The 1896 short story “The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton is one tale that could be described as a chilling story that is gothic in nature. Many factors can characterize a story as gothic‚ even features as simple as the author’s and narrator’s word choice. This story can be called gothic because it has multiple elements that help prove this classification is correct. The gothic setting‚“ high‚ even overwrought emotion”(Elements of the Gothic Novel)‚ and supernatural or unexplainable element
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Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Gertrude and Ophelia take on the roles of a woman during this time period. Exemplifying the essential role they play in Hamlets life. The women’s roles especially Gertrude’s and Ophelia’s‚ in Hamlets life is an essential factor in what dictates his actions‚ they are preeminent components as to why he does the things he do. In the tragedy of Hamlet‚ the death of the king brings chaos within the castle walls of Denmark. The queen‚ Gertrude‚ marries the brother of her late
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Hamlet’s Treatment of Ophelia and Gertrude Modern folklore suggests women look at a man’s relationship with his mother to predict how they will treat other women in their life. Hamlet is a good example of a son’s treatment of his mother reflecting how he will treat the woman he loves because when considering Hamlet’s attitude and treatment of the Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ one must first consider how Hamlet treated his mother. A characteristic of Hamlet’s personality
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What if we reached a point where time just stopped altogether? We’d never have to worry about a thing passing us by. But what if it began to go backwards‚ then what would we do? She is seventy years old and perched on the arm of the sofa‚ her old guitar propped on her knee. "Max?" she shouts. “I genuinely cannot remember the words to my song.” Her husband of forty-nine years strolls into the front room. "What’s that‚ Maud?" he calls. "I just can’t remember how the last verse starts." "Well
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Impact of Media’s Portrayal of Psychotic Illness on Viewers Introduction Psychotic disorders are the more serious form of mental illness‚ particularly schizophrenia. Many multidimensional factors have contributed to the social stigma of psychotic mental illness‚ deeming it a social problem. According to Landsberg and Rock (2010)‚ stigma and discrimination impacts policy and program response to the issue‚ causing limitations on our financing. As a result‚ there is a deficiency of resources
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How is Macbeth Portrayed in the First Act? At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is known as the ‘bravest’ soldier and after the battle the Captain exclaims‚ ‘But all’s too weak‚ for brave Macbeth’. This shows that Macbeth is heroic and is a valiant soldier. I think that it is important that Shakespeare has depicted Macbeth as being a brave character because this influences him in murdering Duncan later on and it is crucial that we‚ as the reader‚ believe that Macbeth is capable of doing this
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Biography of Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa) Notes Gertrude Bonnin was the third child of Ellen Tate ’I yohiwin Simmons‚ a full-blood Yankton Sioux. Born in 1876 on a Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and known as Zitkala-Sa (Red Bird) Age 8 she was determined to learn the white man’s ways raised in a tipi on the Missouri River until she was 12 when she went to a Quaker missionary school for Indians (White’s Manual Institute) in Wabash‚ Indiana. Though her mother was reluctant to let her
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VR: Virtual Reality or Violence Refinement? Video games are a recently acquired past time compared to many but have a greater affect on society than most. While most of our leisurely activities in life allow for a unique experience none of these permit for as much immersion and emulation as video games. Although this can be a tremendous idea for someone of the past to comprehend‚ it is now a everyday activity for most youngsters. This is a terrifying concept when you take into fact how violent
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Similarly to Gertrude‚ Polonius does not hurt his daughter Ophelia in a direct way. Be that as it may‚ Ophelia becomes more and more depressed as a result of his interventions with Hamlet. Initially‚ Polonius instructs Ophelia to be wary of Hamlet’s love because someone of such a high status cannot love her truthfully. Because of this‚ when Hamlet enters Ophelia’s chamber with his clothes all torn‚ Polonius falsely assumes that this is because Ophelia withheld herself from him. This becomes clear
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Queen Jocasta is one of Greek mythology’s most ill fated characters. In the beginning of the play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ she and her husband learn that their child is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. So‚in order to save avoid this catastrophe ‚they leave the child out in the wilderness to die. Little does Jocasta know that a kindly herdsman has rescued the child and Baby Oedipus has been adopted by a King and Queen from another state. Years later‚ when Oedipus finally hears the
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