Three Gorges Dam

The journey Jason is sent on in Jason and the Golden Fleece is contrived in hubris. Both kings in the myth feel that their kingdom, and therefore pride, is at risk. So, each sets out to kill Jason and his men in some fashion, which will undoubtedly anger the gods as “Many of us [the Argonauts] are sons of the deathless gods,” and the gods would most likely seek vengeance for their fallen sons (179). Despite knowing that there will be repercussions for their actions, both king Aeetes and king…

In Shakespeare’s play, Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth’s ultimate downfall is sealed by his failure to avert his evil temptations, urged by his wife, and their ambition. Macbeth’s unquenchable thirst for power blinds him from seeing the immorality and rashness of his decisions. Macbeth’s prophecy is seemingly impossible for a man of his station, “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.53), however, following his uncanny promotion to Thane of Cawdor, the throne is palpable. After…

Women Depicted In King Arthur Are women really this self-centered in this story? The book King Arthur and His Knights Of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green is about King Arthur and his knights going off on many quests and taking risks during the journey. The women in this book are portrayed as evil, devil-like, and untrustworthy characters. Women in this book are evil. There are many examples of how women are evil and one example is Morgana Le Fay when a damsel sent by Morgana stated that…

William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth depicts a man overcome with greed for power and authority leading him to kill those who intend on getting in his way of becoming king. Gender roles are evident in Macbeth to emphasize when characters behave differently than society expects them to behave. One of Shakespeare’s first use of gender roles is made known when Lady Macbeth proclaims “... unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full [sic] of direst cruelty” (1:5:31-33). At this time,…

Recently, the new king of Scotland, Macbeth, has had some rather juicy secrets revealed about himself and his wife. Here at our headquarters, we have compiled a list of these undisclosed pieces of information, and gathered details to help our readers learn even more about his scandalous behavior. Rest assured, here is the only place where you can get in on these top secret top secret facts, so keep reading if you want to discover what that sneaky scoundrel has done! We have received news that…

Character Analysis of Macbeth Throughout the play, the character Macbeth displays many different traits. He can be seen as either a corrupted hero or a self-doubting villain. Initially, he is seen as a brave warrior who fights for his country and his king. However, after receiving the witches' prophecy, he starts to become ambitious in order to become king and to protect his throne. This leads to him turning reckless as he believes he is invincible due to his misunderstanding of the prophecy.…

The imagery found through the use of language in Macbeth were as prominent as the numerous horrific deeds done by the villainous Macbeth couple throughout the play. Shakespeare utilized imagery in a way which pushed his writing to the next level while creating vivid images in the reader’s head through the language, and that is why there is so much admiration for him as a playwright and his work. A lot of the imagery in this play were expressed through the concepts of light and darkness, blood,…

Niccoló Machiavelli once said, “Fortune does not take away your reputation if you only squander it, but if you squander your own, that injures you.” Macbeth is a tragic story of how multiple kings are killed due to evil misfortune. Macbeth is the one knig that is not a very good leader and is overcome by fear itself. There are many points in which Macbeth and Machiavelli are related. Machiavelli talks about fear, suspicion, and advantages of others. Macbeth is acquainted with doing all of these…

Alyssa Gardner gave up being queen of Wonderland to live in the human realm, which is where she had already lived all her life. Just when she assumes that she is finally able to live freely, a Netherling named Morpheus comes to convince her to come back to power in Wonderland. He describes the mayhem that is being struck in the other realm by the previous queen, Red. Red is mad with power and wants to destroy Alyssa for stealing her crown. Morpheus deduces that the only way to correct what has…

In his opening speech Richard states that he is "determined to prove a villain." At first this seemed sort of strange to me and pretty forthright. I thought to myself, did Richard really just announce that he has made a decision to be a villain? But then thinking about it in another sense, Richard's use of the word "determined" can be a bit complicated because it seems to infer two completely different, but possible meanings at the same time. The first meaning being, Richard has decided of his…