ENGLISH LITERATURE QUESTION- HOW HAS THE POET USED THE EXTENDED METAPHOR OF THE COCKROACH TO CONVEY HIS PERCEPTION OF HUMAN EXISTANCE? IN YOUR ANSWER PAY ATTENTION TO HOW POETIC DEVICES HAVE BEEN USED. ANSWER The poem ‘The Cockroach’ is a sonnet written by Kevin Halligan. It is written in the iambic pentameter as there are ten syllables in each line and as it mostly follows the pattern of the syllables being unstressed and then stressed. For example the line “ I (unstressed) watched (stressed)
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Garden‚ Adam and Eve are forced to toil and procreate-two “labors” that characterize the Human Condition. The tale of Hester and Dimmesdale recounts that of Adam and Eve because‚ in both stories‚ sin results in expulsion and suffering. Yet it also leads to knowledge‚ particularly the knowledge of what it is to be human. The Scarlet Letter emphasizes the association between sin‚ knowledge‚ and the Human Condition. Hester is ushered into a sort of exile while wearing the scarlet letter‚ her punishment
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Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ William Shakespeare’s longest‚ and perhaps most notable‚ play explores several important aspects of the human condition. Hamlet’s battle between his emotions and logic‚ as well as his fatal flaws and what he considers to be morally good and looming evil‚ encased in a story of murder and betrayal enlightens audiences to contemplate the true meaning of being human. Ultimately‚ through Hamlet’s questioning of humanity and what it means to be alive and human‚ Shakespeare
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Deconstructing the Human Condition Frank had initially laid upon his human nature to retire from his criminal activities. Frank was well advanced in age‚ which restricted him from being swift in his activities. Hence‚ he slumped into his mortal nature and await his ultimate destiny‚ death. However‚ the arrival of the robot deconstructed his human nature. Initially‚ Frank thought that the Robot was a nuisance to his otherwise quiet life. Nonetheless‚ the Robot proved an instrumental part of Frank
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The human condition follows the path of fate. Everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their life at that time‚ but will ultimately lead to their pre- determined fate. People inflict their own wounds during their life by the choices that they make. This applies in Romeo and Juliet and plays a major role in Romeo and Juliet’s lives. "A pair of star-crossed lovers" (I‚ i‚ 6) In the very opening of the play the chorus is singing about Romeo and Juliet‚ and predicts
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portrayed well by Golding. His work also gives a new insight into human behavior and what evil we are capable of. The book is centered on human condition and contains various layers surrounding this theme. There are a considerable amount of allegories/symbols woven into the book. So what exactly is human conditioning and what does it have to do with Golding’s novel; Lord of the Flies? Human conditioning is the experience of being human in not only society‚ but also in personality
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Unifying is the human condition. No matter any privileges one collects from birth‚ all people possess one humbling similarity: we must navigate the world around us. All are presented with choices in life‚ and most attempt to make the right choice‚ but a question remains. What is the right choice? The simple words “right” and “wrong” are completely subjective. Even widely held beliefs have naysayers‚ and public opinion is constantly changing. What is considered “right” now may be “wrong” in five
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rather than where they have come from. Also‚ they do act according to their intuitions despite of whatever the consequences may be. Goethe’s Faust is a considered a romantic hero based on a 16th-century German legend. The story of Faust on the human condition. He represents humanity in a way that he is driven for power and knowledge. He sacrificed his personal needs for the greater good. Faust is a complete persona of the human’s ability and motivation. In comparison to the Promethean personality‚
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It was a puzzle. Clark’s head was spinning. “Three child kidnappings in three days‚ what were the chances?” he thought to himself. There must be a connection. His fists were clenched as he blankly stared at the conference desk‚ afraid to face the media. Their irksome questions plagued with camera flashes only swelled the misery and embarrassment that he already felt. He had to find a way. Slowly‚ he raised his head‚ trying to avoid the scrutinizing looks around the room. His droopy eyes dwindled
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Hamlet the Superhuman‚ Claudius the Human “When your desires are strong enough‚ you will appear to possess superhuman powers in order to achieve them” is a quote by Napoleon Hill‚ one of the earliest American authors of personal success literature. His quote about the ability to achieve desires relates a lot to the life of Hamlet. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet has been viewed by critics as one that possesses inhuman (or superhuman) qualities in order to take vengeance on his uncle Claudius
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