Into Thin Air is a memoir in which Jon Krakauer tells the story of an ill-fated attempt to climb Mt. Everest in 1996. Krakauer, a journalist, was climbing with Adventure Consultants, one of multiple groups scaling the mountain in the Spring of that year. Bad weather, neglect, and poor decision making led to the deaths of eight people in what has come to be know as the Mt. Everest Disaster. The book is a chronicle of tragedy, human endurance, and journalistic integrity.
A Jungian Interpretation of the Tempest Shakespeares Tempest lends itself to many different levels of meaning and interpretation The play can be seen on a realistic plane as a tale of political power and social responsibility It can be seen as allegory examining the growth of the human spirit The Tempest investigates marriage love culture It is symbolic of mans rational higher instincts verses his animal natural tendencies This is a play of repentance power revenge and fate that can also be see
The role of the witches in Shakespeares Macbeth Macbeth was the last of William Shakespeares four great tragedies and was considered his darkest work He was born in 1564 and Macbeth was written and set in Scotland 1606 and is still credible four hundred years on The renaissance audience was hooked by a plot of treachery in which the main character Macbeth succumbs to temptation and manipulation that eventually destroys his life The play is based on fact and it is true that at the time in which
There are several factors that contribute to the death of King Duncan Macbeths character plays a big part in the crime being a strong warrior who wants to be constantly in control His ambition is his main downfall He is really a coward he needs the ambition and assertiveness from his wife to push him to do the deed His wife Lady Macbeth is very vital to the death of Duncan She is very cunning and dominant in the relationship Also Duncans trusting vulnerable state contributes to his murder The W