Trifles

“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hathorne is a short story that is a prime example of the stylistic criticisms of Puritanical life that Hathorne is renowned for composing. Hathorne has a connection to those of Puritan faith, as “Two of his ancestors were judges; one had persecuted Quakers, and another had served at the Salem witch trials. ” The latter judge that this quote references is his direct ancestral link, Judge Hawthorne. The spelling is different because Nathaniel Hathorne, ashamed…

1.0 Introduction The great beer reef is located off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 1,600 miles 2,575 kilometres. More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef and The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands thirty species of whales, dolphins and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef including the Pacific humpback dolphin and the humpback…

ignorant world. The shackles are the limitations on our senses, holding us back from the outside world, which is the form of the Good. The fire represents a copy of the form of the Good that allows us to see shadows, the illusions we experience, of mere trifles. The freed prisoner’s pain and blindness in trying to see the artifacts and fire is a representation of the denial of the material world. The images themselves that the prisoner sees eventually represent the realm of forms. When the…

William Shakespeare’s 1606 tragedy, Macbeth, is a drama depicting the destructive unbridled ambition and downfall of the tragic hero, a recognisable human flaw that contributes to the enduring value of the play. Along with the political context, Macbeth highlights that excessive and disproportionate hubris will have terrible, tragic consequences. In the beginning, Macbeth’s ambition has been fuelled by devious characters such as Lady Macbeth and the three witches; this reveals the hamartia of…

Eighteenth-century England can be taken as a decent case to introduce distinctive parts men and ladies played in that period. Men's obligation was to help the entirety family by procuring cash while ladies were left at home to manage housework and babysitting. Furthermore, disparity showed itself in numerous different areas. For instance, ladies were not permitted to vote, ladies were earned considerably less than men with a similar occupation. In this regard, ladies have been compelled to meet…

Iago and Othello view the city. Iago begins with small comments and gradually reels Othello in until he tells him point blank that Desdemona is cheating on him. “Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ.”(3.3) This quote shows that he observes that things that may otherwise seem insignificant are given outsized importance when they confirm an already held belief. Prior to…

Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Doyle wrote over 60 short stories about the notable character Sherlock Holmes, and nearly 200 novels, short stories, poems, historical book and pamphlets. Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born, May 22, 1859 by the parents of Charles and Mary Doyle. Doyle’s father was a drunk and Doyle’s mother, Mary was a passionate reader and story teller, as he says, “In my early childhood, as far as I can remember anything at all, the vivid stories she would tell me stand out so…

Shakespeare introduces both Macbeth and Banquo as two noblemen, brave warriors who fought side by side courageously for their king. As the play progresses and Banquo uses his wisdom and is upheld as a foil to Macbeth who falls prey to temptation. Banquo’s reaction to the witches’ prophecy shows how he is more rational than Macbeth is. Furthermore, his skepticism to the witches’ prophecy and his decision to let fate take its course shows his wisdom and resilience to evil. Moreover, Banquo’s…

The world is a buzzing place with endless sites to see, people to meet and possessions to own. The problem with this buzzing society, is that we forget to live in the moment, and enjoy each day to the fullest. People are consumed with worrying about how much they ‘have’, which can leave them competitive, materialistic, selfish, and forgetting what is really important. Henry David Thoreau believes to combat this, people need to simplify their lives, minimize the amount of friends they have, meals…

Power is something that we all want, it is what gives us control of our lives, but the outcome of it, is what affects our values and morals. For instance, in the play The Tragedy of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth wanted to have power and pushed Macbeth to murder Duncan so he could become king. As time passed his lust for power grew and turned him into a murderer. Lady Macbeth, in The Tragedy of Macbeth, was eager to convince Macbeth to kill king Duncan, eager so that her husband could become King of…