In Act 5, Sc 3, Macbeth says, “I am sick at heart”. He also says, “my way of life is fall’n into the sear, the yellow leaf; and that which should accompany old age” by saying this it shows us that he has realised that even though he is now king, it is not worth what has happened to him, as a human being. He has no friends or family left, and his life is not worth living and even if he lives to see old age, he will still have a very unhappy life. In Act 5, Sc 5, Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth has died, and in Act 5, Sc 8 he says, “Why should I play the Roman fool, and die on my own sword?” This shows us he thinks about committing suicide, but he then says why should he die from his own sword, and decides to fight and die on the battlefield, honourably. The play begins with Macbeth fighting like a true warrior on the battlefield, and it ends with him dying in combat.
In chapter thirteen of Frankenstein, the creature realizes that he was “a monster, a blot upon earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned” since there was “none like him” (Shelley 123). The result of the atrocious appearance given to him by Victor Frankenstein is that the monster is more than dejected in human society. Even his creator, Victor Frankenstein, gasps at the dreadful wretch he created, “Oh! no mortal could support the horror of that countenance” (Shelley 59). Since he was so apparently appalling to the people he stumbled upon, he was entirely repudiated from human society.
Loneliness In the novel Of Mice and Men Loneliness is an emotion that even the strongest of people cannot avoid. During the 1930s-1940s in America, The Great Depression over ruled. In this time period, everyone is afraid of everyone. John Steinbeck’s novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ it illustrates a clear image of the many people living in loneliness. It shows the life of loneliness through character eyes.
In sum, isolation becomes the worst imaginable fate throughout the novel, which leads to violence, rage and disaster. Knowledge, social responsibility, society's view of beauty, and secrecy are the major themes that were presented in this gothic novel. Shelley identifies the most hideous of human characteristics in Victor and his monster, and she focuses on how obsession can be a very dangerous and blinding force that leads to various disasters. Frankenstein and his monster represent the good and the bad through the reckless pursuit of knowledge. Both of these characters were afraid of rejection.
The reason why one can argue that his attitude got them stuck in the snow for such a long time is due to the fact that Shackleton was warned by the whalers at the South Georgia Island that the sea was passing through one of the worst seasons, and it was almost impossible to sail through all the ice. Shackleton being so arrogant and greedy did not listen to any of the warnings that the men gave him. His main goal was to execute his expedition and get the recognition that he always desired. His actions led the crew to be trapped in the ice for a couple of months, leading to the destruction of The Endurance. Subsequently after the ship wrecked, Shackleton knew his dream of crossing the continent was impossible.
The deaths of his friends were a big blow to him considering all the moments they have spent together, especially Manny (Leary feels responsible for his death). His stubbornness of being “King of the Ice” were one of the reasons that led to Manny’s drinking habits (for example, trading Manny away to the Amerks) and eventual death. Manny died alone and was pretty unhappy and his wife Jane makes evidence of that by saying “when he wasn’t drinking there was a sadness in him I couldn’t touch.”(Leary p.221) Leary felt like his selfishness cost him his dear friend’s happiness and life. Clay’s death was another important piece of evidence regarding Leary’s transformation as experiencing loss finally let out Leary’s emotions, who seemed to be a guy who kept everything inside and felt nothing. The reader can feel that Leary had finally broken out of his crusty shell and let all his tears pour down for someone he had truly
The devastating experiences of World War I and the death of so many of their generation’s best and brightest young men caused disillusionment with the American way of life. The Great Gatsby (1925), written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is considered by many to be the literary work which best represents the Lost Generation. Jay Gatsby’s story, told by first person narrator Nick Carraway, depicts the tragic, yet ultimately hopeful tale of a young man who wishes nothing more than to recreate and relive a magical moment in time before the war; a time when love was fresh and life full of expectations and dreams. The Jazz Age setting, and that era’s extreme lifestyle changes, perfectly reflects the moral struggles at the heart of the novel. The underlying yet ever present backdrop for The Great Gatsby relies upon the representation of the Lost Generation through setting, symbols, and characters such as Daisy Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, and Nick Carraway.
This one is about a man who sleeps for twenty years and awakens to a greatly changed world and a long beard. In Irving’s work, Dame Van Winkle is the main reason why her husband is always absent. She is consistently nagging him and Rip feels oppressed by her. By avoiding her, he avoids being compelled to work. Rip's wish is to live a life of his own without responsibilities.
Alyxandria Quinones Frankenstein Motif Essay AP Lit Pd. 8 12-13-11 Alienation: The Real Pandora’s Box An innate craving for companionship and compassion is a quintessential element of human nature. Consequentially, a denial of these cravings results in a slow descent into an exceedingly miserable and unfulfilling existence. The demoralizing effects of alienation are a reoccurring aspect of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein. As exemplified by both Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, prolonged estrangement from society essentially rips the lid off Pandora’s notorious Box, prompting self-destruction and magnifying the human tendency to harbor resentments towards a society that has become foreign to them.
Life of Poe in relation to his works Poe’s life was plagued with unfortunate deaths of beloved relatives, sickness and drinking binges that changed his view on life and has a profound impact on his works from his repetitive yet never tiring themes of love, death and the never ending horrors of loneliness. Not only was his work very depressing, it was also widely accepted that the miserable characters in his works are metaphors of his interpretation of his own life and his many failures in his conquest for happiness. We know from his childhood that his father abandoned his family at a very young age and he once said that women is the source of comfort which provided the care Poe needed as an infant. However, tuberculosis claimed his wife, mother and much of his family’s lives leaving Poe emotionally broken. Many of his work revolved around the death of influential female characters that utilizes symbolism, for instance Annabel Lee which in my opinion is a metaphor of his wife – Virginia and that his poem is trying to resurrect the memories of their lives together as young adults in love and her tragic end and the horrors of death is symbolized as the raven who forcibly takes things from animals.