Gayle King

In Charles Chaplin's 1925 film, "The Gold Rush", The story takes place in northern Alaska during the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s. A lone prospector travels to California looking for gold, and entwines himself in adventures and finds Georgia, the woman of his dreams. After many hardships, the lone prospector, played by Charles Chaplin, finds gold and becomes rich, ending in success and unity with Georgia. Among all of his films, The Gold Rush was Charles Chaplin’s personal favorite and…

It Was A Dark And Stormy Night There is no better way to add mystery and tension to a scene, than weather. Any reader can think of at least one story that uses weather as a motif. A great example of this motif would be in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, where the weather becomes a crucial indicator of misfortune. An example of this motif would be the bad weather that occurred when Duncan was murdered in the story of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The reader can see this motif in the following scene:…

The American way of life, when described, is depicted as the land of freedom; a place where people go to fulfill their wildest dreams. The only requirement to be successful in is this great land of opportunity is to have a go-getter attitude and to have the ability to take risks without fearing the possible repercussions. In the book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, the author Eric Schlosser provides a chilling wake-up call through his forceful yet persuasive assault on…

are coming up with a plan to kill the king. Macbeth is not sure with going through with the plan, but lady Macbeth emotional interaction to him lacks empathy to him “”(1.5.63-72) lady Macbeth talks about how Macbeth is not strong enough to kill Banquo and the evidence will be in his face. By Lady Macbeth saying this she is coming straight forward that she is more confident person than Macbeth. Lady Macbeth also gives advice to Macbeth on how to deceive the king. She talks about how to deceive…

character when she tells Macbeth to flatter and deceit. She advices Macbeth to lure Duncan in with trust, and then attack when it is least expected. Moreover, Lady Macbeth establishes logos by manipulating Macbeth, in continuing with the plan to murder King Duncan. Lady Macbeth believes she is sinister enough, to change Macbeth’s mindset. Although, Macbeth is planning to kill Duncan, he is not willing to go all in. Lady Macbeth believes if one truly wants something, one does whatever it…

disgusted and humiliated by , “ she married. O most wicked speed, to post/ with such dexterity to incestuous sheets” highlighting that his mother Gertrude’s significance is only due to her incestuous relationship with hamlet’s uncle King Claudius. With Hamlets contempt for king Claudius already evident, his encounter with the ghost only heightened his disgust for his mother. The ghost, while simply intending to provide motive to kill Claudius, also rants about Gertrude’s “unnatural” and…

Is Hamlet Riding The Crazy Train? Hamlet went through a very dramatic transition in his life, his Dad was killed by his uncle, then his uncle married Hamlet's mom. Though it is very possible Hamlet is suffering some kind of mental disorder, I believe that it was all an act and he is perfectly sane. Hamlet tells Horatio that he is going to ‘feign madness’ and if Horatio notices any strange behavior from Hamlet, it is because he is putting on an act.[Act i, Scene v, lines 166-180]. Hamlet only…

of grief, that cab denote me truly.” (1.2.85-87) the readers see how deeply Hamlet is hurt and that no forms of mourning will truly exemplify his grief. Laertes’s father may have been wrongfully kill and deserves justice but Hamlet’s father was the King of Denmark and thus after his death Hamlet was the rightful heir but the throne was stolen from him by his Uncle. An important quote to look at that illustrates the effect of this situation on Hamlet “How strange or odd some’er I bear myself (as…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is filled to the brim with characters that are larger-than-life, but what is the role of the women? The main character Gatsby is an extravagant man, living the American dream, and he pursuits the glorious Daisy Buchanan. Meanwhile, her husband Tom is having an affair of his own with a tacky Myrtle Wilson. Jordan Baker, Daisy’s close friend, spends her time with Daisy, around Nick, and doing who-knows-what-else. With so many over exaggerated female…

to satisfy his need for power.In the next scene, however, there is indication of a slight overstepping of boundaries when King Duncan gives Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor and announces his son Malcolm as the Prince of Cumberland and the next in line to the throne. Macbeth, seeing an obstacle and a contradiction to his previous conclusion that "if chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir," realizes that his only path to the throne would be to rid the kingdom of…