Sith

During my research of Anakin Skywalker, I had run into some challenges getting to know him on a deeper level. I was also able to connect the storyline to new historicism, and view on how Anakin relates to coming of age. The main thing that I found to be challenging about my characters was finding the films. Growing up, my family and I never sparked an interest in the Star Wars movies, so we never watched them. Wanting to get a better understanding of what I was reading on starwars.com, I…

Hamlet is regarded as one of the great Shakespearean tragedies. Many scholars believe that the chaos and suffering is caused by none other than the main character Hamlet’s lack of action. Although there are many theories as to what the main reason for this lack of action is, the overall reason is quite clear within the play. All of Hamlet’s indecisiveness is due to his overthought and over analysis of simple situations, leading to him wasting perfectly good opportunities to enact his revenge…

Besides the obvious differences between The Epic of Gilgamesh and Star Wars, there are quite a few similarities. Similarities include spiritual training and signs of being special, but there are also more than just those. Three main comparisons between the stories are the weapons and how they are used to achieve goals, battles of good versus evil, and the heroes and their sidekicks. One of the comparisons between The Epic of Gilgamesh and Star Wars is the weapons. There are three main weapons…

Hamlet may not have been placed in the greatest of circumstances, but I believe he lead to his own demise. Although many things could have gone differently for Hamlet, his single most tragic flaw was his inability to act. In this essay I will discuss why I believe this was Hamlet’s tragic flaw. Hamlet expresses displeasure at himself for being no different than an animal that only has the purposes of eating and sleeping. He began to feel worthless in life if he couldn’t ever get himself to…

in the villain. Just Obi-Wan. When I was younger, my friends and I would often recreate our favorite scenes from Star Wars. Of course, ninety-nine percent of the time that meant reenacting the fight between Anakin and Kenobi from Revenge of the Sith (but I mean come on, two Jedis in a duel to the death while balancing over a lava pit, nothing is cooler than that). I know, I know, it may not be very smart to reminisce on my love for the Star Wars prequels when applying for a film major, but…

While you would be hard pressed to deny/ignore the heavily present humor in the Millers Tale, which earns it the title of a fabliau, it is also critical to consider the ways in which Chaucer contradicts these moments with instances of seriousness. One thing the Miller’s Tale makes absolutely clear is that it’s difficult to discern between what is light-hearted and fun compared to what is meaningful and moral telling. However, identifying that this contradiction exists is only the beginning.…

The poems on this anthology all have one thing in common: they are all about figures of power. In these persona poems, the poets put themselves in the shoes of powerful fictional figures and speak as them. The characters come from a wide range of literary texts--from greek mythology to a novel about vikings to Star Wars and Game of Thrones--but all have in common a powerful voice. All of these figures influence others and cause a great impact on the lives of others. One poem, in particular, is…

lives. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathon Edwards are excellent examples of this observation. Each recognized the power of God and was thankful for it. Bradstreet was comforted during the loss of a grandchild by this faith. She recognized it when she wrote “Sith thou art settled in an everlasting state” meaning that the child was resting in the arms of the Lord (Bradstreet 7). Edwards continued that recognition when he wrote “And God has appeared glorious to me” (187). Other Puritans also were…

Laertes, son of Polonius and brother to Ophelia spends most of his time during the play in france away at college, but makes his first appearance in Denmark during king Claudius’s coronation. Before his departure towards france Laertes talks to Ophelia to warn her about Prince Hamlet, and here is where we see a character trait Laertes excerpts, which is the care and respect he brings to both his sister and father as evidenced in his line during act one scene three, line 1 in which he states to…

The plotlines and settings of The Iron Trial and Revan, when compared, couldn’t be further apart on the fictional spectrum, but the two main characters are a different story. On the surface, Revan and Callum don’t seem very alike in personality, but they share many important traits that serve as the basis of their motives. The biggest ailment the protagonists in both of the books suffer from is amnesia, though they have it for different reasons. This plays a huge part when it comes to defining…