Mercenary

In the original play, Mercutio is seen as a normal, intelligent man who is friends with Romeo and a Mercenary for his family. Whereas in the Baz Luhrmann's 'modern' interpretation, he is viewed as a crazy, unintelligent crossdresser that seems to have lost his mind. The Queen Mab scene has been ruined by the modern interpretation of Mercutio as he no longer…

Besides ores and metals of all kinds, there one particular resource that everybody in the Neox Sector is dying to lay hands on: Mhaan-Tiq, or commonly known as “Glow”. An odd substance of unknown Origin and power, that can be discovered no place else in the galaxy. Despite the fact that its reality was uncovered pretty much coincidentally, it started a dash for unheard of wealth, unlike anything the galaxy had ever seen. With the discovery of this new substance, scientists began experimenting…

Blood Diamond This story is about a diamond smuggler mercenary and a man who had lost his family to rebels who kidnapped his son for work in a diamond mine. Blood diamonds are not named for their color, but rather because of the very real blood which is shed in order to mine them. when you wear a blood diamond on your hand, then you really do have blood on your hands. Campbell neatly ties into how blood diamonds end up on the ring finger of brides while their use has funded a war which has…

to understand the peculiarities of Rome’s republican traditions. Brilliant, learned , charming and a great ruler. Cleopatra judged her actions by how they would benefit Egypt for she viewed herself as its incarnation o In regards to Cleopatra’s mercenary army; the fact that she was able to achieve this in a very short space of time confirms that, outside Alexandria, she was considered a viable candidate for the Egyptian throne. Feminist Icon- reign which men afterwards wuld remember more than…

Now the ambition to be king and be apart of royalty shifted over to Macbeth and he hired mercenaries to go take the lives of his friends family. He did this because he had no choice in his head. In order for there to be no bumps in the road he had to take every precaution there was. This did not help him later because it just build feud between…

Traitors, thieves, mercenaries, and cruel authorities all have one similar trait; they believed in the principle that wealth, in every given form, directly corresponds with contentment. However, in The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, characters such as the pearl dealers, the hired trackers, and the doctor display dismaying extents of avarice and covetousness for Kino’s pearl, leading to four murders, five deaths, and a monumental shift in culture, due to the belligerent actions of Kino, who strived to…

Introduction: Niccolò Machiavelli’s character and the true meaning of his philosophy have been one of the enigmas of modern history (Sabine 328). He was a very controversial thinker. He is known for his infamous reputation. This reputation is the result of his best known book, The Prince, published in 1532. Even though he proclaimed to be a republican, in this work he deals with the prince’s ability to attain power. Machiavelli is claimed to be the founder of “modern” politics, and to have…

This is because they are the citizens of whoever they are fighting for. -The last type is mixed troops which is made of mercenaries, auxiliaries, and native troops. This is still good, but not as desirable as all native. Character of the Prince: -Machiavelli has made up a lot of rules for a recommended prince. Two of those things are that it’s better to be stingy than generous…

Niccolo Machiavelli would not have written the Prince if his life were any different. He was born in Florence, Italy in 1469. In 1494 he became an Italian diplomat for the city of Florence. He served while the medici family, who were a wealthy bankers who had high political power in Florence, were in exile. One of Machiavelli’s duties included his creation and maintenance of the Florentine militia whom he created because of his lack of trust of militia’s. However, with help from Pope Julius…

didn’t quite agree with them. Antigone’s words, actions, and ideas contrast with Creon’s character to the point of these two characters having conflicting motivations. These conflicting motivations cause the characteristics of hubris, insensitive, mercenary to be highlighted within Creon’s character. Ultimately, these conflicting motivations develop Creon as a tragic hero by showing his true colors toward people and thebes. These character…