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Max!’ Max: ‘Madame is the greatest star of them all’” (Wilder). Similarly to Kent in King Lear, Max craves Norma’s content and the ultimate fear of her downfall fuels the reality he creates for her. It’s evident that Max facilitates the lifestyle Norma leads, and although it seems the blame could be placed on her narcissistic personality…

Sally is the main character in Alice Munro’s story “Deep Holes”. From the outside it should seem as though Sally is happy, but is she really? She should be, she has a new baby, two healthy young boys and her husband just published his first solo article. Munro doesn’t outright address weather Sally is happy or not. It’s almost up to the reader to decide for themselves. Her happiness really seems to stem from her husband’s approval and her need for emotional connection. She dreams of remote…

In On Sense and Reference, Gottlob Frege analyzes the concept of identity statements. He aims to figure out what kind of relation equality is and solve an apparent puzzle that results from identity statements. Frege defines and uses the notions of sense and reference to explain the differences two types of identity claims, “a=a” and “a=b.” In this paper I will explain Frege’s puzzle and its application to identity statements and propositional attitude ascriptions. I will then give Frege’s…

Hannah Kent, in her 2014 novel Burial Rites, and Joel Schumacher in his 1996 film A Time to Kill, both relay that minorities, when being judged for a crime, will always be subject to prejudice and discrimination. These ideas are portrayed by both texts predominantly through setting, symbols, and characterisation. The setting of each narrative gives an obvious indication as to the kind of oppression faced by the protagonists, and the point view and characterisation helps the audience to…

Both the 2013 historical novel, ‘Burial Rites’ by Hannah Kent and the 2003 independent film ‘Lost in Translation’ directed by Sofia Coppola explore the ways in which isolation can be shown through more than just the protagonists eye. Kent and Coppola create a harsh setting that works to alienate protagonists from their surroundings. Combined with dissimilar social statuses and the overarching effects of sound, a sense of separation within the two texts is developed. The implementation of film…

that the play displays the nobility and power of a King. Throughout this play, one of the King’s noblemen, Kent, speaks highly about him [Lear] through speech. In act one, during the division of the kingdom, Lear becomes furious when his youngest and favourite daughter, Cordelia, does not over exaggerate her love for her father. Lear then begins to rage in fury at Cordelia by disowning her. Kent then steps in saying, “Royal Lear, / Whom I have ever honour’d as my king, / Lov’d as my father, as…

Holland. Kent interjects when Lear banishes Cordelia and attempts to reason with him, as he is a trusted servant of his. Lear tells Kent that he must leave the kingdom in six days. Kent explains that the King is acting irrationally and isn’t thinking clearly because of his emotions. Kent offers to help Lear with his emotions and advise him to stay when he is enraged. Kent says “See better, Lear, and let me still remain/ The true blank of thine eye.” (I.i.160-161). Lear then banishes Kent for…

King No Longer 1. Kent has returned to England because his loyalty towards King Lear surpasses his banishment. Kent has King Lear’s best interests in mind and does not trust Lear’s decision of allotting his kingdom to Goneril and Regan. Kent’s goal is to provide counsel to Lear and ensure Lear does not make any rash decisions. Kent’s devotion to Lear is evidenced when Kent states, Lear accepts the stranger for his flattering comments, talents, and honesty. Kent appeals to the king by stating,…

Kent demonstrated evaluative annotations by providing the genre of each source which develops all of his ideas that are used by explaining to the reader where he got each of his sources from. Kent has a great way of summarizing his sources, thus further explaining to the reader how it relates to the topic, persuading them to agree with his argument. It also provides Kent's overall review over how useful the work cited is to him. 2. In Kent's exploratory essay he leaves out important…

behavior when interacting with her father is an outward product of this inner selfishness; a night and day comparison to resilient selflessness of Kent. Regan is greedy to attain her father’s land, bitter from her perceived lesser love from her father, and too prideful to even entertain his audience. In all, her inner self seems to be the moral opposite of Kent, who endures banishment and indignity to remain loyal to Lear. The differences between their loyalties place these two characters in…