Ismene Essays

Thebes. The play starts off with Antigone telling her sister Ismene that their brothers killed each other in the war and that King Kreon will only give Eteokles the proper burial and Polyneikes will remain unburied. And if someone tries to give the other brother the proper burial they would be stoned to death. Antigone then implies that she wants to give her brother the proper burial and asks her sister if she would help her. Although, Ismene would want to help she does want to break the law, and does

Fragmented Humanity -Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, through the lens of Postmodernism Fragmentation, being the major tool of Postmodernism; the concept of fragmented identity has its due importance. The humanity was in a great search for identity after the World War II. Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient reads the pulse of the postmodern era. The idea of fragmentation is dealt exclusively in the novel. The distinct nature of post modernity is analyzed through the various forms

In Invisible man, by Ralph Ellison, the author writes a novel showcasing an act of segregation through the life of an African American male. With the use of dictation, character experience, and the evaluation of segregation/equality Ralph Ellison meets the meaning of each theme of betrayal, suffering, and optimism within a series of chapters. A flower so delicate and precious in a garden of beauty simply growing just to be cut at its roots -- betrayal. Ralph Ellison uses dictation through several

The word “monstrous” can be confused with the definition of “monster” as something inhuman, something or someone who has lacks of remorse or caring for things that a normal human being should care for. In literature, the word monster is used to refer to men/women who have done horrible mistakes like murder or those who have no regard for life and nature. Victor Frankenstein is the real monster of the story because he condemned everyone around him to dead because the isolation that he provoked by

The love between Romeo and Juliet broke the feud between the two families. The central idea of the play is the hatred between the families. The motifs of time and love versus hate in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is developed by figurative language and imagery to reveal how the two feuding families come together from love. In beautiful city of Verona, a long-standing hatred between Montague and Capulet erupts into new violence. The citizens stain their hands with blood of fellow citizens. But

With all of the problems in our society, war is the most talked about dilemma in our messed up world. War could be both good and bad depending on a person’s view about it. War has some good objectives like erasing injustice and ending tyranny. If you think about it, there are also negative objectives, like how brutal war can be, or all of the innocent lives that are lost. In the book, My Brother Sam is Dead it explains how it may be like during the Revolutionary War, threw the eyes of a boy named

Christopher Morley once said that "humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important" (Morley 189). This humor is presented differently through the following two works: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Candide by Voltaire. In the first work, the humor is presented explicitly in the whole story, but on the other hand, in the second work, the humor is implicit in the characters' names, thought, and behaviors. This paper shows how each

Kateb Yacine’s Intelligence Powder is a play that looks at post-colonial Algeria and how France affected it as their oppressor. In July 1962 Algeria achieved independence after a bitter war lasting over seven years. Some 300,000 Algerians died to win their nation's freedom. The war was fought brutally on both sides, but the need for a violent independence struggle was deeply rooted in the violence French imperialism had imposed on Algeria for over a century (Birchall, n.d.). The hero of Intelligence

Chaucer’s Best Story Essay In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, there are many entertaining values and moral lessons. In Geoffrey Chaucer's, The Canterbury tales, a group of pilgrims are journeying to the holy site of Canterbury. Due to the long journey, the host plans to start a contest between the pilgrims. Each pilgrim has to tell an entertaining story and the pilgrim with the most entertaining story wins a free dinner. After reviewing the two tales “ The Pardoner's Tale” and “ The Wife of Bath's

There are 56.7 million people in the United States have a physical disability, that is 19 percent of the population of the whole country. Imagine each and every one of those people being hated and shamed by their family, specifically their older siblings. Older siblings are supposed to be a role model for the younger children in the family but in “The Scarlet Ibis” the narrator was a prideful, spiteful, and murderous person who held shame and hate in his heart for his invalid younger brother. The

Many people choose to put their feelings away rather than expressing them. Those who have the ability to show emotion are usually more likely to open up and connect with others. In the book Ordinary People, Beth was a character who struggle with many personal issues. One being that she didn’t like to show people how she felt; which is lead to believe why her point of view was not in the book. Beth’s point of view is not in the novel because Guest tried to show how cold and emotionless she was; expressing

Gender is a common thread that is woven through most major Shakespearean plays. An argument that follows the story lines of works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and a more dominant role in Othello. Written in 1603, Othello examines the contrast between female and male characters, and where their place is in society. As this was written in a time where women were seen as the lesser sex compared to their male counterparts. Males take on more power hungry roles, drowning out the roles of females by

The story of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is centered around Oedipus, as he tries to defy his cursed fate only to unknowingly fail. He is met with many challenges by both god and man. During the story we see the main character meeting at the crossroad several times, even once physically meeting at a crossroad. “The Bloody Chamber”by Angela Carter follows a young woman preparing to unwittingly marry to a serial killer. This story, however, differs from Oedipus Rex in the fact that there is no physical

702321504 PRT Essay When faced with adversity, the will to fight back is a courageous characteristic that is quite natural for certain individuals. As human beings we face obstacles on a daily basis. They are not necessarily life changing problems that will forever affect us however there is always some challenge waiting just around the corner. Everyone’s reaction to a challenging situation varies and is different and unique to them personally. Pai from the film Whale Rider by Lisa Gerrard has

I chose a quote written by Shakespeare because it portrays revenge of Madea in a very clear manner. Shakespeare describes Madea’s revenge indirectly through his words. “ Vengeance is in my heart, death is in my head, blood and revenge are hammering my head.” – Aaron, Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare, 1588. Medea is a tragedy of a woman who feels that her husband has betrayed her with another woman and the jealousy that engrosses her. She is the principle who provokes sympathy because of how her desperate

Hamlet and many of our short stories all followed the theme of volatile. Volatile is, liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. All of these stories share this mood and tone throughout the story. They all have rapid changes, due to an abundance of emotions overwhelming thoughts of something that they don’t even know is happening, or going on in there life. Hamlet is a very volatile story, meaning hamlet changes a lot throughout the story. In the very beginning of the

Aside from Japanese nationalism and its “structural violence” that led to the deaths of Seita and Setsuko, many critics blame Seita and his actions for the miserable fate of the siblings. Connecting to Japan’s overt nationalism, Seita was also a victim of this blind view and how it contributed to his and his sister’s demise. One example of symbolism that links his nationalism is Seita’s fire brigade uniform, which he wear for the entirety of the film (Goldberg 44). Takahata uses this to suggest

Fate in Oedipus the King Do people have control over their lives or is everything already set in place to happen? In “Oedipus the King”, fate is the foundation of the story. Fate is this predestined force that cannot be defied or changed. Fate is something that will always be there until it is fulfilled. Fate is pretty much like the root of all good and evil. Some fate is good, but others can be horrific. Fate is like a grenade, it gives the person enough time to figure it out and then BOOM it

A Knight’s Tale The Canterbury Tales is about twenty nine pilgrims who are gathered at an Inn and while waiting for the pilgrimage, the Host proposes for the pilgrims to tell a tale. This paper summarizes three of the tales told by the pilgrims; The Knight’s Tale, The Man of Law Tale, and The Friar’s Tale. These tales are included in the Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The first tale is The Knight’s Tale, which is a romance tale told by a pilgrim who is a knight and whom is described

The late Ursula LeGuin’s short story, “the Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” simplifies and deconstructs the world that we live in, through the allegory of a utopian society based off of the suffering of one individual. LeGuin poses an ethical dilemma wherein one can either leave Omelas and turn their back on their way of living or stay and reap the benefits of the abuse of one. They all understand that, “their happiness, the beauty of their city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of