The Man Under The Axe

The noose emits a terrifying thought of being killed. It brings anxiety to the readers, because they know that Farquhar will be killed in this gruesome way. It leaves the audience in an intense moment, observing Farquhar’s last moments of

All eyes on them, some even with tears, and the three thick ropes with a noose on each end. They dangle there waiting… This was happening now, it was really happening. His heart was beating out of his chest and his palms were sweating, as he stepped up, step by step until death itself was palpable. As he looked out into the crowd, he felt the rope being placed around his neck, then as the rough rope got tighter he could feel the relief of his sins. He knew he was doing right by god, he was ready. As they said their prayer in unison, one by one the floor beneath them all was swept away and all that was left was the three bodies hanging silently.

The image below is a primary source of people being hung in the Middle Ages for murdering. The authors perspective is shown how he has drawn people hanging down while there are people watching them to show them not to do this. The viewpoint of the author is to say not to do this otherwise it will happen to you. The crowd around the punished people are there to show the seriousness of the punishments providing a warning and awareness of the consequences. It could lead to death and torture for the rest of their lives, this reflects to the authors point of view. Overall, Crimes and Punishments in the Middle Ages were very hard for people to escape. Authors presented a lot detail to show how life was strict back in the Middle Ages. Images that

He lay with one leg bent beneath him, his jaw in his throat, his face neither expressive nor inexpressive. One eye was shut. The other was a star shaped hole.” (124). Tim had never killed before; the man he is describing here was his first official kill. O’Brien stared straight into the dead man’s eyes for a long period of time, unsure of how to cope with the situation.

The man, had he not died from the demon, was surely dead now. Blood pooled around the man's body, his corpse sprawled in an unnatural position.... unmoving...

veins. After 45 minutes of jabs and pricks, executioners finally found a vein in Morin’s neck to use (Radelet).

The composer of My Father’s Axe, Tim Winton, explores the universal themes of male identity in the modern age, throughout his short story. He utilises many relatable scenarios throughout his short story which conveys the stereotypical male identity in today’s society. “Jamie says he doesn’t know where the axe is and I believe him; he won’t chop wood anymore. Elaine hasn’t seen it; it’s men’s business, she says”. The composer is establishing the notion of an axe being a tool which is typically related to the male gender. Tim Winton symbolises the axe as a tool which requires great physical strength, a trait which the male identity are often expected to possess. The composer also depicts the male identity as the person who is solely responsible for the functionality of a family, “He left me with the responsibility of fueling the home” and “My mother called me the man of the house”. “I saw my father ball his handkerchief up and bite on it to muffle his sobs”. The composer’s use of imagery visualises the father’s attempts to hide his tears. This portrays the male identity as generally being subconscious of their emotions. Crying is an action often stereotypically represented as a weakness found mainly in the female identity, and not the male counterpart, therefore men often try to hide these “feminine” feelings to retain their sense of masculinity. This notion suggest

In this excerpt from Act 3, Scene 2 of Macbeth’s soliloquy in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, Macbeth worries he will be punished for killing Duncan. He thinks“[w]e have scorched the snake, not kill’d it” (15). The snake is an image of Duncan, who has only been wounded, but not yet killed. Using animalistic imagery, life-after-death imagery, implicit diction, and figurative language, Shakespeare reveals Macbeth’s worried thoughts, caused by killing Duncan and the effects that come after the murder.

I haven’t spoken to anybody so when i was gathering the items I asked some people if they knew when the guards weren’t there as much. But they didn’t have an answer, except for one guy his name was Abraham but he wouldn’t tell me unless I let him in on the plan which was very risky because if he snitched I’d be executed but i had to take a shot. When we went to bed that night I stayed up preparing myself for what all is about to happen. I woke up Abraham and we started to sneak out of the house when a kapo came up from behind us and started to interrogate us about what we were doing, We had to think fast and Abraham grabbed him up and took him out, I was shocked that was the first up close death I had actually faced but there was no way I could turn back now we went out and towards the side where only one guard would be until the fence. We darted towards the side when Abraham jumped on me and threw me onto the ground and pointed toward the fence where 3 guards and a dog

The flag fell before Edward and unfurled itself revealing the skull and crossbones that someone had crudely painted onto it. Edward was starring at the flag so inattentively that he didn't realize that someone was standing right behind him. The figure grabbed Edward's shoulder, but when he wouldn't look back he pulled the privateer's dagger out of his heart. Edward fell to the ground he watched as blood poured out of his chest and onto the pirate flag. The figure wrapped his hands around Edward's neck and watched as he tried to fight back. With his remaining strength Edward slowly pushed the dagger out of his chest and drove it into the figure's leg. The figure immediately took his hands off Edward's neck, and as he was grabbing his wound he slipped in a pool of his own blood.

He didn’t suffer long and his tongue had been cut, although I don’t remember seeing that at the crime scene. Apparently the weapon of choice was a Bowie knife. The coroner makes a personal note, ‘After examining the wound and weapon of choice, I recalled that the way in which the murder killed the victim made me think of those units during the Great War, who would charge the enemy’s trenches and would fight hand to hand, killing as they met an enemy. Cutting the jugular and carotid in one slice requires a knowledge of basic human anatomy, a knowledge that might have been provided to select mobile units in order to reduce

Milawen exhaled, just like before, and the arrow was in the man's neck with a sickening squish in seconds. The dagger fell and he dropped the victim, and after a second of gurgling his own blood he fell dead onto the stone.

Another piece of evidence that supports the claim is that Mr. Karazai has a small cut across the Adam’s apple which could not have been made by the drapes he was found hanging with. Usually when people hang themselves by a thick rope or a curtain, they have a thick mark on their neck which shows the evidence of asphyxiation.

“He’s as well-groomed and finely dressed as ever, but weighted down with manacles, ankle shackles, tracking devices. In the bright light, his skin’s a pale, sickly green. He holds a white handkerchief spotted with fresh blood. Even in his deteriorated state, his snake eyes shine bright and cold” (Collins 355). As stated before, he poisoned his allies, but to not attract suspicion he would also drink the poison.

This soon becomes clear when the count ‘unfastened his breeches and thrust his virile member into the dead