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In Aesop’s fable The Eagle and the Arrow an eagle who has been shot with an arrow discovers that the fletchings are made of his own feathers. The moral of this fable is that we often provide our enemies with the tools to destroy us. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, we see many examples of this same theme. Lear dividing his kingly powers between his two selfish daughters, Goneril writing about her love for Edmund in a letter anyone could read, and Gloucester telling Edmund where he has stashed…

Iroquois Confederacy Iroquois Confederacy was an alliance between the six nations, and it served as the foundation for the Constitution of the United States of America. Even though this nation was founded on the basis of Indian principles, students are not being educated today about this significant treaty and the people associated to it known as Hiawatha and Shantay. Iroquois Confederacy is a vital component of the American history; therefore, the different aspects of their lifestyle will be…

Secondly, one of Lear’s daughters, Goneril, finds herself engaged in madness of jealousy that causes her to commit suicide. Goneril’s rage of jealousy is presented during her ultimatum towards her father, the affair, and poisoning her own sister. After Goneril is given her part of the land, the strive for more power becomes very consuming of her, as she shows willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve her true motives. When Lear first decides to stay in Goneril’s home, as he told them he…

hundred loud and unruly knights, the possibility of Lear imposing their bad behaviour, and the conflict between Lear and her servants. Goneril’s discontent with Lear’s knights is expressed when she says, Goneril’s husband, Albany, does not seem to agree with her, as outlined when Albany statesAlbany feels he must protest. 6. Goneril sends Oswald to find her sister, Regan. Goneril wants to inform Regan of their father’s intended arrival. With the message, Regan will know what has taken place…

The Civil Rights Movement grew slowly to a massive scale. During the struggle organizations began to emerge, one led by Martin Luther King, was the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), another formed by young students was the the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), all organizations slowly expanded, as well as the organization of black Americans: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The Southern…

In King Lear, Albany states that he cannot love a woman who drives her own blood to insanity, “You are not worth the dust which the rude wind Blows in your face/I fear your disposition/ That nature, which contemns its origin/ Cannot be bordered certain in itself/She that herself will sliver and disbranch/From her material sap/perforce must wither/And come to deadly use.” (Act V, III).The Duke of Albany is sympathetic of the King just as he is with Larry which…

A Feminist Take on Gender Empowerment as Portrayed in King Lear The precepts of a male dominated society have been the basis of natural culture and polite society throughout history. Misogynistic values and ideas have been directly mirrored from the time Shakespeare wrote King Lear, which was demonstrated in Elizabethan philosophy and the male dominance of society. As King Lear challenges gender roles it also alludes to an underlying root of sexism in society, wherein Shakespeare portrays a…

The comedic play The Taming of the Shrew and the tragedy King Lear show a number of similarities, including the subject of appearance versus reality. The daughters of King Lear, Regan and Goneril, fake their image similarly to Bianca, the daughter of Baptista. These three characters’ true colors are revealed throughout the plays, illustrating how deceptive they were to the people around them, but in the end the affects of the characters attitudes essentially has different results. Goneril and…

Have you had a friend that you can tell anything to with no fear of judgement, shaming or them telling anyone? Maybe a friend who will go on a road trip in the middle of the night to a fast food restaurant you thought was 24-hours only to find out it wasn’t? How about a friend who would drop everything at 1 o’clock in the morning to pick you up from a party because you thought it would be a good idea to experiment with hallucinogens? Well, I have, Seven years ago I met a crazy beautiful,…

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