The second stanza talks about people keeping hopes and being strong. for example the line: Look deep to find the grains of hope and strength, and sing, my brothers and sisters, and sing ( “Oppression” 2 ), in this line the poet is asking all his brothers and sisters which means everyone to have strength and not to lose hope. The third stanza focuses on revolt and the poet wanting people to express and not be afraid of getting arrested. He says that sacrificing lives is not terrible in fact it’s a heroic act which should be taken for justice. For example in the line: The sun will share your birthdays with you behind bars, the new spring grass like fiery spears will count your years, as you start into the next year, endure my brothers, endure my sisters (“Oppression’’ 3), the poet is encouraging people to endure and suffer and not be afraid to go behind the bars since the sun will share their birthdays and new springs with them.
What do you think are the feelings about marriage in this poem and how does the poet present these feelings to the reader? In the poem 'A marriage', Michael Blumenthal expresses a clear view to the reader by presenting marriage as a positive affair which helps people to share burdens as well as progress their lives. At the beginning of the poem, Blumenthal implies that living on your own is a tire and an exhausting ordeal as he describes the arms as "tired". This word is repeated which exaggerates the misery of loneliness and implies that there is no end; this idea of there being no end is also expressed in "either your arms or the ceiling will soon collapse" giving out before the end. From this, it is clear to the reader that Blumenthal believes that being alone is painful and controlling towards you.
This makes Benedick want to right Hero because he wants Beatrice to love him. When Beatrice says this, she should turn away from Benedick, cry and perhaps cast a sly look towards Benedick to alert the audience that this is the start of her manipulation. Benedick should look as if he has just found the light at the end of a tunnel and show signs of hope and desperation. A few lines later, Benedick confesses his love for Beatrice by saying “I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?” At the end of this line, Benedick asks if it is strange for him to love because they have always had a friendly war of words between each other and due to the fact that they squabble frequently.
Compare how ideas about love are presented in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 and Barrett-Browning’s Sonnet 43. In the course of the essay, I will compare and contrast both poems’ idea of love. Both poems generally give a positive overview of love; both poets suggest that love is never ending and can battle through bad situations. Shakespeare’s sonnet takes the form of argument, talking about the unchanging and eternal qualities of love whilst Browning’s sonnet is like a direct poem to her husband discussing the nature of her love for him. Shakespeare starts the poem with the imperative “let me not to the marriage of true minds” which sets the tone and exploration of true love.
self respect and personal worth. Pride is generally thought of as a positive quality, but when it dominates one’s life, people end up sacrificing what is truly important. “In general pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.” This quote by the English author, John Ruskin, suggests that behind every immense error one will find a person blinded by his own ego. The short story, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, proves that this quote is valid. In the story both the characterization and conflict help to show how “pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.” The characterization of the narrator allows the reader to see the problem brought about by having too much pride.
In Corinthians, St. Paul said, "We ought to live our life's by faith and not by sight." However what if our sight becomes stronger than our faith and what faith you though you had, perishes by the reality in front of you. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Young Goodman Brown", the principles and morals of the main character are put in doubt when a series of events cause him to question his real faith. Further on, his Christian values become an object of ridicule and his only nature becomes sin itself. However faith was an important part of his life and his childhood principles were the reason behind his good deeds.
Former acquaintances are neglected or forgotten. The tenderness ties between friends are weakened, or dissolved; and benevolence itself moves into a very limited sphere.” (Foster, 24). Marriage is not the only reason for social confinement but it also becomes the downfall of all well loved friendships. She becomes very determined it seems to prolong her “freedom” and it seems like she really enjoys the power of choice during courtship, and I think really takes advantage of
“It is a great wonder how all mighty God in his magnificence favours and race with rank and scope”(line 1729). Hrothgar advices Beowulf in this passage in hope that his advice will be taken to heart. “Illness and old age mean nothing to him; his mind is untroubled by envy and malice,”(lines 1735-1737). In this passage Hrothgar
* “Do you know who makes good first impressions? Liars.” * "The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary. Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." Joseph Conrad * "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you will see." Winston Churchill * "When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him."
(Shmoop Editorial Team)Throughout the sonnet there is use of imagery, for example “It is the star” emphasizing that love will guide you. Through the duration of the sonnet love being permanent is exaggerated greatly. Shakespeare emphases how true love always preserves, despite any obstacles that may arise, “Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks”. Inferring from this, we can tell he is trying to get across that even if the circumstance or person changes, love never dies. Sonnet 116 uses repeated pairs of words, “love is not love”, “alters when alteration finds” suggesting it is to be like “couples” and to also further emphasize the theme of love in the sonnet.