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Oedipus And Odysseus: A Comparison

... What is most important about them, however, emerges not from their initial decisions to act but rather from what happens as the conflict they are caught in gets more complicated. Oedipus has a heroic confidence in his own abilities, and he has good reason for such confidence, both from his sense of past achievements and from the very high regard everyone has of these achievements. As his situation gets more complicated and things do not work out as he has imagined they might, unlike Odysseus, he does not adapt, change, or learn. He becomes ...

Number of words: 534 | Number of pages: 2

King Lear Assignment

... hell in order to expiate his sin. As the play opens one can almost immediately see that Lear begins to make mistakes that will eventually result in his downfall. The very first words that he speaks in the play are :- "...Give me the map there. Know that we have In three our kingdom, and 'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths while we Unburdened crawl to death..." (Act I, Sc i, Ln 38-41) This gives the reader the first indication of Lear's intent to abdicate his throne. He go ...

Number of words: 1983 | Number of pages: 8

The Chosen 3

... wants while conforming to tradition. The basis of all the conflicts in the entire novel stem from the differences in family life which are brought on by the discrepancies of religious beliefs. Rueven, who is an Orthodox Jew, goes to a parochial school where Hebrew is taught instead of Yiddish (which would be considered the first Jewish language). Rueven's school is also very integrated with many English speaking classes. But on the other hand, Danny, who attends a yeshiva (also a Jewish school), considers himself a true Jew because ...

Number of words: 771 | Number of pages: 3

The Princess Bride -x

... begin with, Vizzini never allows Fezzik to provide an sort of input or to think in any way. When Fezzik, inigo and Vizzini first kidnap buttercup, Fezzik attempts to offer some good ideas, but Vizzini will have none of it. ““I think we should kill her now”, the Turk said. “The less you think, the happier I’ll be,” The Scilian answered”. (Page 83) And later on the same page: “…the Turk mumbled. “people are always thinking that I’m so stupid because I’m big and strong ...

Number of words: 639 | Number of pages: 3

Achilles Anophtheis (Achilles

... He had only been able to calm the fuming man by convincing him that it was essential that he not be afraid of the stigma of therapy in order for it to work for him. An old dodge, but it had performed its function and placated the incensed patient. Oswald crossed the room with a gruff greeting (Dr. Zeis had learned early that this was not a man to waste time). He took his customary position, sprawled on the couch. Dr. Zeis did not place any value in Freud's theories regarding the merits of the couch, but he didn't have the heart, or the nerve ...

Number of words: 2054 | Number of pages: 8

Beowulf And Grendel

... door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowingly in their beds and ran out with their bodies, the blood dripping behind him, back to his lair, delighted with his night's slaughter" (Beowulf 14). This is one of numerous examples of his savage killings, which he delights in. He lives only to kill and destroy the lives of those who still live. He brings complete terror to those who meet him, and fear to all others. "Then he stopped, seeing the hall crowded with sleeping warriors, stuffed with rows of soldiers re ...

Number of words: 523 | Number of pages: 2

Huck Finn 3

... is a novel that has brought out the kid in some people who read it, and in others, it is a book that tends to be on the racist side at times. When one reads the very first page of Twains book, a sense of adventure and mystery can be readily found. Huckleberry Finn starts off by describing how his adventures in life had all begun. He and his friends form a gang, first by writing their name in blood and second, by taking an oath that vows to never reveal their secrets to anyone. If one reveals their secrets to anyone, they would be killed and ...

Number of words: 4279 | Number of pages: 16

Similarities And Variations In The Writings Of Dickinson And Lawrence

... writes her untitled poem as she did many of her poems, in iambic tetrameter and trimeter. The meter of her poem shifts in every other line from four meters to three. “A narrow fellow in the grass, Occasionally rides;”, exhibits this form of rhythm. Lawrence's free verse style is also a characteristic of many of his works. His poem contains no conventional style of meter, only alternating long and short lines which can also be witnessed in the structure of the poem. The rhythm and the structure of these two poems directly i ...

Number of words: 833 | Number of pages: 4

King Lear - Clear Vision In King Lear

... demise, while Gloucester learns to achieve clear vision, and consequently avoids a fate similar to Lear's. Throughout most of King Lear, Lear's vision is clouded by his lack of insight. Since he cannot see into other people's characters, he can never identify them for who they truly are. When Lear is angered by Cordelia, Kent tries to reason with Lear, who is too stubborn to remain open-minded. Lear responds to Kent's opposition with, "Out of my sight!," to which Kent responds, "See better, Lear, and let me still remain" (I.i.160). Her ...

Number of words: 1411 | Number of pages: 6

Cloning In Light Of Frankenstein

... Rather, it should be measured, controlled and eyed carefully as a delicate gift containing many positive aspects, but also a gift which conceals an immense potential hazard if not used correctly. Humans have within their grasp the ability and technology to create life. Many believe that this knowledge will lead to further degradation of the human spirit. But others, like Prometheus and his gift of fire, believe that new technology is the key to a new, and better, reality. Genetic engineering and, specifically, cloning, of human life has ...

Number of words: 1596 | Number of pages: 6

Minor Characters Influences On

... would never had been banished. In Act 3, Scene 1, Tybalt kills Mercutio when Romeo attempts to come between the combatants and averts the fight. Out of blind rage, Romeo kills Tybalt. "And in my tmeper soften'd valours see!" Had Romeo not decided to exact revenge on Tybalt, perhaps the Capulets might have accepted him as a son. This would mean that Romeo and Juliet would not have had to hide their love for each other. Tybalt, indeed, had a large effect on the lives of Romeo and Juliet, by killing Mercutio. Another minor character thought ...

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Examination Of Twenty Lines Of

... in the play. The only difference between the two is the fundamental actions that they do to accumulate their wealth. Lying down to create his wealth also shows us that he is so lazy that doing anything for his money is something that is just not conceivable to him. He states this earlier on in the play (“I wound no earth with ploughshares; fat no beasts to feed the shambles”). His opinion on working an honest days work is that it is bad and that what he is doing is right. This demonstrates that he has no conception ...

Number of words: 1012 | Number of pages: 4

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