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- 5911: Hamlet Scene By Scene
- ... Polonius really believes this. Maybe he just realized that perhaps his daughter might be the next Queen of Denmark. II.ii. The king and queen welcome Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Claudius says that except for the death of Hamlet's father, he's clueless as to why Hamlet is upset. (Uh huh.) He asks them very nicely to try to figure out what's wrong so Claudius can help. (Now Claudius might ... in and announces that the ambassadors from Norway have returned, and that after their report he will tell them why Hamlet is acting strange. Gertrude thinks that Hamlet is simply distressed over his father's death (which Claudius thought of) and her remarriage (which Claudius pretended he couldn't think of.) The ambassadors are back from Norway. Fortinbras was indeed mounting an army to attack Claudius's Denmark. The King of ...
- 5912: Hamlet 4
- ... definite double meaning to many phrases in the play, we are able to easily see that all is not as it should be. Hamlet's personality is thrown into chaos. He is in mourning the death of his father, and then his mother marries his uncle. He is enraged at her, and on top of all of this he sees the ghost of his father commanding him to avenge his wrongful ... definite double meaning to many phrases in the play, we are able to easily see that all is not as it should be. Hamlet's personality is thrown into chaos. He is in mourning the death of his father, and then his mother marries his uncle. He is enraged at her, and on top of all of this he sees the ghost of his father commanding him to avenge his wrongful ...
- 5913: Don Quixote And Le Morte D Art
- ... is a compilation of several dozen smaller stories, each written with an individual focus on one central character. Don Quixote is one story written around one character, Don Quixote. Malory s work is filled murder, death, and violence, while in Cervantes piece, no one is killed, all injuries are recoverable, and all the violence is mitigated by a touch of absurdity. But these two pieces are very similar in that they ... but to give mercy unto him that asketh mercy, upon pain of forfeiture of their worship and lordship of King Arthur for evermore; and always to do ladies, damosels, and gentlewomen succour, upon pain of death. Also, that no man take no battles in a wrongful quarrel for no law, nor for no world's goods. Unto this were all the knights sworn of the Table Round, both old and young ...
- 5914: History Of The Detective Novel
- ... not subscribe to a "normal" view of morality, choosing instead to adhere to his own moral code. In The Maltese Falcon (1929), Spade's first appearance in print, this code dictates that he venge the death of his partner even though he was having an affair with the man's wife. Spade also becomes entangled with a beautiful woman, who became the first of the viper-like temptresses to appear in ... Black Mask. Although his cynical detective/narrator changed names many times over the years before finally becoming Philip Marlowe, he remains the one hero in Chandler's dark and traitorous literary world. After Chandler's death, his stories were collected and published under the title Killer in the Rain (1964). Before the book was released, all of the narrators names were changed to Phillip Marlowe. In the last forty years another ...
- 5915: Depression 4
- ... theories of depression focus on the way people think and behave. In a 1917 essay, Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud explained melancholia, or major depression, as a response to losseither real loss, such as the death of a spouse, or symbolic loss, such as the failure to achieve an important goal. Freud believed that a persons unconscious anger over loss weakens the ego, resulting in self-hate and self-destructive ... permanent, and overgeneralize specific weaknesses as applying to many areas of their life. C Stressful Events Psychologists agree that stressful experiences can trigger depression in people who are predisposed to the illness. For example, the death of a loved one may trigger depression. Psychologists usually distinguish true depression from grief, a normal process of mourning a loved one who has died. Other stressful experiences may include divorce, pregnancy, the loss of ...
- 5916: Heart Of Darkness 3
- ... himself through his struggle to survive. The wilderness exposes Kurtz true self and the title, Heart Of Darkness, indicates the darkness that Kurtz discovers about himself. He is a soul gone mad but at his death, he realises the reality of his waste of life and self-interest. Marlow's evaluation of Kurtz as an unbounded power of eloquence vanishes at the end of Kurtz life. His last cry is an ... As Kurtz is seduced by the wilderness, Marlow discovers the effects of colonialism and the emptiness of Kurtz. Aknowleging deceptiveness of appearances, Marlow unveils the true , lost soul of Kurtz. The managers boy at Kurtz death confirms that Mistah Kurtz he dead and physically, morally and even psycologically it is true. Through Marlows immense struggle to meet the highly thought of Kurtz, he has actually become aware of the cruel nature ...
- 5917: Heart Of Darkness 2
- ... civilized life for the Whites. The Blacks are being used by the civilized, in turn making them uncivilized. But, the fact remains that the Whites may be considered the savages for working these Blacks to death. However, as ironic as it may seem, their view was that the natives were there to be conquered. All in all, Conrad writes about civilization versus savagery. Through the novel, he implies that the setting ... be seen only through Kurtz, because he gives in to the powers of the wilderness. Conrad writes that Lai 5 through the influence of the wilderness, basic human nature is revealed to him. At his death, he sees the true state of mankind. His gaze is "piercing enough to penetrate all the hearts that beat in the darkness" (113). His final statement of "The horror! The horror!" (112) is his judgment ...
- 5918: Heart Of Darkness 11
- ... ivory that fill it to bursting. At the same time, however, he is at the nadir of his existence. He has been almost completely consumed and is now no more than "an animated image of death carved out of old ivory" (p 135). All that truly remains of Kurtz and indeed all that he ever really was for Marlow is a voice. Yet what a voice it is, one that "rang ... The horror!". By his presence next to Kurtz during his final moment of understanding, Marlow becomes the heir to Kurtz's dark legacy. It is obvious from his zombie-like condition immediately after Kurtz's death that Marlow was able to understand at least a portion the dark view of the world which Kurtz's final word implied. For a period of time, he walked in "some inconceivable world that had ...
- 5919: Heart Of Darkness 10
- ... camp in Northern Russia for alleged revolutionist plots against the government. Due to the harsh conditions of the prison, Conrad s mother died within three years and his father four years later. It was the death of his father that sent Joseph into a fit of melancholy, and it was within this sadness that Joseph turned to writing to ease his grief and carried his pain and suffering into most of ... celebrity within literary circles. From his world-renowned success, Conrad became very rich, and paraded himself as the typical aristocratic high-hat, and for the most part was allowed to play this role, until his death in 1524 from a heart attack. He died and was buried at his home in Canterbury, England. Within the actual story, Heart of Darkness, Conrad takes us into the mind and morals of a sailor ...
- 5920: Louis Riel
- ... further divided by the government surveyor. The farmers were angered that they could not receive title to their lands. Factors accumulated had put the Metis in a despairing condition. Some native people were starved to death because their buffalo hunting land were destroyed. As a result, the white Indian and Metis then turned to Riels help. Riel quickly returned to Canada and ignored his personal safety. As a patriot who ... the unreasonable government. In a conclusion, Louis Riel did everything to defend the right for his people. He should not be executed and convicted for treason. It is not justified in sentencing a hero to death. He was not obligated to help and lead the Metis, Native Indians and western settlers, but he was willing to sacrifice his time to support these groups of people. They just wanted to see their ...
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