The act of murder can be viewed as the manifestation of an in-adherence and veering from an established societal set of laws and ethics. An analytical juxtaposition of Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" and Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" provides a ratiocinative interpretation of varying forms of murder, as well as posing moralistic, principled standpoints on the matter. Edgar Allan Poe is renowned for presenting murder in its fundamental sense that succeeds all aspects of the definition of the act in that it is an unlawful act that requires premeditated malice. In the instance of "The Cask of Amontillado" the premeditation is one based on revenge. Retribution becomes the honing medium for the calculated response of Montresor to Fortunato's insults.
The authors, Caroline B. Cooney, Harper Lee and William Shakespeare write of violence in their novels and play. In Enter Three Witches, the author writes that people who dislike others and are angry eventually meet a violent end. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee writes that people who are racist are also dishonest and will also eventually meet a violent end. Shakespeare also argues that people who do not except others will meet tragedy. Cooney uses MacBeth to prove her thesis; whereas, Lee uses the character Bob Ewell to prove her thesis, and Shakespeare uses Tybalt to prove his argument.
An example of irony is in the final paragraph of the passage concerns what will happen in the future, and the reference to ‘brides and youthful lovers’ points forward to the monster’s murder of Elizabeth, which will take place quite soon afterwards. This in turn leads to the final irony of the passage. Victor speaks despairingly of the dead as ‘prey for worms and the decay of the tomb’, but it is his use of dead bodies and of the way in which decomposing matter may be reanimated that has led him into his present situation. And when he goes on to cry ‘of what materials was I made?’, he asks the same question that the monster might ask about his own origins, suggesting to the reader an increasing identification of Victor with his
Fortunato was lucky, for he was drunk and not knowing of what is going on. It was terrifying, screaming at him to stop but no words were coming out. I sat there petrified watching him lay brick by brick to my demise. As he lay the last brick I scream out horror. Then I awoke in a panic.
In the story, “Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allen Poe an “old man” is murdered, and through the factors of guilt and insanity the killer confesses. A similar short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell is written in a “dark” way as well, but at the same time in a completely different way. Both of these stories show similar content, but also some key differences. First off, one of the main similarities between these two short stories is the idea that both of them are written around. The idea that the “Tell-Tale Heart” as well as “The Most Dangerous Game” contain is a hunting or stalking scheme.
(Pause) With that being said, I believe we are all guilty of being an accessory to murder. Hiring someone to commit murder is also a felony and holds a long prison
Nick Kasper Long Live the Curse of the Pyncheon Family Throughout the novel The House of the Seven Gables, there are many main themes that contrast and intertwine with each other, but the main and central theme that most excites me is the plot and theme surrounding the Pyncheon curse. The Pyncheon curse is one of greed and evil that is brought on the Pyncheon family and the generations after when Colonel Pyncheon accuses Matthew Maule of being involved in witchcraft in the first chapter The Old Pyncheon Family, and eventually has Matthew Maule hung at the gallows so that he can take his land for himself. The Curse starts off in the very beginning of the book and works down through, which plays key roles
Lets go to the bar and get drunk off our faces” said Curly joyfully. “George you’ve done that right thing, if we didn’t shoot him he’d of ended up in jail, and you wouldn’t want that would ya?.” A silence loomed in the air after Curly had spoke. Curly then spoke again, but George wasn’t concentrating he was staring into the eyes of Lennie’s dead body. Questioning himself in his head. George then spoke.
Montresor was attempting to hide a sly grin from Fortunato. And when they got to the end of the vault… everything then happened fairly quickly. Montresor quickly chained up Fortunato and began building masonry with Fortunato trapped behind it. With the last stone plastered in its place Montresor then left the catacomb for he was beginning to feel
Suffering is a temporary emotion, however results in an everlasting effect. In the compelling novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zuzack, the concept of suffering is explored through (1) the death of Liesel's brother , (2) guilt in oneself, and (3) crime against the Nazi's will. Markus Zuzack portrays suffering as typical amongst human life and has a significant effect on the way a individual functions. Death is one of the most important aspects of The Book Thief. It is portrayed constantly throughout the story, because the narrator himself symbolizes death.