Tartuffe is a satire based in Paris, in a house of French aristocrats who are tricked by a religious hypocrite named Tartuffe. The story opens with Madame Pernelle, who is visiting her son Orgon. It is at this point that Dorine, the maid, sees that Tartuffe is a fraud and attempts to bring it to Madame Pernelle’s attention. Cleante, Orgons brother in law, wants his son to marry Mariane who is in love with Valere. It is at this point that Orgon decides that Mariane will marry Tartuffe. Valere is extremely hurt by Mariane’s betrayal, and Dorine vows to help them expose Tartuffe. At this point Tartuffe attempts to seduce Elmire, Orgons wife, even though he claims to be a man of God. Damis, Orgons son, is hiding in the closet and sees Tartuffe…
Don Quijote was a tall, skinny "wanna-be" who found himself morally obligated to involve himself in other people's business for the sole purpose of acting as a proper knight errant would. Although he believes that his "battles" help solve situations (though the results is usually the opposite), what it comes down to is that he wants to be famous, to be in love with his woman, to be accomplished, recognized, and adored. Therefore, Don Quijote's motives are self-serving, and not "by-the-book" as a knight errant should be. "As much for the sake of his own greater honor as for his duty to the nation, he decided to turn himself into a knight errant..." (p. 15) The thing was, this was how knights generally were - a selfish man looking for trouble to fix so people will respect him and give him things, and women will sleep with him. The reader sympathizes with Don Quijote, though, because his insanity prevents him from seeing his reality as fake and inappropriate to actual societal needs.…
The first utopia mentioned in Candide is Westphalia, a region in Germany. The roads of Westphalia are known to be wet and muddy and definetly not the utopia that is described by Pangloss, a philosopher who lives in a castle located in Westphalia and who also has a theory that everything happens for a reason or in other words philosophical optimism. Those living in his castle are without a dobut staying in the best castle of the whole world or at least that is how is perceived by the baron and his family. The character Pangloss, is commonly known as a philosopher or the family’s teacher whose belief is that everything happens for a reason. Pangloss teaches candide his ideas and philosophies for example he tells Candide that…
Voltaire’s satirical work, Candide, has many aspects. He attacks the conflicting philosophy of the Enlightenment, which was the aristocracy. He also states how unbelievable romantic novels. But, Candide is a satire on organized religion. It’s not that Voltaire did not believe in God, it’s that he disapproved of organized religion. He believed that people should be able to worship God how they saw fit, not by how organized religion instructed them to.…
Many would say I am absolutely insane, but I am a rare individual who unforntuanately did not listen to the Beatles growing up. After watching A Hard Day's Night, I instantly fell in awe and definiely understand how one would have Bealtmania. The charm, humor, and shaggy hair cuts instantly drew me in. I felt as if I were a British teenage girl living in the 1960s and wildy chasing my beloved boyband crush. The movie is full of Rock n' Roll musical outbreaks, innocent fun, and a very clean and nice old man. A Hard Day's Night seems to mimic and portray as a documentary but instead is wonderful comedy that displays what a typical day would be like for the Fab Four.…
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest writers and poets of antebellum America, was born a month before the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. This often mysterious man lived a short, hard life he was orphaned at the age of three, impoverished most of his life and died at the age of forty. Writing styles are often influenced by the author's life, his was no exception. The struggles in Edgar Allan Poe's life greatly influenced the writing style of this great American writer of many great works such as The Black Cat and Tell-Tale Heart.…
Candide is a humorous, implausible account by Voltaire satirizing the optimism endorsed by the philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment. The story is of a young man's adventures around the world, where he witnesses malicious human behavior and calamity. Throughout his travels, he abides to the teachings of his lecturer, Pangloss, believing that "all is for the best in this world," even though he visited and experienced torture time and time again.…
Laughter is the best medicine. For satirical writers, the old adage certainly holds true. Armed with weapons of mockery, these clever authors are famous for making light of their firm stances on social issues. Such is the case for an anonymous author whose article was published in the satirical magazine "The Onion." Using an imaginary example of shoe inserts that can heal aches and pains, the author uses ridicule, humor, and parody to give a satirical depiction of modern marketing tactics and consumer responses.…
The irony of the story was that the people of that village believed they had found an easy solution for disposing of their waste. What they didn’t know was that what they had thrown down the hole, was ironically being thrown back to them, on their heads. When the hole was believed to have no bottom, it seemed like an amazing idea just to dispose of unwanted things where it was believed it was "gone" forever. When It was really just “swept under the rug.”…
Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle is a fictional embedment of satirization used to reveal the flaws in mankind. Throughout the story Vonnegut introduced objects and characters that are meant to be satirical representations of people and things in the world. For example, Felix Hoenikker is a satirical element of science and technology in that he is presented as a man who believes that everything in the world is a game or puzzle and has no consequence. The hook in San Lorenzo is used as mockery of the death penalty. Finally, H Lowe Crosby is a representation of capitalism and all of its problems that is causes society. Mankind’s failure to solve the repetitive problems that negatively affect the country is Kurt Vonnegut’s message in Cat’s Cradle,…
In practically any memorable story, the setting plays a significant role in setting the tone and shaping the theme that the author is trying to convey. Whether it’s a rural area, a suburban neighborhood, or a big city, the characters’ surroundings considerably impact their lives and how the story unfolds. Edgar Allan Poe fully utilizes vivid imagery of dark and dreary settings to create haunting and eerie moods centered on the theme of death in three of his most well-known works: “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.”…
Many poems, although very unique, share important features that help us as the audience better understand what people go through in their lifetime. There are instances where the reader can feel what the poet is feeling and that is what makes a great poet differ from an ordinary poet. As in anything, poetry is subjective to each individual and one person might look at a piece of poetry one way or experience it another way. In the poem, “Alone”, by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker of the poem who is Poe, shows his true self to the reader and is not ashamed to hide anything. He is interpreting his life and wants the reader to understand him. This is similar to the poem in Spanish, “El Poeta” by Pablo Neruda. Another important poem is the French poem,…
Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most recognizable authors in American history. Considering that both of his parents died when he was a young boy (which resulted in him being raised an orphan) it is understandable that Poe would have a grim outlook on life. Through his works including “William Wilson,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Tell Tale Heart” he reveals his thoughts and feelings about life. Poe’s feelings on nature, the natural man, and guilt closely align with those of the anti-transcendentalist movement. Edgar Allen Poe is a anti-transcendentalist.…
Edgar Allan Poe is and always will be remembered for his mysterious and interesting stories.…
most of his writings he is wanting something from someone or something. Even in real…