To Kill or Not to Kill One of the best things and key components in a play are the characters, a good antagonist can make a great or almost perfect piece of literature. William Shakespeare is a master at crafting all kinds of characters especially in his tragic play Hamlet. A young prince has his life turned around by the actions of his selfish murderous uncle. The uncle goes to great unimaginable lengths to get what he desires the most. The worst “bad guy” in the play Hamlet is King Cladius, the uncle of Hamlet. Cladius’ evil nature is shown when he kills his brother for his own gain. Cladius is so self-centered that it made him do ruthless selfish acts with absolutely no remorse. The ghost of the king informs Hamlet that his Uncle Cladius…
Racism still exists today but it was highly noticeable in the past in the South. Stories have been written about this shameful period. Two stories that reflect overcoming racism in the end are: A Time to Kill by John Grisham and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Not only do these two stories overcome the conflict of racism they both incorporate similar themes and concepts. The concept of innocence being lost is a theme presented in both stories. In the story; A Time to Kill, Tanya Hailey,…
In Jack London’s classic book The Call of the wild a major theme is kill or be killed. In the Beginning of the book, it is kill or be killed. First, Buck goes two days and nights without eating or drinking while being transported north, foreshadowing his toughness. Buck witnesses curly die. For example, curly loses a fight with a husky and is brutally slaughtered by the encircled group of huskies eagerly watching the fight. Sense buck witnesses curly’s death he learns the law of fang. Dolly…
Furthermore, Lara has such a deep personality in this game. Her violence is not something that is closely associated with female protagonist characters. As explained by Friedberg “The game can be seen almost as a violent coming of age” (82). During the onset of the game, Lara learns to survive, and hunt to stay alive with her fellow companions. After the militarized group on the island kills off most of them, Lara has to learn to kill in order to save her friend Sam from the Solarii. She is…
There would be a chance that to let me to travel back to the university time and kill him, in order to prevent the outbreak of the situation. This essay will argue that killing my roommate to save a lot of innocent people on the future is not a good choice and it is morally wrong although it might save a lot of innocent people. This will be addressed by demonstrating the consequence of killing my roommate and the controversial views on killing my roommate. First argument that is not to kill my…
Why Serial Killers Kill “I just liked to kill, I wanted to kill.” A quote from Ted Bundy an American serial killer during the 70s. Ted Bundy just like all serial killers fell under some sort of category for the reason of why they kill. The top categories that serial killers fall under are lust, feeling of power, mission oriented, and comfort. Many of the most famous serial killers that you may have heard of fall under one of these four categories. One of the more common reasons that serial…
series Kill Bill, directed by Quentin Tarantino, was released in 1994 and follows the storyline of Beatrix Kiddo, who seeks revenge upon her five worst enemies and presumed killers of her unborn child. On the surface, this film seems to be just a bloody, cut-em-up Tarantino film, but when a feminist critical lens is applied to the film, some things become a little more apparent, such as the underlying implication towards Tarantino's progressive viewpoint on women’s roles in society. The main…
“I like hurting people.” “Murder isn’t that bad, we all die sometime anyway.” – Mary Bell an eleven year old girl from Scotswood, England Throughout history there are examples of children who committed crimes, children who steal and even children who kill. Although this seems to be an unthinkable crime it is something that is happening more frequently than any person would ever expect. Although it is often thought that children and adolescents are not capable of knowing the difference between…
over run by suitors. Thankfully, the goddess Athena helps Odysseus reclaim his home by coming up with a plan to kill the suitors, which mostly involves Odysseus becoming enraged enough to defeat the foul suitors. The motives behind Odysseus's will to kill the suitors is understandable. To start off, the suitors help themselves to possessions from Odysseus's home whenever the need seemed to arise. Plus, they tried their hardest to woo the beautiful Penelope, Odysseus's wife. As if that wasn't…
The Kill Order by James Dashner is a very good science fiction book. It is mostly about what could possibly happen in the future. The characters are very interesting. The climax and theme are great and the whole book is very interesting. It kinda is a little adventure mixed with science. The Kill Order took place in the Appalachian Beaches in the future. At first it took place in New York. When they were in New York, they had to face very bad condition called “Sun flares.” When the Sun Flares…