Carole King

character when she tells Macbeth to flatter and deceit. She advices Macbeth to lure Duncan in with trust, and then attack when it is least expected. Moreover, Lady Macbeth establishes logos by manipulating Macbeth, in continuing with the plan to murder King Duncan. Lady Macbeth believes she is sinister enough, to change Macbeth’s mindset. Although, Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan, he is not willing to go all in. Lady Macbeth believes if one truly wants something, one does whatever it…

disgusted and humiliated by , “ she married. O most wicked speed, to post/ with such dexterity to incestuous sheets” highlighting that his mother Gertrude’s significance is only due to her incestuous relationship with hamlet’s uncle King Claudius. With Hamlets contempt for king Claudius already evident, his encounter with the ghost only heightened his disgust for his mother. The ghost, while simply intending to provide motive to kill Claudius, also rants about Gertrude’s “unnatural” and…

Is Hamlet Riding The Crazy Train? Hamlet went through a very dramatic transition in his life, his Dad was killed by his uncle, then his uncle married Hamlet's mom. Though it is very possible Hamlet is suffering some kind of mental disorder, I believe that it was all an act and he is perfectly sane. Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to ‘feign madness’ and if Horatio notices any strange behavior from Hamlet, it is because he is putting on an act.[Act i, Scene v, lines 166-180]. Hamlet only…

of grief, that cab denote me truly.” (1.2.85-87) the readers see how deeply Hamlet is hurt and that no forms of mourning will truly exemplify his grief. Laertes’s father may have been wrongfully kill and deserves justice but Hamlet’s father was the King of Denmark and thus after his death Hamlet was the rightful heir but the throne was stolen from him by his Uncle. An important quote to look at that illustrates the effect of this situation on Hamlet “How strange or odd some’er I bear myself (as…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is filled to the brim with characters that are larger-than-life, but what is the role of the women? The main character Gatsby is an extravagant man, living the American dream, and he pursuits the glorious Daisy Buchanan. Meanwhile, her husband Tom is having an affair of his own with a tacky Myrtle Wilson. Jordan Baker, Daisy’s close friend, spends her time with Daisy, around Nick, and doing who-knows-what-else. With so many over exaggerated female…

to satisfy his need for power.In the next scene, however, there is indication of a slight overstepping of boundaries when King Duncan gives Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor and announces his son Malcolm as the Prince of Cumberland and the next in line to the throne. Macbeth, seeing an obstacle and a contradiction to his previous conclusion that "if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir," realizes that his only path to the throne would be to rid the kingdom of…

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, is the first book in a series set in the nation of Panem. Panem has a capital that is surrounded by twelve districts. It is a dystopian society ruled by a totalitarian dictator, President Snow. The story is told through the point of view of Katniss, who lives in district 12 which is arguably the worst district. Katniss is a deviant, which is expressed throughout the entire book. The fence that surrounds district 12 is supposed to keep wild animals out and…

During the roaring twenties, the time of lavish lifestyles and partying till the crack of dawn, F. Scott Fitzgerald began his road to fame. Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton University to join the United States Army. He worried he would never be published, so he quickly crafted his first novel titled The Romantic Egotist. The novel was unsuccessful, but the editing company told him to keep writing. In hopes of being published one day, Fitzgerald continued his writing. The novel The Great…

The Absurd represents the realization that despite all of one’s efforts and suffering, life amounts to nothing but an insignificant passage of time, regardless of what one might achieve in his life. Once one recognizes the absurdity of life, Camus argues that one cannot simply revert to a life of ignorance and naiveté. Instead, one can either succumb one’s self to the pessimistic perspective of the world or affirm his life in light of the Absurd and rebel against the indifference of the world.…

Macbeth, such as overwhelming ambition. However, she is very persuasive and she uses it to cajole Macbeth into the murder of King Duncan. Macbeth is a noble warrior who has an incredible amount of ambition; that, in…