.... more self confidence than he could handle and an overpowering ego. It is this vanity in his own ability to succeed in being the saver of all, which leads him to discover the truth of his past. He has saved the town once before, and he is not willing to see his people fall. He dose everything to find a link to the murderer, and is so persistent, that he makes the prophet tell him what he thinks he wants to hear. When the prophet “lies”, Oedipus discredits him, and assumes someone is behind the whole scheme (pg. 18). Oedipus talked of the prophet as, “no more clairvoyant than I am” (pg. 20). Where .....

.... the hospital. The Chief was able play the part of a passive observer, stationing himself in important meetings and able to see and hear things which are concealed from other inmates. This insight into what is happening around the ward is vital to the way in which Kesey’s themes are brought to the readers awareness. We are able to understand not only Bromdens delusions but also his perceptions into the way the ward and society work. Although Bromden does not always see everything as it literally happens. He hallucinates often, seeing things in terms of machinery, ‘She’s carrying a woven wicker bag ... I can see inside it; the .....

.... siblings, throwing their responsibility on to the younger children’s shoulders. The children will never have a normal life of playing with others because they are too busy taking care of things. In the novel, MBSID, Tim had to grow up fast. The reason for this is that his father got killed and his brother, Sam, got killed. So Tim had to do all of the man work around the tavern. There is one last main effect from war. It is the effect on towns and communities. It ruins towns and communities by ruining families and children. You can think of it as a link chain: the families and children are the links of the chain, and the town .....

.... displays Hamlet's confusion is "O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" in act two scene two. This soliloquy takes place immediately after the first discussion between Hamlet and the travelling players. Here Hamlet is enraged, furious and rude. In this soliloquy Hamlet devises a plan which will lead the king to betray himself. His plan is for the players to put on "The Murder of Gonzago" for the court, which is similar to the murder of his father, King Hamlet. If King Claudius displays a negative reaction to the play, then Hamlet will know that the ghost is telling him the truth. Hamlet calls himself a "rogue" and a "peasant slav .....

.... in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be fear'd tis much he dares"(Act 3, I, 47-52) Macbeth decides to take Banquo's life because, he has a slight idea of the true nature and identity of Macbeth. Banquo knows that Macbeth was behind the murder of Duncan. What Banquo does not know is that Macbeth knew of Banquo's observations and inquiries, so before Banquo has a chance to blow Macbeth's cover, he is killed. Murder of a fellow soldier is a sign of disrespect and an evil act. The strength of evil is evident in Lady Macbeth's dirty influences on Macbeth's decision to kill Duncan. 3"And, to be more than wh .....

.... periods of time in Arthur’s life. The novel begins with The Sword in the Stone, the tale of Arthur’s childhood. At this time, he is not referred to as Arthur but Wart. His foster brother gave him this name and it was his childhood nemesis. Early in the book, Wart finds Merlyn who becomes his tutor. One of the earliest indications of the theme occurs when Merlyn and Wart are discussing knighthood. Wart tells of his desire to “encounter all the evil in the world…so that if I conquer it there would be none left” (38). Merlin quickly corrects the boy by telling him his notion "would be extremely .....

.... The first category of husbands was: rich, but also old and unable to fulfill her demands, sexually that is. The other husbands were sexually vigorous, but harder to control. The first three were rich, old, and jealous. She tamed them by accusing them of promiscuous behavior, that she herself practiced. Her fourth husband had a mistress, so she "gave him a real cause for jealousy". Her fifth marriage was unhappy because her husband who is half of her age beats her. To anger her fifth husband, the wife of Bath tore three pages from his book. After this he beat her again. She pretended to be dead and he felt so guilty that he thr .....

.... mood, directly opposite from the joyful mood described earlier. These descriptive settings of the clock and the rest of the masque are what assists in creating a desired atmosphere throughout the story. Another key element of how the setting affects the atmosphere is how the setting evokes feelings from the reader. There are seven rooms within the abbey, all a different color ranging from blue in the first room to black in the last room. Each room has two large windows that correspond in color to their respective rooms, excluding the black apartment in which the windows are stained a blood red color. The last room cau .....

.... piece. The actions of the characters themselves reflect the piece’s definite goals. Though these “characters” set the scene and take center stage at different points, it must be remembered that what occurs is removed from the reader by two filters. The first is the filter of interpretation by the boy who is witnessing the events, it is then filtered through the memory of the boy become both man and poet. The boy has thus created a profound story of want and injustice through translation of natural occurrence (sounds and sea), and the man-poet has created a path though which all could trace the progression of these messages in .....

.... is nothing more than the puritan establishments and the unknown wilderness. Enforcing this new set of laws which apparently are very similar to those of their persecutors back in England, a stern religious devotion ought to be implemented. As a result truth will be erroneously appraised. Upon this institution ascends the masterpiece by Arthur Miller, The Crucible. In the marvelous pamphlet, the unavoidable religious austerity of the time is clearly depicted, as Miller is proving “an argument in favour of moral flexibility.”(Miller Budick, 537) This religious misapprehension steers humanity in the town of Salem to an entire misp .....