The guillotine was a device originally made by an aristocrat, Antoine Louis, to use for capital punishment, mainly on commoners (Klein). Ironically it was the commoners who made the use of the guillotine famous during the French Revolution. The commoner’s service towards “La Guillotine” highlights the irony in their revolution as they become the cause of the violence and oppression they are trying to uproot. Another example of hypocrisy in the French Revolution, caused by the cruelty of the mob, would be the unjust execution of the seamstress towards the end. The seamstress speaks to Sydney Carton, on death row, telling him, “I am not unwilling to die, if
The downfall of Dr. Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s novel is directly correlated with the humanization of the creature he creates. Through the development of both these characters, Shelley communicates ideas of companionship and the abuse of knowledge as well as raising the question as to what makes people human. Shelley responds to her Gothic, post-Enlightenment and Romantic context, drawing on important Gothic techniques such as the use of sublimes, Gothic polarities and isolated setting. The Age of Reason is also reflected in the novel’s scientific content. Shelley uses a set of letters written by a man called Walton to his sister Margaret as a framing device for her novel.
Randel develops meaning behind the places of Ingolstadt and the Northern Lights, Geneva, England and Scotland, Ireland and Evian to prove his thesis of the importance of political geography. He often refers back to the French revolution and uses that to compare to Shelley’s portrayal of her opinions on the political geography of each place. Randel believes that the tale Frankenstein is a metaphor for the French Revolution. Throughout the essay Randel is associating Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s monster and the victims of Frankenstein’s monster to people like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, King Charles I, Lord Viscount Falkland, and John Hampden—all of which are big contributors to the French Revolution. Although Randel puts forth some peculiar evidence, he is able to explain and utilize historical facts to further strengthen his argument.
During the play Macbeth was introduce to the ideas of murder and betrayal by Lady Macbeth. She pressured him into doing things he would have never imagined doing. Macbeth witnessed a supernatural event when he saw Banqo ghost at the dinner. Lady Macbeth also witnessed a supernatural event when she could not wash off King Duncan’s blood. The Mariner showed a supernatural event when he watched the suffer.
However, the authors use different writing styles that demonstrate the different outlook on the characters, thus creating the illusion that Poe's character in "A cask Of Amontialldo" is crazier then Faulkener's character in a "Rose For Emily." The characters take extreme measurements to protect their pride, even if it means murder. The authors both like to use a lot of foreshadowing throughout the story that lets the reader know death is coming. Faulkner uses a out of order timeline to tell his story, and Poe uses hints throughout his story. Faulkner has death in the readers mind by starting out with "When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral," (Faulkner) already giving the death theme before the reader knows anything.
In this quote Lady Macbeth is thinking about the witches prophecy and how she can make it come true. She states that she will control Macbeth with her words and she will convince him to do what she says; like killing Duncan. This shows that Macbeth’s main action (the killing of Duncan to become king) was based on what he was told by the witches and what Lady Macbeth told him after he told her. Another case in which Macbeth is acting upon the witch’s prophecy is when he wants to murder Banquo. When Macbeth talks to the murderers and even a bit before he says, “It is concluded: Banquo thy sol’s flight, / If it find heaven, must find it out tonight.” (3.1.141-142).
Near the end of the play she admits to her crimes, further solidifying her guilt. Still, however guilty she may be, Lady Macbeth’s greatest skill lies in her aptitude for deception and cunning. During Macbeth, Lady Macbeth forces her husband to do her bidding and commit vile murders using a variety of methods and means. Chief amongst her tools are the arts of persuasion and deception, both of which she teaches to Macbeth. As she receives a letter from her husband, she says, “...I may pour my spirits into thine ear and chastise with the valour of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round”(I v 25-26), proving that she plans to convince Macbeth to remove all that impedes him from the crown, clearing the way for her to be queen.
The Techniques Used in “My Last Duchess” The poem “My Last Duchess”, written by Robert Browning, is an example of a Victorian love story but with a twist. The words that describe this poem are murder, mystery, and deception. The entire poem is written as a dramatic monologue and deals with the theme of controlled love and jealousy. The main character, the Duke, talks about the murder of his duchess, revealing more than what he intends to. Now, I will discuss the many different features Robert Browning has used in the poem.
Outline. The written task is about “How could a text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers based on Act 5 Scene I of the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare”. This Scene shows the hallucinations Lady Macbeth has after influencing her husband Macbeth to kill the King, Duncan. This task corresponds to the part 4 of the course, which covers the detailed study of a text. I was interested in studying this because it caught my attention the way Lady Macbeth and her husband were punished for committing treason from Shakespeare point of view, but from a modern point of view we can read the scene differently.
This is closely related to the theme crime, as the play exemplifies Macbeth ambition for power, through lies and murders. Finally, Shakespeare uses justice to show that every action has a consequence, by the use of Macbeth, as he is faced with many serious choices, and with his decisions, Macbeth dealt with severe consequences. Hence, it can said as a whole that through the use of vivid themes and characterisations, it is Lady Macbeth who took the ultimate burden. Death in Macbeth is used to portray that Lady Macbeth took the toll of crime by conveying constant deaths in the play to emphasis each characters characteristics in the play. The use of death in Macbeth can be seen throughout the entire play.