Mousetrap

rely on each other unconsciously more than anyone else, forming a kind of “family”. These two men, who could be found anywhere in America at that time, finally was not able to achieve their simple, small dream, just like lethargic mouse caught in a mousetrap. This beautiful and tragic story enlightened me about the importance of friendship through this story due to friends care for each other and resolve loneliness. With friends, we do not feel loneliness anymore. All people might agree that…

In Shakespeare 's “Hamlet” the main character Hamlet is experiencing an emotional battle as most teenagers do. He has found out that his father was killed by his uncle Claudius in a plot to take place of the throne. Throughout the story Hamlet continuously expresses the fact that he must avenge his father, but by being the kid he is, he tries to find an excuse for why he hasn 't yet. In one of the first few scenes of the story Hamlet is confronted by a ghost like figure, who is later detailed as…

This soliloquy takes place in Act III, Scene IV, after Hamlet enters Gertrude’s room and they both discuss the events of the play, The Mousetrap. During this confrontation, Hamlet becomes consumed by his anger and starts to verbally attack Gertrude for her decision to marry Claudius. As Hamlet starts talking to an invisible ghost, Gertrude believes that her son’s mind has become intoxicated by the disease of insanity, as she states, “This the very coinage of your brain./This bodiless creation…

Hamlet and The Lion King Hamlet and The Lion King have many different similarities. There are only a few situations that differ between the two. Some of the similar situations are that both kings were murdered by their brothers and both princes have to overcome a moral struggle; a difference is that Simba’s story is generally a happy story and Hamlet’s story is a tragedy. In the movie The Lion King, Mufasa was murdered by his brother Scar. In Hamlet the King Hamlet was murdered by his…

The human brain perceives the color red as a warning sign for attraction, danger, and error. Three key warning signs depicted by the color red in the novel Of Mice and Men, are Curly’s wife’s rouge blushed cheeks, Lennie’s blood covered face, and the color of ketchup Lennie yearned to eat. First of all, Curley's wife was described with wearing rouge colored makeup on her cheeks. According to paragraph thirteen of the article, How Color Shapes Our lives “...Women dressed in red are more…

Deception is a common theme among literature as it creates drama, tension, and suspense within a story. It can have positive outcomes, such as sparing the feelings of a character, or negative outcomes, such as trying to carry out a crime. Shakespearean plays often contain the theme of deception because many of the characters have a conflict that is resolved through the use of deception. Whether it be telling lies or misleading others, Shakespeare’s literature is packed full of deception. In…

Tragedies Build Real Warriors The one of the most famous tragedies, Hamlet, which is written by Shakespeare Williams in 1602, vividly illustrates the transform from a child to a brave warrior. The main character, Hamlet, is a Prince of the Denmark, and he should have lived in a peaceful and wonderful life; however, the mysterious death of his father, the King of Denmark, completely destroys Hamlet’s life into tragedies, which fills with revenges. At the beginning of the revenges, Hamlet is…

world of advertisements, companies thrive on targeting a specific type of generation, sex, and product orientation. Advertisements rely on many things to attract their target buyer. Bright colors are one of many ways that consumers fall into the “mousetrap” that advertisers set to lure in the revenue and profits on their product. Another way that advertisers lure in customers is by using provocative and seductive images. In many cases, these images are correlated with colognes, aftershaves,…

For the first five years of elementary school, I attended the small school located at the back of our church’s property. Enrollment ranged from about 10-15 students in 1st through 8th grade. The last three years of my grade school experience were spent attending Lodi Seventh-day Adventist Elementary. This school went from kindergarten to 8th grade and fed into Lodi Academy, so in all, kindergarten through 12th grade! I came from a small, two-room school, and seeing as I was not very accustomed…

“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” While who said this remains unknown, many works of literature show the trueness . A human should not be forced to become something or someone they are not, nor should they desire being something or someone they are not. However, works of literature are written to show lessons in life through the use of characters. In…