Lament

Hamlet appears to have a dark side, often focusing on death, and this becomes evident during the play through his conversations. In a famous soliloquy, spoken as he is waiting to reveal Claudius actually murdered his father, Hamlet laments, “To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them.” (CITATION NEEDEDAct 3 scene 1 lines 56-60). With these…

As a paragon of women’s suffrage in an androcentric world, Sor Juana de la Cruz brazenly uses her craft to characterize men as ‘misguided’ and ‘oblivious’ (1-3) in her poem, A Philosophical Satire. Her argument is accentuated through wit and paradox, and the impersonal way by which she addresses her subjects makes the message all the more chilling. On the subject of love, she notes that if a woman is “not willing, she offends, / but willing, she infuriates” (39-40), revealing a double-standard…

Another example of how younger generations of Caribbean women reject the traditional role of females is seen in Dreaming in Cuban. Celia’s mother-in-law, Berta Arango del Pino, is the epitome of a women who permeates stereotypes and is used by García as a metaphor for the outdated, predetermined role of women. Upon discovering Celia’s pregnancy in “The House on Palmas Street”, Berta protests, “The indecency! How many more mouths can my poor son feed?” This statement illustrates the perception of…

The “Epic of Gilgamesh” edited by N.K. Sanders tells the story of a hero that went on a long journey seeking immortality after his friend died, which implies that friendship is precious and valuable. To begin, Gilgamesh hears his friend Enkidu’s nightmare about dying which frightens him. The author writes, “Gilgamesh had peeled off his clothes, listened to his words and wept quick tears, Gilgamesh listened and tears flowed.” (25). When Gilgamesh heard that his friend going to dying, he cried at…

readers of their stance. This gives the reader a deeper understanding of how and what the problem is between them all. For example, Lena St. Clair says, “She sees only the bad things that affect our family. And she knows what causes them. But now she laments that she never did…

Anita Brayke laments being made to feel guilty for not being there for her four children by the school nurse. The school nurse may be living in the past, or not aware of the individual circumstances of Brayke’s existence. The nurse complains that she is not immediately reachable. Brayke’s attitude is “so what”. That is a common attitude among parents today. Parents today may have to earn an income, to provide shelter, clothing, and sustenance for their children, in some cases as single parents.…

Mexican evangelical Christians are being persecuted by followers of a hybrid faith who subject them to beatings and forced conversion, charity group International Christian Concern (ICC) said. ICC said evangelical Christians in some states in southern Mexico have been beaten and driven away from their villages last year. Synchretists, those who practice a combination of faiths, traditions, and mythologies, are allegedly the ones responsible for the incidents, Fox News details. “They will try to…

In Books II-IV of Plato’s Republic, Socrates creates an ideal polis, and in doing so finds justice in the soul. The two foundational principles of the ideal city that Socrates creates are self-sufficiency and one-person-one-art, referred to today as specialization. Individual people are not self-sufficient, so the citizens of the city must take up a profession and trade with each other. Socrates and his companions are successful in their search for justice, and are able to reach the answer by…

The renowned William Shakespeare once stated, "Doubt dependably frequents the liable personality." He is not simply conversing with individuals who have carried out murder or illicit wrong doings, yet to everybody. A great many people have felt remorseful some time recently. It is a critical feeling for individuals to feel so we know when our activities aren't right. Yet, when we overlook our guilt, it can prompt to diluting our conscious and lead to a more serious matter of PTSD. In the play…

characters in Edna O’Brien’s The Little Red Chairs. Early in the novel, the dualistic power of memory is placed on full display as a group of immigrants share their stories with one another. A beautiful Lithuanian waitress named Hedda reluctantly laments her unlucky history in love, as she begins by saying, “Milos and me, we work in the same dining room in Country Waterford and get to know one another and find us falling in love” (53). Holding back tears, she recounts the botched engagement and…