Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in 1606 is a tragic tale set in 11th century Scotland centered around a former noble hero named Macbeth whose ambitious desire to garner the throne upon receiving prophecies from three witches turns him into a crazed murderer (Shakespeare). The play’s narrative is thought to be a reflection and political … Read more
The name Ophelia is derived from the Greek ophelos, meaning help. In popular culture, calling someone an Ophelia means to call them infantile and submissive, a byword for troubled teens. Ophelia, of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Lumineers song fame, is written as all of these characteristics and definitely would like some ophelos. However, though she reads … Read more
As the humans face the pressing issue of the changing environment and the nature of such a fragile state of life, there comes cries for help. If politicians and the upper elite will not heed the call of a dying planet, people who are impassioned by such a pressing issue will speak out for the … Read more
Revenge is something that causes harm to people without it being known. Its consuming natures will cause people to act differently usually through aggression rather than reason. Revenge is an easily rationalized emotion; it is a critical theory to live by. In many stages of life, people experience revenge in some shape or form whether … Read more
Ciara has a classical diagnosis of severe conduction aphasia. The following episode of care goals were formed using the A-FROM framework and SMARTER goal setting principles (Kagan et al. 2008 and Hersh et al. 2012). Goal 1: Ciara’s functional word production and intelligibility will be improved to support her to conduct video-call conversations weekly with … Read more
I’m not going to start with a short personal story about how I’m stressed about exams. I’m not going to tell you, that I am terrified about life after school, because I don’t know how to do my taxes or claim insurance, but I can play the recorder, and turn a potato into a battery. … Read more
The title of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is often criticized, argued that it should be titled Brutus, as Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero. However, the title is appropriate, as Julius Caesar, though insignificant as an actor in the play since he dies in Act 3 having a minimal amount of lines, impacts the characters in … Read more
Introduction Hallucinating Sleep Paralysis has been an unexplainable mystery throughout science and diverse cultures. Hallucinating sleep paralysis is when the brain thinks it is hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not there. Hallucinating sleep paralysis has fascinated people because when one experiences it, it leaves that person curious and concerned. Browsing online can … Read more
Time is the most salient of themes to be found in early modern literature. The reason why is one of the most prevalent topics of poetry throughout this period was undoubtedly love. The renaissance period is immortalised by some of the poetry on love and spirituality, this is what makes time so important. Time is … Read more
Religious Hypocrisy and its Role in Justifying Actions Religion is often a driving factor behind characters’ and peoples’ actions. However, the idea of religion is often misused to justify normally immoral actions or to clear one’s conscience of sins. For example, terrorists often justify their actions through misinterpreted religion and try to validate their decisions … Read more
From the moment that Macbeth commits the heinous act of murdering King Duncan for his own end, Shakespeare’s play is embedded with ideas of innocence and guilt. His characters delve into their passions and ambitions, ignoring all else that matters, until we see them be defined by either their culpability or guiltlessness. And Shakespeare so … Read more
The comedic play Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare, a woman named Viola shipwrecks on an island and disguises herself as a man in order to work for the Duke Orsino. Orsino hires Viola as a love messenger to Countess Olivia. Olivia, clearly not interested in Orsino, falls in love with Viola who throughout the … Read more
Euler’s identity is an equality found in mathematics that has been compared to a Shakespearean sonnet and described as “the most beautiful equation.” It is a special case of a foundational equation in complex arithmetic called Euler’s Formula, which the late great physicist Richard Feynman called in his lectures “our jewel” and “the most remarkable formula in … Read more
Brutus: the protagonist of Shakespeare���s Julius Caesar From the beginning of the play, it becomes quite clear that not Julius Caesar but Brutus is the protagonist even though the title of the play is Julius Caesar. This is not difficult to prove because we can see, know and understand Brutus��� motives and the way he … Read more
“If it be now, ’tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will come—the readiness is all.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet The car pulled up into the driveway, the gates were open, obviously, they were being expected. With a peck to his … Read more
