Ian Holm Essays

The Use and Abuse of Power in Measure for Measure and The Tempest William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Measure for Measure are similar in that they both raise controversial questions on the theme of power. Shakespeare displays many forms of power in different ways through Prospero in The Tempest and through the Duke in Measure for Measure. These forms of power include the power of compassion, the desire for power amongst men, the power of an authority over his subjects, and the power of magic and

In act 5, the assigned scenes, the overall tone or mood is unexpected, dismal and relentlessly gloomy. Although, Cordelia who had just been reunited with Lear, her father, which gives the audience a sliver of hope and justice; Shakespear than rips the carpet right from under his readers, by writing that Cordelia loses the battle against her evil sisters, Goneril and Regan,who fought alongside Edmund and Albany. To make matters worse, Cordelia and Lear are then captured and have been taken as prisoners

With just a simple use of flattery, both Goneril and Regan’s are able to win over their father’s favor by receiving land and power as well as ignite a long and agonizing war of emotions within King Lear thus beginning the fight for the domination of King Lear’s mind. Greed is the first emotions in the play that begins as a tiny seed but continue to grow and engulf one’s heart so much so that it becomes an unstoppable force that pushes the daughters to create a battle for dominance over King Lear

The background and the environment where a person lives in form his personality, behavior, actions and reactions. In the play Crucible Abigail was a victim of the society and the environment. Abigail was always under pressure by the rules the society enforces on her she got under pressure to the extent that she went completely to the opposite direction. Is she a true evil person? Was she born evil, or the society has changed her to an evil person. The actress preforming Abigail proved that Abigail

I would change the dispute between Goneril and Regan in Act V, Scene III because it seems to have under developing flaws. For example, when Goneril slips the poison in the wine because she wants to harm her sister, it only takes a few minutes and/or lines until she begins to feel her body ache. In other words, Regan should have left the stage and returned when Albany gave the letter to Edmund because that would have given her more time to have felt the toxin. Not to mention that the “poison” in

King Lear and A Thousand Acres may have been written in different times, and by different people, they are the same story sharing many connections. The main similarity and plot these two writings share are the two older sisters actions towards their father, King Lear and Larry Cook. Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Ginny and Rose from A Thousand Acres, both share an ugly hatred towards their father. This dislike towards their father is the foundation for both the play and novel. Yet in King

King Lear’s three daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are the storyline with King Lear’s illegitimate claim to power. Goneril and Regan side together as Cordelia, the youngest daughter, truly loves her father, while the other two just want the power of control (Davis, 2018). King Lear tests his daughters’ love to him. When testing his daughters, King Lear bans Cordelia from the kingdom because of his misjudgment and mindset. During this test Cordelia refuses to flatter her father causing her being

At the beginning of the story, the readers are introduced to King Lear who is the ruler of Britain. He has decided to divide his kingdom among his three daughters. There was a completion, as see in my eyes, for whos going to get the larger amount of the kingdom. This was done through the daughters proclaiming their love to King Lear. Goneril states that she loves her father, "...more than words can wield with matter." Her expressions for her love, to me, seem very animated and almost too obsessive

She then hands him a letter to deliver to Edmund as well as telling Oswald that she would reward him of he were to find and kill Gloucester. The story then jumps back outside with a beggar aka Edgar helping glocester find his way to Dover. Back in Dover King Lear arrives however, is too embarrassed to put himself in front of his daughter Cordelia seeing as he kicked her out of the kingdom. Lear was hiding in a cornfield when Cordelia sent a small army to find him and bring him to her. While they

Alwin Nikolais (1910 - 1993) was had numerous of titles under his belt; he was a choreographer, dancer, composer, musician, teacher and innovator. In 1964 Nikolais’ won the Kennedy Center Honors award years later he then won the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts us Canada. With his accomplishments Nikolais soon became the "father of multi-media theater." According to the Dance Collection at Ohio University Alwin Nikolais', “vision and philosophy are represented in over 120 choreographic works

The short story “The Lottery” is written by Shirley Jackson. This story takes place in a small village where everybody knows each other. In this story all the villagers gather around town for their annual lottery. Everyone in the village is compelled to follow this tradition even if the outcome ends up with someone dying. In “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson uses conflict, theme, and irony to develop this suspenseful short story. One literary device used by Jackson is conflict. A conflict is a problem

Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help develop and inform the text's major themes. One of the prominent themes in the novel The Catcher in the Rye and one of great interest to the narrator himself, would be the omnipresent theme of death. It could be argued that the novel is not only full of references to death in the literal sense, physical disappearance, but also in the metaphorical, taking the form of spiritual disappearance, something which Holden often

Identity is composed of not only self-perception but also the perception of others. Consequently, relationships are vital in the forming and expressing of one’s identity. Healthy relationships allow for the expression of oneself without fear of consequences, whereas unhealthy relationships put pressure on one to change for one’s partner. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God explores the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, focusing on how each affects the expression

Tragic heroes always suffer from a tragic flaw in their character. Whether it be the refusal of help or unwavering pride, that tragic flaw always brings about the character’s downfall. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth, readers witness the deterioration of both Scotland and its unjust leader. While the witches and Macbeth himself hold some responsibility for Macbeth’s downfall, Lady Macbeth holds the majority of the blame. At the beginning of the play, three witches make a plan

MOBY DICK AND SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY Moby Dick is a revenge tale about the revengeful quest of a wounded man for the powerful force of nature; Moby Dick; and the perishing memories of the questors and the wounded questor into the deep perils of the sea, who engulfs all; leaving one as the sole survivor and witness to unveil and unfold the awful revenge tragedy of stubbornness that outlived the American imagination. Richard Chase in his book describes Moby dick as “the most startling and characteristic

Bowling for Columbine is a political documentary that was released in 2002. Directed, Produced, and narrated by Michael Moore, we follow him as he explores the causes to the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 as well as other acts of violence throughout America’s history. The film provides background information on the massacre as well as public opinions on the situation. It goes further in to compare America’s gun violence to other countries such as Canada, and poses reasons for this dramatic

Much like in Ian McEwan’s atonement, Disney’s Frozen is a story about a wrongly accused hero and the repercussions that follow. In both texts, Context and perspective dictate how the reader views any specific character at any given time, this is shown in atonement when Robbie is falsely accused of the rape of Lola, much like when at the beginning of Frozen when the reader see’s Hans as a well-meaning prince, but as the context and perspective changes it puts these characters into the spotlight in

Briony Tallis: At the start of the story Briony is a young, naive, 13 year old girl. She is the youngest of her siblings. She enjoys writing and performing stories, and plays to impress her family. At the time she is working on a play The Trials of Arabella to be performed for her eldest brother Leon when he returns home. She does not understand the feelings of others and gets very upset when people do not behave as she wishes. She does not yet understand certain things about the world and mistakes

Ian Fleming famous novel “Casino Royale” was the beginning of what I know today as the famous, unstoppable, and amazing 007 agent, James Bond. I believe even though Casino Royale was an amazing and well written book, the story’s value is just merely the cultural artifacts that inspired the famous Bond movies that everyone know of today. Casino Royale was the birth of James Bond, a great British secret agent who is a brave and hard core man who seems to love nice things like his classic Bentley

Jurassic Park By, Michael Crichton Characters: Dr. Alan Grant- famous paleontologist, athletic, likes children, down-to-earth, professor at University of Denver, unbiased, wife died, studies baby dinosaurs Dr. Ellie Sattler- Grant’s partner, attractive, 24, paleobotanist, marrying a doctor from Chicago, blond hair John Hammond- owner of InGen, dinosaur fanatic, wants to clone dinosaurs, wants a huge profit from Jurassic Park, greedy, old, rich, annoyed by Malcolm, dies b/c of the dinosaurs, wants