7.Act I is full of challenges to authority (Boatswain to king/courtiers; Antonio’s overthrow of Prospero; Ariel and Caliban question Prospero’s right over them; Prospero accuses Ferdinand of wanting to take over the island). Find quotations that illustrate each of these challenges. For each example, is the questioning of authority justified? Why or why not? ACT ONE What exactly are the Boatswain and the crew trying to do in the first part of this scene?
Power is a privilege and should only be given to those who can handle it. The act of counterfeit can often hinder success. King Henry himself rose to the thrown with help from the Percy’s as he “stole all the courtesy from heaven” and broke Richard’s “divine right” to being King. Although he is successful in gaining power, because of its illegitimacy, Henry struggles to use his this effectively. As he suggests to Hal, he wants to be “like a comet” to be seen on a rare basis to be “wondered at” by his subjects.
Victor warns Walton not to follow in his footsteps, saying, “Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow…” (pg. 39) Clearly expressing that ignorance is bliss, Victor is radically saying that it’s better to stay within your lifestyle. Victor’s ambition to learn more about
This appears to show that the party is mainly after Winston and don't care as much about catching Julia as a thought criminal. At this point the reader is drawn into the book and awaits the conclusion of this important meeting. Maybe the reader is even more exited than Winston and Julia because he has followed their every steps from the beginning and want to see Winston and Julia become heroes by destroying the party and maybe discovering who Big Brother actually is. For Winston this seems probably impossible but the reader knows that anything can happen in a book so he gets captivated and is waiting for the final decision of O'Brien. As always in Oceania the people are being manipulated and in this case they make Winston and Julia believe that the brotherhood exists and we can see that Winston gets tricked and is ready to anything the party wants.
These nobles expected a monopoly of influence over the king. As a result, the king had to perform a balancing act between expectations of the nobles and the King’s own freedoms of action to appoint his own councillors. The King needed to stop one faction from dominating and not exclude people of royal blood, something that Henry would struggle with. Although Henry was not directly responsible for the growth in power of the nobility, many of his actions certainly exacerbated the problem. More powerful nobles meant hat Henry had to dispense patronage fairly or risk upsetting and isolating powerful nobles.
Though Huck knows his relations with Jim will be shunned by society, he takes a huge chance and puts his reputation on the line. As Huck's adventures progress, he becomes more insightful and his morals begin to conflict with society. Although Jim is seen as inferior to Huck, through becoming friends with Huck, Jim gains importance and individuality in Huck’s eyes. When Huck first meets Jim on Jackson’s island, he has a crisis of conscience of whether or not he should turn Jim in. His conscience gets to him and he starts to feel guilty that he is helping
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”- Jim Rhon. A good leader should allow there people to be secure, and allow the people to grow financially, and he/she should be able to represent there peoples values. Philip II didn’t do any of that. Philip was a murderous oppressor, who acquired large debts from his military actions, and imposed high taxes on his citizens which evidently led to his ultimate failure. Philip is called close minded and said to be selfish with his money.
“He was to be the ruler of Italy, potential empire, armorer of war; to father men from Teucer’s noble blood and bring the whole world under laws dominion” (Virgil 1092). The city of Rome and the fate of Aeneas’ son, Ascanius, lay on the question of whether Aeneas will continue his digression. Dido, however, makes Aeneas’ goal extremely difficult to pursue. “The temptation came in the most specious form. A beautiful woman, worthy to be his consort, throws herself upon him.
In The Duchess Of Malfi Webster portrays the downfall of the Duchess. Explore and Examine the key scenes where these transitions take place. From the onset of the play the audience do not have to wait long until we are made aware that some sort of downfall towards the Duchess is going to take place when Ferdinand makes his motives clear, “She’s a young widow, I will not have her marry again”. However, before the downfall can take place, Webster cleverly builds up the Duchess’s status and portrays her as having a patriarchal, powerful air around her, which is shown through her bold declaration and profound statement that those that are “born great” are “forced to woo”. It is this climax of power that is needed to occur by Webster to enable a downfall to happen, without the suspense built up by Webster, the downfall of the Duchess wouldn’t have nearly as great an effect on the audience.
Question: “Macbeth” has all the ingredients of a compelling drama. Write a response to this statement commenting on one or more of the ingredients, which, in your opinion make Macbeth compelling. The play Macbeth is indeed a compelling one, featuring many of the key ingredients which so often make Shakespeare’s plays the greats that they are known as today. It features many different themes, the theme of evil, the supernatural, of war and the ever corrupting nature of power. These components are further brought together by the overhanging sense of mystery in the play.