In Homers Odyssey there is a very clear causal relationship between an individuals actions and the outcome of their endeavors Through interactions the gods often influence the actions of mortals If one resists the guidance of the gods there are almost always ramifications In this way the Odyssey suggests that human beings should be reverent and obedient to the gods At times it proves to be hard for mortals to remain in the favor of the gods even if they may be in good favor with one or more god
The Masque of the Red Death The story The Masque of the Red Death is a thought turning tale of a country possibly a fictional country that endured a murderous plague It was a traumatizing pain stricken time and many people died horrible deaths Edgar Alan Poe the author captured the story from his detailed perspective He described the rooms as if the personalities of the environments where alive The elements of the plague where horrific skin crawling and killed with no remorse It represents life
Achilles anger started with his fight with Agamemnon Apollo put a plague on the Achaean soldiers that was killing them The only way to seize the plague from killing them all was to return the priests daughter who was captured The girl belonged to Agamemnon and he didnt want to return her unless he got the girl that Achilles had in return This would disgrace Achilles honor but he could not let any more of his people get killed so he reluctantly let the girl go But in return for giving up the gir
John Steinbeck wrote the The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 to rouse its readers against those who were responsible for keeping the American people in poverty The Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family migrant farmers from Oklahoma traveling to California in search of an illusion of prosperity The novels strong stance stirred up much controversy as it was often called Communist propaganda and banned from schools due to its vulgar language However Steinbecks novel is considered to be his gr
Epics are revered stories passed on throughout countless generations Three such epics Gilgamesh Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf are renowned classics that depict the heroic journey of three characters These epics contrast greatly amongst one another spanning from Mesopotamia England and Denmark containing many different quests and obstacles Powerful and divine Gilgamesh sets off on a journey to conquer immortality for himself and a beloved friend Sir Gawain noble Knight of King Arth
A play in which the theme is made clear early on in the action is The Crucible written by the well acclaimed author Arthur Miller in 1953 Miller with great skill clearly shows the main themes very early on with the use of a range of techniques such as key scenes characterisation and dialogue The dramatist introduces the theme of greed and vengeance immediately through the use of the narrative technique We learn that Salem is a theocracy and so people were very repressed and the witch hunt trial
Power greed authority and revenge these words go somewhat unnoticed in todays fast paced society but in 1692 power was a word that controlled a small village in Massachusetts The event that took place in Salem has plagued the pages of history books for centuries Life in the seventeenth century was very hard and took a toll on the lives of many women and children who had little or no power In 1692 several teenage girls accused many people of being witches and bewitching them Were these accusatio
John Hale is the minister of Betty which has been summoned to Salem to discover and extinguish supposed witchcraft in the town Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft His arrival sets the hysteria in motion although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save lives of those accused Though a gradual change it is he drastically changes his views and ideas of what is Gods will and where his priorities lie The ends of Act One shows Hale searching for evidence of witchcraft real
The Bluest Eye Sexism and racism both have an effect on the black women of Lorain Ohio characters of the novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Although sexism and racism both take place in their lives sexism seems to be the more dominant threat to most of the women because of how they present themselves to the outside world The women all try to portray the pre determined role that is expected from them as women They are afraid of not being able to take on and fulfilling this role These beliefs
Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the scenes that are most important are act 1 scene 1 this is important because it involves conflict between the two families which is what the whole play is about also act 3 scene 1 this is important because like act1 scene 1 there is conflict between the Montagues and the Capulet but this time two of the main characters are killed This would have been good for the audience in Elizabethan times because the audience loved conflict and d