Oedipus complex

6. Chillingworth does not want Dimmesdale to confess to his sin for a very simple reason – it ruins his opprtunity for revenge. This is because he knew that if Dimmesdale confessed, his guilt would be free (although he would still remember his past), and thus the townspeople wouldn’t be living with a man whom is hiding something from them. Chillingworth wanted his own opportunity for revenge on Dimmesdale. He wanted the man to suffer, because he would always know someone is ‘on his back’ and…

The Princess Bride is a compelling novel that retains your interest by telling enthralling tales of revenge, love, despair, and hate. It includes most of the typical stereotypes that is found in your average fairytale, but it is far from your average classic fairytale with its ever-present plot twists. Each character has a downfall, and none of them are completely valiant and selfless. Each character has a captivating motive behind their actions. A typical hero is not included in the story…

According to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, being a good knight is made difficult by the strong pull of earthly and bodily desire coupled with pride. Sir Gawain is not just tempted because of the loveliness of Sir Bertilak's wife; he is tempted by his own desire to live above all else. Although Gawain constantly refers to duty and to the need to render his fate to God, he does not put his trust completely in his faith because he takes the girdle out of fear that he will not actually be…

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is a character whose traits affect the plotline rather substantially, including the clever ways he uses his hospitality, as well as the negative impacts of his arrogance. Odysseus’ sense of hospitality helped him out of a bad situation when he, extended his “friendship” to the Cyclops and offered him wine when they found themselves trapped inside Polyphemus’s cave. He uses this to manipulate Polyphemus into a false sense of security, the Cyclops going so far as to tell…

Anger is a powerful and dominant emotion shown throughout the Greek drama, Antigone, by Sophocles. There are many examples of anger during the play that eventually help to lead to the demise of the ruler of Thebes, Creon. Creon struggles with his anger multiple times throughout the play, such as when Creon said to his niece, “You crawling viper! Lurking in my house to suck my blood! Two traitors unbeknown plotting against my throne.” (Sophocles 395) Creon is fuming at his nieces and making…

The Wars Robert Ross is in a predicament that showcased the epitome of juxtaposition in this particular novel. Robert a being of gentle and compassionate spirit is thrust into a chaos ridden world, that most would not be able to make sense of let alone survive as long as he did. The protagonist is forced to participate in acts that are so wildly in opposition to his gentle and caring nature. Roberts’s deep reverence for all living things is at the core of who he is as a person. Under these…

Socrates was an incredibly talented Greek philosopher from the city-state of Athens. He was regarded as the wisest man in all of Greece for his time. It is even said that he was told at a very young age by a great oracle that he would be the wisest man. However, his profound and unorthodox teachings wound up landing him in trouble with the Athenian government. Socrates was tried for corrupting the minds of the youth. It was true that Socrates would teach his philosophies mostly to young men, but…

For centuries many individuals have questioned the true mean of social justice as depicted by the law. For instincts social ordered structure and misrepresentations of citizens are issues that should be attended to by individuals in power. Although at times this might be impossible because those in power are manipulated by corruption, causing many of us to feel the lack of social status. William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” is a perfect example of power and corruption. Also would an…

This second fallacy is an example of an Appeal to Force (Ad Baculum). An Appeal to Force is a fallacy that takes an argument and adds a threat to try to help strengthen your side of the argument. The character from this movie who commits this fallacy is The Painter. The Painter says in the movie that was considered an Appeal to Force is “If you say stuff like that to him again, I’m going to lay you out.” The context around this quote was The Father had just yelled at The Old Man for stating…

Twain’s use of conflict reflects Huck’s self-discovery as he is learning from difficulties that he has to overcome as exemplified when he writes the letter to Miss Watson and The widow Douglas about where Jim is, and then he tears it up to show that he has learned that it benefits others to not follow the ways of society. Huck asks a boy if he knew anything about what had happened to the man that was on the raft, and based on the boy’s description, Huck knew that the man was the dauphin taking…