ways. Some cause-and-effect relationships‚ such as the banging after the second wish in “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ and the heart beating faster because of a sound in “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” create a feeling of suspense for the audience. Let’s begin with causes-and-effects in “The Monkey’s Paw‚” by William Wymark Jacobs. In the story‚ the White family buy a monkey’s paw from their friend. This paw granted three wishes. Supposedly‚ one wish caused the White family to receive a large sum of money‚ yet
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The Fate of Death In Book Twenty-Two and Book Twenty-Four of the Iliad‚ Homer portrays the tragedy of war through the death of Hector and Achilles. Someone may say that war is the enemy of pity which means that if you do not have pity‚ you may fate to die from war. Pity states that one person is able to read‚ sympathize‚ feel‚ and understand another person well. We can see that Hector shows no pity in war‚ so he faces his death. Nevertheless‚ what if someone show pity to another person
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will always find its way.” ~Anonymous Fate and destiny are supernatural concepts that many take the time to consider while others disregard as notions beyond scientific understanding. The quote above represents the idea of providence; events that are intended to occur will occur and no one can stop them from taking place. In his writings of The Scottish Play‚ Shakespeare suggests that individuals have the ability to make choices associated with their fate. Choices‚ that can assist or destroy them
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traumatic loss because of a wish. This family invited a guest over‚ Morris‚ and he brought along the monkey’s paw. Weeks before hand‚ he had brought it up to Mr. White‚ who would eventually be the third and last person to use the monkey’s paw. In the story The Monkey’s Paw‚ written by W. W. Jacobs‚ a man named Sergent-Major Morris is at fault for the family’s traumatic loss. The first time the monkey paw was brought up was when Sergeant Major Morris told Mr. White about it a day or two before. It’s easy to
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Honors Literary Analysis and Composition 1 10 October 2014 Uncontrollable‚ Inescapable Fate “Maybe fate isn’t the pond you swim in but the fisherman floating on top of it‚ letting you run the line until you are weary enough to be reeled back in” (Jodi Picoult‚ Vanishing Acts). This quotation reflects the attitude that the Greek society had back in ancient times. They believed that the gods had control over their fates‚ and no matter how much they struggled‚ they wouldn’t be able to change their destiny
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free will‚ yet they may not know that fate also heavily influences their decisions. Both fate and free will hold high significance when it comes to a person’s life. Although one may think that they have total control over their lives‚ Shakespeare’s uses characterization‚ themes‚ and foreshadowing in his tragedy Macbeth to demonstrate how both fate and free will intertwine with each other. An example of how Shakespeare utilizes characterization to show how fate and free will work together is through
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he does not have complete control over his fate: “my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night’s revels and expire the term of a despised life‚ closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But he that hath the steerage of my course direct my sail!” (Act 1 scene 4). Fate is a series of events that develop beyond a person’s control. A person ultimately controls their fate if they are willing to put the work and the
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Prophecy and fate intices many. The idea of knowing who you are going to marry‚ where you are going to go to college‚ when you are going to die‚ anything at all about your future‚ intrigues people from all walks of life. From the to boardwalk palm readers‚ learning one’s “fate” and hearing “prophecies” has always been a point of wonder for many. Especially in the 1600s‚ around the time Macbeth was written‚ the ideas of witchcraft and prophecy were being tossed around. But when one’s eyes are open
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It is said that fate does not choose it’s own victims‚ but it’s victims choose their own fate. In the tragedy Hamlet by Shakespeare‚ it is evident that the tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ chooses his own fate and creates his own downfall. With greed‚ hubris and mistrust‚ Macbeth chooses and shapes his own destiny. Macbeth’s greed for power leads to the mistrust of those around him and in the end forms his fatal downfall. If the evil inside Macbeth was not to have overtaken the good‚ his ending may have
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one could escape their fate‚ the only exception of this is that Achilles is given a choice of two fates ‚ to live a long but dull life or a life filled with kleos (glory) and timé (honour)‚ but a brief life. Achille’s parents were aware of this‚ therefore when the Trojan war started Thetis was worried that Achilles would go fight for the Greeks‚ resulting in his death. This is because being the best warrior and living up to his areté (personal excellence)‚ tied in with the fate that included his sudden
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