The Miller, a rough and rude man, demonstrates Chaucer's technique when he tells a tale of crude subject." The Pardoner's Tale" demonstrates this as well. Chaucer goes on and makes the Miller to come across as a rude and loud." His mouth would open out / Like a great furnace, and he would sing and →
Between the first and last death of this tragic revenge play, a critique on the nature of man is obvious as neither the guilty nor the innocent are saved, and the foremost objective of annihilation on the part of each character is granted in one horrible, unnecessary bloodshed. In the opening scenes of the play, →
Even though his character is in a broad point of view dull he does exemplify qualities of true honest love for the older Catherine. This unconditional love towards her later in the book creates friction with three of the main characters as him and Heathcliff bash heads more than once for the →
Upset by his father's murder and the death of his sister, Ophelia, he agrees to the king's proposal: "[Claudius] is justly served. Laertes is a good example, he is unjustly the cause of Hamlet's death but he asks to exchange forgiveness, which frees him from his sin.
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair in Macbeth The quote from the three witches, " Fair is foul and foul is fair," echoes throughout the story, and is the backbone of the many 'switches' that occur between and amongst the characters and their positions. To Duncan, Macbeth is the most honorable and successful →
Beowulf dated between the 8th and the early 11th century, takes place in Denmark and Sweden. It begins with the story of King Hro? gar, telling the story of a big and powerful monster awakening from his sleep, angry and bitter kills and consumes Hro? ar's warriors and people. The 13 warriors →
She wished to be a man so she could do it herself. Next, the comparison of being a girl and how strong she is, is very important to Lady Macbeth's personality: her husband always thought that she had a manly soul in a lady body, which seems to put masculinity to ambition together. That yet →
Upon further examination of the values of the warrior culture in Beowulf, it is evident that armor provides a historical link that is analogous to the ancestry of these men. In a way, the history of a warrior's armor parallels and reflects the history of the warrior himself not only in the details of its →
The majority of the themes and symbols made use of in this play can be observed to follow some Elizabethan tradition and standard, which makes them more interesting to scrutinize. Nevertheless, apart from this, the fascinating and seemingly distinct characteristic of the author likewise provides the styles and the plot rather a more interesting look. →
The role of the ghost in Hamlet is twofold: firstly it is to create interest; secondly it is to further the narrative of the play. When the ghost fails to speak, it adds to the tension of the scene and the apprehension of the characters.
Initially Macbeth is said to be " Brave", " Noble" and a " Worthy Gentlemen" who is willing to puts his life on the line to protect his kingdom, however his desire to become King is greatly influenced by Lady Macbeth, which then leads to Macbeth's ambition progressing into greed. In Act 2, Macbeth's progression →
After finalising the contract which stated, "...the master is to make a marble Pieta at his expense, for a price of 455 gold ducats of papal gold, to be completed within a year from the commencement of work," the Cardinal wrote to the authorities of Lucca, requesting their help to find the marble for the →
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is regarded as the summit of Hardy' realism novel in a transitional period." Hardy wants to emphasize his oppositional view against the specific social situation; meanwhile the theme lies in the criticism of social conditions under the control of capitalism". Hardy published nearly 20 novels in his whole life, the most →
She uses the phrase " yet do I fear thy nature, is too full o'th amilk of human kindness..." in her opening soliloquy which suggests that he is a very kind and worthy gentleman." Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition but without the illness should attend it." She explains how he has the →
This essay will besides reply the inquiries as to why the narrative may be referred to as a incubus every bit good as explore the major subjects brought out in this artistic narrative that is so a reproduction of Franz Kafka 's coevals and the current modern society. Challenges and Frustrations The physician is →
He takes what we value about the text: the themes, evocative language and poetry, the timeless storyline and humor, and places it in a context which is accessible and appealing to the audience of today. Luhrmann most likely chose this new medium because of its ability to reach the widest range of audiences whether they →
From the time that the boys land on the island, both a power struggle and the first signs of the boys' inherent evil, Piggy's mockery, occur. After blowing the conch and summoning all the boys to come for an assembly, an election is held." I ought to be chief , said Jack →
As a means of revenge, Shakespeare forces the characters in the play to continuously recall their treasonous nature by overwhelming them with religious imagery and by employing Hamlet as his blunt and candid emissary. Shakespeare initiates his revenge by sending Hamlet off to caustically rebuke his own mother and plague her with reminders of her →
Malfoy set up his cauldron right next to Harry and Ron, so that they were preparing their ingredients on the same table. " Sir," Malfoy called, " sir, I will need help cutting up these daisy roots, because of my arm - " " Weasley, cut up Malfoy's roots for him," said Snape without looking up. Ron →
Beowulf is a good leader because he shows bravery, honor, and loyalty to his people in spite of the dangers he faces throughout the poem. In the story, Beowulf knew that his people needed a leader and that he was the only one who could save them. To be labeled a good leader, a person →
In Act 1 Scene 1 and Act 1 Scene 5 of this play, Shakespeare's use of dramatic interest, tension and unusual language and phrases, captivate the audience's attention from the very beginning. The play begins with a prologue which instantly sets the scene of the play, 'In fair Verona, where we lay our scene'. The →
The character of Alison, who tells the tale of The Wife of Bath in Canterbury Tales, is one of the most complex and outspoken narrators written by Geoffrey Chaucer. He really emphasizes the idea that God is a perfect standard and Alison falls short of that. Alison puts a lot of emphasis on the →
Lady Macbeth is also a character who does not want to appear or seem weak but is very ambitious. Para 1- Relationship between Macbeth and lady Macbeth " Was the hope drunk Wherein you dressed yourself?" In the conversation between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth we see that there is a disagreement that continues through →
When he goes to sleep, the animals of the farm hold a meeting in the barn to hear a speech from a boar named Old Major. The animals find a gun and say that they will shoot it twice a year, once on the anniversary of the battle of cowshed and the anniversary of the →
Throughout Act 1 in the play at and after the party, he is determined to get Juliet." What lady's that, which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight? " In this line, Romeo is the party and it is " love at first sight." Romeo is very in love with Juliet. Romeo is →
Likewise Lady Macbeth exploits her sexual hold over Macbeth as means to persuade him to commit murder.' And you would be so much How do the writers explore female power in Macbeth and ' The Laboratory'? Both include a strong, crafty and dominant female character and Shakespeare and Browning explore these →
In Macbeth the female role of Lady Macbeth demonstrated the opposite of the reader's expectations of a woman in this era. She is portrayed to the reader as very assertive and plays an active and dominant role in her marriage and the plot of the play, not the traditional role of the subjugated wife. Katrina →
Romeo and Julietis a classic play by William Shakespeare about a pair of star-crossed lovers whose passion eventually drives them to their unfortunate deaths. Key themes in Romeo and Juliet: Historical time vs present Light and dark Fate and free will Love Death Youth against age →
Macbeth already had the ambition to become king; the witches' prophecy only aroused his desire. Macbeth does not only fear the consequences of killing Duncan, but also is horrified at the thought of killing Duncan, who is a good man and his friend.
This notion was one that stayed yet, in the minds and beliefs of many people even in the renaissance period, therefore making Faustus nothing close to a hero. While the renaissance reader, giving in to his fears and inhibitions would not fully connect with Faustus at every level, a person of this era most definitely →
He is inherently opposed to the killing because it disrupts the natural order of things, as he is Duncan's host and thegn, but that is not the only reason. The struggle of Macbeth to gain his fate is one that he could not have lost.
Director Baz Lehrmann chooses to set this epic in Mexico, a perfect modern backdrop for the violent gangland culture Shakespeare's script conveys in a modern context. The two families-the Capulets and the Montegues- are beautifully contrasted; the lighthearted Montegues in open Hawaiian shirts, against the tight black clad Capulet boys sporting many gold accessories. Contrary →
Marriage should be the combination of souls as well as bodies. The heroine of the novel Jane Eyre has successfully demonstrated the image of a woman who is intelligent, independent, kind-hearted and most importantly, brave enough to say " no" to the social conventions and live up to her principle in life. →
Napoleon, however, had used his knowledge to write a fake letter said to be written by Snowball to have agreed to be a secret agent to the Foxwood Farm. Napoleon knew that the other animals could not read very well and so by making his letter, no one could prove the letter →
The true meaning of the witches' prophecy becomes clear and both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are defeated. In Act 1, Scene 2, we see a sergeant in the presence of King Duncan and several other nobles, who are deliberating over Macbeth. The sergeant tells the nobles: " For brave Macbeth -well he deserves that name →
King Lear is a dark play, with the near triumph of the malcontent Edmund, the intense sufferings of Lear and Gloucester, and the seeming lack of justice at the piece's conclusion. The relentless devotion of Kent augments the cruelty of Goneril and Regan, and the despair of Act V can only be reached from the →
She is passionate beyond the point of adhering to the law and listening to her sister's advice, threating to disown her sister if she does not help by exposing Antigone's crime to all of Thebes. It is not until Antigone is caught and given her death sentence, that she starts to have compassion for the →
My grandpar's story, as well as Jobsr's and Ebertr's, are proof that even when tragic things in life happen, it is not the end, and that your tragedies are not who you are and they should not dictate what you do and how much you are worth in this world. From Chris Jonesr's interview with →
Whether it was in the new culture of the country, or an in depth look into the industrial cities, these works of new writings, represented a modern outlook of the things that were changing in the world, it was an attempt at defining what was real. Although not every story contains the specific vernacular used →
The novel combines the passionate fairy tale of a damsel in distress with a prevalent gothic theme that is heavily symbolized throughout the novel. It tells a story of a woman who is struggling to find and maintain her self-worth in the rigid class structure. There are multiple elements of the gothic theme in the →
Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's greater works of literature and it encompasses the idea of betrayal, violence, and guilt. All these would not have been expressed without the support of a secondary character, which contributes to the development of the plot as well as the themes present in the play. Her masculine character is →
However, when a Capulet servant asks them to read the guest list for the Capulet's party, from which Romeo finds out that Rosaline, is expected to attend; Benvolio then suggests Romeo to crash the party in order to look at other beauties of Verona, and Romeo reluctantly agrees. While at the party, when he is →
Romeo and Juliet meet at the end of the Capulet's party and Juliet proposes to Romeo, without knowing each other. Romeo's and Juliet's desperation for love, has taken its toll on both the people and families as well. In the beginning of the story, Romeo was in search of love, he then →
Hamlet has felt this anger against Claudius since the beginning of the play, even before he discovered his uncle was his father's murderer; and when Gertrude married Claudius a mere month after his father's death, Hamlet was furious, not only because he thought it was incestuous but because she showed that her love for King →
The Ghost's revelation has stunned him and he refers to his mother as " a most pernicious woman" and to his uncle as a " smiling damned villain". We again note his generalizing tendency when he says that " one may smile, and smile, and be a villain". He then dwells upon his plan to →
Juliet takes somewhat of a pause after she says " till I behold him." She wants to see Romeo again but at the same time she has to hide him from her mother and make her believe that she blames Romeo for the death of Tybalt. Juliet does a lot of talking →
The witches are chanting in riddles ' when will we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain?' This makes it seem as though they can control the weather. This is how Shakespeare grabs the audience's attention to the play. The witches mention their familiars ' graymakin' and ' paddock'. The witches are also →
When Lady Macbeth starts talking she keeps on repeating the same thing over and over again begging for the damned spot to get off her hands. The spot was the left over blood marks and smell of the murder that all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. This →
And by " braver," I mean able to face and overcome fears. In this essay I will prove that Juliet is the more mature, stronger and braver character at the end of the play by exploring the following topics: Juliet grows up and disobeys her parents to make her own →
Beowulf and The Miller's Tale are great examples of two poems that share similarities, yet provide a contrast between the mores of the 14th century and our current society. Beowulf and The Miller's Tale are different in the way that they portray women.
Progressing through the play however, Romeo's outlook of love is described when he says ' Love goes towards love as schoolboys from their books, but love from love, [as schoolboys go] toward school with heavy looks' but the very use of the schoolboy metaphor could imply the immaturity and naivety of Romeo's actions and opinion →
Anchored to the home and providing a secure, cosy space for a husband, as a haven from his public life in the outside world, the woman and home became the ' expression of British Victorian morality...and respectability' (Watson, N.J.and Towheed, S. Over two generations, Wuthering Heights is a subversion of the home as a place →
The witches tempted Macbeth with their prophecies, which made Macbeth s heart and mind slowly filled with ambition and his huger for power. The witches predicted, at the beginning of the play, that Macbeth would soon become the Thane of Cawdor and eventually the outright King. That certain someone is Malcolm, the son of Duncan.
Unlike other genres in the Indian languages, the novel as a literary form was new to India, and it was introduced in the country owing to the influence of the British writers in the nineteenth century. Gokak in his book English in India: Its Present and Future defined Indian English as: The evolution of a →
This letter functions not only as a turning point in the progress of events but as the focal point of a theme that is devoted only in part to the ways of courtship and marriage and-for it is important to note the incident Austen picks as her image-far more to the reading of texts".It would →
William Shakespeare employs Christian language and concepts in the play Romeo and Juliet to not only effectively conveys the gravity of love but also to provide metaphorical undertones to the play's conclusion. Both of these statements allow Shakespeare to describe the transcendence of love, and logically the only way to describe the transcendence of love →
In the fall of 1808, Beethoven was offered a position at the court of Jerome Bonaparte, the king of Westphalia, as the chapel maestro. Nature was Beethoven's escape from the agitation of the city and relax in a peaceful atmosphere of the countryside.
Unraveling the layers of meaning within the Pardoner's speech requires us to be simultaneously aware of how the speech is received by both parties, as well as understanding the tension between truth and deception that encompasses even the Pardoner's professed motivations and desires. From the pilgrims' point of view, the Pardoner is a hypocrite par →
Introspection of Shakespeare works, " individually, several of them are among world's finest written works; taken collectively, they establish Shakespeare as foremost literally talent of his own Elizabeth age and more impressively as a genius whose creative achievement has never been surpassed in any age". Shakespeare consequently emerges as one of the widely popular English →
Jack's relationship with the rest of the island is the same as the relationship he has with Piggy. He fails to kill the animal. This was because of the " enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh," and another factor of it was the, " unbearable blood." Jack'sfailureto acquire →
Jones, Snowball versus Napoleon, the common animals versus the pigs, Animal Farm versus the neighboring humans but all of them are expressions of the underlying tension between the exploited and exploiting classes and between the lofty ideals and harsh realities of socialism Conflicts As the book is quite plainly written it is easy to spot →
In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet can be characterised as a curious individual as he goes through a adventure of getting revenge for his father and making sure nobody knows his plans. In Act 3 Scene 1, As Hamlet is about to meet Ophelia, he goes into detail about his vision on life and death →
In the play, Hamlet is supposed to be portrayed as brave and intelligent but looking deep into the play it is seen that Hamlet is more of a coward and an indecisive man through out most of the play. Hamlet does not know what he is doing in his life →
Some myths of apocalypse also predict that the world will end in fire but it may be a purifying, cleansing fire that will allow the birth of a fresh new world".[3]This paper will analyze both negative and positive aspects of the image of fire in literature, with Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Bleak House as samples. →
Macbeth promises to honor him and that makes it even harder for Banquo to reveal the secret. The greed in human nature is so strong that it can overtake morality. Finally, and the most significantly, Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to act upon his greed, and leave his morals behind.
The lives of a considerable lot of alternate characters, not simply the children's, are seriously influenced on account of the missing mother. In King Lear, the mother of Cordelia, Goneril and Regan is feeling the loss of, this implies Lear needed to bring up his little girls alone and with the assistance of workers. The →
The way setting is used to reflect the mood of the scene, using variations of light and dark as well as weather and nature, is very stimulating to the imaginations of the audience. In " Wuthering Heights" the plot is very complex, with twists and turns at each chapter, and is spread out over the →
Through exploration of the lifestyles of the clergy, Chaucer distinguishes the truly ideal, pious servants from secular and self-centered men. Chaucer introduces several members of the clergy in The Prologue but the Parson stands out as a clergyman who is true to his duty, possessing a generous heart. Chaucer clearly indicates that the Friar's actions →
Lifestyle of the pigs is far better than any of the other animals on the farm and it is seemingly unfair. Although the animal's lifestyle is improving, it still seems that all the other animals are not being given the same treatment as the pigs have. The success of all the animals →
The objective of this paper is to use MOHO to analyze the occupations of two individuals with disabilities and the impact on their occupational identity, competence, and adaptation. Through his life experience and from babysitting his nephew and nieces, he attends to the needs of his wife, children and granddaughter and has learned to adapt →
Deaths of friends and relatives brought Emily to the " intimidations of immortality" (Dickinson in a letter she wrote to a friend). Sometime later in the year, Emily Dickinson befriended Benjamin Franklin Newton, a young attorney and close friend of her father's.
Achebe uses lyrical and visual language through the use of proverbs and short stories to provide a photographic view of the Ibos culture. Yam, the king of crops, was a very exacting king. In Things Fall Apart, the missionaries arrive and eventually take control of people through the use of religion, resulting in the death →
Hamlet's hesitance to revenge his father is the most detailed revenge in the play of all the characters. Hamlet then informs his uncle that the name of the play is " The Mouse-trap" to deepen his uncle's thoughts on this matter, which is Hamlet's way of showing that he knows what happen, but at the →
Beowulf wants to end " the grief, the sorrow, and the suffering" of the helpless people of Denmark. Beowulf is an epic and tells the story of a legendary hero, conquering all obstacles as if he was immortal.
He is loyal to society and reinforces its artificial lifestyle as he " explains how the hatchery functions and how the average citizens are supposed to act". Brave New World is full of characters who do everything they can to avoid facing the truth about their own situations. The very will to search for truth →
The drama is based on the battles that worlds face in accepting world as this is the major subject of the book and Laura Wingfield is one character in the drama that had jobs accepting the challenges that life presented her with. Laura was described as a physically handicapped miss and she had troubles in →
Eventually, out of the enduring injustice of racial intolerance in this country came the rise of civil rights leaders with the common goal of freedom from the oppressor. His age and inexperience cripple his ability to realize the he is seen as nothing more than a manipulated pawn in the grand scheme.
As a result of that he got the permission to build a camp to affirm the safety of the coastal areas of Sri lanka. You can find the motto under the logo of British monarch at the top of the main gate.
Reversal, the change from one state of affairs to its exact opposite, occurs when Macbeth begins the play noble and honourable; he is loved and respected as a skilled warrior. He kills many people in battle and spears their heads upon his battlements. At the end of the play Macbeth is killed , and it →
What role does Hrothgar play in the epic? -The role that Hrothgar played in the epic was the role of the king.2. What attempts have been made to rid the land of this beast? -The council attempted to plan many attacks against Grendel." They even went to heathen temples, worshipped idols, and called to the →
Shakespeare creates an impact through the use of the characters themselves, the action that occurs in the extract, the situation that unfolds and the tension built up during these situations. The extract begins with Lear drawing attention upon himself with the use of repetition and exclamatives ' Howl, howl, howl, howl!' this gives an immediate →
" But let me briefly make my purpose plain; I preach for nothing but for greed of grain and use the same old text, as bold as brass, the root of evil is desire".In the narrative poem " Pardoner's Tale" the author Geoffrey Chaucer warns his audience the dangers of evil, greed, and desire. →
Shakespeare conveys Hamlet's unfortunate situation where he faces bleakness and injustices while implying that Hamlet can take action to set things right, however Hamlet's excessively deep thought on his life situation without the ability to handle such depth of thought leads him to inaction; therefore Shakespeare is trying to say that the results of inaction →
He further describes purgatory with the imagery of a " prison house" and says, in a simile, that should he detail Hamlet on the secrets of purgatory, his hairs would stand on end like quills upon a ' fretful porpentine'. The ghost also introduces the idea of murder in the play, stating alliteratively, " Murder →
It is strange that Hamlet is comfortable with playing at this point, but the main concept is that he is not acting out the role that he established in act one. Hamlet is saying this because he wants Horatio to watch the King at the play. He is unsure of his uncle s guilt, and →
This leads to his ambition to rise in the ranks which spill into him committing dreadful acts to gain prominence. This quote also shows how Joe exaggerates to be larger in life than he is. This also is shown when joe and billy are kissing at the start of play. Like the play, Joe's actions →
These are the words of the sightless and stumbling Gloucester, as he begs a passing stranger, (who, unbeknownst to him is the son he so belatedly recognizes as faithful), to help him to his own death; by the end of the play, this passage becomes a central paradigm. Lear's introduction into the play is similar →
Although he was aware of the prophesy, that he would be the king, he listened to his wife when she urged him to kill the king. He was ambitious to be the king that he heeded to the wrong advice of his wife.
The contrast introduces the audience to the theory that love can be violent, and in the midst of violence, there can be love. The juxtaposition of the two elements helps move along the thematic tension of the two houses, the Capulets and the Montagues. Mercutio and Tybalt end up in a sword fight, and Romeo →
Aristotle laid the first tie on the track to the modern understanding of tragedy when he wrote the following: Tragedy, therefore, is an imitation of a worthy or illustrious and perfect action, possessing magnitude, in pleasing language, using separately the several species of imitation in its parts, by men acting, →
The stated mission of the 20th century society of the Richard III Society is " to promote, in every possible way, research into the life and times of Richard III, and to secure a reassessment of the material relating to this period, and of the role of this monarch in English history" (see website: www.richardiii.net). →
Such is the man who on the one hand is not pre-eminent in virtue and justice, and yet on the other hand does not fall into misfortune through vice or depravity, but falls because of some mistake. By poetic justice means that the virtuous should be rewarded and the evil doer will →
In Romeo and Juliet, from the first act till the last, the story follows Romeo and Juliet's love story. In the middle, there is rising action in which leads up to the conflict, in which Romeo and Juliet fall in love but are kept apart because of their families. In the climax, the Capulets and →
A comparison of the love relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius, will illustrate that betrayal, selfishness and lack of love cause the downfall of these relationships. Hamlet and Claudius did not truly love Gertrude and Ophelia and that is the tragic reason for the end of these relationships.
26 And writing to John Quinn, he referred to the essay as one of the most important essays of the time, for Fenollosa saw and anticipated a good deal of what has happened in art, painting and poetry, during the last ten years, and his essay is basic for all aesthetics. For instance, Fenollosa's description →
An example of a pilgrim he dislikes is the Miller because he's a cheater. Firstly, he Miller is one old man, who is not described nicely in this story. The reason why Chaucer is not interested in him is because he's not likeable.