Titus Andronicus Quotes

In “The Pit and the Pendulum”, the atmosphere is dark and unsettling. In addition to the setting and characters, there are various other factors that give the story a creepy feel to it. Furthermore, the narrator’s thoughts and descriptions add to the ominous mood of the story. For example, the tale states, “By long suffering my nerves had been unstrung, until I trembled at the sound of my own voice, and had become in every respect a fitting subject for the species of torture which awaited me” (Poe 5). At this point in the story, the narrator, falling into his torturers’ trap, tips on the verge of insanity and begins to lose hope. The reader can easily picture the narrator, cowering against the wall, eyes wide, flinching at the slightest of sounds. Therefore, along with the horrifying aspects of the torture chamber, the unstable narrator and his thoughts create a foreboding and macabre feeling characteristic to gothic

It is this over dedication to Rome and his lacking of the lacking of the feminine, which also causes Titus to turn a cold heart to Tamora's pleas. "Victorious Titus, rue the tears I shed, a mother's tears in passion for her son; and if thy sons were ever dearer to thee O, think my son to be as dear to me!" (Shakespeare, I.i, 106-108) However, Titus' devotion to Roman customs and inability to identify with a mother's pleas, that her "son is mark'd and die he must, t'appease their groaning shadows that are gone" (Shakespeare, I.i, 125-126.) His lack of femininity and desire that Roman tradition be followed allows him no sympathy for this upset mother and as result will suffer later in the play.

The dialogue of Lysistrata is filled with double meaning, and most every character takes the sexual meaning. During the oath, the flash of wine symbolizes the male sex organ, and the black bowl the female genitalia. Dionysus, as god of both

The language that Atwood uses here shows that a woman's womb is the only solid, real thing that they possess. A woman's emotions, feelings and other body parts are like `a cloud', they are insignificant and not real, and are seen to just float around the solid object that is their womb.

feel isolated and afraid. Moreover, the narrator of “The Pit and the Pendulum” also experiences

Letter 1 Explain what is established in the first passage/letter who is narrating? Why is he making this voyage? When and where is this taking place? To whom is he writing the letter?

Titus is a film adaption of William Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy, Titus Andronicus. Sponsored by Overseas Filmgroup and Clear Sky Productions, director Julie Taymor and produces Conchita Airoldi and Jody Allen were able to bring Shakespeare’s vision to life. The main characters Titus and Tamora were played by Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange. Throughout the film the audience experiences how destructive revenge can be and the effects it has. A few important quotes that applies to this film would be, “If one wishes for revenge, before you know it, a hurt as bad as the one wished for will come upon the wisher” by CLAMP and “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves” by Confucius. The movie Titus shows that revenge is an

Part 2 – Choose twelve words/phrases that you deem to be critical to the book. They should be chosen from a variety of chapters. Give examples of the words being used in the text and explain why you think each word or phrase is critical.

1. Katniss’s change during the course of the novel has been influenced by the Capitol and the arena during the Hunger Games. In the beginning she volunteered for her love for Prim and did not think she would win, but during the games she actually believes she has a chance. And throughout the games she found herself hating the Capitol more and more, for example when she said “I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games.

Like the quote says “Love make people do crazy things.” In this play by William Shakespeare it tells the story of teens who fall in love on a sunday, get married the next day and unintentionally cause the deaths of six family members including them by thursday. The non-sense of these teens could however be logically explained by, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore a cognitive neuroscientist who uses advanced technology like MRI research to further understand the brain. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s research suggest that during teenage years the brain is still developing including the prefrontal cortex this growth leads to risk taking, difficult to control emotions and impulsive decisions which romeo and juliet show these signs.Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s thesis on adolescent development sheds light on some of the nonsensical decision making in William Shakespeare’s romeo and juliet as characters certainly face the impulsive behavior, mood swings, and risk taking she describes.

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.

As a child, my favorite book series was J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. My love for the story has carried on into my teen years, but I have only just begun to realize the insights that come along with the familiarity of this text. Albus Dumbledore said to Harry once, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” Dumbledore was attempting to teach Harry the importance of recognizing what he had been blessed with, rather than focusing on the objects of his imagination. Many of Dumbledore’s ideals bare a striking resemblance to those of Marcus Aurelius. Both were men of strong character who seemingly did absolutely nothing wrong in their lives. Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations

The narrator associates the pit to the “death with its most hideous moral horrors.” The pit put him in such a state of terror because if he wouldn’t have become tripped up, he would have fell right in, to his death. The pit represents the utter doom that could come to anyone that makes a mistake, even if it’s a small one, it could still end up as a catastrophe. Which shows that you should always be cautious of your

Shin and Uncle’s relationship was more productive than others outside the underground prison because Uncle loved and cared for Shin, unlike his mother and classmates did. Uncle showed Shin that life is not about ratting people out/stealing their food, when he shared his own food and company with Shin. He also nursed Shin and his wounds back to health, cut his hair, and told Shin stories that entertained and amused him. After a long period of time, Shin was forced to leave the cell he shared with Uncle, which made him heartbroken. “Shin did not want to leave the cell. He had never trusted–never loved–anyone before. In the years ahead, he would think of the old man in the dark room far more often and with far greater affection

One of the two tricks Hades played on persephone is getting her to pick the flowers so he could get her.’’ ‘’There were wild roses, purple crocuses, sweet scented violets, tall iris, rich narcissus,2 and white lilies. All these the girl was gathering, yet fair as they were, Persephone herself was fairer far.’’ ‘’Then, as she looked a little ahead in the meadow, she suddenly beheld the marvelous thing.’’ ‘’It was a flower so beautiful that none like it had ever been known.’’ ‘’It seemed a kind of narcissus, purple and white, but from a single root there sprang a hundred blossoms, and at the sweet scent of it the very heavens and earth appeared to smile for joy.’’ ‘’As she stretched out her hand, and she found herself caught in a stranger’s