The Negative Connotation Of Hypatia's Death

The Story of Hylas and Nymphs is the small part of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts searching for the Golden Fleece . John William Waterhouse has taken the afflatus from this classical tales of love and tragedy. In this masterpiece , We can see seven nymphs gazed at Hylas in a white water-lily pond. The myth is as follows.

The author moves to her actual realization that she has been misunderstood her entire lifetime along with the Western world by extending her vocabulary and appealing to emotional diction. These are seen clearly through “’aina” meaning culture and “the great bloodiness of memory: genealogy” (Trask 118). These few examples show how her language is connecting with the audience on an emotional level by using native terms and powerful language such as “bloodiness.” She appeals to the ideals of pathos by employing meaningful words when describing the traits of her people. She

This essay will focus on the theme of death in this story. There are lot

In the works of Wislawa Szymborska, the writer portrays death in different perspectives. The writer’s unique views of the world and her fascination with death are what create different themes in her poems. Whether positive or negative, the writer personifies death as a figure to recognize. Wislawa Szymborska sections her idealism of death into different themes.

Thomas Fuller once said, “The mob has many heads, but no brains.” In this day in age, mob mentality is seen as having a negative influence on society. Specific behaviors can be triggered by the influence of our peers around us, some of which can cause people to take perilous actions that can have a significant impact on humanity.

Lynch mob as a literal concept is self-evident. Clark uses the mob as a form of criticism against the lynching that occurred in 1870’s to 1960’s in the southern United States against the African-American citizens. He also uses it to symbolise the corruption and the power play of the white in establishing the white supremacy and

In John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids, Joseph Strom wields power irresponsibly. His power comes from three sources: his wealth, his position as a magistrale, and his preaching in the Church. The cult that Waknuk practices is also irresponsible because it is founded in hatred and superstition. Axel, uncle to David, finds three ways to resist irresponsible authority: by challenging Joseph Strom, by taking risks, and by mentoring the Telepahts. Joseph Strom is an irresponsible authority because he tries to control the way of life in Waknuk by the way of the church.

“Unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.” Imagine a world, where when the physical aspects differ from the normality of society often regulates your future. John Wyndham depicts a fictional town, Waknuk, in the novel The Chrysalids, readers get a deeper perspective of the intolerance displayed by the Waknuk civilization through many experiences lived by the main character of the novel, David. “The mutant, the enemy, not only of the human race, but of all species God has decreed; the seed of the devil within, trying to unflagging, eternally to come to fruition in order that it might destroy the divine order and turn our land, the stronghold of God’s will upon Earth.” (Wyndham.75) in this passage David

In an article about ancient Alexandria’s great female scholar, Hypatia, Sarah Zielinski explains the story of an avowed paganist in a time of religious strife. While viewing the article as a whole, the graphic description of Hypatia’s death grasps the audience’s attention, the fact remains that Hypatia was murdered, which was evidenced by Zielinski’s diction suggesting Peter the Lector’s mob dehumanized her and Lector’s brutal nature.

This passage is taken from Ann Radcliffe’s 1794 novel ‘The Mysteries of Udolpho’, which is a self-proclaimed gothic ‘romance’ that details the, later explained, supernatural experiences of Emily St. Aubert at the hands of Montoni. Situated at the beginning of third volume, this passage details Emily’s imprisonment in the chamber by Bernardine and the unveiling of a ‘corpse’. In this close analysis I will focus on the ways in which Radcliffe uses literary devices in order to mislead the reader and build suspense. Firstly, I will look at the narrative before moving on to the language and, finally, addressing structure.

The passage clearly told of how vicious and sinful she was in her youth. She would strangle anyone who upset her. The passage gives her the appearance of a truly evil woman, but it latter mentions her to be a woman with a gracious and good heart after she married Offa. Offa showed Thirth the love that God provides everyone, which helped make her into the new woman. This resembles the story of Saint Paul, who was once called Saul.

Irena was a single mom trying to make ends meet while trying to raise her son, Bogus. Her ex-husband was an alcoholic and would physically abused her when he was drunk, so she divorced him and steered clear of men. Irena’s story sounds like a story of most 21st century women. When a relationship would not work, you would try and get yourself out of it, and then move on to something else. However, back in the days, this kind of behavior was unacceptable. The men were on a worshipping plane field, the women would always have to sacrifice everything for them, no matter if they were right or wrong. Polish women were supposed to be nun-like (virgin), submissive, and focus on motherhood. Irena was working a strenuous job as a mail carrier, didn’t complained even when she fainted, however, her punishment would be for stealing pensions’ money. She was raising her son by herself, didn’t asked for help from anyone, nevertheless she ended putting him the orphanage. Irena gave into lust and temptation when the opportunity arose even though she did the marriage scenario and had a kid already. I think Irena’s death was a symbolic punishment for her behaving and acting against the idealize Polish Mother, such as stealing, giving into her sexual frustration, and not sacrificing as much as she should have to her son, Bogus.

Euripides, one of the most prominent playwriter and poet. During his lifetimes, Euripides wrote approximately 90 plays. “Out of the 90 or so plays that Euripides wrote, only 4 won first prize and 2 of those 4 prizes were for the plays performed after his death” (Smith 121). Euripides mother sold herbs who came from a noble family. “One tradition states that his mother was a greengrocer who sold herbs in the marketplace,” (Euripides 1) “often joked about this in comedy”, but “there is better indirect evidence that Euripides came of a well-off family” (Euripides 1). Euripides most well-known tragedies include Alcestis, Hippolytus, Bacchae, and Medea. In his play Medea, Medea was a protagonist that spoke about “being in love”, but it is a victim of “pitfalls, and abuses that sometimes accompany it,” (Bender 18). In Medea by Euripides, Medea’s sequestration from an unrequited love leads her to be an infatuated woman when Jason neglects her, and, in turn, it ignites a flame towards Medea’s revenge and malice.

Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 (1966) is one of the early instances of postmodern literature, in which the spread of mass culture plays a central role. In addition, the novel explores the ways, in which conspiracy of unknown forces or structures influence an individual’s vision of the world and self. The entire novel is saturated with references to popular culture; Oedipa’s world is filled with and dominated by mass culture technology, such as television, radio and newspaper, and most of the people around her are in some ways representing various historical figures. The names of the characters are an essential aspect of The Crying of Lot 49, and are reflecting both popular culture and the struggle to determine one’s identity in the novel. Oedipa’s name is a reference to the Ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, in which a title character is in desperate search of the truth, while not many other similarities are present. It is quite possible that Pynchon is only challenging the reader’s assumptions, provoking them to look for something that does not exist. Similarly, the name of Oedipa’s psychiatrist Dr. Hilarius is, for instance, a similar play of the language, since there is nothing hilarious about his character, who is engaging in formidable experiments at a World War II concentration camp. When it comes to experiencing paranoia and conspiracy, the plot follows the main

Nowadays, mass movement is defined as an assimilation process, where people throw away their own personal identities and follow submissively the orders of their leaders. The idea of people being obedient to some of the cruelest orders, such as killing millions of people in the Holocaust, surprises many people. Thus, many authors decide to find out the answer by bringing up many opinions about the creation of the mass movement in their own books or plays for discussion. One of those authors is Eric Hoffer, who suggests that a mass movement is created by the cooperation between “the man of words”, “the fanatic”, and “the man of actions” (147). In fact, he points out that the three groups have the same craving for something new and different that they believe can only be obtained through a revolution. At the same time, Tony Kushner also offers his own belief on the topic through his play “A Bright Room Called Day” by establishing a setting in Berlin, where people follow their own party in a fight against the development of a Nazi government. Moreover, many characters in the play perform somewhat similar roles to the three groups’ duties described by Hoffer. In fact, the characteristics of Baz as an outsider and a man of words, Agnes as a fanatic who joins the party out of boredom, and Zillah as a person of action who refuses to accept the Reagan government will be discussed in this essay to identify the similarities and differences between the viewpoints of two authors about