Coretta Scott King

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…

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…

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…

conversation between Lennox and the Lord that Macbeth has made up his mind, because Lord announces “and this report hath so exasperate the king that he prepares for some attempt of war,” (3.6.37-39). Lady Macbeth is still rather well minded at this point in the play and has much more control over what is eventually going to take place after consulting with the king about Macduff’s planned murder than in the Billy Morrissette’s film interpretation. Instead of implying that a conversation…

more and more ambitious as the play progresses. Because of Macbeth’s ambitious nature, his resulting actions, and the dreadful consequences that follow, it is safe to say that possessing ambition is not a good trait. Before Macbeth was an ambitious king looking for more power to augment his wealth, he was already in a prosperous position. After Macbeth returns from serving in a civil war, he finds himself confronted by three witches.…

general and the Thane of Glamis, returning from defeating two invading armies. As a reward for his defeat of Scotland's enemies, the King, Duncan, awards Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor. This fulfills the three witches' prophesy for Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor in addition to Thane of Glamis. The witches have also prophesied that Macbeth will become King of Scotland. For the ambitious Macbeth, and his ambitious wife, this is the dream they most want fulfilled, and the one…

any hesitation. I have met some people who can relate to Medea’s ways. Now talking about Hecuba, she is sort of like Medea but not as tough in a way. Hecuba is also quick to kill when she finds out her son was killed by King Polymestor who ruled Thrace. Hecuba is enraged and kills King Polymestor as soon as she finds out he was the one who killed her son. However, Electra is a little different because she shows weakness and sorrow when something bad happens that relates to her. I don’t really…

William Wallace once said “Every man dies, not every man really lives” in Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart which he starred in, in 1995. William Wallace is a Scottish knight and led the Wars of Scottish Independence. William and his Scottish warriors set out on a quest to seek their independence. In the movie Braveheart, William Wallace shows both epic and Anglo-Saxon hero criteria. Anglo-Saxon heroes are brave, loyal, generous, and show great friendship, while epic hero’s contain the qualities of…