Gayle King

The word tragedy is defined as an event causing great destruction or distress. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare emphasizes this idea of tragedy. The story is revolved around this family feud which led many of these tragedies. A lot of character’s are impacted off this concept of two families having complete hatred for one another. In William Shakespeare's story Romeo and Juliet, the characters of Tybalt, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence contribute to the tragedy of the play because of…

of the play when Macbeth has just won a great battle, which later ended up giving him the title of the Thane of Cawdor, he meets with three witches that tell him a prophecy of his future. They tell him that he will be announced king in the near future. Later…

is his fate to become the king. He believes what they say even though Banquo warns him not to trust them. Macbeth states “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir.” (I, iii, 147-148). He says that if the witches prophecies come true about his future coronation, then he will not interfere with fate. Later on in the play, he contradicts this statement completely. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan in order for Macbeth to become king, and he kills Duncan even…

those that believe he respects them. Meanwhile, Macbeth communicates with three witches to ensure that his plans of action are uninterrupted trying to become king by any means necessary. However, during his mission to become king, all turn tragic and he never achieves the chance to learn from his actions. On the other hand, Creon, a feared king, pursues power through laws that governs the land; he is stubborn, orders the death of Antione for disobeying his command not to properly burying her…

When a person is powerless and tormented, he will take vengeance on his tormentors to have power over them. The Avenger is characterized as powerless and tormented in the beginning of the story, which demonstrates his motivation for vengeance. The Avenger’s eloquent speech emphasizes the suffering he endured, “they persecuted my family, because they hated me. My wife died of a broken heart, my children of starvation.” The Avenger is characterized as a person who was persecuted, and has undergone…

When someone says the word McDonald’s, various images usually pop into one’s head. The documentary Supersize Me, visions of Happy Meals, stereotypes of the average American eating a quarter pounder every day for lunch; these are all examples of what someone might think when you hear the word “McDonald’s”. Everyone knows it’s one of the biggest fast food chains out there, but not everyone knows how it came to be. The Founder is a movie directed by John Lee Hancock, which tells the story of how…

“The Knight’s Tale” is about two cousins, Palamon and Arcita, who fight for the love of one girl, Emily. In “The Knight’s tale” Arcita gets exiled and arrives at King Thebes palace. When he arrives he has a dream from the God Mercury and he tells him “‘ To Athens you must go,/ there waits the destined ending of your woe’” (38). When King Thebes hears of the problems arising between cousins, Arcita and Palamon, he intervenes. He tells them they shall not cause any harm to his country and he will…

After murdering Duncan, Macbeth becomes strangled with thoughts that Banquo’s children will overthrow his rule. As a result, Macbeth persuades two farmers to kill Banquo and his son in order to eliminate all possible threats shown in the prophecy. Then, he takes it upon himself to plot the right time to take Banquo out by inviting Banquo to his coronation and asks for details on Banquo’s whereabouts. While speaking with Lady Macbeth about his worries in maintaining his power, he states that no…

The Evil Temptation In Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1623), the reader learns about the main character Macbeth, who is doomed to face a tragic fate due to his greedy ambition of wanting to become king of Scotland. In the play, he appears to be an overall reprehensible man, however, there were many factors that motivated him to engage in such heinous acts – including murder and regicide to name a few – in order to fulfill his ambition. Although his nefarious deeds may show that he is a terrible human…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, towards the beginning, Homer used the specific appositive “raider of cities” to illuminate the negative side of Odysseus when he plundered a town without any self control. Later, when Odysseus is fighting for justice by killing the suitors, at one point, Homer narrates, “And Odysseus raider of cities struck Eurydamas down” (Homer 418). When Odysseus is fulfilling his revenge against the suitors, he is still described as a raider of cities by Homer. Now, since Odysseus is…