In the Book The Castle of Otranto the people of the castle are surrounded by unexplainable events. These events are in most cases damaging to one’s own mind. Those who are seen as great and loving are turn in to violent and unpredictable individuals. Those who were affected include the highest level of nobility, down as far as to the simple servant. While denial is shown by them there is no doubt that they have changed, and only in disastrous ways. When people react to unexplained events, disaster follows, as seen in Prince Manfred’s family prophecy, Conrad’s death, and freighting illusions in the castle.
When people react to unexplained events, disaster follows such as with Prince Manfred’s family prophecy. Prince Manfred and this entire family have a well know prophecy that dictates that the family will lose the line of succession to the throne. Prince Manfred knows of this prophecy and tries to make sure that it does not come true. This unexplained event shows how Manfred begins to become paranoid. “They attributed his hasty wedding to the princes dread of seeing accomplished an ancient prophecy.” His paranoid behavior forces him to make choices that others seem to not approve of. He decides to marry his young son off to known princess. His wife Hippolita greatly disapproves but continues to support the Prince’s decisions. Conrad whom is to be married is only thirteen and does not have the high level maturity to get married. Even Manfred’s daughter does not agree with the marriage and thinks she should be married, however that would not solve Manfred’s problem as only a male can inherit the title. Manfred has now turned to drastic measures to me able to bypass this event in his life, forcing him to make rash decisions that cha...
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When the strange events occur they force all of the people to change. Most of them change to the bad side of thought and action. While each is affected in their own way, it always is for the worst. Because when people react to unexplained events disaster follows. Each has his or her own way. The people all are effect and one person actions causes others to have the same or worse actions as well. This only goes to show what these cause chaos and harm to everyone.
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The events are disturbing to all and Manfred has changed from a decent and humble man to a erratic and insane man lustful for a new son and lover to fulfill this task. Through Prince Manfred’s Family prophecy, Conrad’s death, and illusions in the castle, unexplained events cause disaster for the people of Otranto.
Manfred, the illegal prince of Otranto, arranged a marriage between his young son, Conrad, and the daughter of the Marquis of Vicanza, Isabella. The people of the town attributed the marriage of Conrad at such a young age to Manfred's fear of an ancient prophecy. The prophecy stated that the Castle and Lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it.
In the middle of the story, a certain event that shows that the truth can have consequences, makes its appearance. Heinrich
The average man or woman would be interested in this essay because it unveils a reality which all of us face at one point or another, common mental errors. As previously mentioned Wise mentions several key terms for the reader to use and understand. . The author uses five key points, The Domino Effect, Double or Nothing, Situational Blindness, Bending the Map and Redlining. The Domino Effect according to Wise, is when people look not to their logic but to their emotion and fall victim to the same fate as those their trying to save. You often see this situation in people trying to save someone who is drowning or trapped in a house fire. Double or nothing according to Wise, is where people fail to calculate true risk. Wise says this is seen most often at Casinos and in investing. We’ve all seen the guy or woman who is at the black...
When Shakespeare composed the tragedy Othello televisions were not. Along with no televisions, life in the late 1500s had many different qualities than it does today. This time period had no war on drugs and no high school shootings. Peer pressure was not an issue. The audiences of Othello in the 1500s did not face the circumstances that we, American high school students, face today. With these significant differences in daily life, come the attempts of movie creators to help prevent our modern day tragedies.
Truth and idealism can lead individuals onto an enlightened path, however, with questionable ideals an individuals life can be persuaded inaccurately. In the Shakespearean Drama, Macbeth, the main characters experience misguidance from their own mislead ideals, which created significant disorder among themselves and the country of Scotland. Ambition combined with the unrighteous forces of Macbeth and Lady led them predominantly to deadly consequences. Macbeth and his wife are engrossed by the witches prophecies which directed them both to irrational thinking and absurd actions. These actions defined both characters throughout the play and impacted their demise tremendously. The ideals of the powerful couple, along with their overbearing ambition, lead their reality into an unconscionable future and their eventual death.
Across the Nightingale floor is a novel part of the tales of the Otori trilogy; it is a book revolving a 16-year old boy named Takeo (previously Tamasu) and his life story as an adopted son of a Lord. Somewhere in chapter 2 a new character is introduced named Otori Shigeru. There is no information on when or where he was born when he died, how he was raised and what made him the lord of Hagi. The only problem is that the novel doesn't provide a lot of information about this character in the novel, even if you look at the other books there will be little or no information all; due to the owing fact that this is the first book in the trilogy. What has been provided is that he has a wife named Shirakawa Kaede,
Gardner, Helen. "Othello: A Tragedy of Beauty and Fortune." Readings on The Tragedies. Ed. Clarice Swisher. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1996. Reprint from "The Noble Moor." British Academy Lectures, no. 9, 1955.
William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Othello” shows how a manipulative villain can create chaos within a society. The play was written around the year 1603 and takes place in Venice Italy before it is repositioned to Cyprus. This Shakespearean tragedy shows the effects of jealousy, love, desire, betrayal and passion in a society with an imbalance of power in a race, gender, and social position.
For both Othello and O, the greatest and most important person in their life is the woman that each individual has come to love—Desdemona for the former and Desi for the latter. They are their everything, the person who their world [BL9] consists [BL10] of. When they are around the women, Othello and Odin are content, at peace, worry-free. In a way, they are at their very best, a portrayal of their true forms, of their souls. So it is no surprise that their final defeat, the destruction of themselves, is depicted through this relationship. As people of colour, Othello and Odin are very much used to racism and discrimination and being looked upon differently for their skin. With Desdemona and Desi, however, this does not exist. Othello and
In his play Macbeth, Shakespeare shows that the people, who ignore the kingly graces, will make decisions that will affect their future immensely. Lady Macbeth lacked honesty, which lead to her losing her mind and killing herself. Meanwhile, Macbeth lets his impatience take him over, causing himself to be killed in action. Finally, when Malcolm and Donalbain show no courage, they are assumed to have committed a crime they did not do. All of these situations can teach one something: one should not let emotions and personal characteristics take them over and determine their destiny.
It goes without saying that we all react to the experiences that we have. What differs from person to person is how those experiences affect our being and what each of us takes from those experiences and how we apply it to our lives from that point on. We see this happening not only in our own lives, but also in literature. The characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Macbeth and those from Milton’s Paradise Lost show, through their conflicts, that the experiences that they are exposed to affect their lives in a negative way. In all three of these pieces of literature, the reactions the characters have to their experiences are what bring about their ultimate demise. Unfortunately, these characters don’t realize the error of their actions until it’s too late, but we, as the audience, can learn from the mistakes we see the characters make in Hamlet, Macbeth and Paradise Lost.
Macbeth is a tragedy of a Scottish general who dramatically “transforms” from being a noble and dutiful soldier to a ruthless butcher. This is a direct consequence of the supernatural world, his wife’s manipulation and persuasion, and Macbeth’s own ambition.
...d leads to the deaths of many innocent characters and strips away each person’s individuality and trust, all for attaining power and recognition. Othello is not only a tragedy, but also an important reminder of how people are easily deceived to gain power and recognition. Shakespeare’s Othello stands as a warning to all generations. Some historians agree that William Shakespeare may have been one of the first psychologists in human history, since it enabled him to create a devious and Machiavellian character like Iago. Today, we study about psychopathic historic people like Adolf Hitler who annihilated millions of Jews in the name of revenge. It is in human nature to be vengeful and to attain what one desires. As said by Ghandi “An eye for an eye would make the world blind.”
Fate, being always truly unknown and seemingly static, is not something that one should tamper with. It leads all decisions and outcomes, if one so chooses to believe in the concept of predestination. In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, three witches decisively go against their orders and toy with the lives of thousands of people by telling riddles of the future and it’s biddings. Evidently, all those who were given a glance into their future by the meddling trio soon let sanity slip through their fingers and fell into their eventual demise. Banquo, who being told of his kins’ fortune and fames soon to come, grows weary of his friend and is soon killed out of fear. Although his timidity was wise, it did not help him in living to see such foretellings. Lady Macbeth, although she never directly spoke to by our mischievous trinity, suffers along with the fate of the others when she allows herself to cover herself in the tendrils of greed and lust. When one allows themselves to be engrossed in the words of another stranger, though how plausible the words may be, they will fall just as Macbeth did. At first, he was not keen on getting his hands dirtied to fulfill such preposterous fortunes, but soon fell short of his mind and destroyed the vast majority of Scotland and of himself. Fate is a dangerous and unavoidable truth in life, it can destroy the ability of free will and the freedom that living should bring you.
Castle of Otranto provides a prime example of the contrasting roles of the women. Multiple times Hippolita is described as and acts in a way that reflects the ideal submissive woman. Hippolita does as Manfred says no matter what she is asked, even to the point where she follows through with the divorce Manfred desires. Hippolita is upset but does not fight it, and accepts what Manfred says and joins a monastery. Hippolita pushes her happiness and morals behind her for the benefit of her tyrannical husband. On the other side of the spectrum is Isabella, the girl who is on the right track to becoming a proper lady, but rebels against Manfred. Conrad is soon to elope with her by means of an arranged marriage and Isabella complies until the fateful day when Conrad is killed. When Manfred then sets his mind on marrying Isabella, and Isabella will not adhere to his will so her rebellion ensues. She eludes Manfred and runs away from his castle deliberately disobeying him as she pursues her own happiness. If Isabella had been submissive and married Manfred as she was told to, she would have been engaged in a union withou...