William Penn

It is through conflict that the character finds their true self, whether it be a tragedy, obstacles or a journey. Hamlet's character became a melancholic, vengeful, violent, impulsive person because of his father's death. Piscine Patel fights for survival with a Bengal tiger becoming cunning, enduring, and brutal. Holden Caulfield struggles with his judgemental, anti-social behaviour that enables him to become more alienated during his journey in New York. His experiences in life, school and the…

Corey Hobensack Slavery Paper In both documents, authors Angelina Grimke and William Lloyd Garrison, are both reformers with slavery. Garrison explains his anti slavery opinion in the newspaper The Liberator as Grimke explains hers in a speech. In garrison’s article, “To the Public,” he purposely toured to excite the minds of people by his series of discoveries on the subject of slavery. He was given fresh evidence of the fact from every place he visited that a greater revolution in…

anxiously waiting for the recruiting officer.” According to Scott, camp William Penn had been formally assigned by the federal government after state and local authorities had refused to start their own camp for black troops. Around 1,500 African-American volunteers from the Philadelphia area had traveled north to enlist in the 54th Massachusetts troop, the first famous black regiment. During the stay at camp William Penn, many black soldiers complain about the unfair treatment they received at…

They need to act as if everything is normal so that nobody suspects them. Macbeth thinks that it will be difficult to cover it up. He recognises his ‘false heart’ which implies that he isn’t totally happy with Lady Macbeth’s plan. After Lady Macbeth’s persuasion it is obvious that Macbeth is feeling very uneasy and nervous. (When he sees the dagger: ‘Is this a dagger which I see before me…’) When Banquo asks: ‘Who’s there?’ Macbeth replies: ‘A friend.’ That is a good example of dramatic…

In “The Lonely Land”, A.J.M Smith says “This is a beauty/of dissonance,/this resonance” (23-25). By this quote, he means that even though the land is not perfect, there is something to be found under imperfection such as something beautiful. Dumont repeats, “this land is not” three times throughout the poem to make sure the readers understand that the land is not to be taken advantage of. In both of the poems, the land is more than just a place to live. “Not Just a Platform for My Dance”…

“Goodness is something chosen. When a man cannot choose he ceases to be a man.” How do Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange and William Golding in Lord of the Flies reflect violence and social responsibility?…

The first of these is seen when Henry alludes to the Odyssey, “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.” The reason he uses this allusion is to show that if the people of the convention do not ‘open their eyes’ to the impending conflict with the British, they will have to face the terrible consequences just as the sailors in the Odyssey did by listening to the siren’s song and ultimately sailing to their deaths…

The consequence of Bolingbroke’s rebellion against Richard and stealing of the throne seems to be, on the surface, a great venture that has awarded Bolingbroke. The reality though, is that since Bolingbroke has wrongfully taken the throne and has risen up against Richard, there are prophecies which lead us to believe that Bolingbroke’s rule will not be smooth-running. It is prophesied by Carlisle “And if you crown him [Bolingbroke], let me prophesy/ The blood of English shall manure the ground/…

Although the protagonist gains power there is still a constant thirst for more, to better their position one step further, even if it comes at the expense of a life. Macbeth becomes fixated on rising to the throne in place of King Duncan however; just recently, he has been given the title of thane of Cawdor by the king. Although happy with the new title and new power, Macbeth still craves for the role held by the king. The importance of honor in society is a primary theme as it is what provokes…

Macbeth is aware of the threats of his obsessive ambition saying: I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition which o’erleaps itself / And falls on th’other” (25-28). But witches’ prophecy places a seed of strong temptation in Macbeth’s soul that he was unable to control and eventually succumbed to it. When Macbeth doubts killing King Duncan, Lady Macbeth demands: Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself” (35-36)? Ironically, Lady Macbeth must herself…