Dark side

of Gilgamesh to The Dark Knight version of Batman, the story lines share a lot of similarities. Even with three centuries between the time the tales were told, the themes are parallel. For example, both protagonists have experienced abnormal childhood circumstances, have friends and enemies who influence them and are flawed heroes. Childhood experiences affect how anyone views future, adult events. Bruce Wayne and Gilgamesh are no exception. Although it is not shown in The Dark Knight, it is no…

Commonalities between characters The biggest commonality between characters is the love interest between Harvey Dent, Bruce Wayne, and Rachel. Throughout the film, a love triangle was formed between the three characters. Officially, Dent was with Rachel, even though Bruce expressed his love to Rachel. As they all shared this commonality, they also all expressed their love for one another. In the warehouse scene, Rachel and Dent discuss their love for one another and their plans of marriage…

Big History has produced many themes within in context, with the most prominent being complexity. However, expansion can also be seen as the most important theme that traverses through the Big History story. Expansion can be seen in at the very beginning with the Big Bang, through the increasing expanding universe that we live in today, it can also be seen in the creation and development of our stars and planets. Furthermore, expansion allows for the many diverse and different organism alive on…

INTRODUCTION The aim of this essay is to give an explicit overview of the gothic elements in the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher”. The main point of interest concerns the haunted house which is a typical feature of gothic literature. At the beginning the readers is introduced to the story through a summary. This will be followed by a general explanation of the gothic genre and its typical features. Furthermore the outer appearance of the mansion and the thereby upcoming unpleasant…

“Lewis’s Narrates the progress of Ambrosios destruction as his lust leads him to atrocious crimes.” These words of David McCracken concisely depict The Monk which takes the readers through a chaotic journey . In the book The Monk there are many conflicts that are in the way of the characters. Through the use of religion, Romance, and Greed, Matthew Lewis reflect the elements of the supernatural, sexual temptation, and Fallen man thus expressing Gothic Literature. The element of supernatural…

of losing his wife. It can be inferred that his wife was the “light” of his life and without her, he now dwells in eternal darkness. Roderick’s ailment has completely taken over every aspect of his life and left him voiceless to the situation in the dark. Hawthorne’s choice of black color symbolism adds to the depth and complexity of the character and shines a light on the ailment for the…

Secondly, this is portrayed through, “The Dark Knight”, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2008. Both of these examples play on the audience’s own desires and challenges their ideas on what is wrong and what is right and where the fine line between them lies. A popular character in…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has certainly spawned several fan theories as to just what is happening in the film’s confusing (yet brilliantly shot) Knightmare sequence, where Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne sees a post-apocalyptic future filled with parademons, an evil Superman (Henry Cavill) as well as several hints on the impending arrival of Darkseid. However, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox helmer Jay Oliva has just stated that it may not have been a dream but a direct connection to…

Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown source of energy which causes the universe to accelerate outwards rapidly, causing the known universe to expand. This is another concept which is directly applicable to the theory of increasing…

The Gothic Genre and “The Raven” The word “Gothic” usually suggests adolescents in dark makeup and loud music. In literature though, “Gothic” means something much different. The Gothic genre sets itself apart from other literary genres in many ways. Gothic works usually take place in a strange, mysterious setting and have themes of extreme mental and/or physical isolation. The Gothic genre is also known for the sentiment of the frightening unfamiliar, that is also strangely familiar. The…