Trifles

Kurtz began his expedition into the metaphorical heart of darkness with intentions befitting of a talented, well-liked, embodiment of European ideals. It is fitting that such a talented man makes his journey into the very depth and not deal with the trifles of an arduous journey, but not all things come easy for the ones who appear to have everything figured out with a polished finish. The descent into the jungle depths is characterized by an increasing amount of madness and self discovery. Both…

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, once stated, “Life is a game of cards.The hand you 're dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” His thoughts are relevant to Macbeth, in which the main protagonist, Macbeth, struggles as he assumes power. Throughout the play, Macbeth encounters many situations such as the witches’ prophecy and Lady Macbeth’s persuasion, which on the surface, appears to indicate that fate caused his violent actions. The witches and Lady…

Clearly, Macbeth’s growing ambition is one of the contributing factors to his decisions, which leads to his ultimate downfall. For instance, after Ross and Angus confirm the second prophecy of the witches, Macbeth thinks of scenarios in which the third prophecy can come true. One of these scenarios suggest regicide as an option when Macbeth says, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion” (1.3.144); however, Macbeth is disturbed by the thought of murdering his kinship; he describes his…

Macbeth’s Choice In Shakespeare’s Macbeth we find fighting the consequences of a choice. It starts with Three witches who speak to Macbeth and Banquo, both of which are Generals of the King of Scotland. The Witches prophecy, hailing Macbeth as Thane of Glamis, which is his current title, as Thane of Cawdor, the title of another noble, and as the future King, then hailing Banquo as the father of a long line of Kings, though he would never himself rule. The two Generals shrug it off until two lord…

PART 1: NATIVES Key Characteristics of the Cherokee: • They originally occupied the Southeast • Around half of them were wiped out due to smallpox by the mid-1700s • They were forcibly removed from their area and forced to go to “Indian Territory”, which is now Oklahoma • About 4,000 of them died during the trip • The earth is suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging from the sky vault, which is of solid rock • At first the earth was flat and very soft and wet The story…

life isn’t fair, but works out better in the end. The first way the universal theme is shown is through characterization. Inigo Montoya is a character in the novel who goes through many hardships. “As to Inigo’s personal life, he was always just a trifle hungry, he had no brothers or sisters, and his mother died in childbirth. He was fantastically happy.” (120) Inigo had literally no family…

The ambitions of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Banquo control their decisions and choices, thus leading to their early demises. Lady Macbeth, upon discovering that Macbeth has been named the future King of Cawdor, begins to contemplate the characteristics that will help Macbeth achieve the title. She believes that Macbeth’s nature is “too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. [He] wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it”…

give an example of a woman’s breakdown? Lisbeth and “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” are all about the empowerment of women as a response to their exploitation. Cagney and Lacey just give an example of that exploitation. We had enough of that in Trifles and our variations on Bluebeard. Give us a text that shows us something and does something with it, not just one that shows us…

home" (5,2,221) Iago said to Emilia, and she answered "I won 't" (5,2,222), “O thou dull Moor! That handkerchief thou speak 'st of I found by fortune and did give my husband; For often with a solemn earnestness, More than indeed belong 'd to such a trifle, He begg 'd of me to steal it.”(5,2,229). After Emilia reveals all the truth about the handkerchief, Iago stabs her. In literature, especially tragedies, characters who murder are those who have a slightly different conduct from others.…

The world of The Odyssey by Homer does not abide by the same rules as the modern world. The Greeks lived in a world filled with uncertainties, double-standards, and revenge. Odysseus, “the man of twists and turns,” was twisted, turned, and, most of all, tempted on his journey home through this treacherous land. (1, 1) On his journey, Odysseus changes, a lot. Fame and glory, for example, were things that he used to strive for; however, as he travels, we begin to see Odysseus as more cautious, and…