Prince Make the “Right” Decision (An analysis of the Prince’s decision making pertaining to Romeo’s banishment) What is right when three deaths result from anger and revenge? A situations such as this cannot be left unsettled, but what is the right thing to do? In some situations, there is no “right” thing to do. This is one of those times. Romeo had killed Tybalt, a relative of the Prince, however, Tybalt had killed Mercutio, a good friend of Romeo. This situation provides no easy fix
Is Shakespeare still Relevant? O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances. That’s the definition of relevant and Shakespeare falls under it. How? The topics Shakespeare writes about in his plays are significantly relatable. The problems teens confront in his stories are problems in which teens still confront today which makes him popular. Shakespeare's still very popular today among current artists and screenwriters. In music, movies
Hester’s tribulations also lead her to be stoic and a freethinker. Although narrator’s tone indicates that he secretly admires her independence and her ideas, it pretends to disapprove of Hester’s independent philosophizing. Through a deconstructive analysis we can see it is no exactly what it seems. Hester was not socially inclusive to the community. She was treated like a marginal. She was the victim of a group’s consciousness relative alienation and there is lack of belonging and spiritual homeless
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Chapter Analysis Cindy Ho Introduction ~ How’d He do That? Recognizing patterns or symbols in difficult works of literature make it easier to read. The patterns and symbols in “The Fall of the House of Usher” helps one be able to fully understand the short story. For example, in “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the deterioration of the house symbolizes the deterioration of Roderick and Madeline’s health. The house is linked to Roderick and Madeline. Upon
Woman: God’s second mistake? Friedrich Nietzsche, a German philosopher, who regarded ‘thirst for power’ as the sole driving force of all human actions, has many a one-liners to his credit. ‘Woman was God’s second mistake’, he declared. Unmindful of the reactionary scathing criticism and shrill abuses he invited for himself, especially from the ever-irritable feminist brigade. The fact and belief that God never ever commits a mistake, brings Nietzsche’s proclamation dashingly down into the dust bin