The Three Musketeers

Slumdog Millionaire, a movie by Danny Boyle, set in Mumbai, tells the story of Jamal Malik, a contestant on India’s version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. Jamal was born in the slums of Mumbai with little education and was on his way to win the grand prize on the game show. Whilst on the show, he is suspected of cheating but little do his accusers know that Jamal’s life experience provides him with essential clues to answer each question. The movie alternates between flashbacks from Jamal’s…

James Howe's "James Goldblatt is So Not Moses" is a short story about the highly enmeshed bar mitzvah of Jeremy Goldblatt. Unlike many others, Jeremy cares more about the experience and meaning, not what other people think or the presents he will receive. Even the rabbi said Jeremy's views were different than previous pupils and that he was a sweet kid who cares about what really matters. In an effort to be inclusive, Jeremey invites Candy Andy, a homeless vagrant who is considered "crazy" by…

The Three Musketeers My father didn’t like me, my mother tried to make it seem like she didn’t like me. Though my mother put in effort in her attempt, my father did not as much. My father only put up with me because she put up with me. If she’d ever wanted me gone, he’d simply ask her when. I don’t think I was supposed to happen. Not for him, at least. Upon hearing of my mother’s pregnancy, he optioned for her to abort me. He asked her again two weeks later when she said she would but never did.…

The Consequences of the Struggle Between Fate and Free Will By: Asra Azam Fate and free will are often considered opposites, two parallel concepts that will never meet. However, in reality fate and free will are heavily reliant on each other. Shakespeare 's ‘Macbeth’ shows us how man is often in a constant battle between fate and free will, and yet how those two forces rely on each other for either of them to function properly. Macbeth shows us how any person can be easily drawn in by what…

“The truth will set you free-- but first it will make you miserable.” Misattributed speakers of this quote range from Mark Twain to James A. Garfield. Although their history remains hazy, the words clearly ring true for all aspects of life, spanning eons of time-- even as far back as Shakespearean-era England. British literature is rich and diverse, but the idea of truth weaves its way into numerous novels, plays, and essays. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the truth…

2. Written answers to the following questions: a. Who am I? (think rank, age, gender, etc, not just character name) I all three of the witches. I am probably between the ages of 20-30 years old. My gender is mysterious to other characters for example, in Act Three Scene One, Banquo says to the witches “Upon your skinny lips. You should be woman, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so.” Because of the witches unsettle gender appearance Banquo and other characters are unsure if…

Edna deeply desires to fulfill her sexual wants. Although the desires are not the same we see both woman go behind society’s back not opening how they are to fulfill their desires to the public. At the beginning of the play Macbeth the reader views Lady Macbeth as a relentless person with no weakness but by the end of the play we know that the murders she is covering up from society takes a major toll on her. In comparison Edna is strong when she moves out of her husbands house but is worn down…

In her madness on her quest, Lady Macbeth is willing to take the risk of losing everything and she believes they will get away with it if Macbeth does exactly as she orders. After the murder she continues to persuade Macbeth by telling him “These deeds must not be thought after these ways: so, it will make us mad”, suggesting that if they don’t think about the murder then they can pretend it never…

Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a well known tale about a man whose own ambition drives him to become the murderer of anyone in his way. Following an ominous prophecy by three witches, Macbeth allows power to blind his moral character and stops at nothing to rise to the top as King of Scotland. As his plans unfold, they soon fall apart and he answers for his crime by facing extreme consequences. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. The first…

characterization, and social aspect of Macbeth are different from those in Antigone. Macbeth, a respected man, pursues power by all means, killing people and manipulating those that believe he respects them. Meanwhile, Macbeth communicates with three witches to ensure that his plans of action are uninterrupted trying to become king by any means necessary. However, during his mission to become king, all turn tragic and he never achieves the chance to learn from his actions. On the other hand,…