.... revenge on Denmark and it’s citizens. The Fortinbrau issue helps Claudius to prove to the court that he is “most immediate to the throne”. Claudius also takes advantage of this opportunity for his own self-promotion. Claudius had successfully gained the loyalty and respect of the court, his Queen and the state of Denmark. However, Claudius had not been able to gain any amount of loyalty and respect from Hamlet, his stepson and former nephew. Hamlet clearly does not accept his new “uncle-father” nor is he pleased with his mother’s quick marriage. Claudius makes attempts to win over his .....

.... to others he meets. As the novel moves forward, the narrator begins thinking of ways to return to college and make something of himself. Aware of the fact that they kicked him out of school for unacceptable conduct, he still believes his future is promising and nothing will stand in his way. It is only when he finds out from Mr. Emerson that he has been mislead that he comes to grips with his existence. An existence that is nothing more than a shadow of his reality. Soon, he finds his beliefs are unrealistic and impractical. He abandons his hopes of returning to college, after realizing his dreams of ever graduating is remote. .....

.... Their language was called Englisc, which gave us the word, English. During the next few centuries four dialects of English developed: Northumbrian in Northumbria, north of the Humber, Mercian in the Kingdom of Mercia, West Saxon in the Kingdom of Wessex, Kentish in Kent. During the 7th and 8th Centuries, Northumbria's culture and language dominated Britain. This domination came to an end with the Viking coming in during the 9th Century, which also destroyed Mercia. Only Wessex remained as an independent kingdom. By the 10th Century, the West Saxon dialect became the official language of Britain. Written Old English is mainl .....

.... was a grouchy old shrew whom even her family couldn’t stand. It was because of the differences between the victims that the police inspector’s investigations were completely different. In the case of Miss. Gedge inspectors Tait and Quantrill could not find any substantial evidence pointing towards a motive. Tait compared the fate of the Page #2 young woman to that of Shakespeares’s Ophelia. Ophelia committed suicide in the play Hamlet reflecting the inspectors original view of Mary Gedge’s death. In the case of Mrs. Boynton, on the other hand inspector Poirot had numerous suspects with convincing motives. .....

.... opinions, thoughts, or wants. Their main goal in life was to marry a prosperous man and serve him. They went to great pains making themselves look perfect, hoping to attract a wealthy male much like male bird's bright colors do the opposite. To have a child out of wedlock was an unforgivable sin, and with it came a hefty price. In the story which Kingston's mother told her, Kingston's aunt violated the social norms of the culture and suffered grave consequences. "" shows the opposite end of the spectrum concerning choices made when confronted with an unfavored social norm. The poem was written in 1970s America, when the roles of .....

.... that the choice he made greatly affected him. The way the characters are portrayed remarkably depicts Faulkner’s theme. The two conflicting characters are described in similar ways to show their differences. Abner is described by how people see and think about him. From the beginning his character is clearly depicted by the way people shout at him in the small, southern courthouse for burning barns. The story shows us he enjoys to burn barns and he feels no remorse in doing so. Sartoris sees what his father is doing as wrong. Even though Abner is his father, he objects to what he does. Sartoris is seen as a decent bo .....

.... love, yet did he try. The first time you meet Vronsky you get the feeling that he is someone who does not take love very seriously, girls were more that less an object of amusement. When he meets Anna this changes over time. She softens his heart and he grows to understand and appreciate love and what goes along with it. When Anna doubts Vronsky's love in a sense she is right to. I think up until Anna says something he really does not understand love. I feel that up until he met Anna Vronsky had no idea what “real love” is. It was something he struggled with. Vronsky seems to have never really known “ true lov .....

.... in the back of his mind, that he should also be dead which makes him depressed. Another example of a fall for Holden is when he realizes he can’t erase even half the "fuck you’s" in the world. This doesn’t sound very important, but it is symbolic because he realizes that he can not be the catcher in the rye. His dream of shielding all the innocent children from society’s harsh elements has been ruined by this one statement. Now because of this realization he comes to the conclusion that he can not shield everybody, not even half of everybody. An example of Holden trying to be the catcher in the rye is when Holden f .....

.... this era deemed as a necessity. The people enjoyed hearing the imprissive tales of their leaders. They followed their leaders proudly knowing that the victories would come. Beowulf was so confident that he left his home to go help people he did not know. He was positive that he could defeat this Grendel foe. His people followed their gallant leader to this land where it appeared no hope remained. The people of this era must have realized that a leader who doubts himself will undoubtly fail. Finaly, this society demanded devotion of their leader. The people wanted a leader who would defend them. Beowulf exhibited this trail .....

.... and performers of that nature would have to take up new professions and that most of them would become broke and most likely homeless. But it is also true that everyone would be having the time of their lives performing those tricks for their friends and family. Just think about all of the conveniences that magic would bring to our fast paced life. The next time you are at the grocery store and you are a dollar short, you can now just reach up into the air and pluck a ten dollar bill. Even better, you could pluck a twenty or a hundred dollar bill because why should you stop at just a one. Teenagers would get plenty of u .....