All of the main characters in The Quiet American are victims in some way or another. Discuss. Throughout his novel The Quiet American Graham Greene successfully portrays a variety of themes‚ such as political conflict‚ loneliness‚ love‚ innocence and betrayal. Greene’s clever characterisations allow the audience into a world of heated atmosphere and interactions of contrasting emotions. He puts his characters into varied roles of the victim. Whether they are a foreign diplomat or a taxi dancer
Premium Graham Greene The Quiet American Victimology
Macbeth is made to believe that it is his destiny to become king. Despite his original disbelief‚ circumstances prove to persuade him to believe in the prophecies told by the three witches. In addition‚ Lady Macbeth acts as an effective instrument of evil in coaxing him to ’fulfill his destiny’. Once Lady Macbeth and the three witches convince him to kill the king‚ he is forced into a dark world of paranoia‚ deceit‚ guilt‚ fame‚ fortune and power of which he cannot possibly be expected to escape
Premium Macbeth
recovering from the BP oil spill. People did not want to come to Panama City for vacation anymore and the disaster caused the fishing industry to lose money in many ways. A disaster like this destroyed coral reefs‚ lagoons‚ coastal wetlands‚ sea grass‚ and a variety of animals. The captain explained how oil spills affect all wildlife in some way. My personal experience on the boat made me feel bad for the people that had their lives changed because the oil spill could have been prevented very easily.
Premium Exxon Valdez oil spill Petroleum
To what extent is Desdemona presented as a tragic victim in the play ‘Othello’? Desdemona‚ the daughter of Venetian senator Brabantio‚ is captivated by Othello’s fables of bravery as a warrior and she falls in love with him. In view of the fact that Desdemona is a “fair” woman and Othello is “an old black ram”‚ commonly referred to as ‘the Moor’‚ their marriage indicates that her fate might be tragic. In ‘Othello’‚ Desdemona is portrayed as a courageous young woman whose character is used against
Premium William Shakespeare Tragedy Tragic hero
Imposing a legal burden upon a defendant will negate the principle of presumption of innocence. If a defendant has to prove their innocence than it would automatically and unconsciously bring up the issue that they were never considered innocent until proven guilty. The presumption of innocence was first articulated in the case of Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462‚ 461 where Viscount Sankey LC stated that: ‘Throughout the web of English criminal law one golden thread is always to be seen‚ that it
Premium Law Human rights European Convention on Human Rights
Is that right? Defendant Lawyer: Yes‚ sir. He gave the speech to three teachers. Ten minutes before he gave his speech two teachers said that exact same things to him. “That speech is inappropriate‚ don’t give it.” Chief Justice: He wasn’t told by the principal? Defendant Lawyer: Well‚ the principal did not know that he was going to give the speech. Chief Justice: Did the teachers have the authority to stop him from giving the speech? Defendant Lawyer: Yes‚ they had the authority
Premium High school Education Supreme Court of the United States
DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and‚ vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term‚ a victim was a man or animal put to death during a religious ceremony in order to appease some supernatural power or deity. Over centuries‚ the term has picked up additional meanings. Now
Premium Crime Criminology Criminal law
As Victims of Violent Crime: A look at the FBI stats. by Lili Pintea-Reed‚ PhD Popular images of women as victims in violent crime have probably strayed far from reality. Rather than a mature women attacked by strangers in alley ways‚ the average female victim is young (often a child)‚ poor‚ and a passing aquaintance of the attacker. The perpetrator is most likely an older male of the same race‚ with a past history of violence toward others. Further‚ women are not the most common victims of
Premium Crime Violence Violent crime
The Basis for Victim Compensation According to Victimology‚ victim compensation takes place when “the state‚ rather than the perpetrator‚ reimburses the victim for losses sustained at the hands of the criminal” cite. Advocates of victim compensation believe it’s the government’s obligation to compensate citizens who suffer harm‚ and they justify this view by using two distinct philosophical positions as a basis for their reasoning: The social contract and the notion of social welfare. The Social
Premium Law Criminal justice Crime
To what extent does Shakespeare present Shylock as a victim? In the ‘Merchant of Venice’ Shakespeare makes it very difficult for us to define who is the victim and who is the villain as certain characters‚ such as Shylock reveal many personalities and therefore portray elements of both the victim and the villain. We are first introduced to Shylock in Act 1 scene 3. In this scene it is quickly made apparent that Shlyock enjoys power‚ especially over Bassanio and likes watching him suffer. This
Premium The Merchant of Venice Shylock Portia