John N. Mitchell

Act IV Act IV, Scene i: Elsinore. A room in the Castle. “Mad as the sea and wind when both contend which is the mightier.” 1. Immediately after the bedroom conversation Gertrude doesn’t believe in Hamlet and this reveals whether or not she believes in Hamlet. 2. King Claudius’ reaction is that of joy feeling happy that gertrude may still be on his side. Act IV, Scene ii: Elsinore. A passage in the Castle. “My lord, you must tell us where the body is and go with us to the King.” 1.…

The Struggle to Develop Stage #1 The Introduction sentence: what was going on in stage 1, Claudette was not adapted to the human lifestyle at st.Lucy's. For example “Sister Josephine tasted like sweat and freckles. Sister Josephine smelled easy to kill.” Regular people don’t make inferences like that and base it off of smelling and the description they gave her was a little unhuman like: For example “We tore through the austere rooms, overturning dresser drawers, pawing through the neat piles…

The two pieces from the Point Loma High School art gallery I picked to compare were by Nicole Soriano and Lainey Reynolds. The first piece, by Soriano, is a drawing with many celebrities such as Barack Obama and Miley Cyrus along with shoes, a television, a rocketship, etc. Everything in the drawing seems to be melting like a popsicle as well. The second piece, a painting by Lainey Reynolds, shows a girl sitting upside down with her legs up and crossed. She is staring directly forward and little…

The theme of obsession and addiction is evident throughout Christina Rossetti’s poem, Goblin Market. Goblin Market can be interpreted as a storyline unfolding the symptoms, signs, treatment, and the overall dangers of drug addiction. From the beginning lines, the goblins are identified as drug dealing creatures. Rossetti creates a drug-dealing setting where the male creatures are the sellers, and the young unmarried women are the customers. The robotic crying of the goblins, ‘Come buy, come buy’…

Gilman, we are introduced to the narrator, a wife and mother who is experiencing several types of conflict within her life. First, we see she is experiencing a physical conflict when she becomes exhausted easily and must rest frequently. Her husband, John who is a respected physician diagnosis her with a nervous condition and says part of her treatment requires her to rest. Her brother, another respected physician, agrees with her husband. I believe she was not suffering from a nervous condition…

Pretty Little Liars has been a fan favorite for younger female TV viewers since 2010 when the show first made its debut. Show watchers tuned in eagerly on Tuesdays at 8 o’clock in the evening just to discover the identity of the mysterious “A” that was haunting Aria, Hannah, Spencer, and Emily. The first revealed “A” was a secretive leading character named Mona Vanderwaal. As the show’s story unfolds, the audience learns that Mona suffers from a personality disorder; this is diagnosed by…

Throughout the novel, these literary devices identify the women’s inner struggles, their demons that they constantly live with. For Lily it is her insecurity, May deals with her inability to cope with suffering, and Deborah suffered from depression. In Sue Monk Kidd’s, The Secret Life of Bees, the author indirectly characterizes Lily as insecure to display Lily's longing to fit in, especially when it comes to femininity. For example, this insecurity is revealed when Lily looks at a picture of…

and think things through. Borderline Case Mrs. P had a right below the knee amputation done yesterday. Today is the first day the dressing will be done by the nurse. Mrs. P: Can we not do this today? N: Are you worried about seeing it for the first time? Mrs. P: No.. I’m just afraid… (sobbing) N: Well there is no need to be afraid. I will be right here with you. I will go get you some tissues. The nurse is listening to the patient but does not see that the patient is depressed and afraid to…

In Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok, the imagery phases allows the reader to understand Kimberly’s tough life. The author explains Kimberly’s life as an indebt Chinese girl who struggles with translating herself, her words as well as her priorities. The author begins with describing that Kimberly can not get warm in her freezing apartment during the winter, as well as describing her sweat stains on the ground during the unbearable summer. Kwok’s specific imagery enhances the cruelty of…

In A Raisin in the Sun, Walter’s family has the largest impact on the man he is at the end of the play. Although they don’t seem to connect much, Ruth has an impact on the man Walter becomes. Throughout the play it is clear that Ruth understands and respects Walters faults especially at this low point in his life. She allows him to feel more like a man by not arguing with him or raising her voice at him no matter how much he is upsetting her. This is clear when she finds out about the baby on…