Clarence is the most sympathetically presented character in the play Richard the Third To what extent do you agree Richard the Third is a tragic history where various characters are allowed to gain sympathy through the use of language and plot Shakespeare is problematizing it through the introduction of other characters In comparison with the rest of the characters he suceeds in convincing the audience that Clarence is indeed the most sympathetically presented character in the play due to his u
Aldous Huxleys Brave New World and Ridley Scotts Blade Runner offer a good depiction of the state of humanitys relations with nature Huxleys 1932 book Brave New World reflects the controversial view of Huxley in response to the omen of industrialisation upon humanitys relationship with the wild Similarly Scotts film Blade Runner visually showcases the threat of globalisation upon humanitys relationship with the wild Both texts act as allegories for totalitarian systems attitudes towards progres
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely in Antigone Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely said Lord Acton generations ago In the Greek tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles there was a character named Kreon the antagonist who was the king of Thebes Thebes was an autocratic state where Kreon had absolute power Throughout the course of the play Kreon abused his privilege of absolute power and this caused him to suffer greatly even though he was warned by a few people of his bad deeds W
Odysseus and Aeneas are two of the most prominent characters in Greek Mythology They are considered to be two of the greatest heroes of their respective races Obviously these two characters have several similarities and inevitably some differences as well for several reasons First as a similarity theyre both survivors able to keep going when everything is stripped from them At first Aeneas is wandering the Mediterranean as the Aeneid opens with everything that remains of his past loaded into hi
A quest myth is format for a story in which a man many times accompanied by an assistant goes on a dangerous journey to fight for a trophy This trophy is something that they bring back such as gold swords armor or many times safety for the people The prize is not just for the heros own personal gain or glory but also for other people around them The structure of a quest myth is underlying in all stories from the earliest Beowulf to the more recent In Beowulf the protagonist must go through seve
Changing Self is a Complex process Discuss with relation to the Kite Runner Tsotsi and one other related text Changing self is part and parcel of life However it must be acknowledged that change to doesnt come easily The texts that I have studied have been instrumental in developing my understanding of the concept of changing self been a complex process The Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini is a story of Amirs journey to redemption This requires him to confront his past and demons and in the proc
As characters act in the present both their past and future influence their actions They can live for the moment seek revenge from the past or look hopefully or miserably towards the future The stories The Destructors and The Jockey involve complex and somewhat irrational characters influenced strongly by the events they have witnessed as well as those that have yet to come The Destructors has a character named Trevor commonly referred to as T The overview of Ts background is simple enough with
Joseph Conrads novella Heart of Darkness explores the enlightenment of Marlow an explorer who ventures into the Belgian Congo He is led through a chthonic journey witnessing humanity at both its darkest and lightest and emerging from the jungle reborn While both Conrad and his characters make it clear to the audience that Marlow has reached an enlightened state what precisely he is enlightened about is never explicitly states A common easily reached interpretation has Marlow lamenting the evils
Good and Evil Many dimensions such as cultural context religion principles experiences time period and way of life can influence the premise of an individuals thoughts An individual has many worldviews depending on their place of origin The mind adjusts external information to fit the individuals paradigm Therefore cultural misinterpretation can occur in words gestures objects and social context virtually anything you can think of has different meanings within two civilizations This can present
When I had journeyed half of our lifes way I had found myself within a shadowed forest for I had lost the past that does not stray Canto I lines 1 3 These opening lines establish themes that are to come in this book These are themes that actively engage the reader in this unforgettable journey through Hell that can easily be applied to their own lives Dante includes the reader by using words like our life that draws the reader in by telling them that they are actually accompanying Dante on the