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- 4651: Possible Origins of the Vampire Legend: An Accidental Exploration of the Human Psyche
- ... hands from trying to claw their way out. This might also explain the accounts of corpses unearthed after several days to be found as if newly dead, because they were. Corpses unearthed during the Black Death(Bubonic Plague), rooted firmly the ideas of bloodthirsty undead beings in the collective unconscious, especially since it was thought that vampires spread the disease. When people began to die in great numbers, graves became in ... in which most anxiety and fears are a part of our subconscious mind and are shared by all human beings. It has also been theorized that the vampire myth stems from our subconscious fear of death in general, as well as fears of being buried alive and fear of a violent, swift, bloody demise. Humans are emotional beings by nature. We have developed (or been given, as the case may or ...
- 4652: Scarlet Letter 8
- ... of the heart. His heart was broken. He had made an immoral decision to commit adultery, and then magnified this decision when he chose to hide his sin. Dimmesdale's selfish behavior ultimately caused his death. He became so ill by the time he confessed his sin that his health could not be recovered. His soul was already dead, murdered by his own weakness in character. Dimmesdale had a choice. He ... of the heart. His heart was broken. He had made an immoral decision to commit adultery, and then magnified this decision when he chose to hide his sin. Dimmesdale's selfish behavior ultimately caused his death. He became so ill by the time he confessed his sin that his health could not be recovered. His soul was already dead, murdered by his own weakness in character. Dimmesdale had a choice. He ...
- 4653: Peoples Temple Settlement In Guyana
- ... ideas and values were very attractive to many. Not only did a state of anomie cause the People's Temple to form but it also caused the eventual demise of the collective group. Before the death of the members of the People's Temple, there was much unrest in the group; many people wanted to leave and there was much controversy over the group back in the US. This caused social ... decided to end the group in a mass ritualistic suicide. They were losing their way of life, Jones' values and beliefs were in question and the only way to escape was suicide. What caused the death of so many people? Was it the overconformity with group rules and overidentification with the collective or was it because the social part of each individual's nature was insufficiently developed? Was it egoistic suicide ...
- 4654: Scarlet Letter 2 --
- ... and the load of guiltiness he feels is the cause of hiding his crime from the society. Due to the constant struggles within himself, Dimmesdale is finally able admit his sin and die a peaceful death on the scaffold where the whole ordeal had began. Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Dimmesdale as a frail human being who is able to overcome a lot of agony with the strength of truth. The clergyman's life and death leaves us an important moral to remember: " Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred! " (242).
- 4655: Satire Or Tragedy - Macbeth
- ... of blessing, and "Amen" Stuck in my throat. and: Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep," the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast- Macbeth shall sleep no more. In this scene, he shows great ... mortality in Macbeth: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an ...
- 4656: Romeo And Juliet- Is The Story
- ... Juliet. It is also shown in the form of filial love between Romeo and Mercutio. Romeo loved Mercutio as a friend so much that he would vow revenge on the person that brought upon his death. The friendship was everlasting and would always be treasured by Romeo, even after Mercutio s death. Other love was shown between Juliet and the Nurse. Juliet grew up with the nurse by her side all the time. The nurse was more of a mother to Juliet than Lady Capulet ever was ...
- 4657: Shakespeare's Henry V: Two Views of War
- ... and then the French are then shown attacking the British camp and setting it on fire. King Henry decides to go in and fight with the Constable of France, a battle of which he wins. Death was hardly ever shown during the fighting and the main focus of the battle seemed to be on the flags of the opposing sides. After the battle, a messenger comes and informs Henry that he ... the French to advance, their faces are shown. They are covered in mud and terrified of the battle that is before them. There is a lot of hand to hand fighting and a lot of death that surrounds the fighting armies. The English is shown looting the freshly dead bodies as the fighting is continuing all around them. King Henry is fighting along with his soldiers. The vast French army is ...
- 4658: Romeo And Juliet- 3 People Who
- ... If Romeo didn t kill himself, I doubt that Juliet would kill herself. As a result of Juliet being betrayed a few times, it influenced her to make wrong mistakes which lead her to her death. If it wasn t because of Lady Capulet and her father forcing her to marry Paris, she wouldn t of made a plan with Friar Lawrence to make herself look dead. And if only Romeo ... which lead to his banishment. Also if Friar Lawrence cared less about his own reputation, he would of stayed in the tomb with Juliet, and probably could of prevented Juliet s suicide. Therefore Juliet s death is evident that it is partially Lady Capulet s, Friar Lawrence s and Romeo s fault.
- 4659: Macbeth - Nature vs. the Unnatural
- ... the one-half world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtained sleep. (53) "Nature seems dead" because human life also seems dead, and as people are silent and in shock from Duncans death. Nature reacts in the same way that humans do by seeming dead. After the murder, nature continues to act. It suddenly became cold, referring to the cold-blooded murder. Nature didnt stop with cold ... recent events. Not only did the murder effect Macbeth (and nature of course) and people close to the King, it effected the whole kingdom. An old-man talks about his experiences and reactions to the death. He makes a connection to nature when he talks about the owl again. He talks about how an owl killed a falcon, which in the food-chain is quite unnatural: Tis unnatural, Even like the ...
- 4660: Romeo And Juliet 4
- ... Tybalt and is banished, he gets very upset and feels that he cannot live without Juliet. Friar Laurence is smart; he convinces Romeo that he is lucky to be only banished and not put to death for killing Tybalt: Thy fault our law calls death; but the kind prince,/ Taking thy part, hath brush d aside the law/ ... This is dear mercy, and thou see st it not (III. iii.). When there seems to be no way for Juliet to ...
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