The Pit and the Pendulum is a short story by Edgar Allen Poe Written in a dense detailed style it tells the story of a victim of torture at the hands o the Inquisition and his fortunate escape The story has a strong imagery significantly the pit and the pendulum mentioned in the title and creates and atmosphere of fear and tension The story mainly narrates the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition The narrator of the story is believed to be guilty for an unidentified crime a
Arthur Millers 1949 modern classic Death Of A Salesman has been said for years to be a communist attack on the American government Its critical edge ironically tragic plot and far from subtle comment on how the lives of everyday Americans are effected by the wave of overwhelming consumerism that engulfs the Western world have all the makings of a post war anti capitalist masterpiece In this essay I am going to look at and explore how the lives and relationships of the plays key characters are e
Natures transcendental quality is described in Robert Frosts poem Birches The speaker of the poem is an older man who recalls the memory of being a swinger of birches The overwhelming aspects of his life cause him to yearn for the trouble free and undemanding times of childhood Although the poem is written from the speakers viewpoint the perspective of a specific boy is introduced These two outlooks offer contrasting perceptions of what the birch tree and act of climbing and swinging represent
William Shakespeare intensifies the emotion of love and foolishness in the epic tale of four lovers and an enchanted forest in his classic Midsummer Night s Dream Early in this work we learn of two young maidens Hermia and Helena and their unfulfilled passions Hermia the daughter of a gentleman is cast into the burden of marrying a suitor Demetrius chosen by her father for which she does not love Instead she has fallen for Lysander To agitate further Helena is madly in love with Demetrius who t
Three Cups of Tea The first time you share tea with a Balti you are a stranger The second time you take tea you are an honored guest The third time you share a cup of tea you become family and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die Haji Ali This quote was one of the most important quotes in this book Three Cups of Tea by David Oliver Relin and was most likely the basis for which the title was formed This quote also had more significance in which it explained the concept of the t
THE STORM I The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain Bobint who was accustomed to converse on terms of perfect equality with his little son called the childs attention to certain sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west accompanied by a sullen threatening roar They were at Friedheimers store and decided to remain there till the storm had passed They sat within the door on two empty kegs Bibi was four years old and looked very wise Mamall
The bet After reading the bet by chekhovs one can see through the young mans decisions the cost of capital punishment versus life imprisonment as both equally immoral In my beliefs and views of the young mans decision was the value of human life money teaches life lessons and the lack of courage to endure reality The story begins with a heated debate between a banker and many clever men on capital punishment versus life imprisonment The host of the gathering was the banker who started the debat