Tragedy of the commons

John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi and the anonymous The Revenger’s Tragedy are both typically cynical Jacobean revenge tragedies. They share in common imagery of flesh and anatomy, carrying with it connotations of the human body as a fragile, corporeal shell, and the assertion that human existence is either fundamentally corrupt or corrupted. In The Revenger’s Tragedy, the human forms of the degraded ducal family are likened to hollow vessels of sin by the aptly named revenger Vindice, this…

Are all people in leadership positions morally correct? In the play, the tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the great and powerful Julius Caesar was killed by his best friend and his band of misfit senators in the senate-house. Even though Caesar did many good deeds for Rome, he had many flaws, so it is easy to understand why the conspirators killed him. Although Caesar is a good leader, his contributions to his own death are arrogant naivety and vengefulness. of the few negative…

Separation anxiety disorder involves the “excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from home or attachment figures,” (APA, 2013). Separation anxiety usually emerges when the individual is a child and is actually a common stage of development in young children. However, if the anxiety continues and intensifies to the point of interfering with the child’s life, it becomes a disorder. In regards to diagnosis, the level of anxiety and fear must be significantly disproportionate to their…

On December 15, 1791, The Bill of Rights was established to prevent the government from being intrusive on its citizens. Written by James Madison, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. This established each and every individual’s birth-given right. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bare arms, as stated, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the…

In 1999, the clinical trial of a young man by the name of Jesse Gelsinger ended in tragedy (Archenbach, Joel). Though the clinical trial was conducted responsibly, there was still room for error, or accidents, which both Jesse and the doctors were aware of. They understood and accepted the fact that the trial could have a negative outcome. They were prepared and would not give up and neglect their studies if something went weary. However, this is not the case for Victor Frankenstein and his…

extremely misogynist opinion that is unsurprisingly echoed by the other male characters in the play. The lack of shock from the surrounding men when he professed his views on women proves that this deprecatory and degrading attitude towards them were common, and expected. Shakespeare writes this scene with such a casual atmosphere that readers can assume that this kind of anti-feministic talk is just another ordinary topic men nonchalantly talk about. In addition, Shakespeare idealizes that…

Fate and Destiny in Oedipus Rex and Death of a Salesman Fate and destiny are very prominent themes within the Aristotelian world of tragedies and have always embraced the “fall of princes” structure in which they were written. Arthur Miller shows, through Death of a Salesman, his belief that anyone, even a man as common as a salesman can be a tragic hero. In Death of a Salesman, we see how flawed Willy’s idealisms really are and how much of a downward spiral his life really is. Through his…

The Curse of Columbine describes a period after which multiple copycat killers replicate the tragedy which occurred at Columbine; because of the mass media coverage, these copycat killers were able to correct the mistakes Klebold and Harris made in order to make their own attacks more efficient. More than 50 schools targeted for violence after 1999…

language Virgil uses is incredibly intense, especially for a horse, who usually wouldn’t be attributed with tears. Virgil emphasizes the tragedy of Pallas’ death with Blaze’s reaction, causes an emotional shock to the reader with the detail in which the sorrow is expressed. This isn’t just sadness, this is “rivering” of tears, bringing the image of huge sorrow and tragedy to the reader that would be difficult with a human, but a horse just makes it all the more rare and horrific. Furthermore,…

ENVCUL Module 9 Discussion Assignment Question #6 When Donald Worster refers to the “tragedy of the laissez faire commons,” he is talking about the rapacious depletion of a resource that isn’t technically under ownership and the consequences that result from the exhaustion of said resource. The example Worster uses is the U.S.’s western ranching industry during the late 19th century, which boomed for a brief period but then quickly collapsed. Its demise was due to ranchers, not caring about…