“To be or not to be - that is the question” (Kittredge‚ 993). This is one of William Shakespeare’s best known and used quotes. Many who use it do not even know what piece it is taken from‚ or what exactly it means. It just sounds like a cool‚ tragic‚ Shakespearean quote to use to sound more intelligent. And that is the sad truth. Shakespeare’s works are filled with quotes‚ soliloquies‚ and experts‚ like this one‚ that are filled with innuendos‚ imagery‚ word choice‚ etc. One very important literary
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I think when Primo says that “every stranger is an enemy” he is referring to a deeper instinct in the human psyche. This instinct‚ for lack of better words‚ manages to transform people in order to ensure survival. Primo is saying that every person has an inborn competitive nature that will propel them to survive even if it means breaking one’s usual moral code. Not only did this competitive element enable the Nazi regime to secure power and thus‚ its own survival‚ but it also managed to subtly persuade
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In the stanza from the story of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth wants to lose her feminine qualities in order to be capable of murder. She conveys this through the use of figurative language and alliteration. Through the usage of figurative language‚ it is understood that she wants to lose her nurturing female qualities. Her statement of “unsex me here” figuratively means that she does not want to be the sex that she was given so that she could commit the murder. Literally she means that in order to pull
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The devil’s staff which is encircled by a carved serpent‚ draws from the biblical symbol of the serpent as an evil demon. The staff makes clear that the old man is more demon than human and that Goodman Brown‚ when he takes the staff for himself‚ is on the path toward evil as well. Hawthorne used the serpent on the old man’s staff as a symbol of an evil demon. In the religious perspective‚ the staff is viewed as a symbol of an
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For instance‚ the ironic symbolism of the family crest possesses a serpent that is being crushed by a human foot‚ yet the serpent gets revenge by sinking its fangs into the heel: “”A huge human foot d’or‚ in a field of azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel” (233). In this case‚ the “foot of gold” is a symbol of wealth‚ and it is meant to symbolize Fortunato’s wealth and
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In Walter Wangerin Jr.’s beast fable‚ The Book of the Dun Cow‚ two roosters have the unusual distinction of being Lords of their own manor. Webster defines a Lord as a "person having great powers and authority‚ a ruler or master‚" where as a manor is defined as "the district over which a lord holds authority and domain" (Webster). Chauntecleer is introduced to the reader as the leader or Lord of the Coop and the ruler over the animals in the surrounding land. On the other hand‚ Cockatrice takes
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From the beginning of time man has deceived to avoid consequences and achieve his evil desires. The first to deceive was the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Since then man has been caught in the‚ "tangled web of deception". In the play MACBETH‚ by William Shakespeare‚ deception is used several times and is the cause of death for the tragic hero Macbeth. It is the medieval time period in Scotland‚ and witches have gained the trust of Macbeth by telling him he will be king of Scotland
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The corregidores were the ones that held royal jurisdiction and held a substantial amount of authority. Another individual of substantial authority that the natives identify as a serpent is Mama Waco. Mama Waco was a “great deceiver‚ idolater‚ and sorceress‚ who spoke with the demons of hell and who performed ceremonies and sorcery.” The fact that Poma is paralleling corregidores to the one who brought the fall and evil to Inca says
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RELIGION AS A WEAPON Religion and myth are two powerful subjects that Caribbean writers have used to their advantage in many of the works we have read this semester. Many religious qualities that are expressed today in the Caribbean were at one time influenced by early African beliefs. The Christian faith‚ for example‚ has been an influence on various Caribbean religions‚ while at the same it has been the target of rejection. The rejection of European culture is a pervasive theme
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Within the modern European art section of the David Owsley Museum of Art‚ I found a painting by Antonio Molinari. Molinari‚ a Painter from Venice‚ Italy‚ created The Temptation of Adam and Eve from about 1701-1704—the painting is produced from oil on canvas. The painting is very large with the dimensions of forty-eight by fifty-nine inches. Notable images conveyed by Molinari are a naked man‚ a naked woman‚ a large snake‚ an apple‚ a tree trunk‚ and a natural background of a forest. Most of the
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