Curse

Jennifer Liu Ms. Toerien IB English HL August 16, 2015 1) Write a summary of the main events of the play. Oepidus was aware that a curse was placed on Thebes. The city was blighted by disease and countless of citizens were dying. The curse would only be lifted when the murderer of the former king, Laius, was punished. Oepidus sent Creon, his brother-in-law, to ask for advice from the god Apollo through an oracle. Oepidus started to look for answers to Laius’ murder. Numerous ways were used,…

As human beings it is our fate that determines where we end up… or are we liable for where we end up? Perhaps we are in control or maybe our destiny is already determined. How can we be so sure? Our everyday agendas are said to be predestined or meditated in a sense. Are they really…or is that what we believe? Fate is what is destined to transpire or a “supernatural occurrence” so to speak. Free will is self explanatory; it is determined by oneself as opposed to some hierarchy power. It is said…

Thematic Analysis of Oedipus the King Introduction Oedipus the king is a story that uncovers a murder mystery that is politically connected. It creates a tension between individual actions and the fate of an individual. Oedipus is the main character in the play. His urge to pursue knowledge of his identity leads him to devastating events of his life. The story is formed by different themes. The themes include fate and free will, determination, and power. Thematic Analysis Fate and Free Will…

A Film Review of Shrek Shrek is an animated film, created by DreamWorksâ„¢ and brought to life by state of the art 3d animation. Shrek is made in all ways to reverse fairytale tradition and is a very unconventional fairytale. There are many parts of the film and characteristics of the main characters that make the irregularity of this fairytale funny and effective. Although the fairy tale is an unconventional one its opens like a traditional fairytale film. There…

eat whatever they wanted and still lose weight even knowing how the story ends. Jumping to the end, Billy cuts his hand into a strawberry pie and is told the only way to get rid of the curse is to pass it onto someone else. He has no problems, being of weak moral character, to begin with, planning on passing the curse to his wife whom he has found out has been cheating on him. Be that as it may, his innocent daughter actually ends up eating the pie and the story ends with him knowing that his…

In every society there are a set of rules people follow by to either be controlled or to feel like they fit in their society whether it may be in education, home, or just in life. In one society you must look a certain way to be considered beautiful in most eyes, be a certain size to be considered perfect to be a model who are people who others look up to, wishing they looked like them, a certain gender to be considered stronger and have certain rights, and you must be careful and not say…

and freedoms are taken away from the Jewish community, with the first freedom of leaving their home to be taken away. Later on Wiesel writes of a scenario he experiences in which a man is about to be hung and shouts,"Long live liberty! My curse on Germany! My Curse! My--"(62). The importance of the quote is dramatic when speaking in terms of its irony. This prisoner…

Wishes can come in two forms, it can come as a blessing or a curse to the person’s life. However, the form of the wish is all depended on what the wielder wishes for and how it intertwines with their fate. In the classic drama story, “The Monkey’s Paw,” written by Jennifer Dignam, the Whites and two other characters, used a magical item, dubbed the monkey’s paw, to grant their desires. The monkey’s paw is a magical item with a spell placed onto it to show that fate rules our lives and that those…

present until we see a new respect from the humans for nature. Nature is very powerful and we see the influence that it had on Princess Mononoke. Ashitaka is seen being pulled by the humans when he finds victory through the death of the boar, but the curse that the boar puts on him shows that nature ultimately has more power. As Princess Mononoke is human by birth, she was raised by nature, therefore, defending what has always supported her. Her push for respect through efforts to end Iron Town…

The Unnatural Enigma of Little Pearl Prynne. The novel, “Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, introduces to us a unique character that is often referred to as one of the most difficult children in literature: Pearl Prynne. Pearl Prynne is the bastard child to Hester Prynne and the respected Reverend Dimmesdale. Throughout the story, Pearl gives the impression of a rebellious, yet intelligent, child who is trying to get her mother and father to finally do the right thing. In Chester E.…