Through her words and actions, the prioress of Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale makes it plainly evident that she is a hypocrite who does not understand her own religion. The prioress’s misconceptions about her own religion lead to an illogical condemnation of Jews, a people who could scarcely be found in England in Chaucer’s period. Her insecurities [...]
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Political Opportunism and its Role in the Catilinarian Conspiracy
[The following is a research paper for my Roman history classes completed ten minutes before class started.] The Catilinarian Conspiracy rose in the turbulent years of the late second to mid-first century BCE. Lucius Catiline represented himself as a representative of the lower classes and a friend of liberty. He conspired against the government of [...]
The Issue of Moral Culpability in Euripides’s Phoenician Women
I wrote a paper for my Greek tragedies class Monday night. Indeed, I didn’t even start reading the play until 9 pm. I’m not sure if it shows, but I suspect it might. See for yourself. Note: I took out all of the references to where the quotes from the play came out of (no [...]
Volition in Electra
All drama seeks to answer one critical question: what does it mean to be human? For many plays, this question also involves an analysis of man’s relationship to the divine, if such a thing even exists. Both Euripides’s and Sophocles’s versions of Electra challenge traditional religious views and man’s dependence upon the gods. Ultimately, both [...]
The Impact of Ironclads in the Execution of the Anaconda Plan
I did it! I stayed up all of last night and finished my research paper for my Civil War class. Unfortunately, I have an even bigger paper due Wednesday; fortunately, I have all day tomorrow to work on it.
Heroism and Movies and School
On Saturday I bought the movie Big Fish. I didn’t get a chance to watch it, however, until last night, when I went to Fiona’s to watch it. Towards the end, she went into her room and I heard a somewhat muted scream. Not the kind of OMG a crazed killer with a bloody knife [...]