Byzantium Quotes

A4. There are a few characteristics that Antonia exhibits that lead to Cather's admiration of her. One of them is Antonia's ability to be a hard worker. For example, after Antonia's father died, she helped her mother and brother work in the fields. One quote that proves this is "If I rode over to see her where she was ploughing, she stopped at the end of the row to chat for a moment, then gripped her plough handles, clicked to her team, and waded on down the furrow, making me feel like she was now grown up and had no time for me". This quote shows that Antonia was growing up and becoming a hard worker in the aftermath of her father's death because she only talked to Jim for a moment before going back to work. Another characteristic that Antonia exhibits that led to Cather's admiration of her is her

“Bartleby is blind but he sees. The lawyer has eyesight but he is blind. Unlike Bartleby, he does not know where he is. He is in prison without knowing it. He has learned nothing. He has gained no insight into himself or into his society, and he has gained no understanding of Bartleby’s rebellion. He has denied his own capacity to love. What remains is only the sentimentality that emerges in his final words of pity and self-pity. “Ah Bartleby! Ah Humanity!” (Melville, p. 45) (Shulman, p. 22)

In Beowulf, the clash between good and evil is the poem's main and most significant focal point. Although the epic poem Beowulf utilizes many characteristics of Christian themes, the violence in the poem relates to paganism. By exploring the characteristics of “good vs. evil” such as Cain, Grendel and Beowulf, this paper will explore the elements of Beowulf in such a light.

Although Valdek thought he wouldn’t survive the Holocaust, he used both skill and luck to get him free and survive the Holocaust. Most people didn’t have as much luck as Valdek and were killed. Vladek used his skill against the Natzi’s and managed to survive. This shows that people struggled with the Holocaust, but some people would use their skills and survive to be able to tell their stories, such as Art Spiegelman in the book “Maus”, Vladek is a survivor from the Holocaust. Vladek needed both skill and luck to help him out in the Holocaust for good and bad.

In the Second Act Friar Lawrence mumbled “These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triumph die”(II.VI.5-10). Friar Lawrence is the main influence on Romeo and Juliet's death because he had them marry too quickly, he also came up with the plan to fake poison Juliet. Because Friar Lawrence did not ensure Romeo knew the poisoning was fake, the distraught Romeo killed himself, and Juliet followed by killing herself.

In Bisclavret, we see a prominent moment of fear. Bisclavret’s wife becomes afraid of him even because of his disappearance for three days at a time with no explanation on where he went and what became of him. Although, he was never violent towards her, his anger and unknown whereabouts made her fearful. Moreover, she feared that his disappearance meant she was losing him to another women. This distress is made known when the lady confronts her husband and asks him with hesitation about his whereabouts. Her husband gives an honest response and assures her that she has nothing to worry about. However, the wife has a lack of understanding and decides that she cannot “lie with him” anymore.

In the world of Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, one must learn to adapt in multiple ways in order to live. Physical strength is not enough for a person to survive in this world. Mental stability is very important in order to stay sane in times of extreme stress or discomfort. In the world prior to the dropping of the atomic bombs people could still survive with discrimination and racism. Forgetting these flaws is now the pinnacle of survival. People have to learn to forget about discrimination if they want to survive. In Alas, Babylon there are many characters that adapt in such a way that they learn to survive. Randy Bragg changes from being an alcoholic to turning into a man that can save his family and become a leader of a thriving community. Dr. Dan Gunn changes his life from being a doctor who barely receives any patients, to playing a vital role in the survival of mankind. The failure to adapt will lead to death, and there are some people who cannot adapt and end up dead. The need for respect in these times, before the bombings, is also much greater. Elders are greatly respected and none dare to question this idea. If there is an appointed leader, the followers would listen more without

An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina takes the audience through a journey of expression and of events that occurred during the Rwandan genocide. In the autobiography, Paul shows many emotions and several tones. The most frequent one was emotional. three direct quotes that demonstrate this tone are, “the person's throat whose you don't cut will be the one who cuts yours”(), “ I was a hotel manager doing his job”(190), and ¨their uniqueness was gone..loved ones erased with a few swings of a cheap machete¨

The expression “Jesus take the wheel” is quite common in today’s world, but just because it is a modern saying does not mean that it did not have any relevance in earlier time. Throughout the story of Beowulf, a comparison between Christianity and paganism had always been a topic discussed both within the text and spoken aloud in the classroom. Likewise, in this instance, man-made issues serves as a mirror of paganism and trust in God becomes Christianity. Many factors throughout section three revert to paganism rather than Christianity because there was no trust in God. Details such as pride, arranged marriage, and death are the major aspects of man-made issues in this section.

Walking in someone’s skin can be a difficult task. This difficulty can be found in the vast size of a person’s mind, and the way they live their lives. Calpurnia’s skin can be difficult to walk in because she was a black woman in a time period where racism was at its peak, which meant that she must have had to live with segregation and prejudice for her lifetime.

Hermia: Your grace, pardon me. I do not know what makes me think I can say this, and I don’t know it may damage your reputation for modesty. Please tell me, the worst that could happen to me if I refuse to marry Demetrius.

Subsequently to reading the saga’s about the Laxardal people, the social complexities of christian conversion is almost blatantly stated due to the many possibilities or approaches one can use. One way the christian conversion is shown in the saga, is the way the author portrays the christian men, such as Kjartan compared to a pagan is portrayed such as two sorcerers.

The Castle of Otranto, in the novel, is perhaps Walpole’s signature achievement in making a symbol of the past which is also representative of the present. The castle is unquestionably the most powerful force, both physically and psychologically, in the novel. It is the primary setting of all the action, which happens either within or near the castle walls. It is described with a level of detail that is not given to any of the other characters and is, in many ways, more developed than even the character of Manfred. Additionally, the idea of the labyrinthine passages and subterraneous caverns as representative of the ‘dark layers of the human mind’ has long since been recognised throughout the Gothic tradition (Anolik 55).

Though initially economic development of Byzantium was defined by that the emperor was the supreme owner of land and the state had a considerable fund of the lands belonging only to the state treasury. These lands were so extensive that the peasants living on them could not always process them. As a result, the state and imperial lands surrendered in long-term rent. The state widely used practice of grant of lands for service military or state. As a result, in Byzantium there were feudal forms of land tenure which reminded feudal possession in Western Europe.

The frequent allusions to the power of fate, the motive of blood revenge, and the praise of worldly glory bear testimony to the ancient background of pagan conceptions and ideals. However, the general tone of the epic and its ethical viewpoint are mostly Christian . There is no longer a genuine pagan atmosphere. The sentiment has been softened and purified. The virtues of moderation, unselfishness, consideration for others are practiced and appreciated. The author has fairly exhaulted the fights with Grendel, his mother, and the dragon into a conflict between powers of good and evil.