Michael Shaara

What makes William Shakespeare such a famous playwright, poet, and writer? Is it his thirty-seven plays, hundred and fifty-four sonnets, or five long narrative poems? There is always a debate of what makes Shakespeare notable, but it can be argued that he is best well known for his tragic plays. One of his tragedies, Othello, was written around 1603 and includes themes of romance, betrayal, revenge, and jealousy. The play’s plot is centered on the jealousy and revenge of Othello’s loyal ensign,…

The names of Shakespeare's "Othello" and "Macbeth" do not go to the posters. The tragedy "Othello" is considered one of the most advanced on the construction steps and at the same time, one of the most simple in composition among the great tragedies of Shakespeare. Different reading this the play came down essentially to two related but different conflicts: that was interpreted as either a tragedy of jealousy, or tragedy deceived trust and conflict of Othello. "Macbeth" is known as the shortest…

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare has been influential for many years. It may be a play made for enjoyment, but it actually holds many truths of the human nature within it. The story takes a simple emotion and turns it into a conflict involving great tragic endings.Othello explores the themes of how strong jealousy can become, how manipulation can be created even by most honest people, and how betrayal is seen even in loved ones. The play begins with Iago’s…

The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical sports drama film. It was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his disadvantaged childhood, through his years at a prestigious Memphis, Tennessee high…

Jealousy is certainly a monstrous force in Othello. Rodrigo is jealous of anyone he thinks might be with Desdemona. He wants to be with her and is jealous when he hears the lie from Iago that she is in love with Cassio. This jealousy gets him to fight Cassio. Jealousy is Othello’s tragic flaw. When Iago insinuates that there may be something more than friendship between Desdemona and Cassio (due to his own jealousy of Othello appointing Cassio as his lieutenant and possibly sleeping with his…

“Flowers for Algernon” Argumentative Essay Charlie Gordon should not have had the surgery. Charlie Gordon, a mentally impaired man is a given hope by a surgery that was supposed to “fix” Charlie. The operation ended up backfiring with extremely devastating results. After the surgery societies problems became a reality for Charlie. Another thing that occurred to Charlie due to the operation was that Charlie ultimately turned into a human experiment! Furthermore, Charlie as a genius was…

inspirational movie and it is based on a true story of the main character, Michael Oher. Michael Oher is not one of the ordinary, normal black person. He has been given a name known as “Big Mike” for his physical appearance. Michael has had a rough childhood past that left him traumatic image glued into his mind. He has been physically taken away by his drug abuser mother when he was a child and ever since then, Michael has been living in and out of foster homes staying at different families in…

Ideas and opinions differ from person to person, as does the interpretation of colors. There are those individuals that see the word in black and white, a wide variety of colors , or live in a world of a single shade of hue. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous work, The Scarlet Letter, is a world, complete with countless colors. Some that do recur quite a bit, is black and red/scarlet. Hawthorne continuously affiliates the color black with Roger Chillingworth, a man who develops from a kind scholar to…

theme be brought out, and express the theme of the book. For example, Michael Oher in “The Blind Side” isn’t just an ordinary young boy, he is a troubled child. This helps bring out the themes in the book, and show what the book is truly about. The blind The book “The Blind Side” has many themes, but its main…

The Life of Jimi Hendrix James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career lasted only four years, he is regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in American history. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame regards him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock. He was born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a…