Essay on Mystery

Euripides' The Bacchae recounts the emergence of the Dionysian Mysteries in Greece. Dionysus, disguised as a mortal, comes to Thebes from Asia, accompanied by his followers, the Maenads, to avenge his mother, Semele, against her family, who accused her of lying about Zeus impregnating her. He enchants the women, including the king Pentheus' mother, Agave, into joining the Maenads. Appalled, Pentheus prohibits all Dionysian rites and persecutes the Maenads. Pentheus captures Dionysus, but he…

The ‘Lighthouse Mystery’ ebook provides an exemplar of a story created with Book Creator and as such provides a point of reference, Easton (2011) supports the use of exemplars, stating that they assist children to produce quality writing. Caldwell and Bird (2015) and Ferdig…

A mystery in the traditional sense is a novel, play, or movie that deals with a puzzling crime. Although the play Oedipus Rex does not fall under this genre, it confronts the murder of the King Laios in which the transgressor is unknown. Throughout the play, Oedipus and his advisers seek to solve this enigma, which leads to a new discovery about King Oedipus’ past. The play introduces dramatic irony to the story which allows the reader to have insight on what is unknown. Due to the use of this…

In Rabbi Jonathan Cahn’s book, The Mystery of the Shemitah, he expounds upon the idea of history repeating itself in America according to the seven-year cycle of Israel’s history. He explains several signs and prophecies that are shown from the Bible that came to pass in Israel, and are coming to pass now in America, such as the Bible passages that correspond to 9/11 and the keys to the prophecies that tell just how close God’s judgment is. I enjoyed the book because it gives gripping and…

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a fact which we have to experience. Where do people go after their extinction, what we are made of, and the most importantly why must all living things die in the first place? We believe that everything has a soul and some of us are perplexed what is the soul of a person look like? Does it have any form or feeling? A lot of ceremonies and rituals are performed when someone departs from the World. These ceremonies and rituals are conducted…

to intriguing mysteries. With G.K. Chesterton guiding Father Brown through several mysteries, whether it is in the home of a prince or in a haunted forest, with keen eyes and ears, Father Brown brings to light the unknown. As the Welsh village of Gwytherin struggle with the murder of a beloved friend and father, Brother Cadfael files through suspects and scares the true suspect to the point of confession. Everyone agrees that plot twists make many books captivating; however mysteries have a…

People generally see the unknown aspects of things as being mysterious. Interestingly, it is in human nature to be fascinated by mystery rather than be spooked by it. They therefore want to find out what hides behind the mask for the pure satisfaction of knowing what others do not. The character Jay Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald has an enigmatic character about him. He hides his identity and true character by being mysterious. Gatsby is all about isolation and…

Dead Until Dark Dead Until Dark, a fantasy, mystery novel by Charlaine Harris, looks at changes in the structure of society as a point of crisis to explore identities of violence and sexual deviance, using the vampire as the abject or other that, ultimately, reflects the self. The society depicted in Dead Until Dark finds itself in crisis due to the revelation that vampires exist and want to become a visible part of the community. However, vampires must deal with abjection as they enter society:…

is something that everyone knows must happen, there is a lot of mystery behind it. The play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, explores this mystery of death in-depth. The entire play focuses on the prince of Denmark, Hamlet, and before the play even starts his father is killed by his uncle, Claudius. He spends the entire play trying to get revenge on his uncle, who in addition to killing his father,…

Dr. Roylott was the step-father of Helen Stoner and Julia Stoner from the novella “The Mystery of the Speckled Band”. He had attempted murder upon his own children by using a trained snake to poison them. One night, he used the snake to try and kill Helen for he would receive her wealth given to her by her mother after she died. Ironically, the snake had bit Dr.Roylott while he sat waiting for the snake which subsequently made him perish; however, someone or something must have instigated the…