William Hurt

Are our actions truly ours or a side effect of the society that we live in? Well it's explored in novel The Lord of The Flies. The Lord of The Flies by William Golding is a story about a group of young English boys who were stranded on a remote desert island during an unamed world war where nuclear bombs were being used. There are many characters in the novel but I intend to write about omly three being Ralph, Piggy, Jack all representing the three different human ethical ideals being the Id,…

The world considers William Shakespeare as one of the greatest writers and playwrights to ever live. Born in the late 1500’s, Shakespeare built a name for himself with his plays that captivated audiences throughout Europe. Shakespearian productions are popular because of their humor, intricate plotlines, and the audiences’ abilities to see all of the plot twists and secrets while most of the protagonists have no idea what’s going on. Though these attribute to his popularity, his greatest…

savagery that comes with the human nature through various different characters and their own different experiences and perspectives. The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding tells a story about a group of boys who survived after a plane crash on a remote island with the absence of adults and limited resources. William Golding suggest through multiple characters that the isolation and fear of the unknown after a traumatic event can manipulate evil into a person's perspective,…

style. Whether it is tragedy, history, or comedy. The deception can be destructive or not. It can be practiced on others or, just as likely, self-inflicted. On occasion deception becomes the very foundation of a play, as is the case with Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Deception is also very evident in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald through all the cheating people. In The Great Gatsby all of the inhabitants of East and West Egg use one another to get what they want, with little care as to…

Most people are born inherently good, but some of them are born evil and people would not even know. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding, portrays a character named Roger. He seems civilize and shy in the beginning. But, when he starts to drift away from a life of rules and consequences, he starts to express his inner self in a negative way. Therefore, Roger is born inherently evil, because he shows his true self by hurting others for his own need. Roger demonstrates…

King Lear is thought to be one of the most intricate yet interesting plays ever written by William Shakespeare. It was written around 1605 during a period in Shakespeare’s life when he was engrossed in writing about how flaws in a character can cause great turmoil amongst other characters. One of the key characters in King Lear is known as the Fool, and he is the epitome of the style Shakespeare was using as he was writing King Lear. The Fool serves as a caretaker, confidant, and overseer to…

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph, Jack, and Piggy lose their identities on the stranded island causing destruction and disaster. While discussing about the beast, Simon describes a loss of identity through the beast when he says, “what I mean is… Maybe it’s only us” (Golding 89). This shows that Simon was no longer identifying the other boys the same as he was when they first arrived on the island. This idea is important because it proves that characters were noticing the changes…

Many popular words and phrases commonly used in the present can be traced back to one of William Shakespeare’s 191 works. One could come up with 100 commonly used phrases and find at least half of them in Shakespeare’s writing. Shakespeare invented over 1700 words; never used in the English language before his time. Shakespeare claimed the first use of a knock knock joke when he wrote it in one of his more popular plays, Macbeth. The poet spent half of his life writing thirty-seven plays and 154…

took a seat a couple of seats away from me. Whoever knew that a school bus could be a start of a friendship? I definitely did not, but this is how it all started. On August 11th, 2011, I became best friends with a special person. His name was William. He had been there before for me whenever my silly young age relationship ended. Then, Unexpectedly in sixth grade I started riding his bus. We would talk and talk, and sometimes I didn’t even realize that we had stopped at the middle…

In Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, differences between appearance and reality create dramatic irony. Shakespeare uses this irony to amuse the audience and explain the negative consequences of deception. As readers, we can first see the humour and the consequences that come with deception near the beginning of the book, when Viola disguises herself as Cesario, a man. As a result of this, Olivia falls in love with Cesario, but only the readers know that she is a woman. Awkward and at…