Disguise

eflects to us connotations of purgatory as it seems the hollow men cannot reach this kingdom, and are stuck in the middle. He also again refers to his previous scarecrow imagery with “deliberate disguises, Rat’s coat, crowskin, crossed staves”, and language such as this shows us a recurring theme in the poem, as Eliot wishes to portray them as empty and emotionless, as scarecrows. The structure in this section is very unique as the rhyme scheme is ABCACBA in the second half of the first…

William Shakespeare enjoys presenting the discussion of “climbing classes” within many of his works. This certainly includes his play, Twelfth Night, which is interpreted in the modern film She’s The Man. Both the film and Shakespeare expose the main character, Viola, as an animated and determined woman that pursues her desires despite the consequences. Although she is challenged continuously by her sexuality, she overcomes this by means of self-fashioning. Throughout She’s The Man, Viola…

(1) Immanuel Kant’s main purpose in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is to identify and examine the principle of morality. To be moral, we must make moral decisions using our own reason. An act isn’t ethical if it’s done with ulterior motives in mind (2) The key question Immanuel kant is addressing is, what we want to do isn’t what we ought to do. Kant analyzes the idea of duty to reveal a fundamental moral principle. Would you want people to act like you? Did you do the right thing…

He then goes on to say how “our frailty is the cause, not we…,” that women cannot help who they fall in love with, especially a deceptive man in a disguise, using dramatic irony as he is referring to himself (2.2.30). Soon Cesario has a rush of guilt, “[his] master loves her dearly, and [he], poor monster, fond as much on him” (2.2.32-33). He speaks the unfortunate truth that the Duke loves Olivia…

The Underground Railroad was a large network of people, they helped the fugitive slaves escape to the North and Canada. It was not run by one person or one organization, when actually it consisted of many individuals who had limited knowledge of the whole operation. The idea began near the end of the eighteenth century when George Washington complained one of his slaves escaped by the help of “a society of Quakers, formed for such purposes.” Around 1831 it was dubbed the Underground Railroad for…

Coming of Age The general statement made by Harper Lee in her novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set A Watchman is that with the coming of age, some people tend to modify their way of life in order to co-exist peacefully with others - some do not mutate their identity, therefore becoming a “stranger at a cocktail party” with past acquaintances. More specifically, Atticus’ transformation between the novels caused a controversy among readers - Jean Louise exhibits those who have not been…

I am lost in the woods. And this is not just any ordinary forest. It is shark’s maw forest. There are confirmed sightings of floating sharks devouring people. They are twice the size of regular sharks. The last person who came in contact with these sharks and lived, was when they found a dead one. The sharks on average are 15 feet long. The biggest ever seen, was about 25 feet. At least. Now don’t get me wrong, the sharks are kind of dumb. One of the ways to escape from these nasty creatures is…

corporal agent to this terrible feat/away, and mock the time with fairest show./False face must hide what the false heart doth know” (1.7.92-96). In this quote Macbeth decides that both he and his wife will kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, disguises herself a polite woman, although in actuality, she is a conniving, evil woman that only has her own intentions in mind. This is similar to play Julius Caesar, because Cassius, the ringleader of the conspirators, is able to convince Brutus,…

Athena disguises herself as friends of Odysseus to build an army and rescue Odysseus from the island. Another helper to him is his son Telemachus, he is helping Athena build an army to save Odysseus. Odysseus’s elixir begins to be threatened because the suitors back…

dismissal and instead he was glad because he was now free from work. Reveler then moved onto freeloading of a person more like he, “Who loved dicing, and revelling, and having fun,” (l. 4421). Perkin Reveler’s new companion had a wife who owned a shop to disguise the true fact that she was an active…