Holocaust Monologue: Memoir of Eva Buchbinder (from Torn Threads by Anne Isaacs) My name is Eva Buchbinder. I have many family members that live with me in the fenced in ghetto of Bedzin‚ Poland; my father‚ Papa‚ my sister‚ Rachel‚ my aunt‚ Rivka‚ Uncle Nathaniel‚ and my cousin‚ David. Papa‚ Rachel‚ and I used to live in the proper part of town in Bedzin‚ but once Hitler came to power he made many laws that condemned us because we were Jewish. In the winter of 1942 we were forced to move
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First‚ the Capulets are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they are unsupportive‚ uncaring‚ and inconstant. For example‚ they wanted to disown juliet because she declared she did not want to marry Paris. This example depicts Capulet not supporting his daughter’s desires‚ although he wants the best for her. In other words‚ if Capulet had not forced Juliet to marry Paris‚ she would not have tried to find a way out of the marriage. Additionally‚ Lady Capulet does not care for her own
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crazed jealously and doubt. (140-141) “Mamilluis‚ art thou my boy?” “Ay‚ my good lord” “Why that’s my bawcock. What‚ hast smutched thy nose? They say it is a copy of mine. Come captain‚ we must be neat- not neat‚ but cleanly‚ captain. And yet the steer‚ the heifer‚ and the calf are all called neat. Still virginalling upon his palm? How now‚ you wanton calf? Art thou my calf? (155-160) “Yes‚ if you will‚ my lord‚” Mamilluis responded and scurried away after some more conversation. I listened intently
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saluting enthusiastically to their red-robed leaders under the yellow star; the boat crammed with coughing throats and calloused hands; blood washed away by the rains. She talked about things I had only ever heard about from the kind of tragic monologues that hot-shot actors won Oscars for and only shed real tears for at the podium. But unlike the performers’ melodramatic shouts of magniloquent misdirected emotion and the onion tears I associated with this kind of language‚ she seemed perfectly
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death? Whether it was Lady Capulet‚ who was not the motherly figure Juliet needed in her life‚ the Nurse‚ who abandoned Juliet when she needed her most‚ or the gruesome murder of Tybalt acted by Romeo‚ which made their relationship nearly impossible to handle. These vital factors all contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
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you blessed me with your presence to last throughout the night. In the midnight hours‚ you were so quiet that I almost mistook it for a pen drop or hallucinations of staying up all night weeping and crying. Did I ask myself countless times how long‚ Lord? How long will I suffer (Psalm 13:2)? How long will I feel pain? How long will you remain silent? How long will you not rescue me from tears and pain? In church‚ they speak about your promises and love‚ but never in a million years did I believe I
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“Three civil brawls‚bred of an airy word By thee‚ old Capulet‚ and Montague‚ Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets and made Verona’s ancient citizens Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments”. (1‚1‚80) These famous lines were spoken by Prince in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ these lines demonstrate how the feud between the Capulets and Montagues and how the drama between these two families prevented the forbidden love Romeo and Juliet from getting married. The feud was started centuries
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I lay dying in a pool of my own blood. It’s warm. Even so‚ I can feel the embrace of death approaching. It’s cold claws clutching at my heart. My sense of touch fades‚ along with the sound of sirens in the distance. Oh‚ is that an ambulance approaching? I’m afraid I have some bad news for them. Even though I’m not a doctor‚ I know I’m dying. Why you ask? Well‚ I was stabbed at least thirty times with a switchblade. Even if the knife missed all of my organs‚ I’ve lost too much blood to survive
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not that she could hear them‚ of course‚ since she dreaded standing too close to the edge. And when she had finished‚ she kicked up the flattened grass then rubbed her hands together in glee. Her job was now complete and all she could do was wait. Lord Fox would be so proud of her. The day turned to dusk when the men arrived in the heart of the village. And for their first job‚ they had to steal a vehicle. Not a posh or top-notch car. Neither did they want a souped-up bath tub with five gears‚ fuel
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my heel as if I’m about to leave and the old man grumbles out‚ “Fine You kill that beast‚ I’ll give you all the supplies you need.” I grin and continue walking off‚ calling out behind me‚ “That I will. Thank you for your gratitude.” I walk on till Lord Apollo’s golden chariot begins to dip for his sister to take over the skies with her violet hues. I have utterly no clue where to find the beast that is bothering Athens. Perhaps‚ betting the necessities of my survival on finding a monster was not
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