Seduction

Since the early days of writing and even spoken word, stories often tell of the time in which they were first told, even if that story may be about dragons, mythical kings, or even magical beings. We learn from these stories and the insight they have to offer us in modern day education and observation. We learn how things operated, how people were treated, the views on religion, and sexuality, and in this particular case, women’s sexuality. It is no surprise that in history women are more than…

Mina Harker. As these figures are kissing and preparing to bite “the skin of” his “throat”, Dracula interrupts the situation claiming that “This man belongs” to him. Thus, Dracula saves Jonathon Harker from being the “victim” of the vampire women’s seduction, ending the possibility of heterosexual acts (Showalter, 179). The statement of possession uttered by Dracula defines his relationship with Jonathon Harker as inherently sexual as though only he could engage in the activities that the female…

In the 60 ' and 70 ' many manifestation were held and had been accepted in the society and the government. Manifestation for liberalism whether it was in civil right, feminism, sexual orientation, sexual act, education and religion. The practice of Satanism was been exposed to the public. It was manifest in the music like the heavy metal Rock and other kind of music. Also satanic churches were starting to be created to worship Satan. Satan has been the enemy and the bad spirit in the Bible for…

In both Paradise Lost and Macbeth, characters are forced to face temptation. The temptation comes from some of the least expected circumstances leading the characters to give in, only to eventually regret their choice. Temptation is something that people face everyday in some form, making it something that will not go away anytime soon. While characters from both Paradise Lost and Macbeth are tempted to do exactly what they know they are not supposed to do, the characters are both affected…

Macbeth knew there was turning back when he made the decision to prove manliness. Macbeth struggled to accept the crimes he committed because of his guilt shown through by “bloody hands.” Macbeth’s decision to listen to his mind rather than follow the seduction of power was his enemy that led to his corruption as a character. Macbeth let the thought of powers overshadow his…

Double Villainy in Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing features a villain who echoes his dramatic predecessors, such as Richard III, in his willful, unashamed declaration of his own malevolence, yet Don John, in spite of this common sentiment, is not the same scheming Machiavellian we see in the earlier plays or, indeed, in the later Othello. The most immediate difference to be noted between John and these other figures lies in the nature of the play he inhabits – a…

17-year-old violinist who goes by Etta. She discovers that she is part of a large family of time-travelers and she has the ability to change history. But along with this power come many responsibilities, hardships and dangers. “This was the danger, the seduction of time travel…it was the opportunity, the freedom of a thousand possibilities…” Taken out of her natural time and place, she has to find a hidden heirloom to restore her life to what it used to be. There is a problem, though: she has…

Little Red Cap, recorded in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm, and The Little Girl and the Wolf published in 1940 by James Thurber reflect societal values and society’s representations of gender during the time that they were written in. In the first version of the Grimm’s tale, they constructed an unintelligent and oblivious protagonist to depict the lack of agency of women. They also introduced a male hero to the tale to implement the belief that a woman is always saved by a man in society. However,…

The story, The Return of Martin Guerre, by Natalie Zemon Davis is an interesting tale of impersonation and deception. In the story, Bertrande de Rols thoughtfully uses the stereotypes of women to her advantage. Women in the time of this story were thought of the lesser gender; Bertrande benefitted from this idea as she tried to create the life and the marriage that she desired in a world where a woman’s opinion was not often considered. In the very beginning of The Return of Martin Guerre,…

Teacher-student relationship has numerous benefits for the teacher and the student in the classroom. There are different types of relationships between the teachers and the students. They include that of being a mentor, being friends or a parental figure. However, in the recent decade, a new type of relationship that is unlawful and illegal has developed. When the connection between the student and the teacher starts being that of more than friends, it disadvantages the student. The…