...Shylock, a Villain? Merchant of Venice is tragic comedy which probably takes time in 15th century due to when Shakespeare, the author - was alive. The play is about Bassanio who needs to loan money from his friend Antonio to propose to Portia. Unfortunately Antonia has all his wealth invested in ships at sea and most therefore borrow money from a moneylender called Shylock. At the time Christians could not take interest in lending, whereas Shylock is a Jew and therefore has the opportunity to lend. Instead of taking interest Shylock agrees upon taking a pound of flesh instead - if not the sum it not paid back within three months. It is central to mention that at the time the Jews were treated poorly by the Christians, and thus Shylock is lending the money to Antonio and keeping his promise he ends up being the “bad guy” in the play. But is Shylock really a villain? Shylock is treated very badly by the Christians throughout the play because he is a Jew. Antonio despises Shylock for being a Jew, instead of referring to his name - Shylock is called a dog, the devil or the villain Jew. The Christians kick Shylock, spits on him and mock him for no other reason than that he is a Jew. Shylock hates Antonio for this, including that Antonio lend money for free which is bad for Shylock’s business. When Antonio ask for a loan Shylock ask answer this:“ Fair sir, you spat on me on Wednesday last; You spurned me such a day; another time You called me dog; and for these courtesies I’ll lend...
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...n many stories there is a hero and a villain. There are also some stories where one person is both the hero and the villain. In the story of Hamlet there are multiple villains and no heroes. Everybody has a fault that leads to something tragic or dramatic during the story the main villain in this story is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. In Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark the main character Hamlet goes through a series of very unfortunate events throughout his life, and mostly negative things come out of them. During the beginning of the play we find out that Hamlet loses his father the King of Denmark. This causes a great depression to Hamlet. Soon after Hamlet becomes even more upset due to the fact that he finds out that his uncle Claudius will be marrying his mother Gertrude and be the new King of Denmark. This causes Hamlet to go crazy, insane, and mad. Over the course of the play Hamlets madness continues to build due to everything that happens between the beginning and the end. At the end Hamlet has gone completely and incredibly mad. This madness ends up breaking out of him and spread throughout the ending scene of the play. The main reason for Hamlets madness is due to his father passing away and him having to deal with his uncle Claudius. He soon finds out that his uncle will be marrying his mother. These events only get him upset, sad, and gloomy. Later in the story one of his friends and the guards of Elsinore confront a mysterious creature...
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...In Shakespeare's play Othello,the charecter Iago is a mutilayered,deceptive,and manipulative villian;causeing mishaps to other characters for revenge.Iago uses his stratigec acts of manipulation to undermine the charecters weakness.He exploits Rodrigo love for Desdemona,the friendship between him and Cassio,and toys with Othello's mind by playing on his self-doubt. Thus, giving Iago the advange to use their weaknesses against them. First Iago uses Rodrigo's naive and gulliable personality to own adavantage.Roderigo's obession with Desdemona renders him susceptible to Iagos manipulation. this obsession causes him to believe anything Iago says to hope in getting Desdemona.Iago convinces Rodrigo that the jewels will be given to Desdemona as a proclamationof his love when acatually,Iago claims to to himself.Iago takes advantage of Rorego for his money.Later in the play,Iago uses Roderigo and conveience him to kill Cassio. Rodergo then says "i have no great devotion to the deed and yet he hath given my satisfying reasons 'Tis but a man gone. forth,my sword:he dies" (V.i.8-10). Roderigo then attempts to kill Cassio but in the play Iago says"i have rubbed this young quat almost to the sense and he grows angry, May unfold me to him there stand i in much peril. No, he must die."(V.i. 11-23) this shows how Iago takes advantage of foolish Rodrigofor his own needs and once his value is used up.Overall Rodrigo was drawn in Iago's schemes due to his love for Desdemona. Iago exploits...
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...Clare Whitehead. Write about the ways in which three of the Victorian novels you have read make use of villains and / or villainesses in their plots. The villains and villainesses in the following novels demonstrate the class struggle in society that existed in the Victorian era and that still exists today. The upper class who are described by Marx as ‘the bourgeois’ which (cited in Hamilton) he goes on to describe as; ‘the class of modern capitalists, owners of the means of social production and employers of wage labour’ (1991 p.57) have the power in society. The working class or what Marx refers to as ‘the proletariat’ which (cited in Hamilton) he goes on to describe as; ‘the class of modern wage labourers who having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling labour power in order to live’ (1991 p.57) are controlled by this power which often leaves them vulnerable to the rich. Furthermore, the villains and villainesses appear to be used in order to demonstrate the ‘inequalities of the rich and the poor’ (Eagleton 1996 p.200). The wealth of the ‘bourgeois’ gives them access to many privileges and opportunities that the poor can never have access to. In the first novel Jane Eyre (Bronte 1847) Mrs Reed highlights the selfish nature of the wealthy. She speaks of Jane as ‘such a burden to be left on my hands’ (1992 p.203) because she has no wealth of her own. Mrs Reed sees her as one of ‘social inferiority’ (Nunokawa cited in David 2001 p.145) who is of...
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...I would definitely want to be the villain, not because I am evil or because I want to be evil, but because I would like the challenge. Anyone can be a superhero. It takes it takes real skill to be a villain. A typical hero’s character will be someone with an outstanding sense of justice, a desire to help others, amazing powers bestowed upon them to achieve their goal of helping people, and a flaw or weakness because nobody is perfect. All of these attributes are wonderful and relatable, but that is what makes the hero’s role easy. These traits are linear to many people’s ideas of morality or their dreams of greatness. Everyone has dreamed of being a hero at one point or another, and that makes taking on the persona of the hero much easier....
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...The english language is one of the hardest languages to learn because of its multiple roots of different languages.Before the english that we speak today was spoken,older versions of it had been spoken by the people before us.Since 450,the english language had begun its transition,including the culture of the time periods starting with the Anglo-Saxon. Years before the era of the Anglo Saxon had begun,the royal families of the Danish (the Danes)and the Scandinavians(the Geats),had inhabited the Southern part of Sweden when they had decided to invade the island of Great Britain and settled.This migration had brought several Germanic languages together that formed Old English. Hundreds of years ago,the novel Beowulf was written by an unknown...
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...lives were lost because of his irrational actions were many as well citizens were around. I can prove this because in the text it said “The following picture was published in Harper's Weekly in 18886. The caption reads “The Anarchist riot in Chicago: a dynamite bomb exploding among the police. ” This evidence demonstrates that Anarchist were fighting as well, when the dynamite hit in the middle of the police officers. The image below as well citizens or Anarchists running away from the bombing while others continue to riot. The explosion was huge and large and many were affected by this. Albert Parson actions in using the bomb is undespicable especially since he hurt the police officers who were just doing their jobs. Albert Parson is a villian who injured others. Furthermore, Albert Parson is a villain because he was a fan of dynamites and even considered that others should learn how to use and make dynamites throughout his trial in front of many people. He thought that citizens should be part of dynamites use and should be part of his actions. I can prove this because in the text it stated “Dynamite is the diffusion of power”, Parsons explained at the trial. “It is democratic; it makes everybody equal.”...”If we would achieve our liberation,” Parsons had told a crowd of protesters in April of 1885, “every man must lay by a part of his wages, buy a Colt’s navy revolver, a Winchester rifle, and learn how to make and use dynamite.” This evidence demonstrates that he wants everyones...
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...Heroes, Heroines and Celebrities Characteristics of Heroes and Heroines in Popular Culture The characteristics of heroes in popular culture can differ from the usual defined traits of heroes. A hero is generally defined as a person who is brave, intelligent, strong, moralistic, a martyr, fearless in battle, a fighter for a cause or a combination of all of these factors (Defining Heroes and Villians in Literature, Pop Culture and Current Events). Moral examples also are also what describe someone as a hero or heroine, when their deeds exemplify courage and self-sacrifice. Characteristics of Celebrities Celebrities have notoriety for various reasons and circumstances. Celebrities can be persons who possess a prominent profile due to their professions, such as the entertainment field, or being a public figure, while others are sports figures, or may be known because of reality shows. Some are well known simply because they are wealthy, some are known because of their connections to others, while others are famous for just creating attention in the media. Very often celebrities are automatically stereotyped as being wealthy and living a glamorous life. The Cult of Celebrity People are undeniably obsessed with celebrities, and often follow their every move and statement made on Twitter, Facebook, tabloids and entertainment reporting site for example. Celebrity worship in some ways is a reflection of a need or desire for societies to elevate them to a mythical status and...
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...your own personal information with other strangers. A lot of people out there need to be careful about putting their own profiles such as pictures, names, and information. They need to know how to properly protect their privacy and security. For example sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and many other sites has made every teenager and adult apart of their everyday life. One thing that I see wrong with this is that users upload photos and some videos to share personal information with their friends and family. So this information is sometimes not always used in a positive manner. Many people out there do not understand the consequences that come from posting personal stuff and that you can become a target to enemies predators villians. As a parent myself I would like to be more educated on these different social networking sites that attract their children to the computer everyday life. Today I feel that the T.V. computer, video games, Iphone, and the Ipad hold some much power that it is hard to be monitoring your children all the time on what they are doing. Every time you turn on that computer and you go on to these web sites a little of your life can be lost into the...
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...Orwell and Ravenhill deliberately give us characters that are not heroic; mistakes challenge the reader to examine the fragilities of society. Compare and contrast ‘The Cut’ and ‘1984’ in light of this comment. Winston refuses to believe in the system. He defies the Party, even if he is doing it very carefully and quietly. He's also a bumbling old man with a good heart and a cowardly disposition, so his disobedience makes him appear to be a hero. However, looking at the whole of the book, there are no heroes. No one wins. Goodness doesn't exist in that world, nor does evil, thus no heroes or villians or triumphs. It is a deadlock; Winston is just like every other doubting party member. The party has no trouble killing innocents and criminals alike. No one cares. Nothing changes. It's just one story identical to every other story ever. wor He wasn't really a hero in the typical sense but he did rebel against BB in some ways. Keeping his diary, buying items such as the paper weight and meeting up with Julia for secret liasons. The most heroic thing about Winston was that he actually WANTED to bring BB down, a character like Julia was probably more content with just sneaking around and getting what she could out of life. Winston had a passion inside him that made him want to fight BB, he was sure that a better way of life once existed. He didn't die at the end!!! He was brainwashed...
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...In being denied a voliotional necessity the light of life seems to be smuthered and for Moses it was, this is depicted as he enters “his cabin and met the darkness and a dead hearth” (9). In his digression as a person he forgets how to love and this is seen by his misuse of love with Caldonia as he uses her to potentially reach power and wealth. His life lost what made it meaningful all chance of happiness or at least contentment “A hearty laugh drifted out of the lane but by the time it reached him there was no life in it” (329). His exterior much like Henry’s appears to be cold, and unkind, a sort of villian. However, he too like Henry deserves love and compassion equally as everyother person who lives and breaths on the Earth. He needed the light of love to guide him back to his best self, or his beautiful essence. Even if in the end he can never accept the love he still deserves the opportunity to be able to accept it “He liked knowing the baby was there, though he had no power to turn and engage it in play or conversation” (388). Moses did not ask for what has happened to him, he had control over of how to react yet in a sense he...
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...Batman – The Dark Knight Rises 1. What do we see in the opening scene (the prologue)? What tone/atmosphere does the opening scene set? W eget introduced to the villian/terrorist. Action-packed. 2. What kind of place is Gotham City? (what does it look like?) Much like New York. 3. Make a character sketch of Batman/Bruce Wayne and focus on his development. To what extent can Batman be said to be a vigilante? Quite withdrawn. Not very social like he was in the movies before. He sees that Gotham is under attack and even though he has retired, he feels a commitment to protect his city. Batman is definitely a vigilante. Takes matters into his own hands. 4. Compare Batman to Bilbo. They are both on a mission. Which similarities/dissimilarities do you see? Batman is more like a ”serious” and obvious hero. Fighting hard with incredible powers. Bilbo is a more nice and ”lucky” type. Most of the things he experiences is accidentialy. 5. We know that adventurous blood runs in Bilbo’s veins (the Took side). What ’drives’ Batman on his mission? He is sort of the citys protector. He has a responsibility. 6. Characterise Bane (briefly) Pretty determined and intelligent. Ruthless. 7. What similarities/dissimilarities (in The Hobbit and The Dark Knight Rises) do you notice when it comes to villains? The fact that The hobbit is whole other genre compared the dark knight rises. The white orc is more primitive, but still powerfull where...
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...people of room. He started off with' "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him," where as hes asking for them to listen and not demanding but appealing to them as friends. Also he doesn't put Caesar down in any way during speech but stated why everyone loved him. His speech took a turn when using an example of epimone at the end, "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man." He says that a few time letting the crowd figure it out that any ambitious person would have taken the crown but he didn't so he must have killed Caesar for a different reason. His criticism alone undermines Brutus. By the time he was done with his speech for Caesar they were shouting, "They were villians, murders!" All in all, his highly emotional speech incited rebellion and therefore caused more confusion for the towns people so they would not give Brutus...
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...have died, and Romeo and would not be forced to run away. Mercutio was a hot head in this scene, his ego was controlling him because he knew it was not a good idea to fight Tybalt but however he did not want his dear friend Romeo to get hurt. Tybalt trying to provoke him said, “Consort? What, dost thou make us minstrels? An thou make minstrels of us look to hear nothing but discords. Here’s my fiddlestick. Here’s that shall make you dance. Zounds, Consort!”(Rom. 3.1.20-23). Romeo was letting his superego control him, he was trying to talk himself out of fighting Tybalt because now Romeo has married Juliet and him and Tybalt are family. “Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such greeting. Villian am I none. Therefore, farewell. I see thou know’st me not”(Rom. 3.1.33-36). Tybalt does not know why Romeo is saying that, but the audience and Romeo know that he means that he is married to Juliet and therefore cannot fight Tybalt. Shakespeare wrote this scene this is a tragedy play, but however he made the play like a rollercoaster, he could not have made the play just having all serious scenes. He added romance, comedy, and tragedy all together in one play to keep the audience “On the edge of their seats” as some people may say. The audience will be more intersted in the play if it has different styles, instead of just them saying “Oh look more tragedy” they will be able to say “This play is great! I loved the romance and comedy added...
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...People have many different aspects of Loki, having their own opinions on him, Hero, Villian, other, and I believe that he is an Anti-Hero. Loki has all the traits and Anti-Hero would have, he has no goal, he switches sides, he’s a trickster, and he does wrong, then goes back to make it right. There aren't many details that stand out in the book to me but just looking at few of the things he does all arrows point at Anti-Hero. Loki would be considered an Anti-Hero by many, including myself because he has no goal. For example, in the book when the Eagle stole their food Loki tried defending Odin to help him (and himself) to get the food back from the Eagle, but then when he got caught by the Eagle he quickly turned. Usually, when heroes get in the deathly position they don't care and do the best they can to save others before saving themselves but Loki makes a very nonhero-like decision and made that bad deal. Other actions in the book show that he just lets things happen and sees what he can get out of it. So, making that deal with the Eagle and having no goal to what He really wanted at the moment gave him his reputation....
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