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- 3851: The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge
- ... Danglars ran away and became very rich. Caderousse was a tailor. He was also the Count's father's landlord and once the count was sent to prison, Caderousse allowed Dantes' father to starve to death. Fernand Mondago was in love with the count's fiancee Mercιdes. When the Count was sent to jail Fernand married her on the pretext that the count would not return. These three enemies all got ... the temptation of extra money. The Count punished him in this fashion because Caderousse took away all the money that Dantes left for his father. This loss of money caused Dantes' father to starve to death. The Count understood Caderousse's greed and punished him through it. The Count took revenge on Fernand Mondego by causing his wife Mercιdes and son Albert to leave home. To do this, the Count introduced ...
- 3852: Dionysus
- ... goat like deities (Satyrs, Silenus, Pan) who play pipes for the Bacchic rituals. Dionysus became one of the most important gods in everyday life. He became associated with several key concepts. One was rebirth after death. Here his dismemberment by the Tirant and return to life is symbolically echoed in tending vines, where the vines must be pruned back sharply, and then become dormant in winter for them to bear fruit ... at the feast of Dionysus. All who took part writers, actors, spectators were regarded as scared servants of Dionysus, during the festival. And as a conclusion I want to add that Dionysus died a horrible death among the cold monoliths, devilishly torn to pieces. He rose from the dead again and again, providing to his believers that the soul lives on forever after the body dies. Works Cited Bremmer, Jan. Interpretations ...
- 3853: Mozart
- ... new musical style was not understood by many. He sank into debt and was assisted by a brother Freemason, Michael Puchberg. Mozart had joined the Masons in 1784 and remained an ardent member until his death. In July of 1791, Mozart was working in his summer-house when a man called to see him. He would not say who he was, only that he came with a message. A nobleman had ... true intention. In November of 1791, Mozart was already ill and having imagined that the work was for himself, did not finish. He died on December 5, 1791, at the age of thirty-five. His death was accompanied by rumors of poisoning, but is now thought to have been the result of kidney failure. He was given a cheap funeral at Saint Stephen's Cathedral and buried, with only the gravedigger ...
- 3854: European Imperialism
- ... to civilize the barbaric. Along with expansion, however, came abuses from the invading powers. These flaws in European dominance can easily be noted, especially when examining Africa and Asia; the consequences, in some cases, being death by the thousands. Therefore, due to these and other severe actions during their domination of the world, Europeans should be condemned for their abuses of power. The first nation which will be discussed is China ... for the empire. Therefore, it had to be conquered. The Sudanese population was largely Muslim and resisted English rule. It wanted to be governed by people of the ethnic majority and would fight to the death to "rid the world of evil"(Ahmad*). At first, the rebels were successful. Later, the British incorporated into the war a weapon of mass destruction: the machine gun. Estimating its efficiency on tribal warfare where ...
- 3855: Voltaire And Rousseau - Opioni
- ... is necessary for the greater social good, than the end justifies the means and actions such as the Reign of Terror of Robespierre are permissible. In an atmosphere where suspicion of treason easily leads to death; where disobedience is punished with jail or death, people cannot be free to make their own choices or decisions. The general will makes leaders into leviathans who dictate the needs and desires of the state. At the same time that Rousseau stated the ...
- 3856: "The Stranger": Analysis
- ... This isn't because he is without feelings, but because he is beginning to realize that life isn't everything that he had previously thought it to be. This series of events starts with he death of his mother, and although he loved her, he finds he does not experience much genuine regret at her death, and refuses to pretend he does, just for the sake of appearances. So one thing leads to another, and this man, Meursault, reaches the point where he only seems truly content when he is close ...
- 3857: The Metamorphosis: Shape and Form
- ... a young, hard working, man, Gregor, has turned into a bug, and as the story continues, one can see that he was much more than an insect. What else could he be? Even after his death, it is obvious that Gregor was there for a cause. His family depended on him for their happiness. The purpose for his existence was to serve his family. His mother and father created him and ... for her to find a husband and, in a way, marry another Gregor. He was the hindrance of the family's happiness, even after he died. "With the new jobs they had found, Gregor's death was likely to lead to better things later on (p. 132)," because they no longer deal with the problem of keeping him and hiding him from strangers. Each time the subject of Gregor came up ...
- 3858: Analysis Of The French Revolut
- ... Assembly, they were imprisoned. They called for a national convention to write a new constitution. The National Convention met in September. The National Convention tried and convicted Louis XVI of treason. He was sentenced to death. News of his death spread all throughout Europe. Monarchs of European nations feared that the Revolution would spread. By 1793, the French armies occupied the Austrian Netherlands and were about to invade Prussia. But, in 1793, Great Britain, the ...
- 3859: Plato
- ... political leadership and eventually became a disciple of Socrates. He followed his philosophy and his dialectical style, which is believed to be the search for truth through questions, answers, and additional questions. After witnessing the death of Socrates at the hands of the Athenian democracy in 399 B.C., Plato left Athens and continued to travel to Italy, Sicily, and Egypt. (Internet) In 387 B.C. Plato founded the Academy in ... for Plato and he returned to Athens in 360 B.C. He then devoted himself to teaching and lecturing at the Academy. He died at age 80 in Athens in 348 B.C. Before his death Plato completed the Sophist, the Politicus, the Philebus, the Timaeus and finally the Laws. (Internet) DIALOGUES The Symposium is the most widely read of Plato's dialogues with the exception of the Republic and it ...
- 3860: The Lord of the Flies: Themes
- ... The hunter party is Golding's triumph in giving the first glimpse of human savagery through the hunter party. As the hunter party grows in numbers the hunters have a great thirst for blood and death. This is how the beast is first seen. They become more savage and soon begin to paint their faces to show how fierce they are. The whole time Ralph and Piggy the only rational thinkers ... to kill, and the dirty children mock the absurd civilized attempt to hide the power of evil. And so when Ralph weeps for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the death of his true wise friend, Piggy, he weeps for all the human race." (Cox 164) Such a tragic view of the future of mankind and their nature is a perfect window for people to understand ...
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