Have you ever examined a situation and stopped to think about the circumstances of both sides Whether you may have read the epic story of Beowulf or any other tale of hero and foe it may be time to take a moment and check out the other side The author Seamus Heaney for example must have kept in mind the views of both the heroes and villains while translating this masterpiece Things such as reasoning and revenge may have driven the evil doers to have done something we consider evil In Beowulf mo
In Kevin Crossley Hollands translation of the epic poem Beowulf the stories protagonist Beowulf displays the values of an ancient Anglo Saxon society Anglo Saxon literature was composed of the ideas of comitatous which is importance of loyalty towards the king positive and honorable attitude towards war and battle and the everlasting journey for fame and to be renowned The storys epic hero Beowulf a valiant thane is pinned in three battles each with its own unique and fierce foe Within each bat
In Shakespeares gender comedic farce Twelfth Night the character that undergoes the deepest transformation throughout the storyline would be the straitlaced and priggish steward of Lady Olivias household Malvolio In the beginning of the play Malvolio comes off as an insignificant minor character not holding much depth however as the play progresses Malvolio begins to transform into a more complex and fascinating character that connects with the audience on numerous levels that the other charact
In Shakespeares Macbeth a major theme is expressed in the quote fair is foul and foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air representing the fight between belief and reality that can corrupt an individual towards crave for power 13 Banquos characterization portrays bravery loyalty caution and the resemblance of the archetype for reason showing his capability to remain aware of resisting anything that might lead him into temptation His persona depicts a dramatic contrast or foil to the pr
Sometimes the same events will have drastically different effects on people This is shown through the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeares drama Macbeth Lady Macbeth began as a cold strong woman but became troubled and weak Macbeth also changed throughout the play but instead of becoming weak he grew strong and cruel showing that fair can become foul and foul can become fair When Lady Macbeth first heard the news of the witchs prophecies she became persistant in pressuring her
Throughout Hamlet Claudius is revealed to be a malevolent person at heart however it doesnt reflect that of Claudius role as King of Denmark In dealing with politics Claudius reveals his leadership ability by proving his effectiveness as a king while his personal actions such as the murder of Old Hamlet and his marriage to Gertrude and manipulative speech would suggest otherwise As proven through his leadership ability and political characteristics Claudius is surprisingly a good king who is fi
The Victorian Era was a period of great change in many areas of life for example The Industrial Revolution There were many problems in society Famous authors in this patriarchal society were well known for being social commentators that serialised their works through newspapers Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times which is full of criticisms on pollution monotony and lack of creativity Similarly Mary Barton is a novel that was written by Elizabeth Gaskell criticising the poor conditions in which th
Colonialism and Beyond in Chinua Achebes An Image of Africa Racism in Conrads Heart of Darkness No Longer at Ease Things Fall Apart Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness Emmanuel Nelsons Chinua Achebe Postcolonial African Writers Willene Taylors A Search for Values in Things Fall Apart Colin Turnbulls he Lonely African This course on colonial and post colonial literature satisfies my cravings for thought and literature that falls outside of the mainstream of the Eurocentric view of things Achebe Wal
Courage At Its Best You gain strength courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face You must do the thing which you think you cannot do Eleanor Roosevelt There are ways of showing courage beyond a physical state In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the main character Scout and her family learns this and shows true courage throughout their story They face people who judge them they choose not to fight back and they see what true courage
I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth Nicolas Cages statement suggests that imperfect characters who have weaknesses help us understand the true honesty in them This is true because characters who remind us of real people and actions have weaknesses just like us Through the works of literature of The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare it becomes easier for one to see the truth and suffering that one flawed character deals w