William the Silent

In Miller’s The crucible, John Proctor is faced with conflict and a decision to choose what is morally correct, or the most convenient choice for him. Although he chooses his convenience for most of the play, Proctor makes a crucial decision that demonstrates he wants to do what is morally correct. Proctor, originally a stubborn and bad-tempered man becomes an honest man with principles. Even though Proctor becomes an honest man, he starts out as a sinner. John Proctor is a dynamic individual…

written by William Faulkner and “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather focus on two main characters. Both Faulkner and Cather use their characters to prove a point or an outcome of a theory. Williams Faulkner uses Emily as his main character. Emily is a beautiful girl who used to live with her father. On the other hand Willa Cather used Paul as his main character. Paul is a high school student who also used to live with his father. Both stories focus on one main factor. In “A Rose for Emily” by William…

In Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, David abandoned his lover, Giovanni, for his fiancee, Hella. David faced pressure from society and himself to be with a woman, any woman. Queer theory can be clearly seen as David’s morals drive him away from Giovanni and other men. To begin with, David discovers that he may be interested in men when he spends time with a boy named Joey. They kiss and spend a night together and the next morning David leaves. “Above all, I was suddenly afraid. It was borne in…

The way Joyce utilizes characters in the story Araby is very unique. He uses short details to push through what he is saying. In the beginning of the story, he talks about the general environment in the boy's neighborhood. It says when the Uncle came out they would hide in the shadows avoiding to be seen. Already we can tell that there is a problem with parenting because these kids are doing things that they aren't supposed to be doing and the fact that he is being watched by his uncle shows us…

A hero can be defined as someone who possesses upstanding qualities or has accomplished impressive feats. Similarly, a tragic hero in a piece of literature possesses upstanding qualities, yet also has a tragic flaw that eventually leads to his demise. For these reasons, the character John Proctor in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a tragic hero. Due to how John Proctor can be characterized as having goodness and a superior reputation, a tragic flaw, and an epiphany moment, he is the…

William Shakespeare wrote “Macbeth” and it’s about someone wanting to be king so bad that he kills a lot of people to get what he wants. Macbeth wasn’t a tragic hero because he cheated his way to be king instead of earning it. The king of Scotland was named Duncan and everybody valued him, he made good decisions for the people of Scotland. Macbeth was the thane of glamis which if Duncan dies, Macbeth takes over Scotland. Macbeth has a wife named Lady Macbeth, she was very…

Revenge for Masculinity “Away, morality!” exclaims Atreus to a servant who appears unconvinced by the former’s determination for suffering torment to be a just price for his brother’s crime (Seneca 404). With this simple statement, the king acknowledges morality as being compromised within his revenge scheme, but he thinks little of it; in fact, Atreus dismisses morality as though it were his servant. With this dismissal, he establishes that his revenge against Thyestes, tricking him to eat his…

Another example of Borgia’s wisdom as a duke can be identified when examining the period of rule after he had taken over Romagna. Machiavelli is especially enthralled by Borgia’s cunning and effective use of cruelty. He even encourages the actions of Borgia to be “imitated” by future princes (29). This example of “cruelty-well-used”, as Machiavelli calls it, is recognized after Borgia notices the civil disunity within his kingdom. The subjects were so used to having their possessions taken from…

King Lear by the time of his death at the play’s finale is an entirely different character from who he was at the play’s beginning. Initially considering himself of some significance to the the gods, it becomes clear to him by the end of the play that even kings are no more than mortal men. It is a result of his daughter Cordelia’s death, Lear eventually comes to realize what Glo’ster expresses so eloquently, and which acts as the premise of the tragic play, that “as flies to wanton boys are we…

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night Dream brings together different worlds, representing each level of society: powerful politicians, young lovers, workmen, figures from both the city and the spirit world of our dream: beckoning us from the restrictions civilization. Lysander and Hermia concoct the typical young lover’s scheme of eloping to the forest, a place where they will not be controlled by what appears to them the force structure of convention. Shakespeare operates the play within a nature…