Sleepwalking

The choices people make lead them to a destination. When some people believe something is meant to be, they are determined not to stray from where they should end up, even if it means throwing away their principles and values. In the process, they don’t know the difference between good and bad things as their roles to them can ultimately reversed. William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, illustrates how illogical actions that people take can cause extreme guilt. With guilt comes a sense of…

Eden Robinson's novel, Monkey Beach, recounts the details of Lisa's life and community and her attempt to live freely from the Westernized views and opinions. Throughout the novel, various characters will respond differently to Lisa's character and power because each individual has his or her own beliefs and experiences, which can contribute to their sense of what is acceptable as a norm. Furthermore, Robinson suggests that through the expectations of family and of society, Lisa's autonomy may…

Francis Bonner Miss. Nelson Honors English 4/26/2017 Karma is a… Everyone has power in their own way be it mental or physical. If someone thinks that they don’t have enough power, they might go on a journey to acquire more power. If it it is an animal then the will fight and kill in order to gain more power and become an alpha. With humans it’s not much different. Most people are willing to kill, steal, manipulate, and murder just to gain power and money. The US with imperialism, Macbeth killing…

Like Macbeth, she endures turbulent nights, but much later in the play. In scene 5, her servant notices a habit of sleepwalking that she has developed. Her worried servant tells the Doctor, “I / Have seen her rise from her bed, throw her night- / gown upon her; unlock her closet, take forth paper; / fold it, write upon’t it, read it, afterwards seal it, and / again return…

How does the undead nature of Dracula affect the outcome of other characters lives? In the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, Jonathan the main character travels to Count Dracula’s castle to tell him about some real estate; however, he gets trapped inside with Count who possesses inhuman powers. Jonathan manages to escape back home returning to his fiancee Mina Murray. Mina spends most of the time when Jonathan is gone with her best friend Lucy Westenra. Lucy’s character develops after she has an…

What are dreams? Dreams are a series of thoughts you have and pictures you see when you are asleep. You can’t control a dream and more than likely when you wake up you 'll forget it. Sometimes people have a type of dream that are known as Lucid dreams. Lucid dreaming is when you are aware of your dream and have the ability to control it. Only 20% of people will have this type of dream regularly and the other 80% would be lucky to even have 1 lucid dream in their lifetime. Knowing you are…

Why do humans consciously lie or choose to tell half of the truth? What consequences accompany these dishonest actions? These questionable behaviors are present in our daily lives and they impact society on a multitude of levels. In an effort to pose answers to these timeless questions, William Shakespeare introduces morally flexible characters in Macbeth that take his thinking to an extreme. Through exaggeration, Shakespeare is able to distinctly communicate and express his ideas about…

What kind of woman wouldn’t fit in the Elizabethan society? A woman like Lady Macbeth from the “The tragedy of Macbeth” by Shakespeare. Shakespeare lived in England during the Elizabethan Era: where the ruler of the kingdom was a woman: Queen Elizabeth. You would think “since the queen is a woman, then women should be considered the same as men and have the same rights”. But, even if it’s hard to believe, women had a really limited role in the Elizabethan society. Lady Macbeth was written to go…

One day in Bikini Bottom, there was a big castle owned by an honorable king named Neptune. He was an obvious king. He had handsome face with beard around his chin and dimple on two cheeks. The light of sunrise woke the King up in early morning. He did his usual activities for instance: taking a bath with washing his body using soap and pouring shampoo to his long hair. After he finished taking a bath, he looked at himself in the mirror to make sure that everything was perfect. Suddenly, he…

1) The story and the narrator have given us plenty of reasons to be wary of Chillingworth before now. How does this section of the novel alter your reading of him? Choose some examples from today's reading to demonstrate the narrator's darkening opinion of him. Discuss. Throughout chapters 9-12, there are many cases where Chillingworth is described as demon-like and evil. There is a rumor going around the town that Chillingworth is the demon of Dimmesdale’s soul, which is causing him to be as…