First Things First

through the development of agriculture and nutrition, we no longer require it. Yet even though meat is not a necessity, we still desire it, and place a price on different styles of meat. Meat holds power, being seen as a luxury item staple of the first world. Not all parts of the animal that the meat was taken from is desirable to all, however. One such part comes from the fatty underbelly of the lamb, also known as mutton flaps, has been portrayed as a byproduct of the lamb production, yet…

For a drama to be great and memorable, it must have an attention-grabbing conflict. Some dramas even go so far to have multiple conflicts within one piece of work. For example, Hamlet shows evidence of both inward and outward conflict. The play was written in such a way that conflict is spotted throughout nearly the entire play. The conflict is not held between just two characters, but among many characters. Although Shakespeare’s language can be hard to decipher, the conflict is easily…

seeing Ferdinand for the first time Prospero considers him as a human, but with Caliban he considers to be a monster calling him “devil, a born, on whose nature/Nurture can never stick”, because he attempted to rape Miranda. For this he enslaves Caliban and punishes for trying to violate his daughter. Prospero gave Caliban “human care” but implied that he did not deserve it. Before Miranda had reminded Caliban that before she taught him language he had spoked “like / A thing more brutish”. In…

storyline of Hamlet as a striking catastrophe. Emotion fuels the fire of revenge within Hamlet and the basis for his actions. Emotion far overpowers his judgment and ability to realize when his actions appear irrational or unjustified. When Hamlet first encounters the…

The first literary device that Shakespeare used that Macbeth said was, "I have begun to plant thee, and will labour / To make thee full of growing”- Duncan to Macbeth (1.4.29-30). The use of a metaphor in this quote builds a deeper understanding and imagery…

series of on and off religious wars fought between the years from 1096 to 1487 under the authority of various Popes. The Crusades were basically fought for the recovery of the Holy Land. They were ordered by Pope Urban II in 1095, and within months the first Europeans had arrived in the Middle East to rid the Holy Land of Muslims. One story particularly boosted the flames of morale and added to the religious zeal and zest of the crusaders. It was the story of Jakelin de Mailly, a knight who…

Whether you've heard of them through teachers, friends, family, or read them yourself. The Tragedy of Macbeth, by the genius mind of Shakespeare, and the modern classic, Lord of the flies by William Golding; both have characters that share personality traits, such as Lady Macbeth and Piggy, Roger and Ross and Ralph and Duncan. Though These all have undeniable similarities, the pairing that has the strongest bond would be Macbeth and Jack. If we compared the stories back to back, Ralph would be…

Manju Kapur’s fourth novel The Immigrant (2008) is a story of two immigrants, Nina and Ananda. Manju Kapur chose Canada as the background for her novel The Immigrant and discusses the Indian diaspora in Canada. The novel explores the issues of cultural conflict, alienation, dislocation of Indian culture, diaspora and quest for identity. It reflects the loneliness and the search of self being experienced by the immigrants. The beginning of the novel poses the identity issues of the immigrants by…

Elijah Harper was the first Treaty Aboriginal to be a Member of The Legislative Assembly in Manitoba. He was in the Legislature between the years of 1981-1997. Elijah Harper’s career achievement was blocking the passing of The Meech Lake Accord. Elijah Harper was correct that the Meech Lake Accord deserved to be stopped. This is due to the fact that it was being voted on by people who had a conflict of interest. Secondly, it would have created an inequality of power between Quebec and the rest…

Even now, Shakespeare is quoted, all the “live long day”(Julius Caesar). In books, television shows and movies, you can find Shakespeare’s words and influence. He introduced more than 3,000 words to the English language. Without even realizing it, our everyday speech is full of words and phrases used in his plays and poems. In “one fell swoop”(Macbeth) or thirty-seven plays and one hundred and fifty four sonnets, Shakespeare changed the way the English word was written and spoken, and those…