Purity

death, staying true to her child- like ways and actions and never wavering on her love for Othello. Desdemona’s downfall in the play of Othello by William Shakespeare results from her purity, her obliviousness, and her loyalty to Othello. Commencing, Desdemona’s imminent passing is caused by her precarious purity. Desdemona’s innocence and virtue is embraced and revealed throughout different aspects of the play which inevitably is one of the roots of her murder. For instance, Desdemona is not…

1. In the documentary movie “The Pill” the speaker spoke about Comstock Act or “Chastity” Laws. Andrew Comstock did not like the idea of women taking contraceptives because it promoted the idea of people having sex before marriage. Comstock worked for to pass the bill to make it illegal to receive contraceptives or to have abortions. The Act also made receiving the Pill through the postal service or through commercial trade. No one challenged the Act until Margret Sanger opened up her first…

Today, there are many well known fantasy monsters. However, in Victorian Europe, fantasy was not an idea that most people would have been familiar with, let alone fantastical monsters. Yet, there was one famous monster who was born out of that era, and it is not hard to see that it was a product of its time. When Bram Stoker created the character of Dracula, he unknowingly created the archetype for a whole new fantasy species. The traits and characteristics that Stoker gave to vampires, which…

religious regulations outlined in the Quran. Over the centuries, there have been many debates on the role of women defined by the Quran as well as the restrictions placed on women concerning the mandate of hijab, their role as wives and the conditions of purity. Although most debates have been between verses in the Quran and the various interpretations of different Islamic scholars over time, we come to realize that these debates are missing another important factor, which is the realistic…

In this world, there are many things that have a deeper meaning than what lies on the surface. These symbols have the ability to represent a topic or idea, steer away from literal interpretations, and can even help to enhance a writer’s work with richness. A plethora of novels and literature pieces utilize symbolism for these reasons, and it definitely makes for a better final product. Young Goodman Brown, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is well-known for its constant use of this writing…

The Immaculate Conception is Antonio de Pereda’s artistic interpretation of the Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother, Saint Anne. The subject of this art piece is the conception of Virgin Mary as describe by John the Evangelist in The Book of Revelation. The painter portrays the Catholic Church’s belief of the sinless birth of Virgin Mary though a variety of painterly devices— composition, color, lighting, movement, mood, and balance. This oil on canvas is characteristic of the Baroque period…

• Honestly, to understand and interpret art is actually very challenging. In addition, when it’s abstract art I admit that understanding abstract art can be very challenging. Like you can keep staring at them for days and still don’t get a single right thought what the artist is actually trying to convey to us. Abstracts are less immediate and less accessible. Mondrian’s abstract art is the type where he takes his image out of the realm of realism. We still can figure out the theme, but it is…

with ordinary objects. William Golding uses two contrasting items that ultimately influence the behavior of the boys on the island. The smooth conch shell and the rotting sow's head become clear models of good and evil as the story progresses. It’s purity, which is how the society started, was overtaken by the wicked of the pig's head. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the sow's head and the conch shell represent the evolution of human society. In the novel Lord of the Flies, the sow's head and…

individual characters as an allusive way to exemplify the inner qualities of their solitary names and actions. In this case, white is commonly used throughout Fitzgerald’s story and appears several times. The use of this colour emphases that innocence and purity is deceiving and hides the truth amongst these wealthy people. Within this novel, it is indicated that that white represents Daisy’s innocence and her untroubled self; how white is not as innocent as it seems and how it can be…

The evolution of the Indian people and their corresponding relationship with the American colonists in this first stage of the history of the United States offers a negative balance for the first, many of which disappeared because of the atrocities committed by the white man and his government. Indigenous peoples wish to preserve their identities and customs gradually becoming extinct. That is why we should support them not to lose these customs and traditions and is necessary to implement…