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- 5901: Crime And Punishment 8
- Violence in literature often has a greater meaning than simply providing entertainment for the reader. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake; the act of violence contributes to a greater meaning of the complete work. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov s actions in Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky ... find a way to break out of the poverty that traps him. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov s violent actions started because he wanted money and wanted to be a superman. However, his actions led to a great deal of emotional and physical trouble for him. The other side of Raskolnikov's personality, the side that feels sympathy for other people's troubles, finds an outlet in the midst of his own struggle ...
- 5902: Hamlet 9
- There have been many great thinkers in literature. Characters who examine themselves, others, and the world in a thoughtful and insightful way. One of these introspective and self-aware literary creations is Hamlet in Shakespeare s play Hamlet. The play ... the end of Act II, Hamlet confronts his shame at his own deficiency of action, having witnessed an actor more deeply moved by fiction than he himself is by reality. Hamlet demonstrates not only a great honesty and bravery in facing his own fears and doubts and condemning them, but his shrewd plan to discover the truth of Claudius s guilt reveals Hamlet s intelligence and prudence as well. What if ...
- 5903: Hamlet 8
- ... thoughts and remembrance fitted. Hamlet has a motive behind leading others to believe he are insane. Although he is under severe pressure and emotional strain due to his situation in the play, he shows a great amount of intelligent, conscious, and rational decision-making in efforts to resolve their situations. Hamlet has a motive behind leading others to believe he are insane. Although he is under severe pressure and emotional strain due to his situation in the play, he shows a great amount of intelligent, conscious, and rational decision-making in efforts to resolve their situations. Thus, the argument that Hamlet is truly mad conflicts with his ability to act rationally and defuses Ophelia as example of ...
- 5904: Hamlet 16
- Hamlet Great literary works retain their popularity as a result of many different factors. One such factor which can lead to popularity of a work, current or consistent discussion of a work's merit, can come into ... 1 lines 252-254). These abrupt mood changes also appear in Hamlet's relationship with his mother. He seemed to believe in his mother's purity and goodness, but eventually Hamlet seems to hold a great mount of contempt for Gertrude, especially when he mocks her words, and then proclaims: "You are the queen, your husband's brother's wife, and would it were not so you are my mother" (3 ...
- 5905: Comparing Two Poems
- ... This poem differs greatly in the subject matter to the subject of The Song of the Whale. This poem discusses the cruelty and death of whales in the present time. Whale, I hear you Grieving. Great whale, crying for your life The quote 'Whale I hear you grieving' creates and image in the reader the whales are suffering and dying due to the cruelty of mankind. Thus, one might say that ... these poems differ due to their subject matter. Both poems are written in a serous nature but evoke different emotions from the readers. The poem about whales evokes sad and compassionate feelings from the readers. Great whale, crying for your life Crying for your kind The poem Package for the Distant Future produces images of desperation new generations and the history and evolution of old civilisation being held on a scrap ...
- 5906: The Supernatural In Macbeth
- ... man born from a woman can harm him. Finally, the last apparition appears and is a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. The apparition is saying that he will never be defeated until Great Birnam wood shall come against him to High Dunsinane Hill. "Be lion melted, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnamwood to High Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." (Act VI, Scene I,ll.98-102). These apparitions convinced Macbeth that this was his fate and became over confident, and lead him to his death ...
- 5907: Macbeth Summary
- ... a few simple images for the reader. Act IV Scene III Context: This scene's purpose is to give the reader a feeling of how much is being built up against Macbeth. There is a great contrast in this scene because it opens with despair, and ends in friendship and confidence. Language: Incredible amounts of contrast in this scene in the language. The first part is all about evil, despair, and ... still fights on to the end. Language: Personification is used by Shakespeare in this scene. "To-morrow...Creeps in this petty pace...". "Life is but a walking shadow..." This incredible imagery gives the audience a great feeling of Macbeth's despair. Shakespeare probably uses soliloquies most effectively compared to any other author. This soliloquy ("Is this a dagger..." II,I) is definitely the most effective one in Macbeth. This allows Shakespeare ...
- 5908: Witches In Macbeth
- ... when he is driven by his own sense of guilt. This causes him to become insecure as to the reasons for his actions which in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches offer great enticement, but it is in the end, each individuals decision to fall for the temptation, or to be strong enough to resist their captivation. The three Witches are only responsible for the introduction of these ... thought seriously about killing Duncan without the witches. Yet the combination of both his ambitious nature and the initial prophesies leads him to kill the king. It is Lady Macbeth who states "Thou wouldst be great/ Art not without ambition." Macbeth states that it is "his besetting sin: I have no spur/ To prick the sides of my intent, but only/ Vaulting ambition." Macbeth's continued ambition is present in his ...
- 5909: Macbeth
- ... the euphoria which follows. He also rejoices no doubt in the success which crowns his efforts in battle - and so on. He may even conceived of the proper motive which should energize back of his great deed: The service and the loyalty I owe, In doing it, pays itself. But while he destroys the king's enemies, such motives work but dimly at best and are obscured in his consciousness by ... pale, and this is the law of his own natural from whose exactions of devastating penalties he seeks release: Come, seeling night... And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale. He conceives that quick escape from the accusations of conscience may possibly be effected by utter extirpation of the precepts of natural law deposited in his nature. And he imagines ...
- 5910: Historical Background To Anima
- ... of the communist government. They were afraid th workers in their own countries might be inspired to imitate the example of Rus Trotsky, a highly intelligent and energetic communist leader, led the defence Russia with great success. After Lenin's death in 1924, a power struggle began between Trotsky and a leader within the Communist Party named Stalin. While Trotsky was a brilliant intellectual and an idealist, Stalin was a simpler ... remained in power. H often used the most brutal tactics. Chief among his creations were two highly effective political weapons - an efficient propaganda machine which more and m promoted the idea of Stalin as a great, nearly god-like leader, and a secret p force which kept the country quiet through the use of terror. At one point dur his rule, he organized 'Show Trials' in which many of the people ...
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