controlling of the women in their lives and crave power over them – in both cases‚ the woman behaving in a way the man does not approve of is the reason for their demise. The characterisation of these men as monsters is further justified by their lack of remorse for their acts; the man in ’Porphyria’s Lover’ argues that it was for her own good‚ and the man in ’My Last Duchess’ is proudly recounting his actions to an envoy‚ showing he does not regret what he has done. The only possible redeeming feature of
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When two people are in the same situation one would assume that their reactions would be similar in nature. However‚ each person has his or her own unique personality traits and emotions‚ which are reflected in their response to the event. One can see the distinct personality of each character in his/her response. This is clearly illustrated through Duncan’s murder in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. In Act II‚ scene ii‚ both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth initially seem to respond in a similar manner‚ however
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the cat rejects him out of fear. However‚ he quickly resolves this problem by killing the cat. Throughout the story he seems to be having an 2 inner conflict as well. He realizes how horrible and atrocious his sins are but is unable to feel remorse. While he seems to be an intelligent and virtuous man‚ he cannot seem to control his violent fits of drunken rage. He also deals with conflict on a more spiritual level. The cat that he has killed is haunting him. He tries to shrug it off as
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intentions are mostly good‚ such as avenging his father by killing Claudius. However‚ his negative‚ anti-heroic side also shows up constantly. He is ill mannered at times‚ and also acts violently on several occasions without showing any signs of remorse. Like any good Anti-hero‚ Hamlet has the reader/audience show sympathy for him. We sympathize because of his fathers death‚ along with burden and complications of avenging his fathers murder. The point in the play in which the most sympathy is
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is his guilt‚ off of his hands. Macbeth utters this quote out of sheer remorse for murdering Duncan because he believes that he was a good king and did not deserve to die. In addition‚ Macbeth feels like the dried blood stained on his hands is similar to the guilt fallen on him by Duncan’s murder‚ it is very difficult to get rid of‚ and will leave its mark if he tries to find someone to talk about it with to relieve his remorse. He must bottle up his guilt and only speak of it with Lady Macbeth who
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make her feel nothing when killing someone she says “ make my blood thick;/Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse. In this scene we see how thin blood is considered whole and Lady Macbeth wants to poison her blood‚ to poison her soul‚ to make her blood thick to be able to kill without remorse. This shows how Lady Macbeth has “died” and brought to life a new Lady Macbeth that has no remorse or consideration for
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In Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ although the creature is physically grotesque‚ Victor’s actions and emotions are monstrous. Both Victor and the creature become isolated from society. However Victor’s isolation is caused by his own greed for knowledge‚ whereas the creature has no choice‚ as he is rejected from society. Victor’s inhumane nature is evident when he refuses to comply with his son’s request for a mate. Even though both Victor and the creature commit horrible crimes‚ only the creature
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Pojman is relating the novel “Lord of the flies” to the account of Hobbes’s morality‚ by saying that in a way they are agreeing with each other. Hobbes is explaining the function of morality‚ why we need morality. Hobbes is say that we have rational and egoistic natures. Pojman believes that morality is a set of rules that consists of; keeping society from falling apart‚ to make human suffering better‚ to promote human flourishing‚ to resolve conflicts of interest in orderly ways and to assign
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The main character in “The Black Cat “by Edgar Allen Poe‚ is also the narrator of the story since it is told in first person point of view. He represents a man who has lost everything due to drinking‚ although one thing stays with him all the way through‚ his guilt. Guilt never leaves you no matter how much you try to make it. His drinking and his growing insanity only cause more pain to himself and to others. By the end of this analysis‚ you will know how the narrator’s never-ending guilt affected
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author uses irony to expose the true character that Arthur Dimmesdale truly is.Dimmesdale is known‚ to the townspeople of the Puritan village in Boston‚ as a well spoken and profound minister who is their vision of God. Although Minister Arthur Dimmesdale has many qualities that make him stand out in the puritan community; his sinful secret that burdens him severely every day is heavily shown through the three main types of irony. The people of this
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