Don Juan

Don Juan is an absurd hero because he lives for the conquest of seducing women. His goal is neither love, nor is it to be with more women than anyone else. His only goal is to experience as many women as possible and enjoy each of them by living within the moment. This is a stark contrast from what Ivan realizes as important at the end of his life. There is no love for Don Juan; there is only conquest. Don Juan lives to enjoy his own life, this is evident…

Evidence of the effect the castas system had on marriage is seen within “Don Manuel Valdivieso Protests the Marriage of his Daughter.” Don Manuel Valdivieso submitted this court-documented lawsuit in efforts to stop his daughters’ marriage. The lawsuit was filed against Don Juan Teodoro Jaramillo, someone seen as to be from a lower class, and therefore unable to marry Don Manuel Valdivieso’s daughter. The main argument against this marriage was in regards to the fact that…

Philip II of Spain was a dignified king who sought to achieve the best for his country. However, during his reign as king, King Philip II was unrightfully murdered one night. The group of people who ended the king’s life all had one similarity. They all had a list of motives to backup why they plotted against the King of Spain. These motives fueled the hatred burning within the assassins lead them to conspire against Philip and ultimately kill him. To seek revenge William of Orange, Antonio…

Faust, hero of one of the most durable legends in Western folklore and literature, the story of a German fortuneteller who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Faust owes his posthumous fame to the anonymous author of the first Faustbuch (1587), a collection of tales about the ancient magi—who were wise men skilled in the occult sciences—that were retold in the Middle Ages about such other reputed wizards as Merlin, Albertus Magnus, and Roger Bacon. Faust owes his…

violence is displayed in a short story “Tell them not to kill me” written by Juan Rulfo. Jovencio killed Don Lupe (a person who he shared his land with) because the two were feuding over grazing and water rights during a dry spell. Don Lupe refused to let Jovencio animals graze on his property. After several warnings, Don Lupe finally killed one of Juvencio’s animals for wandering onto his land. In retribution, Jovencio killed Don Lupe. Interpersonal violence is affecting Jovencio’s fate,…

Today’s music has evolved tremendously since when music was first discovered in the middle ages. Now we have musicians like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, and Adele who changed the whole sound of music: different messages, beats, and style. Artists today are just as creative as the composers before them; Acapella artists sing with no music, other artists use techno or Dubstep, a type of electronic dance music. However, these artists would not have it so easy like they do today if the people that came…

material is not the same, the way you are presenting it, is the same and I love it. So far we covered mostly historical stuff, and I am looking forward to learn more interesting facts. Right now, I know the exact difference between Casanova and Don Juan. Prior to this class they were more-less the same to me. I never knew what is difference, but I know now. Also, the movie that we watched in class was very informative and hard to forget which is good. I was trying to get my husband to…

a noble family de Leon became a page and quickly thrived and grew into a strong soldier. Ponce de Leon joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to help found and develop connections with the Indians to be able to start colonizing for Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon lived with the natives in their culture, and learned how to speak their language to be gain information about the reasources provided by the land. Ponce de Leon was an influential explorer who helped the Spanish understand…

shows an actor who played Juan as an illegal immigrant from Mexico who works as a busboy. In the show people witness a manager pushes his employee around as he was cleaning the tables unexpectedly they employee decided to fight back by asking when he will get paid, the manager refuses to pay him for his work because he is an illegal immigrant and threatens to call immigration if he demands his pay. Most people got involved and most didn’t. Regardless the fact the Juan was illegal, he should not…

Out of all the concepts in the world, love and morality are the hardest to explain and understand, yet time and time again, authors try to tackle both concepts. The first story that attempts and succeeds in bringing out these perceptions is by a woman named Josephine Niggli. The main reason why she writes many stories based in Mexico such as “The Street of the Cañon” is because her family came from Mexico during the Mexican civil war. In the story, a man and a girl are at a party when the man,…