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The Undead Horror Stephen King films are known for their suspense and horror. Pet Sematary (1989) tells the story of a family who moves to Maine and discovers that the local sematary is haunted. In this film, one of the most important themes is horror. Horror is the feeling of fright and fear. The theme of horror is clearly illustrated through the use of various film devices in several important scenes from Pet Sematary. First, film devices and techniques in the scene where Rachel comes back…

Act 1 Scene 1 – King Hamlet Ghost On a dark night in Elsinore Denmark, fellow guards Bernardo, Francisco, and Marcellus are hanging out in the battlements of the castle. When guarding, they witness a ghost that resembles the dead king Hamlet. They decide to share the news with Horatio, since he is a scholar and would know what to do. Horatio attempts to talk to the ghost but the ghost refuses to talk to him and walks away. This is when Horatio suggested telling his good friend Hamlet about the…

marry your mother. What do you do next? In the Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, Oedipus receives this fate from an oracle named Tiresias and immediately runs from Corinth to escape his destiny. Along his journey, Oedipus murders a man on the road named Laius. Oedipus later realizes that Laius was his biological father. Once Oedipus arrives at the city of Thebes, he defeats the Sphinx and becomes king. He marries the previous king’s wife, Jocasta, and has four children with…

If one fact were to be stated as an absolute truth, it would be that man is mortal. Man is born, man lives and man dies. Man also makes mistakes, man is not perfect, and man is flawed. In Sophocles’ play, King Oedipus, the titular character of the same name is a man who possesses many flaws and unfortunately suffers from these flaws. It is Oedipus’ pride, impetuous behaviour and lack of insight that ultimately determine his inevitable fate. Oedipus lacks insight, which leads to his being harmed…

From the very beginning of the play, King Lear, by William Shakespeare, it is quite apparent that the king of Britain is slowly becoming mad, yet is still very powerful. It becomes clear that he is no longer his moderately sane self, as he becomes extremely angry and irritated at his daughters, and makes many irrational decisions, which in turn causes the whole kingdom to turn into a disaster. Alongside Lear, Edmund, Gloucester’s illegitimate son, demonstrates sanity and intelligence, yet…

Goneril’s false love. Cordelia is completely honest and brushes off the idea of lying about her love for him, as Goneril and Regan did without hesitation. Cordelia demonstrates her honesty in Act I when she says, After the banishment of Cordelia, King Lear makes the rash decision of dividing his land between his two unfaithful daughters. This impetuous decision proves how Lear is unfit to rule a kingdom, considering that he divided the Kingdom with the expectations that the kingdom will thrive…

looking back once. Similarly, Oedipus follows the same mindset as Marcus regarding being rebellious to those not in favour of an individual’s actions and being determined to accomplish any task. In Oedipus the King, the characteristic of Oedipus being determined to find the murder of King Laius is rather his downfall as it leads to his own unfortunate shortcoming. During that time, Oracles were given much respect as they provided insight about specific events, making it unacceptable to refute…

truth. The play Oedipus Rex part of Sophocles’ work of Drama shows wilful blindness and ignorance in many ways. The play tells the story of the city of Thebes and it’s king Oedipus. The city of Thebes is sickened by plague and Oedipus vows to rid the city of the disease. When he learns he must avenge the murder of Thebes previous king Laïos, he undergoes a quest to find the murderer. On his way he discovers dark secrets about himself and his past. Within Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex a sight motif…

King Arthur, the most mysterious myth to exist has evidence on his existence and his non existence. Whether he does exist is a mystery to all. He will always be a great tale and maybe it should stay a tale. The proof that King Arthur really did exist. Some evidence is when bones were found in Glastonbury Abbey in 1191. Some personal accounts suggests that Arthur died at the battle of Camlann. Some historians believe that Arthur was conceived at Tintagel. Excavations show that it was…

Rodney Glen King lll was an American taxi driver in Los Angeles, California. Tragically, he became nationally known after being identified as the victim, beaten by Los Angeles Police Department (L.A.P.D) officers following a high- speed car chase. Due to the incident, it caused riots all over the nation. California in particular, was the initial place the riots started. Early Sunday morning around 12:30 on March 3, 1991, Rodney King, along with two additional passengers, Bryant Allen and…