‘A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money’( W.C Fields). The main male characters in “The Taming of The Shrew” and “Ten Things I Hate About You”‚ Petruchio and Patrick‚ have three things in common‚ the lust for money‚ the lust for power‚ and the lust for women. In the 1967 version of the play‚ originally written by Shakespeare‚ Petruchio is portrayed as brute only thinking about money and himself. In the 1999 version Patrick is portrayed as a charming‚ smooth talker that doesn’t care about
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of Li and Lian-Xiang at the beginning of the story and at the end. Sang’s two lover’s Li and Lian-Xiang are both from the supernatural world. Li is a fox and Lian-Xiang is a ghost. At first‚ Li’s presence robs Sang of his vitality; however‚ Sang’s lust for Li makes him unable to let her go‚ forcing him to the brink of death. Lian-Xiang warns Sang and eventually saves him after his continued disregard for her advice. The women start off as enemies‚ blaming one another for Sang’s declining health
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How To Build A Peaceful World I am so grateful that I have had the opportunities that I have had to study and learn from so many wonderful people. I also appreciate all the wonderful writers on Hub pages for sharing their thoughts and ideas with everyone. I start off with these lines of respect and appreciation because I see more respect and appreciation needed in the world. The real topic of this writing is how to build a peaceful society. My scope is the planet that we share called Earth. Planet
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aspect to the religion of Christianity. Religion in the Middle Ages was exceedingly important and the central character to the lives of the people living in this time era. The Seven Deadly Sins are: pride‚ envy‚ anger‚ sadness‚ avarice‚ gluttony‚ and lust. These sins were ranked based upon the seriousness and degree from which they offended against love. The Seven Deadly Sins were mentioned in Spenser’s The Faerie Queen‚ with a twist. The twist in the play was each sin rode on the corresponding animal
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mother. Even when it seems like all hope is lost and Beowulf’s about to meet his end he comes back and defeats the monster. In the movie‚ however‚ he gives into his lust and sleeps with Grendel’s mother‚ giving her a child (the dragon). The text shows the values and morals that humans should have while the film makes it look like money‚ lust‚ and greed are the most important things in the world. Throughout the text Beowulf shows outstanding loyalty starting with his decision to even help the Danes
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Aeneas‚ the epic hero of Virgil’s Aeneid‚ lacks in every way. Aeneas’ brief interactions with his lover Dido‚ queen of Carthage‚ do not differ. Once again‚ Aeneas proves that he is ruled by his passivity and at the whim of the gods‚ instead of his own. Lust and the gods are two factors that take Aeneas and control him‚ either diverting him or carrying him in the right direction after some misguided actions. Shot by the arrow of Cupid‚ Dido finds herself maddeningly in love with Aeneas. While Virgil
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individuals recognition of the grace of god. It is a mortal sin because it is the desire to be more important than others as well. Which is frowned upon Christian beliefs (god is the almighty power). Furthermore onto the other six sins : envy‚gluttony‚lust‚greed‚anger‚ and sloth. The sin envy is similar to jealousy characterized as a desire for others traits‚ status‚ abilities (mortal sin). This sin is directly related to the ten commandments “neither shall you desire anything that belongs to your
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This is the defining characteristic in which they both share‚ yet it is only a relatively positive quality for Beowulf. For Achilles‚ his blood-lust is rooted in anger and in a personal desire for vengeance. His intentions are anything but good and heroic. For Beowulf‚ it appears to be the exact opposite. Beowulf has this blood-lust only in regard to saving a tribe and making amends with their king. For example‚ when Beowulf finally arrives to see the Danes‚ he tells their king‚ Hrothgar
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easier to die for his name‚ then live and be judged everywhere he goes. As an adult Proctor had to make those decisions for the better which led to his death‚ but Proctor is prideful was one of many. A second tragic flaw that Proctor has is lust. Proctor lusts after his house servant while his wife is sick. Abigail then states‚ "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever i come near! Or did I
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Macbeth is hesitant of such action and is at first unwilling to go forth with the plan. Once again Lady Macbeth alludes to the witches vision and with that‚ lusts upon the possible gains. The plan is executed and Macbeth becomes King. upon the vacancy of the throne. The witches’ vision is obtained‚ through the natural human sense of possibility and lust. The second encounter with the witches‚ further reinforce the sense of power in Macbeth and the gullibility of man. Upon this encounter‚ the witches
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