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    Guilt Monologue

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    Guilt: For the One I Couldn’t Save “Troy? Are you awake? Listen: I’m just coming in to say goodbye. Gram committed suicide last night and I’m flying down to South Carolina to be with Pappy. I should be back in a couple of days. I love you‚ sweetie.” Weeks had passed since Mom broke this news to me‚ and I could still feel the harrowing blows it delivered that Saturday morning. Gram was dead. Worse‚ she took her own life. The thought gnawed at my heartstrings like a lion devouring raw meat. I couldn’t

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    Guilt in a Heartbeat

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    Guilt in a Heartbeat Through the heart beat from the Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe shows that all bad deeds come with endless guilt. This short story illustrates that the obsession of the narrator‚ who is an everyday man‚ drives him to commit murder to an old man that has done no harm nor insult the narrator. This also goes to show that a man’s conscience can be his own enemy. The Tell-Tale Heart explores various ideas that reassure the insanity that drove the narrator to commit unjustified murder

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    Guilt In Macbeth

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    of the central characters. In Macbeth’s case‚ ambition is broken by guilt - and guilt is overwhelmed by brutal ambition. This tragic disposition enables the audience to empathise with him‚ as he is crippled from the stature of a hero to that of a pathetic criminal but‚ due to his merciless reign of tyranny‚ it is more of a struggle to hold any form of sympathy. In Scene One of Act Two (in anticipating the murder of Duncan) guilt takes its hold and Macbeth falls into a state of psychosis‚ losing

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    In the novel‚ “The Scarlet Letter‚” Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the scene of 17th century Puritan Boston. The novel was written in Salem and Concord Massachusetts during the late 1840s‚ but was not published until 1850. The narrator of the novel is an unknown Custom House surveyor that discovers the records and a manuscript written by a previous surveyor‚ detailing the events while working in and tidying up the attic one day. The fictional story depicts the life and struggles of Hester Prynne as

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    Guilt Monologue

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    Alone- lost- in whirlwind of emotions‚ spinning out of control. I’ve done it… Done what? What have I done? Oh no. What am I gonna do? I don’t know if its relief‚ or if its guilt. They called me stupid‚ a loner‚ a nobody… It’s like a pain that hurts so deep down inside I can’t find where it starts and where it ends. Sometimes I can’t stop crying‚ and other times I can’t find any tears‚ and I just quiver with sorrow. Do I know what they say about me? Sure‚ I do. They call me a wierdo‚ an odd bod‚ who

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    concept that means different things to different people. Therefore‚ different people handle sin in different ways. Most people associate a sense of guilt with sin and because the concept is so complex people interpret and deal with guilt in different ways also. The two main ways sin and guilt are dealt with is privately and publicly. Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter exemplifies two peoples dealings with the same sin. Hester Prynne is publicly shamed for adultery‚ while Arthur Dimmesdale privately torments himself

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    Guilt and Punishment

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    Guilt and Punishment Creon’s actions and judgment in the play Antigone were questionable‚ but I don’t think he deserved the punishment he received at the conclusion of the play. My philosophy of life probably influenced my decision because I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. Creon was arrogant and did not listen to anyone’s advice‚ including Tiresias‚ a prophet who has never told him a lie. However‚ in the end he realized what had happened and accepted his fate. Creon was just

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    book begins. However‚ the book opens with her sudden acknowledgment of shame as she stands before a crowd of citizens and realizes‚ for the first time‚ that she wears a scarlet A on her dress for all to see her guilt. For seven years‚ Hester is weighed down with the burden of guilt and humiliation over her sin and over the public nature of

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    The Scarlet Letter Essay Throughout the Scarlet Letter there are many signs of guilt‚ shame and remorse for the sins people have committed. Most of the guilt is shown in a physical manifestation by reverend Dimmesdale. He is‚ in the end revealed to be the father of Pearl‚ and the other partner involved in adultery; though it is evident from the beginning that he is Pearls father by the symptoms of his sin. Very early on there is evidence to Dimmesdale’s guilt that points to him as a fellow adulterer

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    public vs. private

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    Public vs. Private Do you know 80% of people are educated in America. All parent want to provide good education to their children by choosing good school. Choosing of good school is very difficult ‚however they must decide to choose one type for their children. To reach a decision‚ they can compare those two types in terms of cost‚space‚and quality of education. Public schools and private schools are different in their cost. Public schools take their financing from federal government and local

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