Mark O'Connor

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Caesar’s arrogance and inability to heed the bad omens leads to his death which ultimately could’ve been avoided. Throughout the play, Shakespeare foreshadows tragic events, however Caesar focuses more on his public image, than his ruling of Rome, which is a tragic flaw, allowing him to be vulnerable to unsuspected attacks; his slaying. As the plot unfolds, it is clear that the omens warn events, however they are only to be shrugged away. Most of the omens,…

Why Are Books Banned? Why are books banned? There are many banned and challenged books out there but why are they banned and is it for the right reasons? One banned book is the book Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark: More Tales to Chill Your Bones.There are a many reasons why this book is banned but I will tell you three. The reasons for its being banned are gore, horror, and cannibalism. The first reason my story is banned is because of gore. One example of gore in my book is in the story The…

Gaius Julius Caesar, also known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman dictator and general. He was born on July 12th, 100 BCE in Rome, Italy. He is supposedly related to the Trojan Prince Aeneas, a Greek Hero and Mythical God. He was also the nephew of the famous Roma general, Marius. After his Uncle’s death, Sulla, his uncle’s enemy, was going to seize Rome by force. Caesar’s life was in jeopardy. In 67 BCE Caesar launched a successful political and military career. Caesar studied public speaking in…

thoroughly characterised, with many traits shown in the narrative. Character development is very important in character-driven literature, where stories focus not on events, but on individual personalities. Both The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger can be considered character driven literature, as both have teenage boys, which readers watch grow, as their protagonists;The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn features Huck Finn and The Catcher in…

“A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it,” stated Don Fraser. Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, is a story about a group of people called the conspirators that want to overthrow Julius Caesar. They do this by convincing others to join their campaign and ultimately use strength in numbers to overthrow Julius Caesar. Portia and Calpurnia each clearly differ from one another and clearly relate to Brutus and…

singular mark on her face: a birthmark with the shape of a hand. As time goes on, he comes to resent the birthmark vehemently. He hates it so much, that his disgust towards it is now even shared by his wife, Georgiana. She is so completely overwhelmed with both her husband’s and her own hatred towards her appearance, that she eventually agrees to participate in an experiment in where Aylmer promises to rid her of this monstrosity. The experiment is successful in getting rid of the mark, but…

Should Publishers Edit? In “The Secret Sharer”, Alberto Manguel takes a cynical stance on whether publishers should edit the author’s work. He believes that by having writers’ work to be edited “we may perhaps me missing something fabulously new…unique”. He even mentions that some people have gone as far as comparing editors to Procustes, a Greek robber, who has “placed his visitors on an iron bed and stretched them or cut off the overhanging parts until they fitted exactly to his liking…

obtain authority; therefore, choices and ideas begin to go beyond extremities. Effective leadership is represented through various qualities. Having self-direction is a major quality of a leader. Mark Antony is able to direct effectively and powerfully, get things done, and calm himself when angered. When Mark Antony finds Caesar’s wounded body lying before the conspirators, he reacts calmly:”I doubt not of your wisdom. Let each man render me his bloody hand” (3.1.1405-6). This reaction gives…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Essay The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is play written by the great playwright William Shakespeare around 1599,this play was based on true events in Roman history. The play starts with a number of commoners of Rome celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey’s son at the battle of the Munda. However during Caesar's parade a soothsayer warns Caesar to "Beware the ides of March", he disregards and ignores the man. Brutus and Cassius have a conversation, in which Cassius…

Song of Solomon seeks the journey for cultural identity. It tells the novel of "Milkman" , a young man alienated from himself and remote from his family, his community, and his historical and cultural roots. He is mentally deprived and religiously lifeless, but with the help of his aunt, Pilate, he goes on a journey that allows him to reconnect with his past and realize his self-esteem. The book Song of Solomon chapters 1-9 is set in an unnamed town. It focuses on his spiritually empty,…