Fool

of Amontillado was a short story written in 1846, by Edgar Allen Poe. In this story we follow two men named Fortunado and Montesor. Montesor is out to seek revenge on his “good” friend Fortunado, a very prideful man, as he has made him look like a fool one too many times. Montesor takes his friend down the catacombs deep beneath the city to show him a cask of wine he has obtained, as wine is Fortunado’s weak point. We soon find out this is going to be the end of him as Montesor chains him up…

he is well aware of the two men hiding behind the tapestries. This would explain why Hamlet begins to advise Ophelia to “[g]et thee to a nunnery” (Ham. 3.1.121) and insult her father by declaring “let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play no fool nowhere but in’s own house,” (Ham. 3.1.132-133). By saying these particular lines, Hamlet shows his awareness of Polonius’ presence, but also that he is using Ophelia as a pawn, just like Polonius, to get under his skin and make him reveal…

than here. “All I asked for was one date but you acted as if you were too good to fuck with a nigga” he berates me. “This could have all been avoided if you weren’t so damn stuck up” he continues. I look at this fool as if he has just sprouted a 3rd eye ball. In no way was this fool serious. He just couldn’t have been. No means fucking no! I don’t care how much money this nigga has. if I’m not feeling you, tough just move on. It’s as simple as that. He tries kissing me. I turn my head and he…

naive boy happens to lie on the ground after seeing shades a couple steps beyond Hell’s doorway and experiencing an earthquake. Based on Beatrice’s words, I expected this guy to have a little more maturity, but who knows in this day and age. This fool should have comprehended the sign that we saw right at this journey’s threshold and it should have scared him away right from the beginning. If he faints in this circle, I have no hope that he will ever make it through the rest of Hell. Does this…

Some say it is hard to find your true self. That one can only find sanity after they have gone insane. In Shakespeare’s King Lear many of the characters, Lear included, find they fall into insanity due to circumstances that were unjust. The only way for Lear to realize who he truly was, was for him to enter a state of insanity, and emerge from it with knowledge of self. Madness is a state of severe mental illness, a behavior or thinking that is very foolish or dangerous, according to Webster.…

Every member of society longs to achieve greatness. This chance to eternalize themselves and reap the fruits of their labor is undoubtedly the pinnacle of human existence. Consequently, greatness becomes the primary goal that humanity collectively searches to achieve. However, what perceived greatness varies with society and its ideals. Often, material conquests such as wealth and fame are idealized as the epitome of being great, but there is one universal facet of greatness. The earnest drive…

ignorant” (56). An alternative translation and one more commonly seen in any quote generating website is “Talk sense to a fool and [they] calls you foolish.” The problem with this quote is that almost anyone can use this logic to reason that their own logic is wise and that those who do not heed it are ignorant fools. If “wise speech” is automatically perceived to be ignorance by the fool, facts and evidence become meaningless when faced with human conviction. Objective and measurable data no…

A Dream that changed a Nation Early scholar to civil rights movement activist Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader of the times, a men amongst men. However, a young boy went from being an early aged college student to social activist; from name changes, attending college, multiple arrest, public speaking, and assassination. He was monumental in the desegregation of the United States. And throughout his lifetime he was able to greatly impact our nation and the way we looked at diversity forever.…

is married to tom and has a child and that makes her somewhat stay even though she is rarely mentioned in the book. That is a reason Daisy was also skeptical but she also said she hopes she is a fool. “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool” (Fitzgerald 17). Why anyone would want to raise a fool is beyond logical ,but they probably don't think logically to say that. Tom also was cheating on Daisy and Daisy just kinda pretended like nothing was happening. Tom is a dirtbag, he…

William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear explores a powerful king’s self-mutilating behavior. The heart of the play questions whether it is possible for one to fundamentally change. King Lear was written in the early 1600’s, after King James I rose to the English throne. This was a period of time in which the monarchy was of central importance and under constant scrutiny. Shakespeare thus often dwelt on the nature of the monarchy. His plays therefore can not only be read as historical narratives…