Matthew XXV, 14-30 where a servant of the lord buried his single talent instead of ... balance. Throughout Milton's sonnet, there were many contrasts made between light and dark. The usage of "light" and "dark" creates a sense of balance in the sonnet. Paired words such as: "light" and "dark", "death" and "soul", "useless" and "work", "denied" and "serve" are antonyms of each other. These words create an atmosphere of mood and balance. "Sonnet XIX" is written in Petrachan form. Milton's choice of form ...
- 2300: Beowulf
- ... idea that everyone has friends except him. Grendel was believed to be one of the pair of monsters that was a descendent of Cain, banished by God, forever punished for the crime of Abel's death. "…Since Cain had killed his only / Brother, slain his father's son / With an angry sword. God drove him off, / outlawed him…" (Beowulf, 1261 - 1264). Grendel envies the fellowship and happiness he sees in Herot ... think about others. The Danes thought that they could sleep peacefully for the first time in twelve years. They were wrong, what they did not know was that Grendel's mother was furious at the death of her child and was planning revenge on the Danes as they celebrating and relaxing. "But a monster still lived, and meant revenge. / She'd brooded on her loss, misery had brewed / In her heart ... for your victory over Grendel…" (1334). The thought of revenge also comes to the mind of Beowulf as soon as he is told the story of what happens. Beowulf promises Hrothgar to revenge his friends death by killing Grendel's mother. " 'Let your sorrow end! It is better for us all / To avenge our friends, not mourn them forever' " (1384 - 1385). Revenge is not just something that monsters might want, ...
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