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Othello

... is of strong character. He is very proud and in control of every move throughout the play. The control is not only of power, but also of the sense of his being who he is, a great warrior. In Act I, has runs into Brabantio, who has come to kill him, but before anything could happen said, "Hold your hands, both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it without a prompter" (I, ii, lines 80-3). The power shown here is quite astounding. The nature of 's character is of a dark man. A dark man ...

Number of words: 1382 | Number of pages: 6

Rocking The Boat

... of life in order to maintain her emotional integrity and independence. Set in the late Victorian Era, characterized by a rigid repression of women’s independence, Edna Pontillier finds herself in the center of a male-dominated society, and tries desperately to break through the expected mold of a woman at that time. She finds it particularly difficult to conform to the expected role of Victorian motherhood. Leonce, Edna’s husband, is rather upset by this fact, and often tells Edna that she must become a better mother, more involved ...

Number of words: 1674 | Number of pages: 7

The Accounts Of Eros In The "Symposium"

... pg. xiii) So a proposition is made, by Phaedrus, to properly give praise to the god Eros, and speak on the topic of love. It was their opinion that no poet has yet been able to properly do so. (Nehamas & Woodruff, pg. 7) There were a total of seven accounts given in praise of eros, by seven different people who are present at the party. Of these accounts, the one that made the most sense was the speech of Socrates when he quotes Diotima. This account is practical, and shows love not as a heavenly creature, but as a mortal being, where we can ...

Number of words: 1763 | Number of pages: 7

Comments On This Be The Verse

... is that Larkin never seems to use a filler. Every word in every one of his poems seems to be carefully crafted and placed, to the point where the flow and rhythm of the poem seem almost an accident. One poem I read that really stayed with me is the above poem, "This be the Verse." I will now show you how this poem, which at first glance seems to be written only to amuse, really has a much deeper meaning. I will examine the poem in several parts. First, I would like to examine the use of curse words in the poem, or why other words that would be ...

Number of words: 1293 | Number of pages: 5

The Tradgedy Of Julius Caesar

... terrible, and Caesar shall go forth" (p.75). These words, spoken by Caesar, show how he thought of himself. He believed that no one would be fool enough to try to bring any harm to him, for he was powerful and godlike. However, this train of thought was what led Caesar to his downfall. Many people thought of Caesar as an egotistical and unyielding man who had the heart of a tyrant and who could be expected to crush any remaining liberties of the Romans under his feet. Most of the time, he spoke about himself in the third person wh ...

Number of words: 546 | Number of pages: 2

Transcendentalism Essay

... the spiritual reality, not the material world, was the ultimate reality and it could only be known by intuition. Through nature and our own experiences we are able to learn, not by the teachings and gifts of others.(In order to understand things better we need to do less scholarly work and read more into the signs of nature). In a situation where a boy must make his own jackknife he learns more than another boy who is taught how to do the same work and merely given a jackknife. The boy who has done his own work has achieved the knowledge th ...

Number of words: 734 | Number of pages: 3

The Red Badge Of Courage 2

... again, he proves to himself that he can stay and fight. He achieves manhood in his own mind. Henry is the most interesting of the characters in the book. This probably stems from the fact that he is the only dynamic character in the book. My attraction to Henry is all of the thought that he gives an issue. Henry reminds me of myself. So much of his thoughts, though, are idle speculation. He has no basis for thinking what does half the time. Henry has been raised in an area where his physical and emotional limits have not been teste ...

Number of words: 776 | Number of pages: 3

Oedipus Paper

... Sphinx. He brags about being able to solve the Sphinx’s riddle when no one else could. This puts him at a higher level than everyone else, where Oedipus believes that he is almost godlike. “When the hellcat the Sphinx was performing here, what help were you to these people?…Your birds- what help were they? Or the gods…” Oedipus says to Teiresias, the prophet (pg. 21). He believes that neither the prophets nor the gods could help the town with the Sphinx’s riddle, but that he was more intelligent, and was ...

Number of words: 580 | Number of pages: 3

Empiricism

... know no better. Scientific claims can be true in their own proper domain but they don’t tell the whole story, or even that there is a whole story to tell. The distinguishing features of realism are twofold: realism seeks truth as a goal and when a realist accepts a theory it is accepted as true. So to argue realism would be to argue that no other realities have any causal effect on the observed phenomenon. There can be other truths – different stories about the world – each of which it may be proper to believe. I think its ...

Number of words: 665 | Number of pages: 3

Oedipus Rex - Oedipus Is Innocent

... fact that they lost is not the fault of Oedipus. In other words, King Laius and his men wanted to discipline Oedipus for not showing honor towards a king. Yet, in return, Oedipus wanted respect in return from King Laius and his men. They were both rightfully due the same amount of respect yet King Laius’ and his men felt they were entitled to pass first. The first blow came from the driver of King Laius’ chariot. This shows how Oedipus reacted in defense and feared for his life as well as his honor. Oedipus is an innocent man whose fate wa ...

Number of words: 1474 | Number of pages: 6

Romeo And Juliet

... of being destined for destruction. "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny". (Romeo & Juliet, Prologue, pg.2 l.3) The two families, the Montagues and Capulets had a history of feuding with each other; consequently, the feuds had on occasion resulted in bloody confrontations in the streets of Verona. Even after many decades had passed, there was hate between the two families so much so that even the servants hated each other. This feud would have caused many problems for : These two young lovers knew this and this is why they kept their ...

Number of words: 786 | Number of pages: 3

Pride And Prejudice

... The novel is about an embarrassing; mismatched couple and their five daughters. The novel begins with Mrs. Bennet, telling her daughters of the importance of marrying well. During this time a wealthy man, Charles Bingley, moves close to Netherfield, where the Bennets’ reside. The Bennet girls struggle to capture his attention, and Jane, who judges no one, is the daughter who manages to win his heart, until Mr. Bingley abruptly leaves town. Mr. Bingley is often accompanied by Fitzwilliam Darcy, who is a very proud man. Elizabeth B ...

Number of words: 1590 | Number of pages: 6

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