He says that the plants used to cure and also kill if they are misused. This represents and foreshadows the way Juliet uses the plant mixture to fake her death whereas Romeo uses it to commit suicide. “Nor aught so good but, strained from that fair use/Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse./Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,/And vice sometime by action dignified.” Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to make the Friar seem very wise. When Romeo asks the Friar to marry him and Juliet, the audience realises that Friar Lawrence is a fatherly figure to Romeo; giving him advice that Romeo appreciates and values. “God pardon sin!
Dad said I shouldn’t…because I didn’t care,” (76) proves that the sadness of his brothers’ death caused him to not think before he acted. This shows that he didn’t think of the consequences, which proves he did not apply his “heart knowledge” when he felt the emotion of sadness. However, as the main character matures and becomes more aware of his “heart knowledge” he begins to act more rational when feeling the emotion of sadness. Towards the end of the novel, the main character is overwhelmed with sadness when his close friend dies. He applies his “heart knowledge” and acts rational by praying that she is alright in heaven and attending masses.
“Remember the suns birth at dawn.” (L4) This personification is saying not to forget how the sun rises. It also means don’t take for granted that you have another day to live and express yourself. “Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their tribes, families, their histories. Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems.” (L14-16) This personification says to remember mother nature because without it you wouldn’t be able to live and breathe.
He makes the anticipation of bad news worse than the bad news itself. As Kumalo “arrives” at the point of sorrow, it is a relief because although he still feels crushed to know all that has become of his son is a murderer, he at least stands on solid ground. This is shown when he goes to visit his son before the trial and loses respect for his brother because his brother refuses to try to grieve. He knows that by refusing to do so, his brother is also refusing to heal. Kumalo knows that there is no purpose in extending the journey, because then he would just be extending the pain.
Christopher moves away from his father as he cannot stand people who lie to him or anyone as he cannot get his head around what might actually be true. Christopher and his father have made a noticeable progress in restoring their bond; they remain distant from one another when compared with how close they were at the start of the novel. Besides, Christopher no longer lives with his father, and he still distrusts his father to a large degree. Social Intolerance & Crossing Social Boundaries The text examines social relations and the way in which individuals demonstrate or reject/deny
Both Charlie and Alan lost the lives they had once known. Alan lost touch with the person he once was, constantly being walked on by his coworkers and wife; he passively accepted photo classes and jigsaw puzzles he didn't want to do and allowed his equals in work to treat him like they were his superiors. Charlie lost his family and the only life he had known. Rather than trying to come to reconciliation with his loss he would distract himself with his music, video games, and kitchen remodeling. Both Charlie and Alan found it easier to not express their feelings than to try to overcome them.
He changes when he learns about Mrs. Dubois and her bad addiction to morphine. One can directed to believe that Jem would be more inclined to read to her to help her to stay clean. He loses his innocence when Mrs. Duboise dies and he never gets to really apologize for his actions. After this loss of innocence, he has another realization that life is unfair and it is not fun and games because of the verdict in the Tom Robinson case. He also realizes the mere fact of why Boo Radley never liked coming out the house which shows his intellectual maturity of realizing that the world is not that great.
Imagery also conveys the consequences of Macbeth actions. For example, ‘blood imagery’ helps to develop the theme of guilt in Act 2, Scene 2: “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” where Macbeth and Lady Macbeth enter their murderous journey. When Lady Macbeth had forced Macbeth to kill Duncan, their crimes have stained them in a way that cannot be washed off. Macbeth looks to his hands and comprehends that water will not be able to wash away the guilt he has to live with and will always have the image of the blood on his hands; they are stained for
Tolstoy makes a subtle comment on society through the characterization of gerrism, as he is the only one able to understand mortality, highlighting the ignorance of upper class society. Ivan is confronted during his conversation with Gerrasim as he is encouraged to recall his best moments with his friends and family to which he climactically realizes that “none of them were at all pleasant”. Death has drawn Ivan to fully understand his past and reflect on it in ways, which the healthy man would
When you analyze the choices and thoughts of Meursault, you will begin to notice his avoidance of aloneness. He constantly needs company, no matter who or what it is, which is how he remains sane throughout the novel. The Stranger opens up with Meursault talking about his mother’s death, “For now, it’s almost as if Maman weren’t dead. After the funeral though, the case will be closed and everything will have a more official feel to it.” (3) Meursault has that Absurdist point of view, where his mother’s death is almost insignificant to him. Although in the second sentence he recognizes that later he will come to feel the loss.