Dark figure of crime

Aristotle developed a series of six elements that he thought every production should have. Within his six elements, there are: plot, characters, theme, diction, music, and spectacle. Each element is different in its own way and provides a new way of direction in each production than before the poetics were developed. The first element is plot. Aristotle describes plot as why things happen, not just that they do. In his view, there is a reason for why each action in a movie or play happens and…

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe uses an excellent metaphor when describing how the crime Montresor committed on Fortunato has not left his conscience in the past fifty years. This is displayed by the description of Montresor’s arms as “A Huge human foot d’or, in a filed azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel” (Poe, 418). The serpent is the crime, and although the crime is done or “dead” it still remains with him or in his…

universe looking down on him, which permits him the scarlet letter on his chest. “Is Hester's and Dimmesdale's adultery a sin against divine law or, entirely ... a crime against the civil code of a harsh and punitive society?” (Milder). Their sin is both because the Bible tells of how one should not commit adultery, and their sin is a crime against civil code. The Puritan community lived by strict codes of what one must and must not do, and if that code is broken, they would go to extreme…

handmaiden serves as a vessel to carry children of the rich and wealthy. Infertile and unimportant woman are sent to the colonies and suffer a short life in hard labor. The Eyes serve as the police and send anyone viewed as a criminal off to execution. Crimes like adultery and homosexuality are sent to execution in the public eye. This quote in the book stuck out to me “It was after the catastrophe, when they shot the president and machine-gunned the Congress and blamed it on the Islamic…

are the details that differ heroes from the rest of world. Like white paint against a dark and rough background, these attributes cause heroes to stand out, differing from the rest. Heroes’ actions speak loud and bold with determination to complete the task. Everyone plans to make a difference in the world, but only the heroes follow through. Three figures in my life embody these characteristics. Though these figures face abiding tribulation and difficulty, My Dad, Batman, and Charlie Davies,…

Summary of Article: Robert Wonser and David Boyn’s article “The Caped Crusader: What Batman Films tell Us About Crime and Deviance,” explore the “sociology of deviance” within the Batman trilogy (Wonser, p. 1). Throughout discussing the relevancy of deviance and crime in fiction films within modern society, particularly centring on the Batman series over the last decade. Current motion pictures consistently explore criminology in the many forms it presumes in, thus presenting cultural relevant…

childhood trauma and admitting to the crimes of assault, theft and murder. It takes place in a small town in Texas at a school. In this book…

he is “much uglier… his dark complexions seemed to have grown duskier, and his figure more misshapen” (108). At this point, Chillingworth has begun his process of tormenting Dimmesdale and therefore creates a tone of malevolence. Throughout the course of Chillingworth’s journeys, it appears he is becoming more and more malicious. As Dimmesdale is about to confess his sin to the townspeople on the scaffold, Chillingworth "thrust himself through the crowd - or, perhaps, so dark, disturbed, and…

Baraban, Elena V. “The Motive for Murder in ‘The Cask of Amontillado’.” Rocky Mountain Review 58.2 (Fall 2004): 47-62. Rpt. In Short Story Criticism. Vol. 111. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center. Web. 12 July 2016. According to Baraban, nothing in Poe’s writing appears due to accident. Every word, every detail in his writing serves a purpose; for example, the dialogue “True – True” by Montresor when Fortunato tells him that he will not die of a cough – Montresor knows that he most…

Life under Apartheid Born a Crime is a story of a young boy growing up in South Africa and his experiences throughout his childhood.The memoir is written with a unique blend of humour, history and personal insight and Trevor Noah discusses the central ideas of suffering injustice and repression under apartheid and the relationship he had with his mother. Through the first part of the memoir, Trevor talks about discrimination that the South Africans face due to Apartheid. For example, he…