The Once and Future King

events that one is faced with nature’s trials and is given the opportunity to grow. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, King Lear learns the true nature of those around him when he is forced to endure emotional and physical hardships. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, three spirits expose Ebenezer Scrooge to those who suffer from his actions several times before he redeems himself. In King Lear and A Christmas Carol, both Lear and Scrooge must persevere through life’s trials in order to…

prosperity in Scotland, Malcolm, King Duncan’s son and the rightful heir to the throne, and the English army plan to invade Dunsinane, Macbeth’s castle, and overthrow Macbeth. On the way to Dunsinane, Malcolm announces that most men are abandoning Macbeth and that “‘none serve with him but constrained things,/ Whose hearts are absent too’” (V.iv.17-8). Macbeth unveils his evil ambitions once again by using the throne to gain more power instead of executing the job of a king, which is to serve…

Where Do We Go From Here? Over 90 years after the Reconstruction, blacks continued to face adversity, live in fear, and feel inferior to the white man. In the late 1960s, racial segregation began to dissolve after massive amount of blood shed, countless tears, and anguish. This is a great achievement that has changed a tremendous amount of lives in the black population. The income gap between blacks and whites had partly closed, but not all the way. Despite some achievements, many…

as his alcoholism and violent tendencies destroy his teaching career and his family. Initially, King insists that Jack is responsible for the impending demise of his life and family but The Shining becomes ambivalent and almost cryptic on the subject of who to blame. Jack becomes an alcoholic at high school under the stress of the abuse inflicted by his father on him and his family. Anyways, for King, Jack’s weaknesses are easy access into his being used by the evil entity that possesses him,…

What is the answer to the elusive question that is immortality? According to the reveled rulers of the ancient lands, one lived forever in the vast monuments that these authorities had crafted as representations of their supremacy. Ironically, however, it is because of these “immortal” renditions, that we have proof of just how evanescent life – no matter how formidable, can be. Nevertheless, those rulers who thirsted for immortality still live on due to their stories being captured forever in…

I am delighted to announce that the tyranny of King Louis XVI has come to end. He was executed on the morning of January 21, an event many citizens were waiting for. An innumerable amount of people saw this as a cause for celebration, and I agree with them. King Louis’ death signifies the continuation of the Revolution, and a time of change. As a delegate to the National Convention in France, I assisted in the conviction of the King and the end to his tyranny. I and many others condemned him as…

Luther King Jr.’s speech is one that goes down in the history books because of the impact that it made on the culture in that day. During 1963 racism was rampant, even though you could no longer own slaves the fact was that blacks were being treated still as less than human. King came from a perspective that he just wanted equality between races, it did not matter what color you were, religion, where you were from because in God’s eyes we were all created equal. At the time in history King had…

by Martin Luther King JR. on August 28,1963, in Washington D.C was a peaceful speech for equality for all and for an end to racism. My analysis of the "I Have a Dream" speech that Martin Luther King JR. spoke shows hoe African Americans were not treated equal and that "whites" were treated better. Martin Luther King JR's speech was very heartfelt and had a lot. of meaning. The speech wasn't for publicity but for the people. Martin Luther King JR. He did not…

Macbeth finds out he could become king. He becomes so caught up on the idea of becoming king that he will do anything to get there. Shakespeare has a very unique way of incorporating horror into his work. Rupert Goold’s 2009 production of Macbeth captures the exact horror of this piece. Macbeth involves multiple murders, fight scenes, and three witches. The witches play a very important part in the play because they are who gave Macbeth the information about his future. They can be seen as the…

Glamis and has a lot of respect from King Duncan and other powerful figures. M is praised because of his power and heroism as a knight. Duncan frequently praises M in the first few acts. For example, in act 1 scene 2, Duncan describes M as “noble”. This proves that Duncan had a lot of trust in M, so much that he made M the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, however this praise begins M’s downfall. M’s tragic downfall is progressed when the witches prophesize M’s future. They say that M will become…