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was ruled by a fair King and Queen. One day, the King and Queen were blessed with a gift of a daughter, and they named her Ophelia. But something wasn’t quite right with Ophelia. She was born with a deathly illness, so the noble King and Queen asked for the most powerful fairy godmother in the Kingdom. “I do not have the power to cure the princess from her illness, but I can give her a gift to help her. The gift I bestow upon Princess Ophelia of Venlighed is a necklace.” The King and Queen both…

Aadinath, often referred to as the Shopkeep, is a demon that runs a hole-in-the-wall black market that sells mystic and unscrupulous items. As the End of Days draws near, he has become a recluse of sorts, and refuses to associate himself more than need be with the rest of the Fallen. Aadinath appears to be slightly taller than Natalie, putting him at 5'5" or 5'6". He has ruffled, tawny hair that fades into an undercut in the back. He has sharp, amber eyes with low lids and thin, pointed…

World-renowned author Stephen King is known for his ability to terrify his audiences with his spine-chilling tales; however, in his essay “My Creature from the Black Lagoon,” King takes a step away from horror and analyzes the imagination, or lack thereof, of his readers. By bringing forth elements of science, literature, and his own childhood, King is able to provide different stand points for which his can readers to connect. King starts off by recounting the first movie he remembers seeing…

Western Standardization Today in America, there is a new standardization of the education of a student called common core, it is explained as a tool like a staircase. Each principle learned is built upon a principle that was learned the year before. While common core state standards are being put into place to make sure every student around the country can compete or jobs and furthering their education there are still debates on the standardization in literature. In English in particular, there…

The Poetics: Macbeth Aristotle is a famous philosopher, as well as, an early scientist who wrote the Poetics; which, was written about a tragedy and focuses on literary theory. The Poetics consist of: plot, character, theme, diction, music, and spectacle. I watched the production of Macbeth that was directed by Rupert Goold and produced by David Horn in 2007. Macbeth is a tragedy based on a brave Scottish general who’s ambitious actions overtake him and turn him into a guilty, evil…

Oedipus the King is an ancient Greek story about a man who would eventually become the King of Thebes and kill his father, King Lauis; and marry his mother, Jocasta. There are many versions of this story acted in plays throughout history. In the contemporary versions, the protagonist is often altered to fit the modern audiences so as to tell the story of Oedipus, the Greek hero. In literature, the ancient Greek and contemporary versions can be contrasted. This will show comparisons that exist…

Philosophers, politicians, and writers have always been trying to discover the importance of knowing human nature. Human nature is responsible for our definitions of abstract concepts that are universal across the world like justice, equity, and law. Writers, such as Shakespeare, are able to reveal a different understanding of human nature that causes society to analyze the true meaning and what it means in one’s own life. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s many plays that displays his profound…

The paradox of destiny versus free will is evident in this play. Whereas all his actions are a determined effort to escape fate, they only bring him closer to his inevitable downfall. Thus begging the question, if all his actions were fated to fail, then did he have free will? It is ironical that Oedipus fleeing is an attempt to escape his destiny, meaning he does believe in fate. If we argue that he believes in fate, then he would have known that he could not flee from his destiny. However, if…

the background. Final scenes, when Oedipus blinds himself and asks Creon to kill him, are tragic, not heroic. The protagonist of the play fully corresponds to signs of the tragic hero, created by Aristotle and complemented by other ancient Greek philosophers. According to Aristotle, this type of character has three major features: a noble birth, a main mistake with destructive consequences…

originally penned in Latin, recounts the politics, government, and societies from Raphael Hythloday’s world travels. However, Hythloday was more than a simple world traveler, instead the book classifies him as an philosopher. More spends time building up the character of this philosopher, establishing his credibility by noting that he was not “ ignorant of the Latin tongue, but is eminently learned in the Greek” who “ran the same hazard as Americus Vesputius” ( More 10). Even more impressive…