What role do the witches play in Macbeth?

in
represent the influence of supernatural forces on human affairs.They are
depicted as malicious within the play, and their activities are simultaneously tied up withof
destiny as well as of corruption.They serve as enablers to, and in this capacity, they play a
role in shaping his murderous rise to power (and also in his eventual downfall).With that in
mind, they have a critical role within the play, if not an active one: they take little decisive
action on their own terms (in contract to a character such as Macbeth), but their manipulation
and influence...

Why Does George Call Walter Prometheus

s play
about a low-income African American family struggling to better itself in a predominantly white
and racist world contrasts the intellectual underpinnings of those members of the family who
lack formal education (especially the main , , and culturally conservative Mama) with those who
represent higher levels of academic achievement but who subscribe to vastly different
perspectives on racial relations (mainlyand George). This contrast is a major component of
and is nowhere better exhibited than in the brief exchange between Walter
and George in act 2, scene 1, in which George, exiting the Younger family apartment with
Beneatha, addresses Walter as Prometheus.

Prometheus is a figure from
Greek mythology, a Titan who famously created humans and who, unforgivably, gave to his creation
the instrument of fire....

Give an example as to how Homer's The Odyssey can be considered an allegory?

Anis
defined as:

...an extendedin which a person, abstract
idea, or event stands for itself and for something else.

It says one thing on a literal level, but also makes a point or demonstrates a
figurative meaning.

The term [allegory] loosely describes
any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning.

's can be seen to be allegorical in many ways for the many tales
we read about. As the story begins, Odysseus has been gone from home for twenty years. He went
to fight in the Trojan War and served valiantly. On his return, his reputation is secure. Strong
and smart, now he only wants to return home to his wife and son. For all the good he has done,
and as deserving as he is, his journey home is not an easy one. The message Homer
may be sharing is that Odysseus, for all his physical prowess and
dedication in battle, is not as humble as he should be, and it is this lack
of humility that costs him another ten years away from home. The stories Odysseus
shares...

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Why does Winston hate the Party?

There
are numerous reasons whyhates the Party. Winston cannot stand the fact that the Party controls
literally every aspect of his life. The Party determines where Winston works, as well as what he
does during his free time. The Party influences Winston's relationships and represses his sexual
desires. The Party propagates false information and, using a technique known as doublethink,
attempts to convince its members that Big Brother is never wrong. The Thought Police spy on
Winston, and his every move is recorded using strategically placed telescreens. Winston cannot
enjoy his life in Oceania and lives in constant fear of being arrested, tortured in the Ministry
of Love, and executed. Winston is continually reminded of Big Brother's presence everywhere he
turns and has difficulty trusting anyone. As an intellectually bright individual, Winston also
has a difficult time living in a world where reality is controlled by the Party. He struggles to
come to terms with the fact that the Party controls the past, present, and future. He feels
completely helpless and trapped living in Oceania's authoritarian regime. From Winston's
perspective, the Party has absolutely no redeeming qualities, and he loathes virtually every
moment of his life before he meets . The second Winston writes "DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER"
in his journal, he realizes that he is a dead man. Ultimately, the Party tortures Winston and
brainwashes him into loving Big Brother and worshiping the Party.

What are some of the obstacles Thoreau faced on his journey?

Thoreau
moved to the shoreline ofPond in order to find himself as a writer and to work on a book about
the boat trip that he and his brother John made six years earlier. He had three basic needs (as
do we all): a place to live, enough food to survive, and enough money to pay for everything. In
the Economy chapter of Walden, he tells us how he built his 10 x 15
house, which cost him less than $30 in materials. In The Bean-Field, he explains that he
planted a large garden to grow vegetables that he could either eat or sell. And near the end of
Economy, he claims that he found work as a day laborer, with a variety of jobs that generated
enough income in just six weeks to last him an entire year. According to what he tells us, the
Walden Pond experiment succeeded on these counts. He also had lots of time to study nature, and
he finished writing the book, .

In addition, Thoreau
also contended with the perception of the local townspeople. They thought he was crazy for
living in the woods, because no rational person would do this. After he moved back to the town
center, he was asked so many questions about what he had done at Walden that he began to give
public lectures on the subject. Coupled with the notes he had already made at the pond, these
pieces eventually became a full manuscript and were published as the book Walden; or,
Life in the Woods, seven years later.

Why did Atlanta become an important goal for the Union in the Civil War?

There are
two main reasons why Atlanta was a particularly important goal for the Union in the Civil War. 
First, it was the main industrial center for the Confederacy.  It had many...

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what specific evidence did Atticus Finch use in the courtroom to prove Tom Robinson's innocence?

During
's brilliant defense of Tom Robinson, he presents several important details of the incident,
elaborates on Bob and Mayella's motivations to fabricate their testimonies, and makes Mayella
contradict her statements, which proves his client's innocence. Atticus initially focuses on the
location of Mayella's injuries as Sheriff Tate testifies that the majority of the bruises were
located on the right side of her face. After Bob Ewell confirms Tate's testimony, Atticus
illustrates that Bob Ewell is left-handed, which suggests that his punches would have landed on
the right side of Mayella's face. Atticus then cleverly shows the jury that Tom Robinson is
handicapped and his left arm is virtually useless, which means he could not have inflicted those
injuries. Atticus implies that Bob was his daughter's perpetrator.

Atticus
proceeds to mention that there was no medical evidence to suggest that Mayella was raped, and
his hard line of questioning influences her to contradict her story on the witness stand. After
emphasizing Mayella's lies, commenting on the lack of medical evidence, and reminding the jury
of Tom's handicap in relation to the location of Mayella's injuries, Atticus then comments on
her motivation to lie. In his closing remarks, Atticus mentions that Mayella had broken a
time-honored code by tempting a black man and was motivated to cover up the incident in order to
avoid public shame as well as her father's wrath.