King Leopold's Ghost

his personal beliefs when meeting the ghost. First off, the reality and origin of the ghost, announcing itself as King Hamlet, makes Hamlet uncertain of its existence and purpose. During the 16th century, the quickly changing religious state between Catholic and Protestant of the Royal Family made it difficult to believe in one particular religion. The afterlife was a distinguishable and essential view within both religion.The Roman Catholics believed that ghosts were the souls of dead…

“Wayward Pines” season 2’s release date has already been confirmed and word has it that it will feature more suspense and drama when it returns this summer. After initial speculations on the cancellation of “Wayward Pines” were proven wrong, Fox Entertainment President David Madden revealed that season 2 of the high-rating series has gotten the green light. Madden said the show was a huge success and that they were thrilled with the fans’ response to M. Night Shyamalan’s mysterious story,…

the relationship is in turmoil; therefore they must be different in character and nature. A contrast and comparison of characters must go beyond a superficial examination, to truly discover the similarities the two shares. Claudius clearly is not the king he believed himself to be, and Hamlet is definitely not the son he claimed he was. Shakespeare adumbrated for us to determine the way in which one character’s…

Project 1 The Conjuring and the Return of True Horror In a world where people enjoy fear as a form of entertainment, the new film series The Conjuring by James Wan, released in July 2013, marks the glorious return of horror. Bringing back the classic ghost story with a touch of perfection, James Wan tells us the terrifying real story about the Perrons family, Ed and Lorraine Warran in a haunted Rhode Island farmhouse during the 70s. With the special support and consult from the real Perron…

There are stages that heroes must go through in order to be named a hero. The hero would start off in the “ordinary world”. The ordinary word is where the hero would usually be doing their daily routine . Next, the hero would receive the call to adventure. The call to adventure is when the hero gets interrupted in their ordinary world to complete a quest or challenge that was presented to them. The quest or challenge is usually presented by a message, an announcement, a sudden storm, or a death.…

The Barber from the short story “Lather and Nothing else” by Hernando Tellez reveals the theme people do not always speak what is on their mind by considering to murder Captain Torres, hiding his fear of Captain Torres and assuming Captain Torres is unaware he is a revolutionary. To begin with, the Barber considers murdering Captain Torres. For instance, the Barber says “But I don’t want to be a murderer” (Torres 4). When the Barber says this (to himself) he is struggling to decide whether he…

When Polonius dies tragically after being killed by her daughter’s lover, Hamlet, it leaves a lasting impact on the main characters and the audience. Polonius’s death is a tragedy since his innocent family becomes involved in schemes of Claudius and Hamlet and these actions of their own and the royalty resulted in their downfall, which was death. Although Hamlet did not intentionally kill Polonius, he considers Polonius as a deceiving fool that dared to eavesdrop on his conversation with his…

In the middle of upstate New York lays a town called Sleepy Hollow. It has dark and foggy nights, perfect for spirits to linger. The Headless Horseman, the spirit that haunts Sleepy Hollow is waiting; waiting for a man named Ichabod Crane. Crane has done nothing wrong to the horseman, in fact he is frightened of him; but the horseman likes to kill for revenge. Not revenge on Ichabod but revenge on the town that killed the horseman. Sadly Ichabod is in that town and finds himself at the wrong…

Is Hamlet’s madness real or assumed? This one simple question has Shakespear fanatics around the world completely befuddled. It is not often that a writer is able to tell a story in its entirety without revealing the truth of the character, yet Shakespeare, being the proficient writer that he was, was able to do this in his play Hamlet. Leaving the audience to decipher whether Hamlet’s afflictions truly led him to insanity or if something more cunning was going on. Promptly after beginning the…

The play Hamlet was written by Shakespeare many years ago. It is a story about a teenager whose father was murdered by his uncle. The uncle then married Hamlet’s mother and this upsets Hamlet greatly. Since this play is a tragedy, there is also a lot of death in it. However, even though the play is very old, there are themes throughout the play that still relate with today’s society. Hamlet is a hypocrite throughout a lot of play and he is a deceitful liar. Hamlet, like many of us today, does…