whereas Elizabeth Proctor is virtuous and is the wrongfully accused. To begin‚ Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are complete opposites of each other‚ one lies to save herself and avoid consequences; while the other lies to save the one she loves‚ John Proctor. Abigail discovers she could abstain getting in trouble by making up stories to cover up her manipulative lies and by accusing other people. She previously worked as the Proctor’s servant until Elizabeth became aware of the affair between
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Love or Ambition: The Plutonic Pursuit of Claudius‚ Callimaco‚ and Hamlet Humanism is the reflection of the qualities pertaining to being human‚ for better or for worse. Throughout the books: Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike‚ Mandragola by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ and Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ various human conditions are seen‚ especially those related to personal ambition. In analyzing the three primary male characters in each of these works and their plutonic pursuit of women‚ one can
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negative incentive against many crimes as to be a very effective deterrent for a plethora of would-be criminals. However‚ revenge is by no means a perfect deterrent. This is especially clear in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Take Claudius‚ for example. He could not conceivably have thought that Hamlet would not
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In the play Hamlet‚ there are only two main female characters that both play an extremely compelling and difficult manifestation of love. Ophelia and Gertrude never have a scene together‚ or alone. Ophelia does not have another female confidant to talk to and Gertrude also doesn’t have anyone to talk to about her secret feelings. The only relationships between these women are with men‚ and most of the men surrounding them don’t really care about their feelings‚ or value their worth. Ophelia’s
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Lust is perhaps one of the deadlier sins because of how little time for this vice to grip your weak mind. Lust is evident in the things we do everyday‚ our actions can be shaped by this vice. It is a safe thing to say that everyone is not protected by this offspring of the devil. This vice is evident in society‚ corporations‚ and movies that we have read ever since we were the age of three. Lust is evident in society today because we say and do things for someone or something that we have the
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nights‚ and the nights he drank so much just to sleep to escape the pain. Domen Shigeki‚ infamous secret agent‚ or rather Son Taehyun was in love; he was in love with Lex. He couldn’t imagine them feeling the same way‚ not with how he let them walk away; but maybe‚ just maybe this case coming to a close would make a little more sense. He knew he was in love‚ but now‚ he couldn’t admit it; not yet; for he feared
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they thought was love would cost them their lives because of lust. Romeo and Juliet were said to have fallen in love at first sight‚ but as the story proceeds it spirals downwards into a pit of lust. In reality they were just looking to fill a missing part of their own broken heart. Love is where a person will take a bullet for one‚ where someone would jump in front of a train or even in the most extreme case‚ lay down their life for someone who means the world to them. However‚ lust is the exact opposite
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Hamlet is arguably Shakespeare’s most philosophical and renowned play. Its exploration of the intricacies of the human condition has confirmed its position amongst the highest calibre of script writings. Although values and ideals fluctuate with time‚ the basic human need to answer the abstruse questions of life‚ death and morality has not. Audiences are able to respond to the messages within Hamlet and its diverse array of interpretations through its universal characters and themes situated beyond
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“Lust” is a short story is which Susan Minot‚ the author‚ presents the view of sexual desire from a promiscuous teenage girl away at boarding school. The young girl in the story conveys her first time that she has sex with a boy and then continues to retell the sequential events of many other encounters as the story unfolds. The unnamed protagonist in the story clearly has lost self-respect for herself and has no clue how to reclaim it. This story written in the mid nineteen-fifties‚ shows the
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Sexuality comes from many aspects in a young adult’s life‚ there are many firsts for a young person. Both authors unveil different aspects of the growing sexuality in the protagonist of the stories. In Susan Minot’s‚ “Lust” the author paints the protagonist in a much more authentic and mature sexual life‚ enduring the effects of her promiscuity. While David Updike’s “Summer” gives his protagonist a more innocent and dream version of what you want sexuality to be like. The stories offer a spectrum
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