Viva la Vida

Lady Macbeth’s cruel and dark thoughts throughout Act 1 is described well deep in the hidden meanings of Kanye West’s “Heartless”, which represents the devilish actions and unremorseful wishes by Lady Macbeth. The lady that West seems to be describing coincide with Lady Macbeth because of their malicious intent and their dark thoughts but also the ability to feel no guilt when planning these plans. In the chorus of the melancholy song, rapper Kanye West and Macbeth are both in an unhealthy relationship

different for each individual. The two pieces “Viva La Vida” and “A Season In Hell” shows a great contrast of having a religious view of life, apposed to having a self-centered understanding. Each moral compass in these writings looks at having domination, a weak foundation, honestly to oneself, and changing for the better. Coldplay, writer of “Viva La Vida” laid out the morality of this song in the title itself. Translated directly from Spanish, “Viva La Vida” simply means “Long Live Life”. A summarization

Power and corruption are concepts that are difficult to fully understand. Several controversies occur within these topics. There are both conventional and unconventional ways of viewing power. In an attempt to make a claim contrary to common belief, David Brin stated, “It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible.” This statement is not accurate because power is the corrupting device responsible for a plethora of downfalls leaders have experienced

involved court, and even more serious cases resulting in the deletion of the song overall. Coldplay has always been a top-selling artist throughout the years, with some of the most popular songs within the past decade. The 2008 smash hit called “Viva La Vida” does contain backtracks from Joe

Power is something that is contained by everyone in a certain form, power corrupts people because attracts them to overuse it and causes them to become more of a selfish, crazed person. People that are more likely to be corrupt are attracted to power. According to the “Why Power Corrupts” article, the legal profession is the most powerful body in the country. Usually many people may be in this position that contains a lot of power towards the country. This idea shows how people are joining different

way in the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas, and the song, Viva La Vida, written by Coldplay. The Count of Monte Cristo is about a man wrongfully accused of a crime, and he is seeking out vengeance on the people who put him there using his power. He believes that he has received this power from God which makes the man feel like he is God, but he is proved wrong the hard way. Viva La Vida is similar because it is about a king who had so much power he believed himself to be

characters in Cold Play’s and Alexandre Dumas’s writing take advantage of their power. As a result, the count, the former king, and Josef Mengele are all damaged because of their own doing. In “Viva La Vida” and The Count of Monte Cristo, the writers’ use of imagery and diction convey the idea that

Coldplay formed as a band in 1996 and have been making music every since. Their music is a mix between alternative rock and pop rock. Chris Martin is the lead singer of the band, who also writes their songs. When the band first came out they had a more depressing tone to their music, the lyrics were not as upbeat. I chose coldplay because their songs have always stuck out to me, atleast their earlier years, they leave you questioning the meaning of their songs and in the end you're left with your

There are many people in the world who have different opinions on whether fate is real, or if fate is just some people’s fantasies? In “Viva la Vida” they are showing us that the king had his path and that he lost his role when he started to do bad things but fate comes in where he did the bad things and that resulted in him losing his power. Also showing that all of his power and mistakes were all just a lesson for him, because it was meant to be. Dumas uses many different ways to show that you

started to lose it? The Count of Monte Cristo tells that story of a young man who was arrested for false pretences and his quest for vengeance through the use of his power. Similarly Viva La Vida tells the story of a man who used to be king, but whose power was taken away from him. In The Count of Monte Cristo and Viva La Vida both the author and songwriter use plot and diction to emphasize the idea that power is something many wish for but once obtained it still does not make you all powerful. The plot