Conscience

fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it” (Kyi, 1990).Macbeth is aware of the consequences of his evil actions, and foolishly overrides his better judgement. His conscience alerts him to the evil nature of the “deed”; he is aware of the “even-handed justice” or “judgement” which instructs people about good and evil. He knows that every action has consequences and one day they will return to haunt the perpetrator.…

 William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies. 1601-1608 is the third period that belong to Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies and somber or bitter comedies. This is the peak period characterized by the highest development of his thought and expression. He is more concerned with the darker side of the human experience and its destructive passions. This period produces many great tragedies like Hamlet, Othello, All’s well that Ends well, and the most famous is Macbeth.…

Now that he’s put away the picture, he figures he can go one with his life now. Years later, Dorian ceases to throw parties and gatherings at his house and he starts spending money on more hands on items such as jewelry, perfume, musical instruments etc. The only reason Dorian had a strong reputation was because he hosted social functions at his house for everyone to come to. Ever since he became self-conscious about the portrait, his reputation began to go down because he became obsessed with…

Ambition is something everyone has. Your ambitions strives and makes you achieve your goals. However, too much ambition can corrupt and destroy a person. Ambition is like a drug, small amounts can make you feel great, but too much can kill you. Shakespeare clearly portrays the negative effects of too much ambition throughout his play The Tragedy of Macbeth. He uses the main character, Macbeth, to show us how excessive amounts of ambition can lead someone to their doom. In the beginning of…

The character Macbeth in the play, Macbeth by Shakespeare, faces a rise to power through betrayal. His wife, Lady Macbeth, is seen to be a very predomiant and influential figure throughout the play. As Macbeth is eventually persuaded by his wife to gain more power through murder. Resulting in a drastic change in not only Macbeth but Lady Macbeth as well. The playwright Shakespeare showcases the overarching theme of guilt through character development in Lady Macbeth. Notably, Lady Macbeth’s…

The relationship between Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale branches out into many directions. The first relationship is between pastor and disciple. Mr. Dimmesdale is Hester’s minister and tries to help her reach salvation. Another relationship includes Hester and Dimmesdale as intimate companions. What started as a spiritual relationship bound deep in emotion; turned into an emotional and sexual relationship. This led to the horrendous act of adultery committed by Dimmesdale and Hester. The third…

“Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare is full of characters showing their conscience getting the best of them and losing their conscience as well. From Hamlet to Claudius and even Laertes, all showing some form of conscience and how they use or lose it throughout the play. In my opinion Hamlet shows the most use of his conscience but eventually, because of all the events that occurred throughout the play, loses his conscience to execute his goal that was set by the ghost of his father. At the…

There have been numerous books adapted from diaries and memoirs written during and/or about that have been noteworthy. A Conscience at War: A Japanese Soldier’s Story is not one of them. Enticed by the promise that this is a “gripping and potent tale” and accolades such as “an engaging and smooth read, beautifully written, thoroughly enjoyed, terrific book”, one could be forgiven for feeling cheated. This story, created from the 1945 diary of a young Japanese soldier stationed in the Philippines…

Enmity of Man and Conscience In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the main character Macbeth is in the midst of fighting the battle of right and wrong. His conscience plays a big part in the play, whether it’s its presence or it’s absence, it affects the way Macbeth makes decisions and feels about those choices. The definition of conscience is an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior. Macbeth has to make a decision: whether or not he…

he claimed that “the net result of conscience-stricken people giving up their unjustly held seats is the elimination of that sort of conscience from the lifeboat”. He defined guilty about one’s good luck as a type of conscience and the newcomer’s lack of guilt about the rich people’s loss as conscience drain; but the author deliberately omitted the morality of rich people’s indifference to the poor asking for help. Counting the negative effects on total conscience in the lifeboat if no rescue is…