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Antigone By David Greene
Number of Words: 760 / Number of Pages: 3
... and no one can compare to him. Creon shows his over-confidence when he
boasts of his role as the perfect ruler of Thebes.
In addition, Creon believes he is always correct in his judgments and his beliefs.
Before the sentry even explains the event that has occurred, the sentry states that
he is only a messenger and that he has not committed the act. Yet Creon still accuses
the sentry of receiving money for the act and threatens to punish him. "That will teach
you in the days to come from what you may draw profit…ill-gotten gains ruin more than
they save" (p.172-173 ...
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A Personal Utopia, Analysis Of
Number of Words: 979 / Number of Pages: 4
... by serving stability instead of collapsing the fragile social structure. At the beginning, Bernard was willing to give up his position in the new world so he could further his studies in finding a society more suited to his needs; but, in the end, he did not want to give up his rank and failed in finding an ideal society.
It becomes apparent that anyone who will not give up a major part of themself will fail in their quest for a greater society. John is not willing to give up anything, be it antiques to happiness. In the end, however, he ended up making the ultimate sacrifice— his life. By ending ...
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The Choice
Number of Words: 1476 / Number of Pages: 6
... individual is going to look out for his or hers own interest, which quotas and tariffs support in the short-term and not the interest of society as a whole.
The story began in the heavenly court where a young English economist named Dave Ricardo. He believed the United States is about to embark on a policy of protectionism that could destroy the American economy. His mission was to help put America on the path of free trade and prosperity. But, he was granted one day to fulfill his task. Meanwhile, in a small town in Illinois there was a television plant called Stellar Television Company and its Ch ...
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Supernatural In Hamlet
Number of Words: 752 / Number of Pages: 3
... appearance of Hamlet that the ghost speaks, and only then after Horatio has expressed his fears about Hamlet following it, "What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff". This illustrates how Horatio is concerned for Hamlet's well being.
The conversation between the ghost and Hamlet serves as a catalyst for Hamlet's later actions and provides insight into Hamlet's character. The information the ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a situation he was already uncomfortable with. Hamlet is not quick to believe the ghost, "The spirit that I have se ...
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A Bintel Brief
Number of Words: 847 / Number of Pages: 4
... homeland. They had to blend in with there surroundings to get a job or even to make friends. In one of the letters, a young Jewish woman would go to work each day knowing that she would be harassed when she arrived. One of her fellow co-workers said the all Galician Jews should be dead. With comments like that, I myself would try to hide the fact that I am of different culture. The Jewish people would have to slowly bring back there heritage after they become treated more equally. Another letter about a 18 year old boy, that is a machinist, would get beaten up as if he was a punching bag. He ...
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The Crucible - Comparing Play And Movie
Number of Words: 982 / Number of Pages: 4
... group of "stricken" girls, which indeed had a greater number than did the group in the play, left the church meeting at the beginning of the movie to see about Betty's condition. Betty seemed to be much more violent in the movie and she tried to jump out of the window, which did not occur in the play. These details were most likely added to augment the idea of "mass hysteria." A scene was added in the movie, showing the hangings and cheers of the crowd watching, also to add to that effect.
Next, Tituba was not whipped into confession in the play, whereas she was in the movie. This was mos ...
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Faulkners Image Of Women
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... around me. 'You mustn't cry. Caddy's not going away. See here.' She took up the bottle and took the stopper out and held it to my nose" (The Sound and the Fury 51). A caring maternal figure to Benjy, Caddy herself was confined in the chill of solitude. As she grows older, she saw the deranged complaints of her mother and the drunken cynical father. Caddy wanted to escape from this deranged family, escape from society, and most importantly herself. It was her own gentile heart that she was trying to disapprove of so that in an insane world she might seem more in control. Her sexual maturity was no mo ...
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Blood In Macbeth
Number of Words: 633 / Number of Pages: 3
... I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt"(2.2.54-56).
Another way that blood is symbolized is as of guilt. First Macbeth hints at his guilt when he says "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand”(2.2.59), meaning that he wondered if he would ever be able to forget the horrible murder that he had committed. Then the ghost of Banquo all bloody comes to haunt Macbeth at the banquet. The sight of ghosts represents his guilt for the murder of Banquo, which he was involved in. Lady Macbeth shows an example of guilt using the symbol of blood in the s ...
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Heart Of Darkness
Number of Words: 1389 / Number of Pages: 6
... ill and dying. Kurtz cried out the words "The horror! The horror!" right before he died (Conrad, 85). These words cried out by Kurtz as he died created the most important passages in . The way this one passage is interpreted determines how the book is interpreted.
One interpretation is that the "horror" is death and Kurtz is realizing he is dying. Kurtz is horrified at the thought of dying and is crying out in pain of the realization. Kurtz may be afraid to die in the . Kurtz may be afraid to die knowing that he will never see his intended again and he may feel guilty f ...
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