B-2 Spirit

The ghost in act one scene one of Hamlet represents many different things. The first appearance of the ghost (1.1.47) shows that there is something ominous looming over the state of Denmark. The ghost appears and is silent. He simply stands there and watches Marcellus, Barnardo, and Horatio. Barnardo says “Looks he not like the King?” (1.1.50). By the ghost taking on the image of the deceased King Hamlet, the ghost is enlarging the shadow left over Denmark by the king’s untimely and unexpected…

The past is seen to haunt our everyday life. In theatre especially, ghosts serve to embody haunting memories and burdens of the characters. In craftful plays such as Hamlet by Shakespeare and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, ghosts symbolize an impediment on the development of the protagonists and the permanent presence of our history. Theatrical presentations on the oppressive effect of the past on the present, these plays portray two tragic heroes and their descent into their…

Kid Cudi, the Man on the Moon, or even Mr. Rager are a few of the nicknames artist Scott Mescudi is known by. His influence and talent has been appreciated by many since he first emerged as a rapper from Cleveland in 2008. Since then, he's produced countless classics for our generation and has experimented with different sounds for our hearing pleasure. Last week I got the chance to see him perform for the second time at Revention Music Center and he had me leaving the venue an even bigger fan…

In his Letters to Herodotus, Epicurus’ material outlook assumes that all things are made out of atoms, an argument that he extends to the soul. He raises the point that the soul is material and capable of sensation, and these sensations build out thoughts; however, this assumption tends to categorize human thoughts and limit originality and creativity. In the text, Epicurus explains that the soul is a structure that is material and primarily used for sensation; these sensations become…

In King Lear, written in 1606, Shakespeare’s stylistic devices convey not only a feeling of bitter despondency and disheartened despair, but also a feeling of desolate hopelessness and tormented delusion to reveal the misery and turmoil that results from betrayal brought on by severed holy chords. The use of diction evokes a feeling of fury as the brutality of the words echo the physical and emotional suffering induced by both literal and metaphorical maelstroms. Provoked by the “contentious…

Critical Summary # 2: Mary Astell In A Serious Proposal to the Ladies: Part II Mary Astell addresses the concept of wisdom and the pursuit for truth and in particular how it relates to women. Astell looks to prescribe a way of thinking and a type of education for women, based on rationality and judgments separate from passion (98). Astell’s philosophy is closely linked and inspired by Descartes, Locke and Arnauld and looks at ways to improve the mind (98). This paper will focus primarily on an…

the trap of conformity. However, even in conformity, every person is different individualistically. We have our own unique characteristics that we develop which makes us who we are. For me, I define self between the standpoints of mind, body, and spirit. I have approached life through my own perception, not by anyone 's doing. Without these three personal aspects, I could not live the same life that I had in the past. Through the mind, I am able to think how I want to…

William Shakespeare is history’s most greatest, influential, and philosophical playwright. His most acclaimed work, Hamlet, is extensively studied and analyzed as it confronts and speaks openly about many moral, ethical, emotional truths and dilemmas. Hamlet is a revenge tragedy, in which the indecisive and contemplative protagonist is driven to avenge his father’s death, yet the act of his revenge is necessarily delayed in order to highlight Hamlet’s emotional and psychological complexity. The…

must also be split into three attributes. Socrates attempts to break down the soul into three different categories; the part of the soul that learns or thinks (rational), the part of the soul that desires pleasure, and the part of the soul that is spirit. However, Socrates is still unsure; he still believes that the soul could be one entity rather than split into three. So to prove it he states that each part of the soul…

The links between the mind, emotions, behavior, disease and death have been reflected in the lives of fictional characters over centuries (Martin 12). The relationship between these factors is referred to as “Supervenience” (Ludwig 9) and is demonstrated in various works in literature, in which the physical state of a character later leads to a psychological impact on the individual. While representing different cultural and literary movements, E.T.A. Hoffman’s The Sandman, and Franz Kafka’s The…