Antithesis

Peter Shaffer’s 1973 text Equus explores a range of concepts through the gradual awakening of central character Martin Dysart. Shaffer conveys ideas such as the importance of truth, and the gap between the life lived and life imagined for oneself, through symbolism, characterisation, monologues and the stagecraft of the text. It is these ideas that respectively shape Dysart’s unwilling acceptance of the passionless life he live, and develop the broader theme of questioning where meaning is…

By their very definition, traditional narrative is an antithesis to the irrational chaos of the human element because as Ondaatje highlights meta-textually, they follow the traditional conventions of rational, “clear” stories” with “clarified motives”. However, In the Skin of a Lion rejects the rational stories…

At first glance of her title, Mina Loy’s “Feminist Manifesto” sounds as if it will proceed to be another radical declaration, concerning women’s objection and repulsion toward the male sex. The feminist movement was a progressively rising organization, made mostly of women, who dedicated their lives to liberate society of patriarchal supremacy. Although Loy writes a manifesto about feminism, she does not define herself as a feminist. In fact, she married and produced children of her own. So,…

In Julius Caesar, the characters Marc Antony and Brutus give speeches to a crowd, where they shared their feelings towards Caesar’s death. Throughout their speeches, the use of pathos, ethos and logos persuaded the crowd to agree with one’s speech over the other. Marc Antony is able to win the crowd over with his friendly tone and he spoke to where the crowd understood him unlike Brutus, who went straight into duty mode during his speech. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Julius…

Although much has changed in the way that people have read, viewed, and understood literature in the past 400 years, it often seems as if many ideologies have stayed stagnant or sluggish. The world of literary criticism has gone through plenty of changes, switching constantly as the philosophies and cultural mannerisms of the peoples and times change. However, through all of these changes, one thing has seemingly remained the same. The character of Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet is…

Buffy is the slayer, the chosen one responsible for keeping the world safe from the Hellmouth. She is strong and capable but she falls victim as well reminding the audience anyone can be a victim. Where Buffy stands as the antithesis of a victim, Cordelia is not. She goes to the party to party, to have fun and bask in male, Richard's especially, attention. Her naïveté is shown but she too is not at fault. Neither her nor Buffy were chosen because of what they wore or what they…

On January 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy was sworn in to office and delivered one of the most famous presidential speeches of all time. He did so despite nearly having to reschedule the inauguration due to a heavy snow storm the night prior. The day of the inauguration was a chilling one with below freezing temperatures. President Kennedy’s breathe hung frozen in the air as he gave his speech. The Soviet Union had become a huge threat to the American way of life at this point with nuclear…

(Antithesis) When King describes his “dream” for the future he creates a keen example of anaphora. Starting eight consecutive sentences with the famous line “I have a dream” helps the crowd comprehend the sincere wishes King is trying to make a reality. The…

Gottredson and Hirschi determined that the basic causes for delinquent behavior are opportunity and a lack of self-control. I partially agree with this theory. It seems like the antithesis of rational choice theory. Gottredson and Hirschi say that crime happens because people cannot really control themselves in the heat of the moment. It explains why people, even friends, will resort to violence during an argument. I’ve seen it numerous…

Fear has always been viewed as a weakness of humankind. As a human instinct, this emotion is primarily used to ensure safety against something that is feared. However, it has been used countless times against civilizations, causing chaos, disorder, and destruction. Concerned of their own safety, people of the civilization fall to this fear, leaving everything aside, including order. When Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milosevic came to power, he ruled harshly. He tore his country apart…