Claudius purposefully set out to murder his own flesh and blood, which proves his selfishness, similar to the biblical reference of the serpent. The ghost goes on to say, “With witchcraft of his wits, with traitorous gifts… So to seduce! -- won to his shameful lust.” This further emphasizes the reference to Adam and Eve because Claudius acted as the serpent that tempted Eve with the poisonous fruits in the Garden of Eden, the “orchard,” to “win his shameful lust.” By expressing diction to metaphorically relate Claudius to the serpent, it helps align the reader with Hamlet and the Ghost in their contempt for Claudius and the Queen and heightens the reader’s sense of vengeance. Furthermore, in the passage, Shakespeare applies imagery to show Hamlet and the ghost's abhorrence towards Claudius and the Queen's corrupt nature. By presenting Claudius as the unfaithful serpent, it gives readers the connotation that he is evil, betraying and loathsome, correlating to the ghost’s and Hamlet’s feelings.
Mary Shelley uses many language devices to portray conflict in the novel Frankenstein. In chapter 5, Mary Shelley uses alliteration to convey to the reader the emotional conflict the monster is forced to face. Victor finally finishes his creation and observes its appearance: “I beheld the wretch -- the miserable monster who I created”. This suggests to the reader that Victor is not pleased with his creation as he calls him a “monster”; the word “monster” makes the reader visualize a horrendous, spine-chilling, eerie creation creating a dark ambience. Furthermore, the author uses feelings to describe the monster.
The boys start to fight and have mini war. The Lord of the Flies helps describe the darkness of humanity through the characters Jack and Ralph. This can lead to society’s destruction due to the loss of civilization and law and order. Golding uses the Lord of the Flies to prove
Human Hypocrisy : A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens, in his novel, A Tale Of Two Cities, vividly captures the lives of the people before and during French Revolution. Dickens uses this novel to illustrate the dark hypocrisies ever present in humans. The commoners, in trying to seek vengeance and justice, exhibit the same negative characteristics as the rich they damn. The mass executions of the aristocracy, the assassination of Marquis Evremonde, the justice system and Dickens’ final thoughts about the subject through the narrator, all contribute to this dark theme of escalating violence when following the path of vengeance. Dickens examines the irony and hypocrisy, in the French Revolution, through the cruel and violent mass execution of the aristocracy, carried out by the commoners, in retaliation to the cruel and violent capital punishments imposed by the aristocracy on them.
Christopher Metzger Period 1 Updated: 6/14/11 Dr. Diaz Is Evil Instilled Into Every Human at Birth? Many say human kind is inherently evil, that there is evil in all of us. William Golding strongly confirms this point in the book, The Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies expresses what can happen to a man when there is not structure and little means of survival. The boys prove man to be inherently evil through control, mistreatment, and murder.
The other characters liken Richard “to wolves, to spiders, toads, or any creeping venom’d thing that lives.” Shakespeare portrays Richard as a monster and a beast. Richard’s monstrosity is symbolized in his appearance, which is “so lamely and unfashionable that dogs bark at” him, rather than accepting him as a fellow beast. Shakespeare portrays Richard as the devil, which
The author cites “John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious.” In the end I honestly believe that John genuinely love his wife but was clueless in helping her get better. I don’t think John would drive his wife to madness or insanity deliberately. 3. What might her bedroom have been used as before? Why is this significant?
She took it.” Hughes show that Mary is now living in the past while Bill can’t get over the fact that she looks so old and was determined to let her know he was doing well. Hughes uses the words “old and young” to show the contrast between not only their ages, but the amount of time that past. Hughes uses “Space and people. She lost sight of Bill.” Shows that the connection between Bill and Mary was lost again without them getting everything out. Only after the bus door closed she could speak but it was too late, he didn’t hear her.
Both are horrific practices prominent across the world and evident throughout history. Alice Walker, an African American author and activist, who grew up in the South, witnessed the effects of domestic violence and racism firsthand. Both domestic violence and racism are cyclical practices that play a prominent role in Walker’s debut novel, The Third Life of Grange Copeland. Under the domination of white men in the sharecropping system, Grange Copeland begins the pattern of domestic abuse, eventually driving his wife to commit suicide. The cycle continues with Grange’s son, Brownfield, as he brutally abuses his wife and children—murdering his wife in the end.
For me, I find it terrifying that someone could murder another human being so gruesomely, such as poisoning them, shooting, or hitting them repeatingly over the head with a baseball bat. What kind of world do we live in, were people can kill for something so small? This television show also shows how to get away with murder. For instance, we all know that police check for finger prints on murder weapons, so if an individual was watching this program, they could take note that gloves would be needed in order to cover up finger prints. MTV is known for their sexual and inappropriate reality television shows.