Abyss

After this incident, Heathcliff states that “the murdered do haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!” In this quotation, Heathcliff expresses his insanity and despair that he holds after Catherine dies. The character throughout the…

Responsibility Oedipus the King, a famous tragedy by Sophocles, tells the story of King Oedipus, a man whose entire life is a fulfillment of a prophecy. Unfortunately, Oedipus is unwitting and fulfills the prophecy that entails him killing his father and marrying his mother. Among the major themes in the story is responsibility (Charters and Samuel 67). Despite his ignorance of his role in the tragedy, Oedipus comes out as a responsible man and king who sought to protect his integrity as the…

mistake in the cruel world of nature can decide whether you live or die. While he is sitting there calmly it shows that he is beginning to comprehend that he is going to die out in the snow and he is coming to terms with that fact. In the sprawling abyss of nature the man begins to understand that even with all the knowledge in the world being at the mercy of the environment can be very unpredictable and that all his preparation cannot beat the elements of…

ideal shopping experienced you’d walk through those grand doors and immediately be hit with the ambrosial smell of soft pretzels and the quiet hum of shoppers, but that is nothing what the true shopping experience is like. You walk in to the crowded abyss of people just to find yourself smelling more body odor than delicious soft pretzels. Instead of feeling the much needed AC I feel the hot air emanating from everyone’s mouths. After miraculously finishing all my shopping I decide to take a…

Johnny Mercer's song "Tangerine" captures this romanticism, as it tells the story of a glamour girl from Argentina, "the beauty of her race," who turns out to be empty and shallow, and her dark eyed beauty merely due to artful makeup. So while people in the U.S. romanticized Latin Americans, they also, using varying levels of subtlety, disparaged the very cultures they looked to for inspiration in songs, films, dances, and other entertainments. The American public was not alone in looking to…

A major event that exampled sacrifice in the novel is when Sydney Carton gives up his life the let Charles Darnay be able to continue with life with his wife. “ I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in their triumphs and defeats, through the long years to come, I see the evil of this time and of the previous time of which this is the natural birth, gradually making expiation for itself and wearing out……

The Roman name for Hades is Pluto. His epithet is “Lord of many guests.” Hades domain is the underworld, which is also known as Hades. Zeus and Poseidon are Hades younger brothers, and the three of them work together to kill their father Kronos. When the world was divided up, Hades was given control of the underworld. A major trait of Hades is his greed. Everything that lives will die and trickle down to him, and he hates when souls try to leave the underworld. He doesn’t like the other gods and…

In the beginning, there was a gaping abyss called Ginnungagap which was in between Nifleheim and Muspelheim. Flames and frost from Nifleheim and Muspelehim created the first giant, Ymir. Ymir could create new giants by sweating. As more flames and frost came together, a cow, named Audhumbla…

Before the Romans had invaded the small island, known today as Great Britain, and populated the area, they first came into contact the natives. These natives were known as the Celts, a tribe of tall, blonde warriors in Brythons. However, what makes them unique is their religion. After all, they don’t share the same religion as the Romans with their belief towards Christianity. In fact, the Celts’ religious belief was of Animism, the belief that everything has a spiritual essence. Their priests…

One of the most iconic symbols in the history of video games is the Triforce; the object that lies at the heart of The Legend of Zelda. This golden triangle referred to as “The Golden Power” consists of three equilateral triangles which are joined to form a large equilateral triangle. It is a relic that represents the essence of the Golden Goddesses who created the fictional realm of Hyrule. It’s depicted as the collective spirit of the three goddesses who created the land of Hyrule. Each…