Ian Fleming

In contrast to Shakespeare, Smiley allows a feminine standpoint offering a more positive outlook on Rose and Ginny. In spite of the sinister image portrayed of Regan and Goneril in King Lear, Rose and Ginny are found to be respectable daughters who instead of taking advantage of their father, only offered their care and love for him. Ginny, the protagonist is seen to be submissive to the male figures in her life, her father Larry and her husband Ty. Ginny takes on the role of a motherly and loving

In the beginning of King Lear, I immediately saw how King Lear wants his three daughters to express their love for him. I believe that this could illustrate King Lear’s fear of growing old and losing importance. The first two daughters, Goneril and Regan, seem to flatter their father with their expression of love for him. It is obvious to me that Goneril and Regan do not actually love their father at all. In contrast, Cordelia, the youngest daughter, gives an honest expression of love when she says

Now one of the main personality traits that set both of the Cordelias apart would be forgiveness. The Cordelia in American Horror Story is not so quick to forgive just anyone, not even her own mother. A prime example of when she shows this dark side is when a student of her academy named Queenie leaves the coven to join a rival witch tribe. As a result of this betrayal, Cordelia proclaims that Queenie is now “dead” to her. On the other hand, the Cordelia in King Lear is quick to forgive her father

“Chariots of Fire” was a powerful and emotionally involving drama, which had been seen as one of the most successful movies in British film industry, ended up with four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score. “Chariots of Fire” was the story of the 1924 Olympics in Paris, mainly focusing on two British gold medalists track stars, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell. Harold Abrahams was “a Jewish Englishman who wanted the world to accept that

together and are acting crazy. Sometimes there can be big fights between two or more football teams. Would you dare to stop them? How is it to be the ‘’security’’ guy and has to keep it all clean? In the short story ‘‘an afternoon’’ written by the author Ian Rankin, we meet Rab, who works as a security sergeant to provide safety between football matches. The text gives the reader an insight into his life, problems and thoughts. And how he survives his days. A 3rd person narrator tells the story, and it

Atonement, by Ian McEwan, explores the theme of love through a variety of techniques such as symbolism, metaphors and repetition delve into various aspects of love, such as misspent, newfound and unavailable love. Uniquely, McEwan intertwines these techniques with foreshadowing and imagery to convey complex emotions such as love, guilt and jealousy. Additionally, the theme of reality and the imagination is established through repetition and Cecilia’s characterisation. Through symbolism, McEwan develops

Storytellers are the God of their universe. Seeking atonement for them is nearly impossible without belief in a higher being. In Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement, Briony, a 13 year old fanciful storyteller, misjudges a series of events that have repercussions on the lives of others. Consequently, she spends a lifetime attempting atonement through storytelling. Brian Finney explains that Briony “attempts to use fiction to correct the errors that fiction caused her to commit” (69). Briony’s obsession with

In King Lear Act 4 of the story has many different aspects relating to the book How To Read Literature Like A Professor. Firstly there's a quest in which the characters Gloucester and Edgar embark on. Beginning when Gloucester asks Poor Tom "know'st thou the way to Dover?" , a cliff where he plans to jump off and kill himself. Edgar hopes to reconnect with his father and save him from from his grievances so he decides to take him. In this matter Gloucester would be the princess that has to be saved

Chariots of Fire is a movie about two young sprinters in 1920s who are trained for 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew, are both naturally talented runners but the way they tackle running in their lives is truly aspiring. In 1919, the year after WWI, Harold Abrahams arrives at University of Cambridge, where he struggles against anti-Semitism. He enjoys exercising, playing different sports and participating in public societies like Gilbert and

While normally portrayed as a virtue that will only bring good on a person, truth seems that in the world of Lear honesty and fidelity only bring a person to ruin. Cordelia and Edgar loyal and honest characters are the ones cast out of their homes and made pariahs. Cordelia portrays her honesty when professing her love for her Father saying “I love your Majesty/ According to my bond no more nor less” (I, i,101). In saying that she loves him as much as a daughter should displays that she loves her