William the Silent

Braveheart, directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of the Scottish rebel leader, William Wallace and his fight against the evil English ruler Edward the Longshanks. When he was a young boy, small groups of Scottish rebels would form to fight the English army from their land to proclaim freedom. Hundreds of Scottsmen lost their lives including William’s father. Ten years later, William Wallace returns home to his father's abandoned farm. Wallace falls in love with his childhood sweetheart,…

Humanity plays a vital role in both the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In both, man’s inherent darkness demonstrates that when one tries to face a situation that requires more than one’s strenuous efforts, it eventually would get too far and the lack of human compassion towards others denotes social isolation. In both pieces of literature, humanity is a demonstration of how humans react in a society with extreme control compared to…

In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the minor character Banquo plays the role as a foil to Macbeth. Their contrasting personalities first appear in their reactions towards the three witches' prophecy. Macbeth acts on the prophecy while Banquo is rather cautious about the prophecy and does not act upon it. Immediately after the prophecy has been told, Banquo begins speaking noticing how Macbeth is silent. Banquo says, "he seems rapt withal" (I.III.60). Macbeth silently ponders about what…

StreetCar Named Desire is a realist play written by Tennessee Williams in 1947. The play is set in New Orleans after the second world war. StreetCar Named desire can be interpreted in many different ways as it has several themes which are open ended. Some of the main themes in StreetCar Named Desire are the clash between the two world, New America vs. Old America, Conflict between Classes. Much of the story, characters were found in Williams’s drama was mined from the playwright’s own life.…

The Prelude, written by William Wordsworth and published in 1850, is an autobiographical poem composed in unrhymed iambic pentameter. This poem follows the speaker through a series of psychological events in which he illustrates contrasting views of nature. In The Prelude, Wordsworth uses literary devices such as diction, imagery, and tone to communicate to readers his varying experiences with nature. In the beginning, the poem takes on a peaceful tone. The speaker is filled with anxious…

Abner in, William Faulkner's “Barn Burning,” represents resilience, and power. When Abner is first introduced, he is accused for the burning of Mr. Harris’s barn. Mr. Harris explains the numerous amount of times he’s offered to help Abner fix his pen, but Abner refuses to take any orders not fabricated by his own mind. In an effort to solve the problem, the court asks his son Sarty to testify. With Abner's silent power over him, Sarty is forced to see everyone who is an enemy of Abner, as an…

William Rehnquist was born on Oct 1, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI to his parents William and Margery Rehnquist. From an early age he embraced his family’s respect towards Republican Party leaders such as Herbert Hoover and Robert Taft (Biography, 2005). After graduating high school, Rehnquist attended Kenyon College for one year before entering the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943 to 1946. Upon completion of his military service, he attended the University of Stanford where he earned a…

May 8, 2017 The Mysterious Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564. William Shakespeare is known to be the best English playwright. He authored some 37 or more plays, epic poems and 154 sonnets, He retired to his hometown sometime around 1612, where he died. Shakespeare worked the English language…

‘Tintern Abbey’ is a poem written by William Wordsworth. It was composed in 1798 and published in the same as Lyrical Ballads. It was composed on his second visit to the banks of the river Wye. His sister Dorothy was with him on his tour of Wye valley. The poem was composed as that were travelling from Tintern to Bristol. The poem was written down only when the poet reached Bristol. It is Tintern Abbey that we see for the first time Wordsworth as a true worshipper of nature. It shows his…

Look at the way people dress. Listen to the words of music. Look closely at the plot in movies. We do not often know that some of these are often influenced by the most famous writer and playmaker, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has influenced quite a bit of today's modern culture through tragic, comical, and love filled writings and plays he wrote in the Renaissance period. We often see remakes of his romantic play, Romeo and Juliet, or his tragic play, Macbeth. Movies such as The Lion King…