In the story Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger, Du Tenth shows complete devotion to Master Li Jia and by the end of the story, we see that the devotion she has for him is not reciprocated. One’s feelings may be stronger than the others, but couples choose to stay together. In some instances, individuals may choose to stay in the relationship for convenience, rather than feelings. Regarding Du Tenths situation, I feel that she continued her relationship for both reasons. Tenths feelings for Master Li were very strong but in addition, it was more convenient for her to pursue a life with Li Jia, than continue the life she was living. This trend is not only seen is stories, but it has also become the reality of today’s society.
For obvious reasons, Du Tenth pursued a relationship with Maser Li but the question is why did she decide to stay with him after he lost all of his wealth? If we look at all the factors, Du Tenth had lots to gain by officially being with Li Jia. Without Li Jia, she was just a courtesan. Master Li’s parents did not approve of their relationship due to this. The first thing that Du Tenth would gain is a better name for herself. Tenth would be with a man that had a good name, which could
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This was the biggest mistake that Du Tenth made. She was so intrigued by the idea of being with Master Li, that she didn’t consider how easy it would be for him to leave her. I understand where she was coming from because I have done this in the past. A few years ago, I rushed into a relationship with one of my friends because I loved the idea of being with someone. Before I did so, I failed to evaluate how compatible we were for each other. Honestly, there was much more for him to gain in the relationship than there was for me. The best thing about it was that I learned who I was and was able to build my character in the
What I thought was a new beginning for her and another chance at happiness, had actually turned out to be a complete disaster. It turned out that she had been involved with him all along. Rather than being honest with us, she lied continuously. We expressed to her that if he brought her happiness then we had no say so. We had no other option but to be happy for her. However, she still insisted that she’d cut all ties with him.
The play "Twelve Angry Men", By Reginald Rose, is a play about 12 jurors that in an
All the motivations conflict with each other constantly. On one hand, Linda "more than loves her husband, she admires him" (1213). She wants to follow his dreams to the end, but at the same time
Regardless, her poor emotional state is proven through many lines in this lai, especially when she tells the knight “I grant you my love and my body” (115). She has finally come up with a method to “get away” from her husband in this decision. Throughout the rest of the story it is not once said that the wife came to love her new husband or her family, on the contrary, she does not seem happy in the following scenes. However, being afraid of her husband and his emotional violence, it is rational that she would try to find safety with someone else, even if that means giving away her “love,”—likely the appearance of such rather than actual love—and her
never find another man like Lio. She worries she will never find a sneaky complicated love, ever
The complexity of justice is evident in Reginald Rose’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’, through the employment of Truth throughout the American 1950’s judicial system. Throughout the text, the concept of justice is forged by the racal prejudices, personal bias, emotion, logistics, and reasoning of the Jurors, thus allowing truth to hinder or prevail. Justice is shaped by truth in ‘Twelve Angry Men’, as the Jurors begin to understand the reasonable doubt in the evidence against the defendant, as the truth becomes prevalent through the Juror’s deductive capabilities, thus allowing for injustice to be hindered by the truth, which ultimately leads justice to prevail in the judicial system.
Claim: The most powerful message that Reginald Rose demonstrates in his play 12 Angry Men would be how tone matters to convey and nudge others towards an opinion. Established Evidence: By the use of tone, it emphasizes of whom the speaker is speaking to, engages important insights and show the true intentions of a person. Evidence: For instance, Reginald Rose demonstrates the tone of juror 8 as “this boy’s been kicked around all his life” who “had a pretty terrible sixteen years,” (pg 13) who is this ideal, respectful citizen who considers this boy’s life as important as his and everyone else. He later engages into the conversation to remind others to think what if they were in the boy’s shoes instead in a
There were many aspects of each category that foreshadows the ultimate themes of this film such as love, freedom, and crime. In the opening sequence, for example, the film starts off with a close emphasis on Bonnie’s appearance and makeup. Her red lipstick could indicate that there will be a romantic or warm, love aspect to the film. When we see red it’s usually an automatic representation of love, happiness, or even violence. Her being more cautious on her appearance indicates that she’s looking for another person to love. Caring about your appearance doesn’t always indicate that you’re trying to attract another person, but it’s one of the many options for a person to care about their appearance. The bold makeup could also represent Bonnie
The Sixth Amendment was instituted to protect the rights of the accused, but the play 12 Angry Men and recent cases, have shown that poverty stricken citizens are treated unjustly by the American court system.
Relationships between people depend on the time period, the location, the social norms set at place in one’s society and one’s own personality. Throughout history and cultures the meaning of relationships have changed. In some ways they have become more relaxed and in others stricter in following these rules of society. In Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu, he describes his relationship with his wife and his culture during the eighteenth century in China. His story tells a relationship that was very unique between his wife, Yun and himself. For the time they were very progressive in their beliefs and actions. It helps the reader see the culture in China at this time and how relationship during a time with strict societal rules especially for women became to be a very surprising and reformist relationship.
To start off it is important to realize that a spiritual bond is goes much deeper than a person’s surface needs and desires. A spiritual connection is a bond between two souls and its intense nature allows it to last even the harshest conditions. The speaker and his wife from “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” have a relationship that has reached this level as well, “Dull sublunary lovers’ love / (Whose soul is sense) cannot admit / Absence…” (Donne 13-15). “Sublunary” lovers refers to people whose relationships have not reached a spiritual level. Since, the relationship is “dull” and is physically oriented, the couples rely on intimacy and touch in order for the relationship to thrive. The speaker’s relationship with
The Adoration of the Lamb is Jan Van Eyck’s greatest accomplishments of a Renaissance painter. It was painted with oils in the third decade of the 15th century (Glover). This painting definitely has a lot going on in it. The painting is consisted of twelve panels where the outside panels can either be closed or open. There are many spiritual aspects in the painting; from the Holy family, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus; to Adam, Eve, and plenty of saints. The representation of these earthly and otherworldly figures shows the aspects of this world and the next. The lower middle piece physically reflects this with the horizon as the divider between the worlds. The saints and other peoples on the
A violent genre of music is sweeping across the country, causing riots and destruction, threatening the security of the United States.
She is seen as a weak and fickle woman. When her ship wrecks, “she felt the need of advice'; (49). Alatiel doesn’t know how to do things on her own. She has always had servants to help her. After Alatiel realizes all that happened to the ship and everyone on it she “weeps bitterly'; (49). At this point Alatiel’s unbelievable adventures begin. She is taken to Pericone’s house. Pericone falls in love with her and wants to sleep with her. Alatiel tells her servants that “she herself had decided never to let anyone but her husband enjoy her'; (50). Pericone gets Alatiel drunk and into bed with him. Alatiel’s values aren’t so strong because Pericone gets her to sleep with him. After she loses her virginity “she often invited herself not with words…but with actions'; to Pericone (51). When Alatiel is taken from Pericone by Marato, she weeps but is soon comforted “with the assistance of the holy Stiff-in-hand God gave to man';(52). It doesn’t take much to comfort Alatiel. In the beginning of the story she doesn’t want to sleep with a man that is not her husband. By the first man Alatiel encounters her views on sex have changed. Alatiel’s adventures do not stop after two men. When Marato loses Alatiel the prince of Morea gets her. It doesn’t take Alatiel long to get over Marato.
Not only is the love between these couples shown in a progression, but they are also shown in a healthier aspect. In the second of the Twilight series, New Moon, Edward breaks up with Bella for her own protection and her response was an attempted suicide. What is this teaching the reader? This is clearly demonstrating complete dependence on another person; while losing someone can be traumatic, and certainly painful, ending your own life is not a reasonable solution. In the Harry Potter series, we have a situation very similar to this one. Harry Potter breaks up with Ginny Weasley for her own protection, but instead of Ginny becoming nothing but a shell for months and attempting suicide, she starts a small army to fight against Voldemort’s followers and fights in the Battle of Hogwarts to defend her school. This is a much healthier example of a relationship. Even though Ginny is hurt and scared, she stands for what she believes in, is strong, and independent.