The representation of love within “Much Ado about Nothing” is in its finality and basic format is commonly perceived as socially appeasing and harmonious, as outstanding abnormalities are resolved. Although these aforementioned abnormalities are from which the majority of comedic instances are derived from. Stemming from the anarchic characters of Benedick and Beatrice who unlike their conventional counterparts, vilify and harangue the proposed concept of ‘conventional love’ that is preached throughout the piece. The couples themselves in behaviour and innate moral values seem to juxtapose one another, politically correct versus anarchy. Claudio and Hero share a conventionality, and compliant behaviour which contrasts sharply with Benedick's/Beatrice’s independent spirit, jaded opinions about the opposite sex, and their shared eccentric wit.
Annie Lennox is a talented and complex women, she is a combination of contradictions, simultaneously seeking but also rejecting fame, a women but viewed as androgynously male and accepting of but also shunning her accrued wealth. These opposing states show a conflicted inner world where repressed material vies for release from the unconscious. This psycho- biographical look at Annie’s life so far is done from a psychoanalytical perspective, concentrating on three of Annie’s contradictory traits; this “wild analysis” looks at how and where these parts of her personality may have developed. It should be said that this purely speculative look at Annie’s life is made even more so by the fact that she does not often, nor happily give interviews and she did not corroborate with the biography used for the purposes of this task (Sutherland & Ellis, 2001), although she is quoted throughout it. For the information of the reader a brief chronology of Annie’s life so far is attached.
One would expect the tide to go down sooner or later but “always” makes it sound as if Cathy was always hyper-active. This again could be hyperbole as Nelly’s fallible narrative voice narrates it and also she was the one who had to try and tame her and clean up her messes, which could make her biased. This could also mean that Cathy was very passionate; she may not necessarily have been always happy but she may have been passionate in her anger meaning she would have
Irony in Sense and Sensibility Austen uses irony as a means of moral and social satire. Her sentences, while usually simple and direct, contain within them the basic contradictions which reveal profound insights into character and theme. This is most obvious in her blunt character sketches. John Dashwood "was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather coldhearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed." Note that in the first half of the sentence, she seems to be viewing his character amiably.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a compelling novel about the repercussions of guilt and “sin”. While this story takes place in a strict Puritan community, one can see the relation of Sigmund Freud theories of libido that can be compared to this novel because it discusses the passion that exists as a natural part of human nature which criticizes that community’s strict ways. Pearl, Hester’s child comes into the story at the very beginning; “a great law had been broken; and the result was a being, whose elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in disorder.” (62). Pearl represents the innocence of the natural human desires. Hester named Pearl Pearl because she gave all she had for her and so she is of great value such as a pearl.
Critics have held diabolically opposed views of Isabella's character. One faction sees her as one of Shakespeare's strongest and best female characters, a woman of great virtue and magnificent purity. They point to her brilliant speeches with Angelo on Christianity, power, and mercy, and to her fiery denunciation of Angelo's treachery and her brother's cowardice. She is seen as the symbol of goodness and mercy set against a background of moral decay. The other faction sees her as self-righteous and hypocritical.
Society seems paradoxical in its reverence for innocence and purity, while at the same time indulging in the very hedonistic lifestyle it so condemns. Sober productivity to work and sexual purity are exalted, but everywhere scantily clad women peddle the best product that will achieve drunkenness in the hopes of leading to casual sex. ‘Sex, drugs, and Rock ’N Roll’ has become the mantra of an entire generation, yet people still hold in esteem the values of living a virtuous and wholesome life. Roman Polanski’s Repulsion (1965) explores this contradiction between thought and action through the protagonist’s psychological state and mental breakdown. Polanski argues that the human ideal of wholesomeness and purity cannot survive in a male- dominated civilization ruled by sex.
The helper encourages the client while still being congruent to him/herself. Acceptance of all of a client’s feelings, attitudes and values is referred to as unconditional positive regard. A helper must perceive a client’s experiences as equally worthy and meaningful as the
This strong tension absorbs the brain and heart, causing irrational behaviour ending in destructive consequences, which causes destruction of human innocence. William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ and Tim Blake Nelson in his transformation film ‘O’ both show that regardless of context, jealousy is a human characteristic that remains unchanged. The context of these composers is seen to influence their representation of jealousy although they both present the same message that jealousy is indeed an uncontrollable, negative emotion causing irrational behaviour ending in destructive consequences that corrupts of human innocence. The context for Othello is Elizabethan England and the setting for most of Othello is Cyprus. These two elements are crucial to our understanding of the play.
Reasonable Eccentric Behavior of Dorian Gray . In the book, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray is a handsome and proper man, but on the inside he is full of madness, guilt and misery. Initially he’s a melodramatic and petulant young man , but after realizing his true morals –his life skews toward the futile side. Instead of fixing his life, he lives for the pursuit of pleasure which makes him indifferent. Although his actions are very insane, they can be seen as rational to reader considering hedonism.