King's Men

control someone” (“English Oxford” 1). Throughout life, people have the duty to deal with, or to accept responsibility for, situations that arise. As each new day and each individual action a person makes creates new situations, responsibility is unavoidable. Interestingly, the way in which people accept responsibility, whether they fearlessly embrace or avoid it, is often a defining mark of their character and is also a profound shaping factor in the ultimate course of their lives. In Robert Penn Warren’s classic novel, All the King’s Men, the central characters of the novel all have to deal with the consequences…

In the dictionary, the word responsibility is defined as “The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone” (“English Oxford” 1). From a young age, every person must accept responsibility for decisions that he or she makes. As situations arise that must be dealt with, people have a duty to deal with those situations. In many ways, the act of living itself is an act of ultimate responsibility. In Robert Penn Warren’s classic novel, All the King’s Men,…

The Tempest is very well one of Shakespeare’s most interesting plays from a literary perspective. While mainly a romance, the play also bears the marks of both a comedy and a tragedy. The play’s romantic side shows up in its magical and supernatural elements, its unusual setting, and in its generous amounts of reconciliation. A happy ending, a soon to be married couple, significant social chaos, and an air of lightheartedness provide the play its comic side. All the while, the play’s inner…

The way English was written and spoken in the 17th century differs largely from the way we write and speak today. As time has gone by and meanings have changed, many plays have been translated so they are easier to read. However, these translations can lose the meaning it was originally intended to have. Inthe above passage from William Shakespeare's playThe Tempest, Prospero recalls how he and Miranda landed on this island and describes the hardships they encountered after being forced to…

worthy by caring logs. Miranda is expected to stay pure until her wedding night because that is what her farther expects from her, to be the ideal women. Miranda does not get to make this decision for herself, it is expected from her. Prospero’s character portrays the society’s general view of women as sexual tools. Over all The Tempest has a poor view on women and does not treat women as equal to men. Miranda is not treated as she should be. Miranda should be able to make her own choice and…

Robert Penn Warren All the Kings' Men portrays the rise of Willie Stark from poverty to governor with the help of his right hand man Jack Burden. For a better analysis on how to do the right thing in politics through Willie Stark, Thomas Aquinas and Niccol'o Machiavelli provide sufficient evidence to support his methods of leadership. When Machiavelli stated, "Ascent to princely power by some criminal or evil conduct; and the rise of a private citizen to supreme authority in his land through…

would try to prevent long from reaching his goal on paved roads and plans for other programs Long had in mind. Another instance that demonstrated Long’s leadership was in his famous speech “Every man a king”. The main purpose of this speech was to highlight his beliefs on how he viewed economics during the depression era. He would make it seem like a responsibility for the rich to share their wealth. “It is the fact that the rich people of this country -- and by rich people I mean the super-rich…

who wanted a change in government, and it was a way to gain support for his plan. It accepted all races and creeds without any form of membership obligations; it was just a way to provide information and support. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was first in office, Huey P. Long was a huge supporter of his. He thought that he would do great things for the country and fixing the Great Depression. Long campaigned for him while he ran for president and early in his presidency. They made a great…

The story of Cass Mastern in Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, plays a very interesting role in the novel. At first, it was unclear to me as to why the story was included in the novel—other than serving as the subject matter which Jack was exploring for his Doctoral dissertation. After reading this passage over several times, I realized that Cass’s story was significant because his demeanor—or rather, his shame and guilt—bears a jarring resemblance to Jack’s. Additionally, I was a bit…

In All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warrren, while Jack Burden was working for his Ph.D in American History, he comes across a story about a man named Cass Mastern. Although Jack spends countless hours researching about Cass Masterns life, he was never able to finish writing about him since he believed that he could not understand Cass’s life. It was because Jack did not understand how in order to understand the past he must understand the present and how the present can become the past. Jack…