Alex Astilean Mrs.Cavanaugh English 11 / period 1 “are dreaming men haunted men” this statement is valid because most men that are dreaming are dreaming of unrealistic things or goals this results in them being haunted because this unrealistic thing or goal is replaying in their minds constantly, though this thing or goal can be realistic and this dream can be strived for by most people. Two works of literature that support this quote is of Mice & Men by john steinbeck and Hamlet by William shakespeare. The authors use of imagery and setting supports the interpretation of the quote. “are dreaming men haunted men” This quote embodies the lives of the characters in Of Mice & Men substantially, how come ? Because at the surface of the water …show more content…
Two literary elements that support this quote is conflict and imagery. “She was very pretty and simple and her face was sweet and young. Now her rouged cheeks and her reddened lips made her seem alive and sleeping lightly, the curls, tiny little sausages, were spread on the hay behind her head and her lips were parted” This miniscule but powerful excerpt depicts how George and Lennie's tables turned abruptly, now that Lennie has killed Curley's wife their american dream is over in an instant. This part is the work of conflict and proves the interpretation of the quote. Steinbeck also provides details that allow the reader to see the surroundings, for instance Steinbeck states “the bunkhouse was a long, rectangular building, Inside the walls were whitewashed and the nails were unpainted… over each bunk there was nailed an apple box with the opening forward so that it made two shelves for personal belongings” These itty bitty …show more content…
“ I could a tale unfold whose lightest sword would harrow up thy soul” stated by the ghost of King Hamlet he is saying he cannot reveal the unjust that has happened to him for that it would make a person go mad, he is referring to how his brother killed him for power and the heir. It ties in with the literary element of conflict, and it is Hamlets conflict of finding a way to get revenge. Imagery is a very strong literary device that can be used to expose many different important aspects of the play. It also helps the reader or the audience, to get an image of what is going on and to give them a better understanding and more insight.Shakespeare uses two important parts from the beginning of the play to the middle, to show imagery, this imagery uses poison to describe death. One of the examples is from act one, scene five, when the king is talking to his son, Hamlet, The King is trying to explain to Hamlet that he did not die the way the country thinks he did, but in a different way. The King says, “A serpent stung me, so the whole ear of Denmark, Is by a forged process of my death.” What the king is saying is that the serpent, being looked upon as a snake, is not the one who stung him, but is a person who is treacherous. He also claims that all of Denmark does not know the truth behind