The blindest of all was obviously King Lear and because of Lear’s high position in society, you would think he would be able to determine the good from the bad but unfortunately, his lack of sight prevented him to do so. Lear’s first act of blindness came at the beginning of the play. First, he was easily fooled by his two oldest daughter’s lies. Then he was unable to see the reality of Cordelia’s true love for him and as a result, banished her from his kingdom. Lear’s blindness also caused him to banish one of his loyal followers, Kent.
Although we see how destructive Proctor’s sin has been and how flawed he is as a result, we admire his determination to atone and sympathise with his dilemma. We see how Proctor realises his mistakes and how he acts differently around Abigail after the sin has been committed, ‘I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again’. This shows how he is devoted to Elizabeth and knows he has done wrong, with the extent of using harsh verbs, such as ‘cut’ to imply the force he feels towards her. The severance that Proctor has implied makes him gain our admiration as he shows his willingness to atone. The relationship between Proctor and Abigail is used as a heat metaphor, built on lust not love.
Slave! Caliban! Thou earth, thou! Speak.” (1:2:369) By Prospero referring to Caliban as ‘earth’ it shows how he compares him as the lowest thing there is. The method of character interaction is shown as we see how they both have hatred towards each other, perhaps because Caliban is still angry at Prospero invading the island and taking over everything and how Prospero thinking he is better than Caliban, also that Prospero is then showing Caliban how he is better than him and that’s why he has taken him as a slave for him.
Look here it is.”(III.iii.) Iago’s manipulative ways have earned him what he needs to succeed in the demise of his counterparts. By being loyal to her husband, Emilia has caused a great deal of harm to the woman she cares so deeply for. Another conversation of Desdemona is brought up between the Ancient and his general and this time Iago explains to Othello that he had seen Cassio with his ladies handkerchief. Othello later questions Desdemona about the handkerchief and she cannot answer where it is.
Both Source N and O agree with the fact that More lacked compassion for others and was cruel, although they both rely more on opinion rather than hard facts. However P disagrees and states that he was a little bit compassionate and focuses more on the evidence to back it up. Source N agrees with the view that More was a cruel man with little compassion. It states that More was ‘personally responsible’ for burning several people and more things similar to torture. However, it also says that torture and imprisonment was common in that time period and it is true.
The easy way is often referred to as the wrong way and in some cases this is true, such as when Victor ignored his creation. By not facing his fears he was granted the absence of the monster, but only contributed to emanate problem just on the horizon. Victor’s tone of boastful arrogance soon turned to forlorn warning when he “Had finished and saw, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled his heart” (Shelley, 42). A fantastic example of the “easy way out” could be found in The Importance of Being Earnest. As Jack quickly finds out, lying about your true name to win the girl of your dreams can be successful, but also have consequences.
Odysseus and Penelope: Infidelity in Men and Women The double standard between Odysseus and Penelope is especially clear. Odysseus has a relationship while he is on her island, although he is described as “unwilling” (l. 172). This infidelity seems to be taken for granted. Odysseus does endure his long and hard journey partially to see Penelope again, but the text also says that Calypso “no longer pleased” him (l. 170). Odysseus’ decision to leave the island when he has the choice may have been a far more trying decision six years ago.
If the reader were like me, they would have been sentimental and found this passage very uncomfortable. After all, the inmate did something to lock them up in the first place. I find this appeal unfair to the reader, because, if the reader is not educated in the prison system or aware of the reason the prisoner is locked up in the first place, they may feel differently towards the treatment of the prisoners, compared to basing their opinion off just Abramsky’s article. Secondly, Abramsky supports
Conversely, Prospero treats Caliban appallingly, freely insulting him and not realizing Caliban has emotions. As soon as Prospero arrived as an outcast of Milan, he seized the island from Caliban, who believes his mother owns right to the island. In Shakespeare’s writing, Caliban is depicted as a disfigured, evil being with a unpleasant, vulgar personality. Maybe, Caliban himself is not responsible for his foul behavior, and it is brought on by how he has been mistreated and misunderstood. It might be Prospero’s mistakes and violent words towards Caliban reasoned only on his dishonorable birth to Sycorax and the Satan.
It also seems that ignorance is not only apparent in the slaves but in the slaveholders themselves. The masters don’t realize that through slaveholding, they are corrupting themselves with the power that they have over