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- 4681: Breaker Morant
- ... Morant’s mind, and he knew that Captain Hunt had ordered his men to capture and shoot all prisoners because of the lack of British jails. Morant, Witton, and Hancock were all motivated by the death of Captain Hunt. The concept that “war changes men” was true in this case because the three of these men became ruthless. They were motivated by their feelings of revenge towards the Boers, and because ... Morant’s mind, and he knew that Captain Hunt had ordered his men to capture and shoot all prisoners because of the lack of British jails. Morant, Witton, and Hancock were all motivated by the death of Captain Hunt. The concept that “war changes men” was true in this case because the three of these men became ruthless. They were motivated by their feelings of revenge towards the Boers, and because ...
- 4682: Beloved By Toni Morrison
- ... the "dirtiness" of slavery~(Morrison 251In this respect, her act is that of love for her children. The selfishness of Sethe's act lies in her refusal to accept personal responsibility for her baby's death. Sethe's motivation is dichotomous in that she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter from a horrific life, yet Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of mercy is also murder. Throughout Beloved ... The peculiarity of her statement lies in her omission of the horrifying fact that her moral stand was based upon the murder of her child. By not even approaching the subject of her daughter's death, it is also made clear that Sethe has detached herself from the act. Even when Paul D. learns of what Sethe has done and confronts her with it, Sethe still skirts the reality of her ...
- 4683: Star Wars
- ... fulfilled his dream. Luke also left his world, but, Luke s Aunt and Uncle were killed by Imperial troops, this also gave Luke a reason to leave and fight the Imperials to avenge his families death When Nick left his town he went on to be the only person from Three Bear Hills to go to university and he became a very successful geophysicist. When he sent the narrator to go ... the father sent greetings back, this showed a kind of forgiveness on the part of Mr. Solchuk. Luke also went on to become a successful pilot like he had always dreamed, he also destroyed the death star and put an end to the Imperials. Luke however could not receive forgiveness from his Uncle because he was killed. I think that both these stories are closely related in their story lines because ...
- 4684: Comparison/Contrast Essay on Hamlet and A Machiavellian Prince
- ... well, except he never had any intention of dying after becoming king. Hamlet had everything to gain, and nothing to lose. When he returned to Denmark from school, he was confronted with his father’s death and Claudius marrying his mother. “A little more than kin, and less than kind!,” Hamlet said in discust. As soon as Hamlet found out from the ghost about how his father really died, he wanted ... twice. He did whatever it took to be king regardless of the risk. Claudius was brave. Hamlet wasn’t a coward because he followed through with his father’s wishes, to get Claudius. He risked death and persecution to follow through for the love of his father. Claudius was a “green” king. He was blind to the fact that Denmark was falling apart. Claudius had no idea how to run a ...
- 4685: Smerdyakov
- ... out perfectly. His culinary artistry imbues his personality. Smerdyakov conjures up a recipe for delicious fish soup as well as a recipe for sweet revenge on his "family." Smerdyakov's entire existence from womb to death is on the exterior of the lives around him. He is born outside of the birth order accepted by society. This is symbolically demonstrated by the fact that his birth took place outside. The servants ... Zisoma's "mysterious visitor," Smerdyakov commits his crimes out of passion. He does not wait for the jury to consider his case. Like the "mysterious visitor," he has convicted himself of murder and sentences himself death. Smerdyakov's vicious crime and brutal punishment complete a full life of violence starting at his conception. His passionately violent nature erupts implosively beneath a mask of implacable calm.
- 4686: Slips Of Fate -the Lottery
- ... there are other more important tasks that need doing. Nevertheless, perhaps he is unable to contain his excitement of this event. The postmaster s name, Mr. Graves, is also rather ironic. Graves are associated with death and a grave will have to be dug for the so-called winner. Mrs. Adams states that Some places have already quit lotteries. Moreover, Old Man Warner replies, Nothing but trouble in that, Next thing ... their family is in fact doomed. Even if it means that the other person is his or her own mother, they celebrate that it is not they that are chosen. Although all life ends in death, in which fate may play a major role, we choose to believe that when the time to die comes we will have more control over our own destiny. More than Tessie Hutchinson or the other ...
- 4687: A Doll House: The Disadvantage of Determinism
- ... by violently attacking her). Helmer also says to Nora, "You dance as if your life were at stake" (1100). This statement is full of irony, as the Tarantella is also known as the "dance of death," which implies that Nora is dancing for her life because staying at home, under the restrictions enforced by her husband, would symbolically be death for her. Another way in which the Tarantella is expressed as a "dance of life" for Nora is through her husband's control over what costume she must wear and the symbols the costume itself ...
- 4688: The Character Of Macbeth
- ... urges should have diminished, but they didn t. Macbeth was now dead set on retaining his new power. He became paranoid and feared Banquo, whose integrity and loyalty could allow him to avenge Duncan s death. Even though Banquo thought it was quite odd that Macbeth quickly acquired the titles the witches hailed him, he did not think Macbeth was capable of murdering Duncan. However, what really was bothering Macbeth was Banquo s sons were prophesied to inherit the throne. Macbeth would do whatever he could to prevent anyone, even after his death, from taking the throne. Macbeth wasn t just satisfied with being king; he wanted to have his descendants share the title as well. Acting on these passions, Macbeth hired two assassins and tried to kill ...
- 4689: Hamlet: Playing the Roles
- ... demonstrated by his alleged madness, 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. The reason for this teetering is directly related to his inability to form a solid opinion about role playing. This difficulty is not present, however ... 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. In the next act, however, Hamlet's status and intetions suddenly, and with out demonstrared reason, become mired in confusion. When Hamlet appears again in act two, it seems he has lost the conviction that ...
- 4690: Madness In Macbeth and Hamlet
- ... in both of these plays by William Shakespeare, After Hamlet has discovered the truth about his father, he goes through a very traumatic period, which is interpreted as madness by readers and characters. With the death of his father and the hasty, incestuous remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet is thrown into a suicidal frame of mind in which "the uses of this world" seem to him "weary, stale ... court with his assumed madness but does nothing concrete to effect or further his revenge. His inability to either accept the goodness of all life or act to destroy its evils now after Polonius's death, in act IV scene II. In conclusion, Hamlet was a genius. In his mind were thoughts and plans in which he always knew each persons next step before they did it. Due to his procrastination ...
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