Duncan I of Scotland

The novella Carmilla is much more complicated in its message and connection to queerness within the horror genre. On the surface there is a kind of innocence in the relationship that Laura and Carmilla share. It doesn’t seem to go much beyond light physical intimacy, but the scenes are described in a romantic way by the Laura, such as when she states of Carmilla, “And when she had spoken such rhapsody, she would press me more closely in her trembling embrace, and her lips in soft kisses gently…

When Count Rugen said he would, Inigo replied “’I want Domingo Montoya, you son of a bitch’” (349). Inigo then then proceeded to attack until “ the Count screamed one final time and then fell dead of fear” (349). Inigo is driven because he had the courage to use his fist to cover his initial wound and…

Themes repeatedly displayed in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and alternative works like Sir Gawain the Green Knight would include subjects like Good Vs. Evil,and conclusively Characteristics of a noble quest. These appear generally and are burlesqued all throughout Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The contrast between these three works are whimsical, prestige, and abstemiousness. Starting with the first theme of Good Vs. Evil, it is shown in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as the promise of…

In 1606, when Shakespeare completed Macbeth, women’s opinions and advice were taken seriously, and satirical writing about how frivolous women were was common in the writing of the time, even in Shakespeare’s other play. The Taming of the Shrew, for example, is entirely about an uppity woman being put in her place by a good man, and any Shakespearean play with a strong female character offering useful advice either ends with her death in the tragedies or subdued in marriage in the comedies.…

Macbeth decided together to kill the king. Even once they were committed, it was not too late to back down. Lady Macbeth chose not to kill the king because the king looked too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc. 2 li 12-13). Macbeth could have also chosen not to kill the king and they would both not even be dead, let alone in the situation they were in leading up to their death. Although it may seem like the witches…

She automatically decides to persuade and talk him out of anything that will keep him from acquiring power. Without the convincing and forceful attitude of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth may have not killed Duncan. In order to convince Macbeth to go through with the plan she insults him by…

Good Verses Bad Is it better to be good with a bad reputation or to be bad and have a good reputation? In the story Gyges’ Ring, Plato talks about if it is better to be good or better to follow your own desires. In the tale, he explains how Gyges finds a ring that provides him with the power to be invisible. He uses this ring to seduce the king’s wife, and convinces her to help kill her husband. After he gets help to kill the king he takes over the realm. This is a perfect example of being bad…

Figure 4, an advertisement in The New Yorker for the play Hand to God, employs inverted cliché and religious diction to allude to the content of the play and to interest the reader (Hand to God). Large white text announces, “Broadway’s Going to Hell in a Hand Puppet.” The advertisement is a play on the phrase ‘going to hell in a hand basket,’ which describes a rapidly deteriorating situation. Though this inverted cliché, the ad introduces the reader with something familiar with a unique twist…

Throughout Macbeth, setting has been a crucial aspect in the development of the plot. Shakespeare contrasts the setting to the events that occur there to highlight and create a separation between appearance and reality, bringing light to “fair is foul and foul is fair.” He also uses darkness as a setting to support unnatural and sinister occurrences as well as a means of disguise from goodness. Dating back to the beginning of time, evil has been thought to manifest itself in darkness, and it…

about by Macbeth’s own actions; this is noticeable when Macbeth is killed because of his previous actions from killing King Duncan and killing Macduff’s family. One characteristic that Macbeth portrayed throughout…