Remorse

Throughout this article, M.E. Thomas writes about being a self diagnosed sociopath who has never killed anyone but had serious thoughts about it. First, the article starts with an example Thomas experienced. To start off, she scaled a closed escalator which was blocked off then got affronted by the employee who had previously closed the escalator. As a result of getting scorned by the worker, Thomas followed closely behind the worker imagining the satisfaction she would receive by getting this…

his sister’s demise. As James is finally about to get his revenge on Dorian, a train speeds down the tracks, gruesomely injuring him. When Dorian sees this, he rushed to James, attempting to cover his wounds. There is even a look of sympathy and remorse on Dorian’s face as he assists the man who was trying to kill him. This shows a much more human side of Dorian, allowing the audience to have pity on him. When compared to Dorian’s reaction to James’s death in the novel of “his eyes were full of…

substantiated by "(Macbeth) i'm afraid to think what I have done look again I did not" "(Lady Macbeth) infirm of purpose give me the daggers" said in a very strong and bold tone" for one could say at this point that lady Macbeth is pure evil the remorse she shows Macbeth proves this not as she begins to care for him as shown by her stating "You lack the seasons of all natures sleep" thus showing she cares for the well being of his…

While Jack shows little to no remorse for his destructive actions, Macbeth is overwhelmed by guilt, due to the influence of his superego. Jack, with the savage within him continuing to grow, kills Piggy. Afterwards, he shows no regret, going as far to say, “See? See? That’s what you’ll…

Gothic literature is littered with the philosophy that ordinary people are capable of terrible crimes. Most often these crimes involve horrifying murder. More specifically the murder of others without instigation on the victim’s behalf. Though there is no instigation, the victims may not be entirely innocent either, as in And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie or the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, “Thou Art The Man.” Christie’s novel includes characters who could not be punished by the…

Holding responsibility for one’s actions and accepting blame are two different forms of remorse. Although, ostensibly they seem to overlap and carry the same meaning, the actual engineering of each form of remorse differs greatly in regards to the consequences or even references they are associated with. In individual ministerial responsibility within New Zealand’s government, the consequences are found to be more in the lines of holding responsibility for one’s actions rather than accepting…

arts." (60) Victor is saying that the creation of the monster has resulted in these deaths and that it is his fault they've died. He believes that their graves are because of his interest in this twisted art. Also, when Victor says, "I was seized by remorse and a sense of guilt…" (Shelley 61) This is showing his feeling of his loss in Justine and William and his emotion that he felt about them being gone. There's a few things Victor does with his guilt and how he heals…

race. Grendel is a very large, freakish evil creature that demonstrates great strength. He is very aggressive, dangerous demon that is out of control. Grendel has monster-like attributes with only a scarce hint of human emotions. He exhibited no remorse for the crimes he has committed on the Dane people. The Lord had outlawed and condemned them as outcasts. Grendel was a lonely outcast and set out to wage war, inflicting constant brutal attacks on the Dane people.…

Audience Engagement in Macbeth Tragedies such as Macbeth have engaged and fascinated audiences for centuries. Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth depicts the ill-fated journey of Macbeth, a brave and loyal soldier, who murders several innocent people to become King, and is soon after killed himself. The play engages the audience, which is defined as “occupying and maintaining the interest or attention of the audience. Through the use of characterisation, narrative structure and figurative…

family. They had later been caught and were sentenced to death for the murders. Perry and Dick deserved the death penalty because of Dick’s premeditated plan to kill the Clutter’s and his pedophilia, Perry’s execution of their plan, and the lack of remorse from both of them when admitting to the murder. Dick deserved the death penalty because his plan was well thought out and calculated beforehand, which proves it was in the first degree, and because of his pedophiliac tendencies. Floyd Wells,…