Jealousy

Iago does not follow his own advice because he uses his anger towards Othello for putting Iago third in command as well as Cassio for taking the second position in command. Iago uses his anger to get Roderigo to get Cassio really mad to the point where he’s getting fired. Iago also uses his anger and not his logic to catch Desdemona’s attention to get revenge on Othello. Iago says to Roderigo, “Make Cassio angry somehow, either by speaking too loud, or insulting his military skills, or however else

Chapter one begins with an epigram of an excerpt from Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. The lines described Lord Angelo and how he “Stands at the guard with envy; scarce confesses that that his blood flows, or that his appetite is more bread than stone” (1.3.50-53). Right away the character of Angelo can be paralleled to the character of Ambrosio in more than one way. As with all the epigrams if the reader does not care to look up the piece or is not well read, then the contact and importance is

Poems are an outlet for a poet to express his thoughts on human nature and the different types of people in the world. He can have negative or positive connotations about certain types of people and their actions/belief systems. This poem is a great example of showing how the poet believes an abusive person to act and behave based on his beliefs. This poet uses his choice of language and imagery to show that this is not how you should behave and the Duke is an extreme example of this personality

There are six names to describe the various toxic people a person may come across: The Steamroller, The Zipper Lip, The Backstabber, The Know-It-All, The Needy Weenie, and The Whine/Cheeser. Steamrollers are intimidating and get control by putting others down. The Zipper lip person rarely give good eye contact companied with poor posture, single word answers, and closed body language. Backstabbers take credit for others work, spread damaging rumors, and try to break down existing friendships. The

James Baldwin’s novel, Giovanni’s Room, dives into the internal conflicts that can arise when an individual starts to question their own sexual identity and fights it in the process. David, the novel’s narrator, is the central example of this throughout the text as he internally fights the pull of attraction he feels towards another man, consequently leaving him questioning if he will ever again be able to feel the same sense of desire towards the opposite sex. We can see this towards the middle

During A Separate Peace Gene goes on two visits. One to Boston to visit Finny, and the other to Lepers home in Vermont. The reason for these visits may be the fact that Gene feels guilty. During this part of the book we get to see the dark side of Gene. John Knowles is a great writer because he can make you think for hours on a motive and every word has a major purpose. This book is about friendships, and the love/hate in all of them. Gene may just be going on these visits just for his own satisfaction

Many people want to grow up quickly, they wish to be on their own as soon as possible, but the process of growing up can be as challenging as climbing Mount Everest. In A Separate Peace, Gene Forrester, a teenage boys struggling with self-doubt, is a prime example of this. Year after year, people are met with inner turmoil on who they are and what they stand for, moreover, the transition between adolescent to adulthood only increases complications with identity. Throughout A Separate Peace, Gene’s

In Othello, the character Iago is a very despicable man, but still holds an excellent reputation with all the other characters in the play. Iago is very manipulative and warps situations to make him look good as well as bring other people down. He gets away with his lies by making it seem as if he didn’t actually want to tell them or by downplaying his own lies to make it look as if he didn’t want to believe them himself. A couple examples might include when he warned Othello about Roderigo and Brabantio

By getting overshadowed, one may begin to feel malicious envy towards another. As a result, one may begin to act differently, or in a more hostile manner, towards those originally thought to be close to them. Likewise in A Separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene begins to experience and nurture the harsh feelings of envy, towards Finny, who is thought to be Gene’s best friend. Because of this envy, Gene loses control of his relationship with Finny, and his life takes a turn for the worse. John Knowles

Have you ever struggled with the thought of growing up, well Holden has the same problem. The Catcher in the Rye is a book based on the life of a teenage boy who is a very troubled individual. Holden refuses to grow up, and he struggles with the thought of losing his innocence. The way he chooses to deal with this is very strange. Holden is a very immature boy. He got kicked out of the high school he was attending. Since he got kicked out, he is now scared to go home and have his parents find out