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- 3231: Heart Of Darkness 6
- ... has in bringing out the dark side in humans. The attitude the soldiers have towards their enemy in the scene shows how evil humans can be. Kilgore demonstrates his dark side when he tosses the "death cards" on to the bodies of the dead Vietcong without showing any remorse over the death of fellow humans. The Vietcong were his enemies, but they were no less human. Another example of the movie expressing good an evil is when General Corman says, "Because there's a conflict in every ... the ways he runs the ivory trade and enslaves the natives. In the movies Kurtz shows his evil in the way he begins his own colony and becomes a devil god, using human examples of death to govern his "tribe". Another similarity is the way Coppola has pictured military machinery that has been broken down. This is a way of symbolizing the breakdown of the white man. The American strength ...
- 3232: Jimi Hendrix
- ... the New Rising Sun. Several tracks were recorded for the project, but the sessions were sandwiched between tour dates, and, sadly, the album was left unfinished when Hendrix died September 18, 1970. The cause of death noted on the coroner's report was inhalation of vomit after barbiturate intoxication. In 1993, the investigation into Hendrix's death was reopened by Scotland Yard, but when no new evidence was unearthed, the matter was dropped. In 1971, several of the tracks intended for First Rays were compiled and released as The Cry of Love ... Soup) that represented an attempt to recreate Hendrix's unfinished fourth studio album. In April of 1997, yet another attempt was made to recreate the album Hendrix was working on at the time of his death, but this time the project was overseen by Hendrix co-producer Eddie Kramer and historian John McDermott--and it had the Hendrix family stamp of approval. The seventeen-track album, First Rays of the ...
- 3233: Cleopatra
- ... her intelligence and charm. Egyptian coins picture her with “a countenance alive rather than beautiful, with a sensitive mouth, firm chin liquid eyes, broad forehead, and prominent nose” (“Cleopatra VII” 377). After her father’s death in 51 B.C., Cleopatra became queen. She ruled Egypt with her eldest brother and husband Ptolemy XIII. Marriage between siblings was a “common practice” in ancient Egyptian royal families (Sinnigen 662). She was the ... Octavian took this opportunity to become the sole ruler of Rome by declaring war on Antony in 32 B.C. Cleopatra spread a false report that she had committed suicide which drove Antony to his death (Sinnigen 663). Cleopatra attempted to make peace with Octavian but failed. In despair, she killed herself by placing and asp, “a symbol of divine royalty” on herself (“Cleopatra VII” 378). Cleopatra’s character was legendary throughout her life and after her death. The fascination of her life has remained constant through the ages. Her involvement with two powerful Roman men helped further her position as a ruler. Cleopatra was a liberated woman who assisted in strengthening ...
- 3234: Sylvia Plath Compare To Esther
- ... DM, pg. 63). While the fact that the poem does not follow her biography remains a valid point, it is easy to see otherwise. Plath could not deal with her anger over her father's death in the poem. The reader easily finds the poem to be an expression of her inability to come to terms with her father's death. The only fiction in the poem is that her father was a Nazi. Plath remembers him as having similar characteristics, but he was not involved in the war. Consequently, the reader must conclude that, "Daddy ... the society. This creates a low self-esteem. Sylvia Plath expresses her painful life through the character Esther in the novel The Bell Jar and through her poetry. Sylvia’s life has been surrounded by death, seeing all of this made her want to end her life. Sylvia wrote the Bell Jar as her good bye to the world before she committed suicide. Sylvia has lived a less than perfect ...
- 3235: Shakespeare Sonnet12
- ... and deeper as time on the clock marches on. Time is destruction. When I behold violet past prime (L.3), Shakespeare is again adding to his catalogue. The idea Shakespeare tries to convey is that death takes everything. The violet was once beautiful and strong but as time passes, the violet will age and become frail. Shakespeare proceeds to speak of black sable curls hiding behind white. I have two observations ... of the dead man. He has aged and gives us proof to the references made in the fourth line of the first quatrain. Those summer flowers may add color to the somber coffin. Life and death, complete opposites of each another, are drawn together. Yet, the flowers are plucked from the ground and will eventually be buried with the coffin. The white and bristly beard represents the summer growth now deprived ... at what rate. Beauty will wither away, and the subject, whom Shakespeare speaks to, will perish. Shakespeare gives closure to his sonnet in the last two lines. There is no defense from aging, time, and death. Because time is evil and superior, it has the power to change day into night and summer into winter. It has the ability to strip the leaves off a lofty tree and to kill ...
- 3236: Hammlet
- ... Hamlet - 2.2.304-05), and agreed that they had been sent for. Rosencranz and Guildenstern's masks of friendship towards Hamlet resulted in no information to the King of Hamlet's insanity, and their death in place of Hamlet's in England. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's self-ignorance allowed for their minds to be manipulated by the King, which lead to their execution. King Claudius, corrupted by his greed for ... my thoughts remain below; / Words without thoughts never to heaven go." (Claudius - 3.4.202-03). His guilt for his brother's murder, and his tried cover-up, by killing Hamlet resulted in his own death. Hamlet is the only character true to himself, in that the only mask he wears is one to fool others of his sanity, in order to prove Claudius' guilt of the murder of his father ... with the body. The King is a thing-" (Hamlet - 4.2.27-28). This riddle strange in itself was evidence to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of Hamlet's insanity. Once the King banished him to his death in England, Hamlet replied with "Farewell, dear mother." (Hamlet - 4.4.58). Shocking to the King, being his father and or uncle, and Hamlet forgave an explanation to the King of why he called ...
- 3237: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... April 4. News of the assassination resulted in an outpouring of shock and anger throughout the nation and the world, prompting riots in more than 100 United States cities in the days following King’s death. In 1969 James Earl Ray, an escaped convict, pleaded guilty to the murder of King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. Although over the years many investigators have suspected that Ray did not act alone, no accomplices have ever been identified. After King’s death, historians researching his life and career discovered that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) often tapped King’s phone line and reported on his private life to the president and other government officials. The FBI’s reason for invading his privacy was that King associated with Communists and other “radicals”. After his death, King became known to represent black courage and achievement, high moral leadership, and the ability of Americans to address and overcome racial divisions. Recollections of his criticisms of U.S. foreign policy and poverty ...
- 3238: Hamlet Character Analysis Of K
- ... former King instructs Hamlet to get revenge for his unnatural murder . As a result of this meeting, Hamlet s behavior changes. Everyone perceives this change as lunacy due to Hamlet s inability to accept the death of his father. However, Claudius does not believe that this is the root cause of Hamlet s madness. Since he is uncertain of Hamlet s knowledge of his secret, Claudius feels that his supremacy is ... direct action taken against Hamlet would likely result in negative consequences for himself. To compensate for this, he used Laertes to do his dirty work. Claudius took advantage of Laerte s intentions to revenge the death of his father. He was able to put Laertes anger to rest and win over his confidence. He then succeeded with leading Laertes into a scheme intended to kill Hamlet. Although Claudius was skilled at ... secret. He also withholds information from the Queen concerning the scheme that ultimately led to Ophelia s madness. To protect himself, he explained to the Queen that Ophelia s divided fair judgment stemmed from the death of her father. The play staged by Hamlet, in addition to Hamlet s wit, agitated the King. His reaction during the play causes a disruption, and the play is discontinued. His self-conscious struggled ...
- 3239: Hamlet By Shakespeare
- The Masks We Wear Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's best-known plays, tells the tale of a young Danish prince who must uncover the truth about his father's death. Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the King's brother, does the honourable deed and takes control of good King Hamlet's throne and also his queen, Gertrude, after the two are married. As the play unfolds ... by speaking kind words of him. In reality he cares little for the old king, he speaks kindly only to give the appearance of a loving brother. "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" (I, ii, ll. 1-4). As Claudius sends ... father by saying, "How is it that the clouds still hang on you?" (I, ii, ll. 66). Claudius tells Hamlet that he is an admirable person for grieving for so long over his father's death. Yet again Claudius keeps putting on the appearance of the honourable man. "'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these mourning duties to your father. But, you must know, you father ...
- 3240: The House of Seven Gables: Hepzibah Pyncheon
- ... was formerly owned by a man named Matthew Maule who was executed for witchcraft. It is said that Colonel Pyncheon was one of the main figures in having Maule executed. On the day of his death Maule put a bad spell on the Pyncheons that would last until the day of Hepzibah. Hepzibah is a dynamic character in The House of Seven Gables. As the story begins, Hepzibah is having to ... on her family is removed. The curse is finally removed as a result of two causes. First, her cousin Judge Pyncheon who is said to be an exact copy of Colonel Pyncheon dies. With his death Hepzibah finds the curse lifted off the house. With the curse lifted Clifford begins to come of his state of sadness and now becomes excited. Further removing the curse, Phoebe marries the last relative of ... story. At the beginning she is old lady living in the past, but at the end she turns into a prosperous old lady looking towards the future. She makes the complete change only through the death of her uncle and the removal of the curse on her family. With the curse removed she makes a complete change.
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