The ‘Poisonous’ death of a beloved King At 6:01 p.m. on December 1 4, 1568, leader of Denmark King Hamlet was poisoned by his younger brother Claudius. King Hamlet had been resting in his garden at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, when, without warning, he was poisoned. The deadly poisoned was poured through his right ear rapidly travelling to the rest of the body. King Hamlet was immediately death before anyone notices what had happened. It is rumored that Claudius poisoned his older brother because the jealousy and hunger for power.
“It was towards the close of the fifth or sixth month of his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence.”(234) In contrast the prince prospers show that not only was the “happy and dauntless and sagacious.”(234) By the end of the story, however the prince Prospero was really upset because of that person only did he invaded his party but also his castle. By just yelling and telling his guard to catch him “And now was acknowledged the presence of the red death.” Never expecting that death will only show up, but the way of showing up was that “he had become like a thief in the night.” (237) how did the narrator died on the story? One critic, David R. Dudley, argues the impression that not only did the narrator on “The Red Death” never
When the clock rings each hour, its sound is so loud and distracting that everyone stops talking and the orchestra stops playing. When the clock is not sounding, though, the rooms are so beautiful and strange that they seem to be filled with dreams, swirling among the revelers. At midnight an unexpected guess shows up and he appears to be suffering from Red Death. Prospero follow the unexpected guess into the black and red room and as soon as he confronts the figure he dies. I believe this story is related to the seven stages of men because no matter how beautiful the castle, how luxuriant the clothing, or how rich the food, no mortal, not even a prince, can escape
Steve is enraged, and declares revenge on Mr. Crepsley when he grows up. Unbeknownst to Steve, Darren has hidden in the theater, witnessing the confrontation and becoming wary of Steve. Darren develops an obsession for Madam Octa, and returns to the theater to steal her, using his knowledge of Mr. Crepsley's true nature to his advantage. He trains the spider in secret with a flute that forces the spider to obey his commands. Eventually, Steve visits Darren, demanding to know why Darren is avoiding him.
Ngan Tran Mrs. Palmer World Literature 30 September 2013 Short Story: The Masque of the Red Death “The Masque of the Red Death” is a fictional and scary story written by Edgar Allan Poe, an American author, in 1842. The story takes place in a kingdom in Europe, maybe Italy, long time ago. The Prince Prospero and his friends were having a masked ball in seven magnificent rooms after five or six months hiding in a luxurious castle waiting for the Red Death, a dangerous pestilence that killed many people in his country, to be gone. At midnight, there was a strange guest dress spectrally. When the Prince pursued him to the corner of the seventh room, he died because of the Red Death, and so did other people.
Mehreen Farooq Period 4 The Elephant Man (Extra Credit) In society, people are often looked down upon or mistreated because of their differences. They are often judged based on their outer appearance. Sometimes physical imperfections can lead to staring, harsh treatment, and even social inequalities. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Thomas Gibbons' Elephant Man, two men were treated as outcasts because of society's prejudice towards people who are physically different. Frankenstein’s Creature and the Elephant Man are both outcasts, thrown into a world where all despise and run in terror upon seeing them.
Akaky awakens with a high fever, and dies shortly thereafter. The VIP feeling regretful went looking for Akaky only to find out he had died. The city begins to experience repetitive attacks by a ghost stealing overcoats. A short while later while the VIP is out and about one night he is confronted by a ghost who he immediately recognizes as the late Akaky. Terrified, he removes his overcoat throwing it over to the ghost of Akaky and hurrying along on his way.
The end of the film leaves everyone with two of the most obvious questions: why does Mr. Badii wish to end his life? And does he successfully carry out with his plan? The film Leaving Las Vegas is bittersweet love story and film. Ben, the main character, is a Hollywood writer whose addiction to alcohol costs him his job, family and friends. With nothing left, he goes to Las Vegas to drink himself to death.
The story starts with Gustl watching a concert after the concert is finished he goes to retrieve his cloak from the cloakroom this is where he has a run in with a baker. He is rude to the baker and they proceed to have words, the baker reaches out and takes hold of the hilt of Gustl's sword, insults him and threatens him that if he makes a fuss he will break his sword in two, this is where Gustl's problems start. Now he believes he must kill himself because he has no honor left, that he has shamed his uniform and his country. All of this becomes more entangled because Gustl must fight a duel at dawn. After weighing a number of options to stop any further damage to his reputation, he resolves to commit suicide at the break of dawn.
Dr. Watson, sidekick and best friend to Sherlock, and Holmes start to fight several men making their way to the poor woman’s aid. The two free the woman from killing herself and Watson runs toward the hooded man, but is stopped by Holmes before running straight into a long needle in the hooded man’s hands. The police then enter the room and arrest the hooded man, Lord Blackwood, for the murder of five women. The next scene shows Watson in his office he then makes his way to Holmes room where he reminds him of the dinner they have planned with his fiancé. While at dinner Holmes enrages Watson’s fiancé by pointing out she had been married once before from what he deduced using deductive reasoning.