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Relationships In King Lear

... which share each should get, he had each of his daughters give testimonies of love for him. Cordelia, the youngest, refused to go overboard with her statement. When asked for her testimony, she simply replied, "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty according to my bond, no more no less."(I,i, ln 91-93) Lear becomes enraged and casts her off saying, "Here I disclaim all my paternal care, propinquity and property of blood, and as a stranger to my heart and me hold this from thee for ever."(I,i, ln 11 ...

Number of words: 1412 | Number of pages: 6

In Despair About Nothing

... “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is a story by Ernest Hemingway about men in successive stages in the philosophy of existentialism, revealing ultimately how the philosophy will fail them. Nothingness is a condition man is faced with when his life has no meaning, when there is no reason to exist. It is the hollowness or emptiness man experiences when he feels that his life has no significant meaning. If there is nothing to believe in, then life is nothing. The older waiter in the story recognizes the existence of nothing: “Some lived i ...

Number of words: 1348 | Number of pages: 5

Beowulf

... of Herot. With great motives of gaining the people’s respect and restoring peace to the community requested to journey to Herot at a time of crisis to fend off it’s evil. With ’s heroic qualities of bravery, strength, and loyalty he can conquer all obstacles, as he fears no evil and fights for a good purpose in life. “When we crossed the seas, my comrades and I, I already knew that all my purpose was this: to win the good will of your people or die in battle, pressed in Grendel’s fierce grip. Let me live in greatness and cou ...

Number of words: 538 | Number of pages: 2

Lord Of The Flies

... first part of the book, the boys strive for order and organization, but this soon starts to diminish. Ralph and his friends, Piggy and Simon, try to accomplish the task of building shelter on the island. They are alone doing this, for many of the boys are too young to help. Jack and his choir group go off hunting small pigs which populate the island. The disagreement about hunting causes great tension between Ralph and Jack during the book. As the book progresses, the group of boys forget their civilized ways, and there soon becomes a lac ...

Number of words: 1713 | Number of pages: 7

Blind Conformity In The Crucib

... once someone of important standing, like Hale, started to believe that the girls might be witches, the entire town began to believe and chaos broke loose. Also, Abagail used her position of leadership amongst the accused witches to make them follow her lead. Once Abagail started to name names in court, the others followed close behind. Many cases of blind conformity are still obvious today. Blind conformity is something that can be seen in all facets of life, and is almost unavoidable. I, personally, conform blindly without thinking all ...

Number of words: 326 | Number of pages: 2

Anna Karenina

... Anna Karenina ".....I am very proud of its architecture--its vaults are joined so that one cannot even notice where the keystone is." That is absolutely correct, because within Anna Karenina, there exists many themes that are all linked together to create such a wonderful piece of work. Critics tend to miss the role that the theme of life and death plays in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Despite its apparent meanings, these two themes are intertwined in the novel and provides a backbone for some of the other existing themes ...

Number of words: 1364 | Number of pages: 5

Cask Of Amontillado

... Poe uses captivating images to descriptively tell a tail of revenge, while appealing to the senses of the audience. In "The ," Montressor seeks to have revenge on Fortunato for an unknown insult. Montressor confesses at the beginning of the story, "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge" (Lowell 214). Montresor wants to "not only punish, but punish with impunity"(214). The nature of this insult is not made clear; however, the reader is led ...

Number of words: 1444 | Number of pages: 6

A Raisin In The Sun

... will ever need is a goal held by many in society, then and now. Walter Lee Younger becomes obsessed with his dream of a business venture that will give him financial and social independence, after getting and losing the money that will help this dream become reality he realizes that pride and dignity are more important for him and his family. Walter is obsessed with the insurance check that the family is waiting for, ten thousand dollars, will solve all his financial and social problems. The fact that the money is really his Mama’s because ...

Number of words: 765 | Number of pages: 3

Response To Susan Horton's Article "Mothers, Sons, And The Gangs"

... different families whose sons are involved with gangs. Teresa Rodriguez who still feels foreign and timid about the culture of America. Maggie Garcia who was raised in the same neighborhood as her son and believes that loyalty to the neighborhood is just and understandable. And Gayle Thomas Kary who because of financial struggles was thrown into the gang community and fought her best to save her son. And their sons whom are all minors living in a society pressured by gang affiliation. Although their homes had loving mothers their gangs had f ...

Number of words: 2240 | Number of pages: 9

The-sort-of-economic Constitut

... more than in economics. Around 1913, Charles A. Beard released his interpretation of the Constitution, in which he announced that the Constitution was essentially an economic document and that it was written and ratified by economic groups for economic reasons. Beard's idea was not taken lightly, and for a period of time in the early 1900's, his economic theory was believed to be the one and only correct theory. It was believed that nonbelievers were either professional patriots or just naive academicians. Beard explained that the framers ...

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The Iliad

... his reconciliation with the Greek Heroic Code. Achilleus was the most honorable Greek warrior of his time. No one questions Achilleus, nor challenged him, because if they do they would be smite. Achilleus is honorable, he pays respect that is due, and gratefully thanks those who respect him. Up until his outrage in Book XXII all of Achilleus rituals have been consistent. When his temper overcame his natural inveterate intuition Achilleus immediately invoked all ordain and involvement in the Greek Heroic Code. One of AchilleusR ...

Number of words: 703 | Number of pages: 3

Edward II - To What Extent Is Edward Responsible For His Own

... low social standing named Piers de Gaveston. The young prince’s father Edward I, also known as Edward the Longshanks due to the length of his legs, disapproved of the developing relationship and had Gaveston banished from the kingdom. Partly due to this and also due to differences in personality between the two men, the relationship between father and son was relatively hostile. The young prince had little respect for his father or his father’s wishes, illustrated by his act of immediately repealing of Gaveston’s banishment upon his ...

Number of words: 2096 | Number of pages: 8

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