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- 2401: Hamlet 4
- ... of the themes I found in the play Hamlet, was the way Hamlet seemed to hold back on getting revenge for his father s murder once he know who did it. After his father s death and the hasty remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet started to spiral into a suicidal frame of mind. It is in this state that he meets the mysterious figure of his father s ghost where he is told that it was his uncle, Claudius responsible for his death. Hamlet pledges to revenge his murder by Claudius who, the ghost also informs Hamlet, had already committed adultery with his queen during his lifetime. Although Hamlet accepts the ghost s word while he is with ... time on the grounds that his revenge would not be horrible enough as Claudius penitence might save his soul from hell. Although Hamlet dies at the end, he was able to avenge his father s death. Because Laertes confessed that the king was to blame for hamlets mothers death as well as for the poison on the sword, Hamlet was able to achieve his revenge in terms that exonerated his ...
- 2402: Macbeth
- ... fall down a shame spiral which leads to their down fall.An example of a tragedy is Macbeth. Macbeth is driven up the hill of greatness a rise, then his untamed ambition leads him to death. The process of a tragedy is slow to let the audience become comfortable with the power and happiness of the main character. Then all of the sudden signs appear that the end is coming and ... King Duncan hears of Macbeth's brave and noble qualities and crowns him the new Thane of Cawdor. The king states that the old Thane should not device, "... Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death, And with his former title greet Macbeth." (1.2.63-65) Macbeth is hostile to except the rank because earlier three witches prophesied that Macbeth would become Thane of Cawdor even though there was one ... his son. By having them killed no one shall be in line to take the crown away from Macbeth. Macbeth then hears that Macduff is pondering on ways to seek revenge so Macbeth plans for death of Macduff's family. Macbeth went for his family hoping to hurt him on the inside to show Macduff not to mess with Macbeth. This shows that Macbeth finds that every person is against ...
- 2403: In Memory Of Emily Grierson
- ... his ways of thinking has ¡§thwarted [Miss Emily¡¦s] life¡¨ (1013). Miss Emily has always been kept in confined environments that only her father knows what she will do. The event of her father¡¦s death is a shock to Miss Emily because the guidance of her father is gone. This explains Miss Emily¡¦s behavior after her father¡¦s death as well as her reaction to another character, Homer Barron. Homer Barron is the first lower-class person to reach Miss Emily after her father¡¦s death. While Miss Emily is still distressed by her father¡¦s death, homer¡¦s affection brings Miss Emily out of her grief. Homer Barron therefore frees Miss Emily from her reserved nature. However, the news ...
- 2404: Brave New World And Dubliners
- ... and James Joyce, are extremely differing in their handling of the issues discussed here. Aside from those mentioned, one other thing strikes a note of discord. The way in which they, as writers, deal with death in their writings. In Huxley s novel, death is not looked upon as something of great import nor something to worry about. In Brave New World the dead are taken to a factory where their remains are disposed of and the chemicals released from the procedure are captured and used in various ways. In Dubliners, death pervades such stories as, obviously, The Dead and The Sisters and is even mentioned in Eveline . Joyce s manner of dealing with death in his writings is much more realistic than that of Brave ...
- 2405: Self-Concepts In Julius Caesar
- ... because he feels that she is trying to keep him from obtaining power and status. Calpurnia believes Caesar to be a prince and is convinced that some falling meteors are warnings of a prince's death. When she hears her husband boast that he is more dangerous than danger itself, she recognizes that this is simple arrogance, and tells him so, saying, "Alas, my lord/ Your wisdom is consumed in confidence ... his murderers descend him upon. When Caesar compares himself to a heavenly body, Brutus' fear about Caesar becoming intoxicated with power begins show truth, and his conspirators feel they must kill him. When faced with death, however, Caesar's' humanity is restored to him. The dying Caesar is not the egotistical and power-hungry man who has just spoken from the throne. For a moment, he is only an idealist who ... was respected by the people, and the people would think that if Brutus killed Caesar, there was a good reason for it. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar's death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome..."(Act 3, scene 1). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their (members of the conspiracy) hearts, which are ...
- 2406: Miltons Paradise Lost
- ... from his neighbor's son, and buys a sports car he has wanted for years. Lester's reaction to his unhappy life causes dismay to the lives of those around him, which ultimately causes his death. All of this may have been avoided if he had only read and understood the central themes of Paradise Lost. One of the most obvious connections to Paradise Lost is Lester Burnham's resemblance to ... mankind. The consequence of his fall is very horrid and terrifying. The fall brings him darkness, sorrow, and a Hell that will be within him forever. The fall of Adam and Eve brings with it death, sin, pain, suffering, etc. into the world. The fall of mankind seems to be the death of everything perfect. It introduces death and pain to the world, but it also unveils the chance for redemption. In a sense, Lester falls in American Beauty. At first he lives a life which ...
- 2407: 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 ...
- 2408: Adolf Hitler The Final Solutio
- ... Hitler to seclude Jews, Hitler started what was to be known as the Holocaust. Starting in 1935 , Jews were beginning to get persecuted in a event which was to be later known as the Holocaust. Death camps and concentration camps that had been built by Hitler earlier in the 1930 s were put into use. As Hitler himself put it, Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance with ... of the Lord. During the Holocaust German SS Troops would invade homes and kill the Jews inside or they would arrest them. They would send away the arrested by train to different concentration and/or death camps, resulting in the separation of families. Once at the concentration camps, Jews were lucky if they were put into forced labor. Usually, the Jews at concentration camps would get either gassed, tortured, cremated alive, shot, or starved to death. In the end, over 12 million total non-Aryans died during the Holocaust including 6 million Jews. In the midst of all of the Holocaust chaos, a Jewish boy named Herschel Grynszpan caused a ...
- 2409: Black Boy Essay
- ... murdered by a group of white men who had caught him having sex with a white prostitute. "Inside of me my world crashed and my body felt heavy. Bob had been caught by the white death, the threat of which hung over every male black in the south. I had had heard whispered tales of black boys having sex relations with white prostitutes in the hotels in town, but I had never paid any close attention to them; now those tales came home to me in the form of the death of a man I knew." "What I had heard altered the look of the world, induced in me a temporary paralysis of will and impulse."(Pg. 203) Richard’s secludedness made Bob’s death much more tragic and difficult to accept. The idea of white people killing a black person for that sort of thing would subconsciously never be forgotten. Another example of racism causing psychological stress would ...
- 2410: Hamlet
- ... 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 father's death-vowing to kill Claudius and then backing out, several times. Upon this point Hamlet stammers through the play. The reason for this teetering is directly related to his inability to form a solid opinion about ... 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 father's death. There is no confusion about Hamlet's 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, Hamlet's ... 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 continent To hide the slain. O, from this time forth My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth! That, for fantasy and a trick of fame, Go to their graves ...
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