Masquerade

Power is a constant struggle in society, but how far will people go to claim power? Can the thirst for power led to sin? Are there any repercussions from having too much power? The celebrated playwright William Shakespeare presents his argument about power in his famous play, The Tragedy of Macbeth. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, the eponymous Scotsman receives a prophecy from three witches that he’ll become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition for the throne and provoked by his wife, Macbeth…

His perceptions of humanity is that he believes their superficial. Holden judges people and always jumps to conclusions about their phoniness, yet he’s a phony himself. Holden is a phony because he’s a liar. He masquerades as someone he’s not, and he vents about his friends, despite the fact he advocates the need for charity. Holden is skeptical of the adult world, because of his beliefs that its filled with phonies. He Sets himself with this constant distrust of…

“This is infinitely disappointing,” remarks a young man, in a bored tone, standing before one of the world’s most recognizable paintings. “Monsieur, surely you realize that is Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa you have slandered,” retorts a rather indignant Frenchman. The young tourist turns. “Oh, I know.” He shoots back flippantly. “I thought it would be more impressive, less boring.” He adds offhandedly. The Frenchman smiles to himself. “I believe Da Vinci’s Lady would say the same things about you.” He…

/ master is the great rich Capulet, and, if you be not / of the house of Montagues…” this illustrates the character of the families (I.ii.85-87). The two kins despise and openly criticize each other. Further, when Tybalt encounters Romeo at the masquerade ball, he hungers to fight him, which further delineates this rancor. In addition, Tybalt desires Capulet to expel Romeo from the party, but Capulet tells…

Does how we define ourselves really matter? People have debated this topic for decades and still have not reached a conclusion. Over time, the idea of identity has evolved and changed to be tailored to fit the generation of people at the particular time. Yet, people are still defined in the same way. A vast majority of the populous would say an individual is defined by the actions he or she deliberately does. However this view is extremely basic and there are larger ideas to define a person .…

Every person who takes creative writing has to make a statement about hum in condition. The statement of the writer about humanity and human life can never be completely objective. It usually has a dash of subjectivity in it. As a writer can never be absolutely objective, so he can never be absolutely subjective. he is either more subjective than objective or more objective than subjective. In a way subjectivity is welcome. It is subjectivity, the way the writer looks at the human condition, and…

Through Adolf Hitler’s tactical pursuit of a pseudo-legal road to power, slow and methodical additions to anti-semitic policy, and the savage, sadistic, ruthlessness displayed in his “final solution,” Hitler transformed Germany from a country with strong Jewish integration, into an anti-semitic hellscape. Furthermore, the negligence of the Allied forces, the rejection of blatant indications and evidence of the ongoing genocide, enabled the Germans extermination policy to continue largely…

The Golden Coach is a 1952 film directed by Jean Renoir. The film tells the story of a commedia dell’arte troupe in 18th century Peru. Renoir is a French film director, and the son of impressionist painter Pierre Renoir. His films, in both silent and later eras, are noted for their realism and narrative. Inspired by both Mérimée's short play, “Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement” and Vivaldi’s music, Renoir's film unfolds naturally in a dramatic atmosphere that is both theater and life. Indeed,…

Kiss Me First is a fiction novel written by the journalist Lottie Moggach, who is a London native. Moggach has worked as a writer, columnist, and book reviewer for several magazines and newspapers, such as The Times, The London Page and Financial Times. This is her first novel. It was published by Picador in the year 2013. Kiss Me First has gained the Guardian award. The novel deals with many issues, such as euthanasia, alienation, internet fraud and identity theft. Mainly, it reflects on the…

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