Crown of Thorns

“My crown, mine own ambition and my queen” (Hamlet, 3.3.55). In Hamlet’s tragedy, these three acquisitions of murder prevent King Claudius from obtaining spiritual forgiveness in his refusal to sacrifice them. In this soliloquy, Claudius recognizes that in order to receive true absolution, one must sacrifice; retaining the benefits of one’s sins begets only hollow, self-serving guilt as penance. Similar boundaries to redemption exist in Henry IV, Part 1, as its characters exist in the wake of…

Sunshine, Pearl is caught interacting with the forest animals, almost princess-like. This shows that she is gentle and heavenly, which opposes the idea of what society thinks she should be. Furthermore she continues to put flowers in her hair, as such a crown, which contradicts with the fact that she is a part of the society she lives in. She has been considered an outcast all her life, and it is true that she is not one of the townspeople, she is considered a natural figure especially in the…

penalty. Jesus was sentenced to death by the religious leaders of Israel, but the Romans were the ones that actually crucified him (Holy Bible). The crucifixion all began when they took Jesus to their Roman Headquarters stripped him and placed a crown of thorns on his head. They began kneeling before him, mocking him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” (Holy Bible) and spitting on him countless times. Normally prisoners are forced to carry their own cross to the crucifixion site, but Jesus, too…

Throughout the years, there has been a constant struggle between good and evil. Michelangelo saw that and put his interpretation of The Last Judgement of the last days. Michelangelo knew that through tribulations, hardships, suffering, anguish, and darkness; the good always wins in the end. In this painting, Michelangelo demonstrated the chaos and the darkness surrounding the world, and then the peaceful and light image of Jesus at the center of it all. The dark values are near the bottom of the…

Shears, “Tears in your eyes”, expresses a relationship between two people with three different perceptions. In verse one, “My boyfriend never listens, even when I said no. His castle is my prison; I wear a crown of thorns and a satin robe of denial to survive the storms”, Denise expressed and contradicted her relationship with Mike convincing herself that she loves him. Denise felt that she is the luckiest person to be with him, like a queen of the castle; however…

To what extent does tragedy impose on our knowledge of suffering? First it is important to realize, not everyone follows the path of righteousness; most of mankind hold values that conflict with opinions on how to live. Susan Sipple relays, " No single voice is sufficient. Women 's voices will convey a different experience of suffering than the voices of men; black voices speak differently than white voices; martyrs ' voices will not match the voices of inquisitors[…]." and so forth. When…

lobe. However, no one knows for certain what the function of the Claustrum is. If you remove it, what will happen? Nobody knows. However, while Koch was researching the Claustrum, he discovered a giant neuron that “engulfed the brain like a ‘crown of thorns’ with its colossal fibers” (Koch). Koch decided to run experiments on the Claustrum using mice. While the mouse was moving around, sniffing, eating, and doing other mouse things, Koch was monitoring the Claustrum, and the neurons began…

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey is a story about the members of a ward for the mentally ill. The book tells the tale of a new member on the ward named McMurphy who enters the ward with the motive of getting out of work for his own selfish reasons. He later changes his purpose for being on the ward to making sure that most of the patients can become new men and leave the ward. McMurphy's actions start off as him as a troublemaker but over time he is looked at as a Christ figure.…

overheat the coral tissues. The last threat is predation. Some of the preys are sea stars, fish, sea worms, snails and crabs. Entire reefs can be destroyed in this type of predation. About 90% of coral were destroyed when a huge outbreak of crown of thorns starfish attacked at the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Florida. Coral reefs could recover from traumas that are caused by weather or other natural causes. If they have numerous traumas, they will eventually…

The Family Labridae is a massive family of fishes (trumped only by gobies). Some of these fishes, commonly known as wrasses, are amongst the perennial favorites in the marine aquarium industry. Chances are that if you remain involved with marine aquaria for any length of time, you will eventually come to own a wrasse. Here are the basics of this diverse and extraordinary family of fishes. Wrasses can be found throughout the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific in both temperate and tropical seas. Many…