Amontillado State of Mind After the murder‚ Montresor started to feel bad about what he had done to his friend. In the story‚ the “Cask of Amontillado” Poe creates a mood using vengeance‚ desperation‚ and severity. These moods all show that the story is disturbing. In the story‚ it shows that Montresor wants vengeance on Fortunato because he made fun of his family. When Montresor takes him to his house to kill him‚ Fortunato reveals a cough that sounds like "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"(Poe 868). Then Montresor
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One of the central characters in Reefer Madness is Sally‚ who in this production was played by Caroline Kirk. Sally is a bold and sexy character who serves the show by enforcing the stereotype that smoking marijuana turns otherwise good people into sex fiends that don’t take life seriously at all. She plays a central role in turning Jimmy’s life upside when pressuring him into the world of drugs and sex. Such a role requires major commitment and a willingness to be put on display. Sally is powerful
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Freedom Through Madness In his article‚ “Escaping the jaundiced eye: Foucauldian Panopticism”‚ John S. Bak begins his analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" by investigating the author’s own life. "The Yellow Wallpaper" was written as a critique of S. Weir Mitchell’s "Rest Cure" which Gilman underwent to treat "nervous prostration." The narrator’s physiological and emotional health is adversely affected by her husband/doctor who follows Mitchell’s prescribed treatment. Bak
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Edward Strachey’s “Essay on Madness (Hamlet).” Reveals a unique point of view that the character Hamlet is neither truly mad‚ nor sane. Strachey contends that Hamlet is merely a victim of circumstances‚ and cannot be labeled by such one dimensional terms. This essay brings in a fresh perspective that not only enhances the readers understanding of the play‚ but validates discussions held in class. While the author makes several controversial points‚ the piece is overall effective in providing a sound
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Middle school‚ as we all know‚ is full of surprises‚ rivalries‚ hatred and love. It is one of the tensest moments for a teenager. The three middle school students in the story “PATTERN OF LOVE” by Irwin Shaw go through these challenging moments. Writers always avoid stereotypes in their stories and do not expose the character to the readers because they think that it will be boring. But Irwin Shaw doesn’t avoid stereotype in his short stories‚ so that it will be more interesting. He talks about three
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Reviving Ophelia‚ by Mary Pipher‚written as a narrative about multiple teenage girls experiences‚ who discuss their own problems with pipher‚ a therapist. Pipher wrote this book to explain how from the 1970’s to the 1990’s adolescent girls tend to be putting their lives at risk . The end result may be to kill themselves. Pipher comes into play by trying to save the lives of the young teenage girls who are lost and not sure where to go or who to talk to. Her story reaches out to the adult’s who are
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minor character in the play Hamlet‚ the character Ophelia plays a vital part in the development of both the plot and thematic ideas. However‚ Ophelia is an extremely complicated character as she can be read in many different ways. This in effect causes the readers or audience to be more insightful and gain a greater understanding of the plot and thematic ideas in the play such as "Love and Loyalty‚" and "Madness." When exploring the character of Ophelia we must take into consideration personal beliefs
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THE ROLES OF LAERTES AND OPHELIA AS CHARACTER FOILS TO HAMLET "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil: and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape; yea‚ and perhaps Out of my weakness and my melancholy‚ As he is very potent with such spirits‚ Abuses to damn me:" (2.2.58) In William Shakespeare’s classic drama‚ ’Hamlet’‚ the titular protagonist‚ Hamlet‚ is a dynamic‚ round character with constantly evolving traits. The character Hamlet‚ himself‚ interestingly‚ is not noted for
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underlying problem throughout Hamlet (Shakespeare) is the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia and whether or not the prince truly loves her. Young Hamlet comes across as being a male chauvinist‚ especially towards his mother. His famous quote “Frailty! Thy name is woman” (1. 2. 146) has been used by scholars to prove that he could not have truly loved Ophelia. On the contrary‚ Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is so true and sincere even though at times it seems otherwise. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet’s
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How does Gilman’s presentation of the setting foreshadow the narrators madness in the text? "The Yellow Wallpaper" is depicted by the narrator’s sense that the wallpaper is something to interpret‚ it is a shadow of something that personally effects her. At first it seems merely unpleasant because it is dirty and ripped‚ and an "unclean yellow." Which could relate to how by the end of the story our main character has went insane‚ her mind is unclean. Even the description of the house starts out
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