First They Killed My Father

was foiled by a mysterious man dressed entirely in black. This man in black pursued the bandits and caught up with them at Guilder. There he defeated Inigo in a fencing duel, strangled Fezzik to unconsciousness in hand-to-hand combat, outsmarted and killed Vizzini, and rescued Buttercup.…

Drama Paper A tragedy is “a dramatic form, [which] is designed to evoke powerful emotions..through catharsis, to serve a salutary political, moral, and ethical purpose.” (1031). In my eyes, a tragedy is when the protagonist suffers some hardship, leaving the drama with no happy ending. Aristotle, who is a good source of information since “no one before or after Aristotle has had more firsthand knowledge of Greek tragedy” (1028), follows a criteria for a tragedy piece, which contains many…

strict morals to the Jewish traditions and laws. In the family there were his father, mother, and his three young sisters named Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. Elie interest was in studying the Jewish oral law, Talmud, Kabbalah, and also Jewish mystical texts. Important Quote: “He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than with that of his own kin.” By Elie’s Father Question: “Why did Eliezer pray and why did he cry when he…

In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the title character, Hamlet, reflects many qualities featured in Greek tragedies, such as his fatal flaw, his fall from grace, and his knowledge of forces acting against him, thus making Hamlet the definition of tragic hero. One important quality that all tragic Greek heroes possess is a fatal flaw. A part of the hero’s personality that brings about their downfall (ie pride). Hamlet is like a Greek hero on steroids when it comes to fatal flaws. He has not one,…

Hamlet is not sure of the Ghost's account, not sure that the phantom is indeed the spirit of his father, or that of a demon. In order to prove that Claudius is a murderer, Hamlet plans to reveal the King's guilt through means of a play: I'll have grounds More relative than this-- the play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. (2.2.603-605) Hamlet urges Horatio to observe the King's reaction to the play so he can be sure of his guilt and positive that…

than strength comes from his father. Throughout the writing we see the hatred Okonkwo has for his father, viewing him as a weak man Okonkwo has no patience for. Having a weak father is what drives Okonkwo as well as being his greatest fear. Okonkwo’s fear of being weak isn't to be judged for being weak, but to be seen as his father was. “He was a man of action, a man of war. Unlike his father, he could stand the look of blood. In Umuofia’s latest war he was the first to bring home a human…

1.Who would you prefer to be your king -- Fortinbras or Hamlet? I would prefer to have Fortinbras as my king, due to the few unworthy qualities Hamlet contains. Some of these characteristics include patience, distraction, and selfishness. He show patience by taking a long time to kill Claudius. Hamlet is provided with multiple opportunities to kill Claudius. However, Hamlet waits to till the right moment, which unfortunately happens at the very end of the play. While spending all this time…

play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the question of if the young prince of Denmark is able to accept his father’s death arises, and as the play continues, the reader contemplates the idea of if Hamlet will ever be at peace with the concept of his father being gone and his mother having married his uncle. A modern reader is able to use Kϋbler Ross’s five stages of grief to understand Hamlet’s processing of his feelings as the play progresses. Within his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare utilizes…

The first thing that struck me the most in part one was during the persecution of the Jews. I think the thing that had the biggest impact on me was the scene which included the talk about the babies. In the beginning when the SS officers began collecting all of the Jews, they were extremely worried at what might happen to them. The Jewish race did not want to be taken away from their homes, they did not want their lives to end so early. While one family was hiding from the officers, an eighteen…

First experience Simba and Hamlet went through is the title of being a prince. Hamlet and Simba both held a prince title and was well known to the people/animals. They both was born from royal families. Hamlet and Simba were both next in line for the throne. According to Mufasa from The Lion King “ The great Kings of the past look down on us from those stars. So whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you...and so will I.”Hamlet’s father was guiding…