Titles of Mary

Slaughter”. This can be explicitly seen in the title as it is an oxymoron. A “lamb” is usually depicted to be innocent and pure while the word “slaughter” is morbid and grotesque. Moreover, the protagonist’s name is a connotation. The name “Mary” refers to Virgin Mary, who is righteous and immaculate. This creates irony as this virtuous character ends up murdering her husband in the spur of the moment. Foreshadowing is exploited in “The Signalman” through the title/protagonist’s name as well.…

Firstly, Alejandria is a Christian Saint, man’s defender. Her occupation might contradict the title of a saint; however Mary Magdalene is recognized as a Saint by the Catholic Church. Alejandrina could also be derived from the city of Alexandria, the heart of knowledge and learning in Egypt. In “[doing] away with my generation’s virginity” (Page 64), Maria “taught…

Mary Shelley: Loss, Love, & Literature Mary Shelley, this name might not ring a bell in your head. But this title sure can, “Frankenstien”. This thrilling horror story was written by Mary Shelley and because of this story, there has been some other books written as spoofs of the original “Frankenstein”. This author made a classic horror story and she also wrote many other stories of the romantic/gothic culture that lives on to this day. But how was her writing created? Death was born on to Mary…

St. Helena and the Emperor Constantine Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin Mary was the piece of art work that stuck out to me the most which made me choose to write my analysis essay on this amazing well thought out art work. Some of my reasoning behind choosing this piece of art is the amazing story that it shares in just one picture. Just by looking at this piece of art you can tell there is so much emotion and knowledge behind making this painting. From observing this work, it made…

Eventually, the witch hunting lands on Proctor’s house when the court arrests Elizabeth for possessing a doll that Mary has gave her, which Abigail has accused her of. Abigail in Act 2 exercise a great sum of power which frustrates Proctor who criticizes the court of blindly trusting the accusers. The act ends when the Proctor tries to persuade Mary in court on behalf of Elizabeth, but Mary refuses to do so because she wants to protect Proctor’s reputation. Analysis (Act 1, 2) Act 1 and 2 of…

Mary Wollstonecraft: Mother of Feminism Mary Wollstonecraft raised the question in A Vindication of the Rights of Women, “If women be educated for dependence; that is, to act according to the will of another fallible being, and submit, right or wrong, to power, where are we to stop?” (Chap. III. Para. 34). She notes that women were taught to rely solely upon men for their livelihood, and to submit to their ideas, but she question is where it stops. In the 1700s, the education and social…

“The Last Wolf” is a poem written by Mary TallMountain, born on June 19th, 1918 in the small village of Nulato, Alaska. She wrote about her many life touching experiences that she shared with the world. She had an interest in the Roman Catholic religion, her Athabascan heritage and Native spirituality; Mary has incorporated all of her beliefs into her poems and stories. In her poem “The Last Wolf”, a lonely, vulnerable wolf wanders through a devastated city where destruction is clearly visible.…

Philosophy”, meaning is about how everything in nature is designed to have a partner (“Love’s Philosophy). This poem was influenced by his love life with Mary. The poem reflects the time when Shelley was trying to convince Mary’s father into approving Mary and Shelley’s relationship. In the poem Mary is the one Shelley wishes to be with. The title of the poem shows the reader that the poem is going to be based on the meaning of love. In the first stanza it describes how the things in nature…

have noticed in many of these arguments is how Frankenstein, a nearly two hundred year old text, applies to today’s societal problems. In other words, we’re using a book from 1818 to try to explain modern culture. Sure, author Mary Shelley included the word “modern” in her title, but I suspect that she didn’t anticipate that how would continue to be modern for roughly two centuries. Or has it? I would argue that there’s a vast difference between Shelley’s Frankenstein and the “Frankenstein” that…

Unlike those of her peers, Mary Somerville’s story is filled with coincidences and destiny’s chosen moments that can only be described as written by fate. From the beginning, Somerville was allowed to grow up independent and free of the standard strictness enforced by officious parents. Through her upbringing, Somerville rarely had controlled and encouraged contact with the maths and sciences. In fact, she only studied for one full year and didn’t begin arithmetic until age 13 after seeing some…