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- 3651: Suffering In Shakespeare's Plays
- ... III, i, 6-7) Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio, who are denounced as "men of sin" (Tempest, III,, iii, 53) are driven by Ariel into a frenzy of madness. Alonso is deeply affected, he believes the "death" of his son to be punishment and he confesses his guilt and seeks to atone for it. He is purified through the trial and reconciled with Prospero at the play's end. Neither Antonio nor Sebastian, who are equally guilty, is affected in this way. They remain impenitent. Their incapacity for remorse is punished, Ariel suggests by a "ling' ring perdition, worse than any death." ( Tempest, III, iii, 77) Stephano, the King's butler, and Trinculo, the jester, plot to overthrow Prospero. Their trial and suffering take form in a physical way. They are submerged in a horse pond and ... bind it hard; within this hour it will be well." (Othello, III, iii, 325-329). Later, Iago uses the same handkerchief to incriminate Desdemona. Together, Othello and Iago agree that Desdemona should be put to death. Out of rage, Othello smothers Desdemona in bed and kills her. "She must die, else she'll betray more men." (Othello, V, ii, 6). In conclusion, there is evidence that Shakespeare designed his characters ...
- 3652: The Soliloquies of Hamlet
- ... to be thoroughly disgusted with Gertrude, Claudius, and the world in general. “How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable, seem to me all the uses of this world” (1284), he said. He is saddened by the death of his father, who he admired as a king and husband to his mother. His grief over his father's death is compounded by his mother's hasty marriage to Claudius. Hamlet protests, “a beast, that wants discourse of reason, would have mourn'd longer” (1285). The worst part is that he cannot tell them how ... himself if it is more honorable to live with life's misfortunes or to die young and bypass all the hardships. Hamlet suggests that the reason we choose life is because we know nothing about death, except that it is final. It is “the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns” (1317). He goes on to say, “Thus conscience does make cowards of us all” (1317). Subscribing to this ...
- 3653: E E Cummings
- ... it, he wrote, "for me, this poem means just what it says . . . and the ! which begins the poem is whatmight be called and emphatic (=very)." This poem is also concerns the cycle of birth, life, death, and renewal. This is derived from the '.' preceding the last letter. This shows that even though the poem is finished, the circle of life is not, and is ever cycling (Weg 144). Through the poem ... in contrast to the bright sky, it is not wrong to assume it means more. As stated above, the poem's theme is the cycle of life, and "black against white" could be indicating life death versus life. It shows that even though a leaf falling may be an indication of death, falling of leaves is an integral part of the whole life cycle of the tree(146). !blac may seem like a simple mess of words, but in reality is much more complex than that. ...
- 3654: 1984 2
- ... but his displeasure with the society leads him on to rebel numerous times. First of all, Winston has committed a thought crime , a crime which is used to prevent the individual from thinking and the penalty for committing a thought crime was death (so he thought). Winston knew he was guilty for the crime but at the same time he assumes that he is not going to be detected or caught, at least in he beginning. One thing ...
- 3655: Romeo and Juliet: Love and Hate
- ... would even died for each other, they thought live is nothing without each others. The Romance that they had no one can ever image if it was not for Shakespeare. The fate bought them to death and the everlasting love. The powerful love of them actually over throw the hate between the families. After thee death of Romeo and Juliet the families planed to built a statue. Love can make hate turn into love. Both the love and hate can both resolve into a problem. The love ended with the death of Romeo and Juliet. The problem of that was that the families did not called peace yet. They could not live in a harmony world. The hate brought more problem then love did. The ...
- 3656: The Mayor Of Casterbridge By T
- ... a colleague as Henchard could have chosen” (179). Henchard’s own bitterness toward Farfrae for stealing Lucetta and initially causing Henchard to lose his business leads to Henchard challenging Farfrae in a dual to the death. Henchard wins the match, but spares Farfrae’s life. This unruly behavior by Henchard and Jopp lead to both Jopp’s unemployment and Henchard losing every aspect of his life which remains important. Undeniably, the deceitfulness of man results in serious consequences. Susan’s lying to Henchard in the letter about Elizabeth-Jane not truly being Henchard’s daughter leads to Susan’s death. Moreover prolonging to the downfall of Henchard, is his not informing Elizabeth-Jane that he sold Susan at the fair many years ago. Undoubtedly, irresponsibility causes painful situations that man must deal with. Henchard’s negligence to keep a close eye on his business results in the bankruptcy of the business. Lucetta’s incompetence of writing the letters to Henchard instead of confronting him leads to her death. Mankind’s future remains decided by his actions in the past. Positive qualities of man such as honesty and wit allow man to live a prosperous life without encountering many obstacles. On the other ...
- 3657: Romeo and Juliet Journal
- ... Capulet is coming, then she leaves. Romeo then leaves wiasking for a kiss, but doesn't get it. Lady Capulet then enters, asking if she is awake and if she is morning her cousin's death. Lord Capulet and the Nurse then enter and join in on their discussion. There's a big disagreement with Capulet and Juliet about whom she is marrying and then Capulet storms out telling her she ... The wedding had been changed to take place on Wednesday. Lady Capulet tries to change her husband's mind, perhaps in consideration for Juliet, but she is not successful. Awhile after this, Juliet fakes her death by stabbing herself, and then drinking the remedy Friar gave her. Wednesday morning: the Nurse comes to wake Juliet and finds her lying motionless on the bed. She is unable to wake her and realizes ... five entries to this journal. I got a message today from what Romeo was doing in Mantua. Romeo has just had a dream. His servant Balthasar arrives from Verona with the news of Juliet's death. Romeo decides to return to Verona. He sends Balthasar to hire some horses, and he goes and buys poison so he can kill himself beside Juliet. At first the apothcary refuses but then Romeo ...
- 3658: Don Giovanni 2
- ... father, the Commendatore, who rushes to her defense. The two begin in a duel in which Don Giovanni slays the old man. Upon seeing her dead father, Donna Anna and her fiancé, Don Ottavio vows death as the only revenge. The next morning Leporello and Giovanni run into a celebration a young couple that is going to be married. The couple, Masetto and Zerlina, along with their friends are invited to ... make her cry out and startle everyone at the party. Afraid, Giovanni tries to place blame on Leporello as the one who attempted to seduce Zerlina, but no one believes him. Surrounded and condemned, his death seems to be upon him.. This concludes act one. Act two begins with Giovanni telling his servant of his latest plot that involves the two switching outfits so that Giovanni can have a chance to ... change his ways but is rejected and scared when the statue of the Commendatore arrives. Don Giovanni is again told by the Commendatore to change his ways but denies and finally is dragged to his death and to hell by the statue. At the conclusion of act one, I was impressed with the performance so far. Though not very glamorous, I liked the set used for the play. It was ...
- 3659: Francis Scott Fitzgerald
- ... the Glen Mary Farm near Rockville, Maryland and Mary McQuillan of St. Paul wed February 13, 1890 in Washington, D.C. Fitzgerald' s maternal grandfather was a very successful wholesale merchant. His grandfather's early death and his father's inability to keep a job, forced the family to be extremely dependent on the wealth of his grandfather's estate. Fitzgerald attended the St. Paul Academy as a child. In 1911 ... had completed less than half of The Last Tycoon. It was later published on October 1941. Fitzgerald was buried at Rockville Union Cemetery in Rockville, Maryland. This poem written by Fitzgerald was found after his death and perhaps best describes Fitzgerald's unsettling life. It reads as follows: "Your books were in your desk I guess and some unfinished Chaos in your head Was dumped to nothing by the great janitress of destinies" (Bruccoli, 1984). Eight years after the death of Fitzgerald Zelda died in a fire. Fitzgerald's life was filled with ups and downs but mostly downs. He was a struggling writer that was at the peak of his career in life ...
- 3660: How The Scarlet Letter Effects
- ... wants to get rid of his guilt without people finding out he is the father of Pearl. Being a Reverend who committed adultery, Dimmesdale's chances of admitting to the crime and not receiving the death penalty are slim. That is probably one of the main reasons he's not telling the town what he did. Another way of trying to relieve the guilt he has is by self-punishment. Dimmesdale even ...
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