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their perspective of the characters, while their nature remains the same. The first perspective of Macbeth is introduced in Act 1, scene ii. This scene presents Macbeth through the words of the wounded sergeant and King Duncan during the battle that Macbeth is fighting in. The King is presented with news of the battle and Macbeth’s standing when the sergeant calls him “brave Macbeth” only to add “well he deserves that name…” (I,ii,18) immediately afterward. The sergeant presents Macbeth as inherently

Oedipus the King is a play rich with character development, surprises, irony, and most importantly: tragedy. The plot takes you and the characters of the play on a twisting and turning journey as Sophocles weaves an intricate web as the story unfolds. The main dilemma in this play is the characters’ ability to face up to the truth. Oedipus doesn’t want to believe that Iocaste is his mother, Iocaste doesn’t want to hear the truth, although it seems like she knows before anyone else, and the Choragos

Oedipus the King In “Oedipus the King”, young Oedipus is fated to kill his father and marry his mother. His parents give him away to escape the fate, and he is brought up as a prince in Corinth. When he learns of his curse, he runs away from Corinth to avoid it, but ends up in Thebes where he unknowingly actualizes the prophecy, assumes kingship and brings a curse to the people. Like several other Greek tragedies, the story of Oedipus is detailed in its elaboration of characters in a way that makes

The King of Horror Stephen King is known to the world as the king of horror. His books and short stories have caused fear in millions of people around the world. His use of literary elements, vivid writing techniques, and the exploitation of people’s primal fear all contribute to his success as the world’s greatest horror writing. One of the ways that Stephen King produces fear in readers is by using many different literary elements. In many of his books, he uses the element of the

breakdown that physicians could not identify. Once Henry Anthony Wilcox came out of the episode he remembered nothing, creating a shock factor, and making the reader ask “how did that happen?” In “Gramma,” Stephen King, similar to H.P. Lovecraft, travels a psychological horror path. Stephen King accomplishes the psychological horror aspect by the buildup of suspense, until everything comes to fruition in the last few pages of the story. Within the middle of the story George goes in to check in on Gramma

Obtaining the American Dream The American Dream is the idea of having an equal opportunity of achieving prosperity and happiness through hard work and determination. The idea of the American dream is the main focus of novel The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby is about the narrator Nick Carraway who tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy self-made man who is in love with Daisy Buchanan. However, Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan who is also a rich man but from inheritance

as a resource when writing these plays. One play in particular, “King Lear,” is evidence of Shakespeare’s acknowledgement of Machiavellian beliefs. Throughout this paly it may be witnessed how Machiavelli’s ideas on what a ruler should be were taken into account by the famous playwright, leading either to his characters’ success or downfall. One common theme throughout both Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Shakespeare’s “King Lear” is the frangibility of love. According to Machiavelli, “…it

as long as 5 pages. Thankfully outlines which were given in this class helped so much in what I needed to explain and what points I had to make when writing an essay. The most relatable quote that represents my experience comes from Author Stephen King who explains, “When you write things down, they sometimes take you places you hadn't planned.” To me, this quote represents what I’ve felt this semester. Throughout my writing process this semester the content of books that I’ve read made it a much

According to Salman Rushdie, an award winning British Indian novelist, “The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great surprise, we may find our own vision reflected.” Good literature often strives to evoke various responses from and connect with the reader through character emotions, which allows the interaction between one self and characters to become profound and meaningful. This enables

Lord Brumenwald looked about the area. He’d just completed his inspection of the site. Despite the less than ideal circumstances, he knew the royal dignity remained intact. He could see the supportive (or at least tolerant) expressions in the mourners’ faces. He also noted that none of the visiting dignitaries seemed to be plotting against the Prince or Princess. In fact, unlike the imprisoned coup participants, the other royals included them. They did so enthusiastically. Perhaps there is a silver