Ophelia falls into the water accidentally and passively drowns. Discuss her death as a symbol of her life, her honor, and her relationship with Hamlet. Ophelia is Polonius’s daughter, a beautiful young woman with whom Hamlet has been in love. Ophelia is a sweet and innocent young girl, who obeys her father and her brother, Laertes. Ophelia does not have a mind of her own she obeys everything her father says and never argues with him.
. Poseidon curses Odysseus, sending storms and contrary winds to inhibit his homeward journey.” (Johnson, Poseidon: Greek God and Lord of the Sea.) Even though Poseidon’s punishment is arguably harsh, it is justified since Odysseus killed his son, Polyphemus. Odysseus is fortunate he did not receive a more severe penalty, such as a curse or disfigurement, retributions commonly imposed by the Gods. “Although most myths cast Poseidon in a
She tells Odysseus, “Of course I will stand by you; I will not forget you when we are about this business.” This profound dedication severely contrasts Odysseus’s countless betrayals. In fact, Athena is so loyal she even aids Odysseus’s son, Telemachus. In the beginning of the poem she supplies him with a ship and crew so he can search for news of his legendary father. With Homer’s depiction of traitorous men and trustworthy women, it is clear that the realistic women of The Odyssey were unlike the common, sexist beliefs of the typical Greek men. Even though The Odyssey’s main focus is on Odysseus, women play a large part in this epic poem.
Sheila is the only one which feels compassion from Eva’s death. The reader also sympathises with her because he is the only one which reveals against the power of rich classes. She is still a young woman and therefore she expects more to happen in his life, also as the play says she is “very pleased with life”. Sheila’s language is in a mid term between formal and informal due to his short age. Eric: His relations with his family are open; all the family knows his drink problem except his mother because he still sees him as a child.
She looks down on most people and expects the Inspector to treat her with the upmost respect she often treats the Inspector as inferior. Sheila the young pretty daughter, she is for filling her father’s dream of becoming upper-class by marrying an upper-class man Gerald. She is deeply affected by Eva Smith’s death she is initially very naive to suggest that someone can drink disinfectant by accident “Oh- how horrible! Was it an accident?” however later on she shows her own jealousy and bad temper causing Eva Smith to lose he jobs but she always accepts responsibility this reflects Priestley’s faith in the new generation that it will be filled with young socialist caring people who work
Katherine appears as a self centered person who doesn’t care about anything, but, underneath her rough exterior lies a person with a soft heart. For example: during the play, as she prepares for her big wedding day, she suddenly realizes that her groom to be has yet to arrive; she exits weeping right before she shouts out, “Would Katherine had never seen him though,” (Shakespeare 3.2.26). Katherine allows herself to be open and display her affections, whereas in the movie she remains very anti-social and incapable to express herself. Because Katherine hides behind her true emotions, she has a heavy burden to
This calamitous incident occurs when he gets shot in the head and is killed while returning from using the latrine. Just moments before this tragedy occurs, Cross is daydreaming about his obsession, Martha, back in America and how he loves her and how she cannot relate with his feeling of affection. It is while his mind is wandering when Ted Lavender gets shot. Cross cannot help but feel responsible for Lavender’s death. Despite that deaths like this are commonly caused by freak incidents, he feels that if his attention had been focused on the war at the very moment Lavender died instead of the girl whose love he can never obtain, he could have prevented this loss of life.
In one hand Mede is a part good as she was a women who wanted to have a happy life, have a family, sons, and leace peacefully, but Jason ten abandoned her and he can be seen as the “bad guy” of the novel. Medea in some point can make the author even feel sorry for her as she just wanted to be happy and when Jason left her she became crazy and did what she did. Medea feels she does not deserve this after all she had done for Jason “I saved your life- every greek who sailed with you on board that ship the Argo can confir it”(Euripides L.560). Furthermore she is even expelled from Corinth alone and she fears for her children. In the other hand Medea’s evil part takes control in almost all the play since Jason left her and betrayed her, she became totaly crazy and irrational in the search of revenge.
Throughout the story, Laura is forced to see from a different point of view, making her a more mature young woman. Many believe that Laura has become more immature throughout the story because she makes unthought out, spontaneous decisions. Although she struggles to reach an understanding of maturity, she is unable to become a woman because of her divergent actions. One of these actions includes how distracted she gets when her mother gives laura, her hat. Laura's brother compliments her, and she completely forgets about Mr. Scott; “What an absolute topping hat!’… and [Laura] didn’t tell him after all,” ( p. 11).
She seems to have no sense of her self, her own opinions or feelings. When the editor of her father’s paper, Ade Coker, asks her a question, she looks at their father before answering. Eugene is proud of their quiet obedience, but Ade Coker rightly asks, “Imagine what the Standard would be if we were all quiet.” Kambili’s blossoming from silent and repressed to a young woman with her own voice is central to Purple Hibiscus. Kambili is freed from the tyranny of her abusive father and exposed to love, liveliness and warmth when she visits her aunt’s family in Nsukka and meets the handsome Father Amadi. Relationship with Papa / Mama • Eager to please Papa: “God will deliver us.” I said, knowing Papa would like my saying that.