Rupert Giles Essays

Sorcerer to The Crown and Buffy The Vampire Slayer are two fantasy works that break norms and conventions. The characters Prunella Gentleman and Buffy, share similarities and have differences. The views on darkness and ”the other” is distinctive. In this essay, we will look closer at these and also discuss how these characters challenge gender bias in fantasy. Prunella did not choose to be a sorceress royal, correspondingly Buffy did not either choose to be the vampire slayer. They both were forced

INTRODUCTION White Zombie is an American horror film directed by Victor Halperin which produces the different style of horror genre as first zombie film. According to the IMDb.com White Zombie was released on 4th August 1932. Comparing with other horror success films such as Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (931), White Zombie is intention to a different kind of film as zombie horror genre. Many criticize on the acting and dialogues in film but the lighting and high contract black in white color

Satire in the 18th Century The 18th century called for monumental social and economic change. Societal ways were changing and the overall beliefs of Europe was making a huge shift. In Voltaire’s Candide, as well as “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathon Swift, satire is used to critique the ways of society and allude to a better idea in turn. Candide is a philosophical tale testing Alexander Pope’s idea of “Philosophical Optimism.” The term philosophical optimism is the belief that all things are how

I am here today to defend my client, Thomas Putnam, who has allegedly been sending his daughter, Ruth, out to falsely accuse neighbors of witchcraft. The reason, as declared by Giles Corey, is to buy off his convicted neighbor’s land in order to expand his estate. However, I am here to refute these inadequate claims with the clear and defined truth. Nevertheless, I will not claim that my client, Mr. Putnam, is a complete saint as he (and with numerous others) has his flaws. Yet, with Mr. Corey raising

Barabus in the jew of malta is an extremely revengeful and ambitious character. The jew of malta appears as a victim in the beginning of the play. At the very beginning, barabus is shown as a unbelievably wealthy man and extremely shrewd and interested just in his own contentment. Barabus’s vicious evilness is more and more present in his behaviour. As the curtains rises, barabus the jew is discovered in his counting house counting the heaps of gold before him and speaking to himself the while.

“I’ll cut your throat, Putnam, I’ll kill you yet!” Giles Corey from The Crucible. Giles Corey said this because he was determined to see justice for the men Thomas Putnam has accused for witchcraft just for their land. They were sentenced Martha Corey to hang was why he was in the court to begin with so he could keep her from being hanged. Giles Corey was an 83 year’s, stubborn old man, who was pressed to death for not saying “Aye” or “Nay”. He was charged with attempt of court trying to prove his

Mr. Giles Corey, one of the most upstanding members of our community, has been allegedly accused of withholding information from the official courts. He “...has six hundred acres, and timber in addition….” (Miller 1316). Mr. Giles Corey is over an astounding eighty years of age and in no condition whatsoever to be held in the jailhouse. His third wife in this lifetime, Goody Martha Corey, has been accused as a witch. He allegedly withheld information, by refusing to name the man who has confirmed

John Patrick Shanley's work, Doubt: A Parable, is a thought-provoking play that makes the reader question his or her thoughts. The story takes place in 1964, at St. Nicholas, a Catholic school and church, where accusations against Father Flynn start to arise. Main characters, Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn get into a dispute over Donald Mueller, the first and only black student in the school. The interactions between Aloysius and Flynn creates the question every reader is dying to figure out: is

understands that his refusal to give a false confession could have a significant effect on how the townspeople respond to the proceedings of the court, and he finally acknowledges that the power of the truth could even cleanse his sins. Additionally, Giles Corey is willing to suffer a painful death, in exchange for the benefit of leaving the world on his own terms. In Act IV,

People have in mind that courage is about being able to save other peoples’ lives and risking your own, or to climb Mount Everest, or to jump from the top of a high building. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, real courage is demonstrated in a different and encouraging way. Real courage is shown as fighting for what is believed in and what is most important, regardless of whether you win or lose. Atticus and Scout are two characters who define courage perfectly. The reasons why Atticus shows courage

Rationale I have written this monologue to show the state of Lady Macbeth after the murder of Duncan. When writing this monologue it was essential for me to have deep understanding of the character, Lady Macbeth, and the play. To achieve this, I have fully analyzed the language, characterization and structure of the play. These understandings were then utilized on writing a sophisticated monologue that reveals the state of Lady Macbeth. I have decided to write a monologue of Lady Macbeth because

wing political causes. He joined the communists and liberals in supporting the anti-fascist coalition against General Franco during the bloody Spanish Civil War. In 1939, Dalton Trumbo wrote the antiwar novel Johnny Got His Gun. The pub- lication of this book coincided with the antiwar movement of the far-left and far-right in the U. S. There was a break between President Franklin Roosevelt and the Communist Party, until America entered World War II as an ally of the British and the Russians. During

Mercedes Tyliszczak Mr. Hamelin ENG 2D1 4 April 2016 Literature and Writing: Character Analysis The optimal Southern liberal lawyer in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; the main character Atticus Finch's has a great moral standard which any man would be proud to obtain. He is an archetype of personal courage in the first part of this novel chapters 1 through 11, and his courage is demonstrated over time repeatedly. Atticus displays his definition of courage through his actions and behaviors

Giles Corey is a eighty year old farmer who is very outspoken. Giles Corey was arrested many times and was accused of setting fire to John Proctor’s house and beating a farmhand as Arthur Miller writes, “No man has ever been blamed for so much” (40). Giles is known to speak his mind which not only hurts him but also hurts others including his wife Martha Corey who is falsely accused of witchcraft. Giles Corey is first mentioned when Reverend Hale arrives to Salem, Giles mentions that his wife Martha

utilized to uncover the detestations of war from the officers on the hatreds of trenches and gas fighting, they tested and unmistakable difference a distinct difference to general society impression of war, passed on by disseminator writers, for example, Rupert Brooke. 'Dulce et respectability Est ' and the sentry both uncover the genuine environment and conditions that the troopers were existing and battling in. Specifically The Sentry contains numerous utilization of "Slush" and "Slime" connection to

Analyze Owen’s developing style through the poems, ‘Sonnet (on seeing a piece of our artillery brought in to action)’ and ‘Song of Songs’. Wilfred Owen’s developing style throughout his poems changes dramatically through these two poems in the way that he uses imagery and structure. These two poems were written in 1917, however, they both talk about different things. Artillery Sonnet talks about war and Song of Songs talks about love. This is strange due to the fact that themes of war riddled his

How does Wilfred Owen use language to communicate his powerful feelings about the war? Junghwan Ok Wilfred Owen, renowned for his portrayal of the war through poetry, uses a variety of language devices to communicate his powerful feelings of the horrors of war he reluctantly had to experience. From his experience of World War I, Owen exposes the true essence and hopelessness of the soldiers. The powerful feeling are portrayed in his main poems - Dulce et Decorum est Forms, Anthem for Doomed Youth

War Photographer Comparison In War Photographer, the poet portrays that conflict is severe and explores the disastrous effects of it. This is implied through metaphors especially when it describes seeing a man ‘a half-formed ghost’. Remains similarly explores the idea of conflict but shows its lasting effect through similar techniques like repetition as when the poet repeats ‘dozen rounds.’ In War Photographer, Duffy uses a range of techniques to explore the idea of conflict and its evil nature

Contrary to poetry’s perceived elegance, French philosopher Denis Diderot once stated: “Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild”. In the epic poem Beowulf, Seamus Heaney portrays the narrator’s intentions of conveying savagery in its antagonists. This poem details the experiences of a warrior named Beowulf who both rises and falls through his prideful attitude in combat. Although Beowulf encounters both external and internal threats, the poem’s tone and phrasing demonstrates

The title of this poem is a quotation from Horace. The sentence, which Owen quotes entirely at the end of his poem, means: “It is sweet and proper to die for your own country.” The Latin poet celebrated the war heroes who died on the battlefields, because they lost their lives fighting for the safety of their own countries. The honor proper of the warriors perished during a war is an ancient topos, which has been celebrated since Homer’s time. However, Wilfred Owen plays with the literary tradition