The Man in the High Castle

The first, “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife” (IV,I,75?), The second, “Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (IV,I,75?). The third, “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him” (IV,I,96?). After Macbeth hears the second prophecy he dismisses the first one about Macduff. Which is his fault. Macbeth ought to have taken caution…

is looked upon as anti-Christ. When the character Jonathan first suspects Dracula as being inhuman, he first see’s Dracula come out of the castle window and slowly begin to crawl down the castle wall. Jonathan knew that he was supernatural because according to Jonathan he says “What manner of man is this, or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of a man” (Bram Stokers Dracula, Chapter 3), and from that moment on I think Jonathan knew a fight between Christianity was about to…

Newcomen's first working engine was installed at a coal mine at Dudley Castle in Staffordshire in 1712. It had a cylinder 21 inches in diameter and nearly eight feet long, and it worked at 12 strokes a minute, raising 10 gallons of water from a depth of 156 feet. The engines were rugged and reliable and worked day and night - a factor which made them hugely successful. By the time Thomas Newcomen died in 1729, there were at least 100 of his engines working in Britain and across Europe. They were…

He must hurry back to the castle, to his rightful place as heir to the throne. In The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, two identical boys from completely opposite families take on each other’s roles. One, a peasant named Tom Canty, assumes the role as prince. Tom wishes to see a real prince that he has heard about from stories. Whilst Prince Edward Tudor, the king’s son, becomes a pauper. The youth wants with all of his heart to swim, foot race, and the other typical boyish activities of…

slamming his head against the stone again and again. Ralan stopped rolling with his body facing away from the Outlander castle. In the distance, the blue cloak of Karch fluttered behind him as he galloped away to safety. Rolling to his knees, Ralan felt a headache storming in while the rest of his body was ached. Thankfully, he didn’t seem to be badly injured. He looked back toward the castle to have his view blocked by two men. The men grabbed him and spun him…

Imagine a cool breeze blowing as you walk, the smell of fresh fish made present. Your head bows as you pass one of the Shogun, Oda Nobunaga to be exact. Your bent position pleases the man as he continues on his way. Now imagine being awoken to the sound of your neighbor being dragged away because he didn’t bow far enough. This was the daily life of someone living under the rule of the Azuchi-Momoyama shogunate, a powerhouse of Shogun made warlords in Japan. Many people seem to believe that…

qualities allow one to progress. The books, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, and The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls, are very similar in the sense that the families face many hardships. Throughout the hard times, family unity is just one aspect that helps keep both groups moving forward. Hope also plays a big role to help the families thrive, despite the situations they may be in. In The Glass Castle, Jeanette and her family are constantly on the move. With alcoholic father Rex and…

The memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the tragic story of Walls abusive childhood with her alcoholic father and living in poverty. One of the most important and memorable parts of her story of struggle is when she actually stands up for herself against her father on pages 236-238. Throughout Jeannette’s horrid childhood she has always been loyal to her father, even though he has been highly abusive, at this point of the story what strategies does Jeannette use to convey her…

was in a male-dominated culture, where the men were supposed to be brave, honorable and loyal on an everyday basis. The women of this era were subordinate and therefore followed and served these same men. Although the women were to serve the superior man they would also use their womanly charm to dominate them back to do what they wanted. If the knights were courting a lady, they were supposed to treat her respectfully and follow her commands as she wished. Sir Gawain without his knowledge was…

techniques to resemble a historic moment, the painting itself has historic and cultural meaning due to the actual battle taking place, also the painting itself shows high levels of tensions between the two parties. Eric J. Garcia famously painted the oil on canvas painting which he titled Remember, the painting is a still…