.... on his own terms; he becomes increasingly inflexible. Having accepted the responsibility for saving Thebes, he will on his own see the matter through, without compromise, without lies, without subterfuge. Oedipus demands from life that it answers to him, to his vision of what it must be. Throughout the play he is seeking to impose his will upon events. People around him are always urging caution, prudence, even an abandonment of his quest, but to act on such advice would be for Oedipus a denial of what he is. And, as he repeatedly states, he would rather suffer anything than compromise his sense of who he is and how he must .....

.... Let me float across the sky, ‘till I can rest again.” The storm represents death and the taking away of her soul to her heavenly inheritance. “Fall gentle snowflake, cover me with white cold icy kisses and let me rest tonight,” is the image of snow falling on her grave. The last stanza is, “Sun, rain, curving sky, mountain, oceans, leaf and stone, star shine, moon glow, you’re all that I can call my own.” This last section sums up her beliefs that she finds comfort and eternal peace in nature. To her, death is nature. Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote the poem “Richard Cory” .....

.... is optimism. Out of every unfortunate situation in the story, Candide, the main character, is advised by his philosopher-teacher that everything in the world happens for the best, because "Private misfortunes contribute to the general good, so that the more private misfortunes there are, the more we find that all is well" (Voltaire 16). Pangloss, the philosopher, states that everything has a purpose and things are made for the best. As Candide grows up, whenever something unfortunate happens, Pangloss turns the situation around, bringing out the good in it. Candide learns that optimism is "The passion for maintaining that all is .....

.... coffers fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor hath cried, Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff, yet brutus says he was ambitious. And brutus is an honourable man” This meant Caesar was there for the people, that he cared. Yet brutus said he was ambitious and deserved to die, Anthony suggested the question to the crowd. Act 3 scene 2 line 106“you all did love him once, not without cause, what cause withholds you then to mourn for him.” Anthony says this to remind the crowd that they all once loved Caesar and that he was a good man that cared deeply for his people and his count .....

.... students might dismiss them as second class citizens if they just wore comfortable clothing such as jeans and a T-shirt. Everyone knows the problem with prejudgment because everyone has been a receiver of such. One such occurrence may be if a couple would be repainting their house when they realized they had an appointment with a loan officer at their bank. They arrived with just minutes to spare only by not changing clothes but by going as they were, paint-splattered and in work clothes. The appointment lasted ten minutes, and the loan officer didn't even take down their written history. As they were ushered out the offi .....

.... of course it was out of the question" (371). The author didn't talk to her at school but he would at the tree. "The next day at school I didn't ask whether her father wanted to take the paper"(370). He was afraid to be seen with her. The narrator asked himself, "could anyone in the house have been watching. I looked back once"(370). Peer pressure prevented the narrator from socializing with Evangeline at school. Sometimes peer pressue involves people making fun of each other. Although the narrator never made fun of Evaneline, other people did. She was made fun of with such comments as, "Why look at Evangeline- that old .....

.... strongest example of imagery in this poem is when Frost explains the setting of the story he uses the words “Between the woods and the frozen lake, the darkest night of the year” leaving the reader feeling that he or she is sitting on a horse watching the snow fall and debating on whether or not to leave. This poem is overflowing with symbolism and after careful consideration this is how I interpreted such symbolism. Frost starts off by using the woods to represent an object of strong desire, a woman. The owner of the plot of land is symbolic of the husband of the woman the rider desires. The act of c .....

.... your problems and explain them to him. Stop hiding your cookies for him and stop lying about them, that just make the “rat wheel” to start and spin again. Tell him that you love these cookies and make him respect that. You should have faith in your husband and believe in his ability to respect you and your actions. He will do this because he loves you very much. So for the both of you: Have faith in each other and talk about your problems. And the most important thing keep the love for eachother. .....

.... widely. He looked to Cambridge-educated playwright Christopher Marlowe, as a mentor. Marlowe was the same age as Shakespeare, but who preceded him in skillfully combining drama with poetry. In many plays throughout his career, Shakespeare paid tribute to Marlowe, though ultimately he eclipsed Marlowe as a dramatist (The Tragedies, 17). Shakespeare is the greatest playwright the world has ever known. The thirty-seven plays he wrote more than 400 years ago are the most popular on Earth. They are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He also wrote sonnets, a kind of poem. Writing sonnets was thought to be mu .....

.... fatigue, and can attack the hearts, lungs, and kidneys. Her father died of the disease when she was fifteen (Blythe 49). O’Connor would have to walk with crutches for the rest of her life. By her death at the age of 39, Flannery O’Connor won a prominent place in modern American literature. She was an anomaly among post-World War II writers, a Roman Catholic from the Bible–Belt South, whose stated purpose was to reveal the mystery of God’s grace in everyday life. Aware that few readers shared her faith, O’Connor chose to depict salvation through shocking, often violent action upon characters who were spiritually or phys .....