Three-tier education

person becomes a stranger, a third person to Ruth, while the two brothers and the father of Teddy become more important persons to her. Now she is all concerned about them and she becomes ready to stay with them. She forgets not only Teddy but also her three sons whom they have left in America. The mother and wife personalities of her character appear lost and dead in her forever. John Bull has nicely commented on the new position owned by Ruth in the family in the following words:…

Titus Andronicus, stubbornness of the protagonist is the main conflict that leads the tragic hero to their downfall. All three tragic heroes, Okonkwo, Antigone, and Titus believe their own beliefs are the correct ones to be followed and that there's nothing wrong with it, however as the stories progress it's clear to see that this is why the character dies tragically.The three plays consist of main characters who are stubborn and only follow by what they believe individually. The stubbornness…

to see the qualities of a tragic hero. For example, madness can be described as an internal and tragic characteristic of Macbeth. This plays a significant factor in the decline and downfall of Macbeth because of his fate and his own mistakes. The three factors which draw out Macbeth's internal flaw of madness are his fate which was foretold by the witches, how Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth and Macbeth's own ambition. To start off it is shown that Macbeth starts to take actions to promote his…

Betrayal--it is something that quite a number of people dread, on account of its gravity and ability to truly hurt and shake someone to his or her core. A traitor can come in many shapes and sizes, from all walks of life; according to Shakespeare, however, those who are closest to an individual are also those who are most likely to break faith with the aforementioned individual. This is reflected in his quote, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody.” In context,…

Like many of the works of literature that have been published so far, Shakespeare’s plays and poems have references to real-life monarchs, events in his life, works of art, or to classical and Greek mythologies. One example is The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, a history play that depicts the horrors left by the Wars of the Roses and the moral chaos in which England succumbed after the conflict. In Act 3, Scene 3, the character of Gloucester mentions the powers of a mermaid and basilisk, which…

scenes—Athens and the forest. It then continued by delving into what each was used to convey. Briefly, Athens was used to represent the more rational and controlled side of the play. The forest represented the more mystical side of the story. The three mystical attributes the forest represented were the fairies, love, and dreams. The paper then touched upon the use of the time in the day. Daytime was commonly employed during Athens and its rationality. On the other hand, nighttime was the usual…

Both the short story “The Possibility of Evil” (1965), written by Shirley Jackson, and the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846), written by Edgar Allan Poe, explore the themes of revenge by using a variety of techniques. “The Possibility of Evil” tells the story of an elderly woman manipulating the the town to be the perfect town she wanted, and when when one of the townspeople find out what she had been doing, they cut up her number one prize possession; her roses. “The Cask of…

Tybalt is a character from the play, Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt comes off as a thick headed, cold-blooded killer. But once past his rough exterior, he can be thought of as a sensitive guy. Tybalt tries keeps the intentions of his family first but sometimes he can let his temper get the best of him. His character developed quite fast even though he died halfway through the play. Tybalt is powered by the hate his family, the Capulets, have for the Montagues. This hate comes from the ongoing rivalry…

Meryl Streep’s The Devil Wears Prada, is a very criticized film regarding feminism, fashion, and health. Which are the most important aspects in being editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine (as depicted by the film). The Devil Wears Prada painfully breaks down what it is like to be centerfold and thrusted into the middle of the high-fashion world (as a person with no idea about fashion). Many of these biases are articulated through the book the movie was based off, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren…

The character Macbeth in the play, Macbeth by Shakespeare, faces a rise to power through betrayal. His wife, Lady Macbeth, is seen to be a very predomiant and influential figure throughout the play. As Macbeth is eventually persuaded by his wife to gain more power through murder. Resulting in a drastic change in not only Macbeth but Lady Macbeth as well. The playwright Shakespeare showcases the overarching theme of guilt through character development in Lady Macbeth. Notably, Lady Macbeth’s…