The Honourable

characterisation, suggests that war destroys innocence in youth. Through the use of symbolization, the poet, Wilfred Owen explores the idea that deaths in war are not truly commemorated. Therefore, the authors convey a message that war is not glorious or honourable and will never bring peace; however war destroys lives and is meaningless. Duncan Long highlights the notion that war is brutal and violent,…

expedience is a considerable strength, there exists a more intricate scope of personal weaknesses. Shakespeare's acknowledgement of the Machiavellian delineation of weakness is unmistakeable in Cassius' soliloquy: "Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see thy honourable metal may be wrought." The polysemous pun alludes to the Machiavellian tenet of Brutus' weakness being concurrent with his morality, a notion perhaps inspired by the success of the eminently guileful Queen Elizabeth in the face of…

While it may appear that city growth was ideal for any group of people at the time- and in turn contribute to moral growth- Swift suggests that growth of cities has caused inadequate public health. Whilst Gulliver is in Laputa he exclaims that he was “surprised to find corruption grown so high... by the force of luxury so lately introduced” which indicates he thinks luxury and selfishness causes corruption; and luxuries tend to come around when empires have grown and developed and therefore…

My chosen theme is loyalty within the play, Much ado about nothing. There is a lack of loyalty between Beatrice and Benedick as we get hints that they used to be a couple in act 2 scene 1 line 245 ‘he lent it me awhile, and i gave him use for it, a double heart for his single one.’ However they we are certain they are no longer a couple because in act 1 scene 1 line 70 Beatrice stated ‘He will hang upon him like a disease.’ This quote that Beatrice used to describe Benedick is a simile. A simile…

Julius Caesar and the 12 Angry Men Throughout the first trimester of Sophomore Honors English, we read through some phenomenal pieces of English literature; Taming of the Shrew, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Tales of Two Cities. All of these works may seem random at first, however, two of have a handful of correlation between one another, Julius Caesar and 12 Angry Men. Even though these plays were created at different time periods and completely different plots, both of them have one theme in…

shall read us the will, Caesar’s will!” Nonetheless, Antony still refuses and states that he fears to wrong the ‘honourable men’. In response to this, the commoners exclaim that the conspirators were, “villains, murderers!” and “traitors. Honourable men!” These cries confirm where their true allegiance lies and also shows how Antony has persuaded them with the commoners too using ‘honourable men’ in a mocking manner. The will serves as the final catalyst for the commoners who are enraged that…

was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man” (ln 90-91). At first Antony seemed to really mean that but as he went on the saying started to mean something else. It meant that Brutus wasn’t exactly as honourable as everyone thought he was because he killed Caesar and Caesar was the real honourable man. Antony ended with Caesar’s will. Antony would not read it even when the crowd pleaded. And when he finally thought it the right moment to read the will the crowd no longer had any doubt that…

Cartoon Language Analysis The cartoon I have chosen to do is The Lifeguard. It was created by artist Mark Knight. Mark Knight published this cartoon in the Herald Sun on 22 January 2014. The issue explored in this cartoon is the lifeguard’s statement on the impact of the manufacturers that will not be rescued by the government. The artist contends to the audience that the cut down of carbon would benefit manufacturers to be considerable. Moreover, the cut down of carbon would help their…

bring upon the downfall of dueling in Britain. This code was followed in the last 18th century, but in the mid-early 19th century, there was a shift in Britain that abused a loophole within the code. That shift was the notion of what constituted as honourable satisfaction. This shift could be seen in both the 18th and 19th century where some men refused to fire at their opponent or fired at the air, whether that is for humanity or for self-interest. The code demanded that during the duel the…

2. This was in stark contrast to the recruitment poems such as Jessie Pope’s “Who’s for the Game?” which presented war as a heroic adventure. Stanhope is presented in many ways in Act I and II, however one of the main ways he is presented is as honourable. For example Osborne talks…