Jester

How far will someone take their family motto? When someone’s family motto says “No one attacks me without paying dearly,” we think someone is going to die. Indeed this is the case of the story. This story is more than just horror and suspense; it is about a successful murder and revenge. People will do anything, even go to extraordinary lengths to exact revenge like in the story, “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, in which Poe creates an atmosphere of ongoing horror and tremendous…

things that I did wasn’t worthy of any hatred or revenge. The time of year where laughter and joy rises has come again, the carnival. For the fun had already pull me away from soberness, common senses are barely with me. I decided to dress up like a jester, the perfect costume for this marvelous occasion. It began when my eyes caught Montresor’s black lights. Montresor here is also a master in wine, he’s somewhat…

depicts that “the man wore motley . . . he had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress . . . head surmounted by the conical cap and bells” (372). Montresor’s imagery of Fortunato is specific to only his perspective and clearly conveys the outfit of a jester, foreshadowing his foolish actions and ultimately his death in the catacombs; the alert reader will realize that Montresor uses Fortunato’s pride in his wine connoisseurship against himself in order to cause his downfall. While exposing this…

Skylar Ittner Professor Morris ENLT 215 B November 16, 2016 Religious Discrimination in The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare. The main plot involves a Jewish moneylender and his Christian debtor. Because of religious differences and discrimination, the story becomes violent and somewhat dark. Analyzing the tension between Jews and Christians in The Merchant of Venice reveals an important warning for modern society. Characters and Plot Shylock is a…

responsibilities. Jim Rohn once said, “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” And that really is what it is like being a full-time employee, full-time mom, and a part-time student. Some days I am on top of my game and juggling as well as a jester. Other days my many daily tasks drag me around like a rag doll. The next step is getting your family on board. I decided to sit down with my family to see what everyone could do to help with some of my other day to day responsibilities. My…

Every four years, many people look at all the issues and candidates to see if they will show to vote for this year election. Candidates focuses on certain issues so that they can keep the voters that have already and drawn in new voters. These issues can help decide if it is worth the voters getting involved. Critical election does not happen often. 2016 election could be the next critical election because of the many issues surrounding it. Voters will turnout to make sure their voice is heard…

special in their use of this skill, as without such abilities the ideas they discuss would be uncouth and even horrific. Humor lies in execution, and the main bastion between a harsh satire and an angry audience member is the wit and delivery of the jester. Author Alain de Botton insists on the social vitality of humorists, and this implies a degree of responsibility for every able comedian to use their skills to their fullest ability. When these humorists have said abilities, that is. The…

William Shakespeare, often thought of as the King of Elizabethan theater and a man with an entire structure of poetry named after him, has had his works closely studied for many years. There are many different people who have looked at his works though many different lenses and looked for many different things, but one thing that keeps popping up in many of his works is a fascination with sexuality and gender. Once people started noticing these themes in his works, it attracted a new kind of…

Easter Sunday and when it comes to Whitsunday eight weeks later it ends (Noguchi, 2009). The next common holiday is April Fool’s day, which is celebrated in the month of April. April Fool’s Day is not as quite the same from now. In Medieval Times, Jesters and Lords would spend the entire day to prank and tell jokes to people. Although some people do not know about May Day it’s a popular holiday to be celebrated during the first of May. The event they celebrate is the Queen of May chooses…

A variety of characters make an appearance throughout Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet and all play a role in the overall work of the play. Three minor characters in particular are able to give further understanding on Hamlet’s character and the work as a whole: the gravediggers from Act IV, Yorick from Act IV, and Fortinbras prince of Norway. A minor character differs from major characters because they are more static, appear only briefly in the play with limited dialogue, and the decisions they make…