Consequences of corruption Former US president John F Kennedy refers to the acquisition of power through immoral behavior in his inaugural speech in the past those who have sought power by riding on the back of the tiger have ended up inside This explores the concept of power and greed resulting in corruption In Macbeth by William Shakespeare many references to the consequences of corruption are made The consequences are displayed through several sources Macbeth becomes corrupt in his quest for
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen This poem deals with an experience of a soldier during an attack in World War One The theme of the poem is the horror of war This runs predominantly through the poem and is one of the main contributing aspects to the feeling given to the reader Lines such as Gas Gas Quick boys shows the horror of World War One Another line such as Behind the wagon that we flung him in portrays the horrible treatment to the dead during the climax of war All these factors and
Israfel Israfel is a mesmerizing poem the beginning of which was first set down by Poe during his days at West Point College Allen 233 The poem itself is a direct contrast to Poes usual poetry which usually deal with death and dark thoughts or other melancholy Gothic ideas Poes idea of the death of beautiful woman being the most poetical of all topics is here nowhere to be found This proves that Poe when so inclined could indeed write about something other than opium induced nightmares and para