The Conflict Of Good And Evil In The Duchess Of Malfi

    William Shakespeare's popular tragedy Macbeth surprises the audience with the character of Lady Macbeth, who is quite evil in her inclinations. Let us explore her memorable character in this paper.

In ‘’The Possibility of Evil’’, Miss Adela Strangeworth is depicted as a villain. Miss Strangeworth in fact is similar to a rose, a rose is a simple flower that looks angelic but has thorns that can prick someone and cause harm. Miss Strangeworth gives the illusion of a 71 year-old lady that can cause no harm and has a heart of gold that cares and worries for everyone. But behind the pretty picture, is a villainous woman who is controlling, bullies the other townspeople, and is jealous of others success.

Claudio's sister Isabella is dragged out of the convent to plead for him, on the assumption that her superior virtue might move Angelo's heart to pardon her brother. Does it? No. Rather, it pierces right through Angelo's cold Puritanism and sets his heart and other bits on fire. We see through this carefully controlled man into the roaring pit that he has tried so hard to conceal. He falls a victim to the very passion he is prosecuting in Claudio; in doing so, he comes to represent the conflict between good and evil in Vienna as he struggles with the knowledge that he cannot control his own desires.

“In this world, it is disturbing easy for Don John and Borachio to convince Claudio, because rumors happen to be everywhere.” (xxxii)

Cosimo traditionally has been accused of destroying Florentine liberties, these ancient liberties are more of an illusion than a reality, he only had to make the formula of those he was evicting. To not be taken by surprise like the Albizzi, he perfected the system by not changing in the law’s actual administration, but in the spirit of law he changed everything, it was a rule to fill high official positions by drawing lots. The process was manipulated so that only the names of the men who could be depended upon were drawn. The independent mood of the two municipal assemblies neutralized by making an exceptional procedure the rule by dictatorial powers were now granted for a fixed term that

Cicero and Sallust present very different views of the beginning of the Catiline conspiracy. By making a villain out of Catiline in the name of elevating himself in society, Cicero stands to gain a lot from this prosecution. While enumerating his flaws as a citizen and father Sallust reminds us that Catiline is still human and was not going for the destruction of Rome. The difference between the two men becomes very clear when comparing their accounts.

When an elderly lady is brought up in conversation, most people think of a sweet, kind-hearted and generous woman. A woman that gives anything just to make other people happy, a women that bakes cookies for no prominent reason. Unless that elderly woman is Adela Strangeworth. Miss Strangeworth in the short story, “Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, is an extremely unique and surprising character. This is because she is selfish, cruel, and deceiving. None of which is expected from a seventy-one year old.

In The Merchant of Venice, Grudges and Personal Rivalries in the trial scene has clearly been expressed with Shylock and Antonio. The central part and the twist of this novel are primarily caused by the rivalries between Shylock and Antonio. The “merry bond” that Antonio signed to help his dearest friend, Bassanio, was the main reason of the trial scene. According to Antonio, “Content in faith. I’ll seal to such a bond, and say there is much kindness in the Jew” (1.3.163-164) The bond which Antonio had willingly accepted was that if he failed to pay back 3 thousand ducats in 3 months, Shylock had the right to cut a pound of flesh from his body. As Antonio was a rich merchant and had plenty of ships coming in, with 9 times the money of the loan, he found no difficulty in accepting the bond. However, times were unfortunate for

During this quote Leonato is mad at Borachio for his bad behavior. For instance, when Leonato implies “This naughty man shall face to face be brought to Margaret, who, I believe, was pack’d in all this wrong”(Shakespeare 91). Leonato says this because he had once thought that the actions of margaret had made claudio to think that she was a very bad person. This quote states to Leonato that others shall suffer too. On the other hand Antonio claims “Yet bend not all the harm upon yourself. Make those that do offend you suffer too”(Shakespeare 82). Antonio says this because he thinks that the people who shame or offend leonatos family should suffer along with him. Antonio and Leonato are oils of each other because their thoughts are very separate that's because one is undeniably angry and the other is showing forgiveness. In all the thoughts of Antonio and Leonato are different from each other based on the actions of other

Women play a complex role in Robert Orsi’s The Madonna on 115th Street, at some points exercising power and at other points exercising less power than men. In Italian Harlem when describing a “domus,” the woman at the center is the one actually being described. A domus, according to Emmanuel LeRoy Ladurie, “constitute[s] a formidable reservoir of power and counter-power which could hold out with some degree of success against the external powers surrounding it.” Italian women in Harlem had no direct power in the outside world, but they were able to use their sphere of influence to leave their mark. The power that women in Italian Harlem have is given to them by the matriarchal society modeled by the church.

Many genres of media are reliant on the struggle between good and evil. Films, video games and television programs alike all depend on this theme as a way to drive plot forward, and help the audience connect to the story and its characters. One example of this theme can be found in The Princess Bride, a 1987 film that has been loved by millions.

Remember while examining this story that although Merchant of Venice doesn’t seem amusing to audiences today, it was for original audiences (McEvoy). Today people might not consider Antonio to be comical, but back then he displayed an element of anti-comic humor. That’s because Antonio is a melancholy character who constantly announces about how depressed he is (Tiffany). Antonio says in the first

	The tragedy is not Antonio's previous two years of unemployment- it is that he has no future in his new job, due to the theft of his bike. Antonio must face this tragedy with no public support other than his friend Baiocco. Baiocco's willingness to help with his friends and his optimistic response to Maria constitute another case of human optimism. This form of optimism pervades the film with Antonio's perseverance and determination to find the stolen bike. These events stimulate the viewer's mind to think of solutions related to Antonio's situation, perhaps to try to solve problems of post-war Italy such as crime, famine, health issues, living condition, etc.; ills that have affected society then and now around the globe.

In the beginning of this play, we are introduced to a melancholic Antonio, who claims he does not know why he is sad, but his friends Solanio and Salerio suggest that he is worried about whether or whether not his ships will make it back, which can make or break his wealth. At this point in the play, Bassanio, Antonio’s friend reveals that he is not only broke, but in serious debt. Bassanio says he owes Antonio “the

In contrast to the rather solemn prelude, Act 1 begins with upbeat dance music. The Duke begins flirting with Countess Ceprano with the first song Questa o quella. The strophic form and simple tune portray the shallowness of the Duke. The song reflects the Duke’s idea that all women are the same and his lack of moral character. Count Monterone then enters the scene very distraught because his daughter was seduced by the Duke. He begins singing Voi congiuraste which has a lurching, jumpy quality about it. He then curses both the Duke and Rigoletto. As Rigoletto walks home, he is approached by Sparafucile, an assassin, who offers his services. Rigoletto then begins an aria reflecting on his current situation and his similarity to the assassin. The string and woodwinds help to convey the solemn mood and we begin the to see the depth beyond Rigoletto’s facade.