William Hurt

have potential to be evil even as a child? Or are their environments what shapes them? William Golding believed that people were born with the propensity to do evil. As for Jean-Jacques Rousseau truthfully states, that people are shaped from their environments to either good or evil. There are several examples that show that Rousseau is correct about her opinion. For example in the book Lord of The Flies by William Golding the boys did not start off evil it gradually got to that point. The boys…

William Shakespeare was the writer of 38 plays including Much Ado About Nothing. In the book Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Don John, the illegitimate brother, is a major character foil to Don Pedro. This play is about a relationship between two characters and what happens when an upset brother ruins the bond between the two. The foil between these characters show how sibling rivalry can lead to one hurting others. Don Pedro has character traits such as loyalty, being…

William Shakespeare is well known for his plays but more for his poetry. Some say he was the greatest writer in the English language. Some people call him England’s national poet. His best work is something like Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar. He has written a total of 154 sonnets and has a total of 36 plays. But is William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet relevant in the ninth grade curriculum? Students in the ninth grade are learning about poetry and different styles of it. William…

Opposites May Not Attract In the play Much Ado About Nothin, by William Shakespeare, Don Pedro (a prince) and Don John (Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother) are foils to each other. Don John and Don Pedro have a simple brother rivalry . Until Don John takes it a little too far, by trying to split up Hero and Claudio (two main characters Don Pedro got to fall in love). Don John works to ruin Don Pedro’s set up between Hero and Claudio. Don Johns goal was to tarnish his brothers reputation. Don John…

The world considers William Shakespeare as one of the greatest writers and playwrights to ever live. Born in the late 1500’s, Shakespeare built a name for himself with his plays that captivated audiences throughout Europe. Shakespearian productions are popular because of their humor, intricate plotlines, and the audiences’ abilities to see all of the plot twists and secrets while most of the protagonists have no idea what’s going on. Though these attribute to his popularity, his greatest…

savagery that comes with the human nature through various different characters and their own different experiences and perspectives. The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding tells a story about a group of boys who survived after a plane crash on a remote island with the absence of adults and limited resources. William Golding suggest through multiple characters that the isolation and fear of the unknown after a traumatic event can manipulate evil into a person's perspective,…

Are our actions truly ours or a side effect of the society that we live in? Well it's explored in novel The Lord of The Flies. The Lord of The Flies by William Golding is a story about a group of young English boys who were stranded on a remote desert island during an unamed world war where nuclear bombs were being used. There are many characters in the novel but I intend to write about omly three being Ralph, Piggy, Jack all representing the three different human ethical ideals being the Id,…

Most people are born inherently good, but some of them are born evil and people would not even know. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding, portrays a character named Roger. He seems civilize and shy in the beginning. But, when he starts to drift away from a life of rules and consequences, he starts to express his inner self in a negative way. Therefore, Roger is born inherently evil, because he shows his true self by hurting others for his own need. Roger demonstrates…

style. Whether it is tragedy, history, or comedy. The deception can be destructive or not. It can be practiced on others or, just as likely, self-inflicted. On occasion deception becomes the very foundation of a play, as is the case with Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Deception is also very evident in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald through all the cheating people. In The Great Gatsby all of the inhabitants of East and West Egg use one another to get what they want, with little care as to…

King Lear is thought to be one of the most intricate yet interesting plays ever written by William Shakespeare. It was written around 1605 during a period in Shakespeare’s life when he was engrossed in writing about how flaws in a character can cause great turmoil amongst other characters. One of the key characters in King Lear is known as the Fool, and he is the epitome of the style Shakespeare was using as he was writing King Lear. The Fool serves as a caretaker, confidant, and overseer to…