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Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” consists of three essential elements that contribute in making this poem phenomenal. These elements include a theme, personification, and tone. Poets should include an impeccable theme to portray the underlying message of the poem. The use of personification aids the reader to paint a vivid description of an object in the reader’s mind. Tone is the third critical element and it portrays the poet’s attitude throughout the poem, which ultimately plays a role in…

In the story of Beowulf, he exhibits the qualities of a superhuman. This superhuman fights 3 different monsters for the good of the Danes and the Geats. The determined warrior described for his love of glory and his loyalty fights till the very end for his country. Displayed by courage seen that Beowulf shows different qualities from other soldiers and deserves the title of epic hero. The main protagonist has the attributes of an epic hero through his hero qualities, his weakness and the…

Beowulf, an Old English Poem, is a story of a Swedish hero who kills monsters. Beowulf, the main character, was a young, fearless leader in the beginning. Beowulf was seen as a hero of the Geats who had tremendous strength and courage. His courage led him to fight off evil monsters. Hercules, son of Zeus and Alcmene, was a Greek God of Thebes. Hercules had tremendous strength and endurance. His stepmother, Hera, made Hercules childhood difficult. She was jealous of his tremendous strength and…

Anguish and Angels Who is the protagonist of Angels in America? Why? How does or does not this individual (or individuals) fit into the Aristotelian concept of a protagonist? Angels in America by Tony Kushner is a classic case of finding one’s identity through truth and lies, that’s coupled with the stigma of disease and sexual orientation. The play features two couples, Louis and Prior, and Joe and Harper who’s fates all seem to come together after each of them undergoes troubling experiences.…

“Schedule Your Way to success” was a chapter about helping incoming freshmen with ways to manage their time and helping them getting into the groove of having a good daily routine. The topic of my writing was scheduling and what it can do for you as an ISU student. The purpose was to inform and educate the audience, with the audience being our English 101 class or incoming freshmen. The timing of the chapter is Monday, February 20th at 3:35 PM the day it is due. The forum or where we turn it in…

Happiness doesn't come through selfishness, but through selfishness everything you do comes back around. In our world today, many people show selfishness. In literature many characters portray selfishness and show throughout stories how selfish people can be in real life. Authors make the characters showing selfishness so the reader can relate. In both “The Landlady” and “The Umbrella Man,” both of the characters show the relation between characters and humans in real life. They both show the…

“Desdemona, won't you liberate me? When I'm haunted by your ancient history. Close these green eyes and watch over as I sleep.” This is a song lyric from the sogn Send Them Off! by the band Bastille, these lyrics show that the band believes Othello’s tragic flaw is jealousy, which is referred to by Iago as the green-eyed monster. The focus of this essay will be to prove these three things: Othello is a true tragic hero, his tragic flaw is his jealousy, and he is the central character within the…

Mythology has been a way of entertainment since the early ages. Neil Gaiman, a British author, has greatly contributed to modern mythology. His stories, such as Stardust, intrigues audiences of all ages. The characters created are interesting and complex. Gaiman’s character, Tristran Thorn, replaces his naivety with maturity as he travels throughout the world of Faerie. From a young age, Neil Gaiman was an avid reader (“Neil”). Growing up in the upper middle class, he had free time to…

Heroes are part of all bedtime stories and idolized by children worldwide. These characters are often what young children strive to be. In most cases, these characters’ traits would be naturally categorized as heroic. Though characteristics have changed over the years, the common concept remains the same: To be a hero everyone else needs to be the first priority no matter the circumstance. The heroes of Beowulf held many positive traits. For example, most heroes in this story were courageous.…

Thieves cause more harm than they realize, and Beowulf shows the real traits possessed by him. Chances to prove yourself happen few and far between. The epic poem Beowulf written and produced by an unknown author, but gets many life lesson points across. Actions taken by the thief cause many people to die in the dragon's rage. Pride of Beowulf causes him to go after Grendel’s mother, but Beowulf shows great leadership when going to fight the dragon. Foolish decisions made by Beowulf just for…