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Light and Dark: The Yin-Yang of Aeschylus, 2004.
An interpretation on the images of light and dark in Aeschylus's "Agamemnon".
1,379 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper analyzes how various representations of light and dark in Aeschylus's "Agamemnon", part of the "Oresteia", seem to mirror masculinity and femininity, respectively. It explains how these images also show how the play is mostly about how the female attempts to usurp male power, ultimately achieving it. Nevertheless, because there can never be absolute darkness or absolute light, the overthrow of the male can only be temporary.
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"In Aeschylus?s Agamemnon, the use of light and dark revolves around their relation to the masculine and the feminine, respectively. Throughout the play, brilliant metaphors and images are used to express this idea, most obviously when related to Agamemnon and Clytaemestra. These images also show how the play is mostly about how the female attempts to usurp male power, ultimately achieving it. Nevertheless, because there can never be absolute darkness or absolute light, the overthrow of the male can only be temporary."
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Yin & Yang, 1993.
Complementary creative forces in Chinese philosophy (Tai-Chi, I-Ching).
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"The concepts of Yin and Yang in Chinese philosophy are complex and difficult to grasp, and they are said to be indefinable in the strictest sense because they are such all-embracing conceptions. The terms are used to refer to the two complementary creative forces in nature. Yin is female and is thought to be passive, negative, dark, cold, soft, and wet; yang is male and is thought to be active, positive, light, hot, hard, and dry. The terms "positive" and "negative" in this instance do not have the meaning of good or bad or desirable and undesirable; instead, they are used in the same general sense that physicists use the terms to refer to the positive or negative electrical charges of particles. Yin and yang together symbolize the eternal and profound duality in nature. They are opposites, but they counterbalance and complement each other (Wu 157)."
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"Heart of Darkness", 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes Joseph Conrad's literary classic "Heart of Darkness" as well as the author's use of dark imagery throughout his novel.
1,989 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines British writer Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" as well as the novel's primary theme of darkness, which the author maintains that each person contains within himself. This well-written paper clearly details the setting of the novel, which originally appeared in serial form in "Blackwood's Magazine" in 1899, as well as the plot and main characters. This paper analyzes Conrad's placement of his characters in the face of European imperialism and the colonization of Africa which results in giving even more depth to the concept of darkness. The author suggests that darkness is hidden deep within every person, yet he does not make an overt attack on the business of imperialism itself that acts as a catalyst for that darkness, as depicted in this particular novel.
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"The trip up the Congo when the ship is finally repaired further evinces a criticism of the company. Natives are employed and "educated" for menial tasks and no native receives any respect or much attention at all in Marlow's story. Marlow considers the humanity of the native voices he hears along the shore and he thinks about "principles" and "acquisitions," but then concludes "Fine sentiments be hanged! I had no time...There was surface-truth enough in these things to save a wiser man." Work and duty saved Marlow from letting his sanity be compromised by the forces at work in the Congo. A sinister fear is attached to the sightings of natives along the shore which culminates in the attack of Marlow's boat when it has nearly arrived at its destination: the ivory outpost where the legendary Mr. Kurtz is the lone person in charge."
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Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", 1973.
This paper explains Joseph Conrad's metaphorical use of light & darkness in his novel "Heart of Darkness": Light is viewed as symbolizing life, passion and hope, darkness as symbolizing mystery, ignorance and despair.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The novel, "Heart of Darkness", by Joseph Conrad, makes great metaphorical use of light and darkness. Properly analyzing these metaphors requires being aware of what they have symbolized in the past. Light has often been used as a symbol of life, passion (fire), knowledge (seeing the light), hope and the future. Dark-ness has often been used to symbolize death, mystery, ignorance and despair. Thus, light has very positive associations, and darkness has very negative ones. Readers bring these associa-tions with them as they read Heart of Darkness.
Conrad's use of metaphor, especially in the first few pages, reveals his great love of the sea. He describes a ship,sitting in the harbor with canvas gleaming with varnished spirit. The ship is surrounded by a haze that is emanating from the land near it: "The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back ... "
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"The Oresteia of Aeschylus", 2007.
This paper discuses the themes of objective and subjective justice in Aeschylus' "The Oresteia of Aeschylus" (Oresteia).
1,915 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that the trilogy of the great classic dramas by Aeschylus, which comprise the "Oresteia", embodies the competing concepts of justice as administered by a stable and unified state versus justice as administered at an individual or family level that arise out of revenge. The author points out that these dramas show the intense and often brutal conflict that existed between these two very different views of law. The paper relates that, in the end, the dramas succeed not as much in depicting an existing social reality but rather in idealistically propagandizing in favor of the importance of an objective administration of justice. The author examines each of the three Aeschylus plays in order to keep an essentially linear presentation in respect to its dramatic unfoldment and resolution.
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"Agamemnon"
"Choephori"
"Eumenides"
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"The core problem of subjective justice, or the rule of personal vengeance, is of course its unending cyclical nature ("Act for act, wound for wound!" cries Clytemnestra in the Agamemnon, l. 1555.) Crimes are punished, but the punishment itself becomes the seed of a future crime which itself requires further vengeance, with no obvious end. This has long been recognized as a universal situation with regard to this sort of justice, and the tragedies of the Greeks, most notably the trilogy herein examined, make it their theme to address this ancient cycle."
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"Araby" and "Heart of Darkness", 2008.
This paper compares the imagery of light and darkness in James Joyce's short story "Araby" and Joseph Conrad's work, "Heart of Darkness".
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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The paper looks at James Joyce's short story "Araby" and Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" and the important role of light and dark imagery in both texts. The paper shows how, while the authors of "Araby" and "Heart of Darkness" use this imagery to very different effects, in both works images of light and dark are central devices employed to convey meaning and illustrate themes.
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"As the title of Conrad's novel would suggest, imagery of light and darkness is of great importance in this narrative. From the opening of the novel, the text and its characters seem to exist in a permanent twilight. The narrative of Heart of Darkness is a tale told by Marlow to a number of listeners aboard a boat on the river Thames around sunset: "The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back still seemed condensed in a mournful gloom, brooding motionless over the biggest, and the greatest, town on earth" (Conrad 7). The imagery of darkness is thus employed to establish a reflective mood from the outset of Conrad's narrative. Clearly, the imagery of twilight - at the close of the day, and when the promise of the day has been realized or not - is conducive to reflection."
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Aeschylus? "Oresteia", 2001.
An analysis of Aeschylus? "Oresteia" with an emphasis on the story of the House of Atreus.
2,350 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper reviews Aeschylus? "Oresteia" in which Aeschylus uses the Agamemnon myth to convey his messages. It examines how Aeschylus? main purpose in the "Oresteia" is not to explore the psychology of his characters but to narrate the story of the House of Atreus, its theological aspects and its relevance to the contemporary political situation. It focuses on Aeschylus? use of the story of the House of Atreus in order to make relevant points about the society he lived in and whether he was successful in doing so. Also discussed is the use of charter myth and gender.
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"First of all, the story of the House of Atreus is not only of one generation, but in fact includes the terrible happenings between Atreus and his brother Thyestes, and then the abduction of Helen from Menelaus; these things are implied by Aeschylus in a very circumspect manner but not actually mentioned ? although they are an integral part of the Atreus curse, they are not necessary to the plot and therefore not included. Aeschylus gets away with this because his play is not original material as such, it is based on a myth widely known throughout his culture, he can safely assume that everyone watching the play will already know the tale and will therefore ?fill in the gaps? themselves. This is, of course, a major point; would Aeschylus tell a story for its own merits if he knew that his projected audience was already aware of the outcome of the tale?"
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"The Heart of Darkness", 2002.
A review of the book "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, focusing on the symbolic search for light in the midst of the darkness.
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This paper analyzes the literary work by Conrad, "The Heart of Darkness", illustrating important and interesting themes and symbolism. The paper discusses the book and the main characters of the story, and describes the lead protagonist's quest for light, for inner peace.
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"Joseph Conrad, author of the Heart of Darkness creates the idea of nihilism. Darkness created a fascination resulting to an obsession with Marlow, the main protagonist in the story. He is on a quest for some shimmer of light in the heart of darkness, the African Congo. Kurtz, a man with no morals or any self-restraint intrigues Marlow by his abrupt change in lifestyle. Marlow hopes to find a glimmer of light in Kurtz, but shockingly fails to do so. In the acceptance of darkness, Marlow is desperate in finding some glimmer of light, but in the end only attains inner peace instead of finding the light itself."
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?Darkness?, 2002.
A review of the poem ?Darkness? by Lord George Gordon Byron and a comparison to his poem ?She Walks in Beauty? .
877 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses how in contrast to the pleasant and romantic world depicted in ?She Walks in Beauty,? Byron illustrates a dark, cold, and hopeless world in ?Darkness.? It analyzes how ?Darkness? is an elaborately detailed poem that remains a testament to Byron?s flexibility as a poet. By considering the personal and external forces at work in Byron?s life at the time, it attempts to understand how he could so masterfully create a world that was full of despair and so far removed from the world he illustrated in ?She Walks Like Beauty.?
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"In addition, Byron's poem "Darkness," written in 1816 after a volcanic eruption temporarily altered the world?s weather patterns. ?Byron seems not only a poet of his past and present, but of our terrifying future glimpsed by Thomasina as well? (Cox). This is verified in Robock?s account of volcanic eruptions (Robock) In fact, Robock goes on to explain that he believes that the first fifteen lines of the poem deal specifically with the effects of what the eruption (or a similar one) would produce. In addition, Mary Shelley?s novel, Frankenstein, speaks of the gloomy weather that persisted for days as well. (Shelly xxii). This is particularly fascinating as I consider what message Byron must have been trying to convey in ?Darkness.? It is also important to note that Byron was going through a separation with his wife at this time, which could partially explain Byron?s desolate picture of the future. Due to growing rumors and constant hounding by the press, Byron fled England. (Martin 209)."
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A Comparative Study of Aeschylus and Sophocles, 2008.
A comparative analysis of the dramatic art of the Greek tragedians, Aeschylus and Sophocles.
4,055 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 109.95
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This paper presents a comparative and parallel study of the dramatic art of the most prominent Greek dramatists Aeschylus and Sophocles. The writer discusses the similarities and differences between the two tragic poets, both in terms of style and content, and explains how each dramatist uses the chorus. The writer also explains that where the dramatic art of Sophocles is characterized by accomplished symmetry and harmonious grace, that of Aeschylus is hard, grand and severe, and Aeschylus (referred to as the 'Master of the Grotesque') is rightly acknowledged as the inventor of scenic pomp and hyperbole. The writer believes that Sophocles' art of characterization is more complex than Aeschylus and explains how Sophocles uses the third actor to place the audience in a position to judge the chief character from at least three points of view. The writer further asserts that unlike Aeschylus, who is simple and direct, Sophocles carries an explicit irony in his plays and he presents not only the problems, but suggests the solutions also to the intricacies of human life in relation to the cosmic and social order. The writer concludes that, as a modern reader, Sophocles is the greater of the two dramatists.
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"Of the precious and inexhaustible treasure of the Greek endeavours in the realm of tragedy, very little has come down to the readers. We are aware of the names of a few tragedians with Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides being the being the most prominent. And with these three too, a very little of the whole number of works is left. The extant dramas are those that had been selected by the Alexandrian critics for the study of Greek literature. The reason for being their choice by the critics was their affordability as the best illustration of the various styles of tragic art. Regarding Aeschylus and Sophocles, (the two subjects of this term paper) we are left with seven pieces remaining of each."
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The Darkness Within: Imagining Edgar Allen Poe, 2002.
A review of the theme of darkness in the novels "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum" and the poem "For Annie" by Edgar Allen Poe.
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This paper explores two stories by Edgar Allen Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Pit and the Pendulum". These stories are considered in relation to a poem Poe wrote called, "For Annie", a verse written for a friend of his, Annie Richmond. The theme of this paper is about "darkness," where darkness is a metaphor that imbues Poe's horror stories with themes of consciousness and experiences with terror. Because Poe was especially interested in the susceptibility of the imagination, this paper attempts to "imagine" Edgar Allen Poe in relation to varying metaphors of darkness that characterize the author's life and literature.
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Nature and Hearts of Darkness, 2002.
This paper discusses the role that images of nature play in three novels of clashing cultures: Tayeb Salih?s 'Seasons of Migrations to the North', David Malouf?s 'Remembering Babylon', and Joseph Conrad?s 'Heart of Darkness'.
4,175 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This essay discusses the following three novels: Tayeb Salih?s 'Seasons of Migrations to the North', David Malouf?s 'Remembering Babylon', and Joseph Conrad?s 'Heart of Darkness' . All of these novels reveal the shadow side of the human soul, the dark, forbidden side that most of us don?t want to admit exists and show how it manifests in relationship to the unknown. When humans come into contact with something other than that which they know well, they often react out of fear which springs from the depths of their own hidden inner selves. Joseph Conrad?s The Heart of Darkness is the classic on this theme to which the other two are compared. In these novels human life is represented as a duality hovering between light and darkness. All three writers use nature extensively to symbolize this duality. In these books most often nature is evil and dark, though now and then we catch a glimpse of beauty and light.
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"This study will explore the role that images of nature play in three novels of cultural conflict. Tayeb Salih?s Seasons of Migrations to the North, and David Malouf?s Remembering Babylon, will be discussed using Conrad?s Heart of Darkness as the standard by which all such works are measured.In addition to being about clashing cultures, these novels are about the shadow side of the human soul, the dark, forbidden side that most of us don?t want to admit exists and how it manifests in relationship to the unknown. When humans come into contact with something other than that which they know well, they often react out of fear which springs from the depths of their own hidden inner selves. Joseph Conrad?s The Heart of Darkness is the classic on this theme. In these novels human life is represented as a duality hovering between light and darkness. All three writers use nature extensively to symbolize this duality. In these books most often nature is evil and dark, though now and then we catch a glimpse of beauty and light."
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Heart of Darkness, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad.
997 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article, the writer points out that Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' draws a parallel between the physical journey of the main character, Marlow, and his mental or spiritual journey as he travels more deeply into the physical darkness of the African continent. The writer notes that the physical journey is then indicative as he becomes increasingly aware of the darkness in the human soul, which culminates in the character of Kurtz. Further the writer notes that when Kurtz dies, the darkness reaches its ultimate level, and for Marlow, there is no return. The writer discusses that in terms of point of view, the novel is structured in an interesting way.
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"This indicates a gradual shift of viewpoint from the Western, or civilized, to the uncivilized. In this, Marlow's viewpoint shift foreshadows his meeting with Kurtz. The latter is iconic of the completion of this viewpoint. The reader is therefore prepared for an increased contact with darkness as Marlow travels deeper into the physical darkness of Africa towards the ultimate heart of the matter personified in Kurtz. The decay of Kurtz's station indicates not only his absence, but also his lingering influence during the time when he was present at the station. It is central to the novel to note that the barbarian nature of the natives influenced the Western-born Kurtz and Marlow to a greater degree than their civilization. The novel closes with the indication that barbarism waits just beneath the surface of even the highest civilization. In this, Conrad makes his point regarding the true nature of humanity."
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Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", 2006.
This paper explores the concepts of good and evil in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".
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This paper explains that the darkness in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" represents an illusion in which certain people are not able to grasp the understanding of life and other human beings. The author points out that it is this inability that makes civilization and the development of society evil. The paper relates that, from this novel, the evil atrocities committed during the white European businessmen's enslavement of native Africans in their search for ivory , are results of being smothered in "the darkness". The author uses the thoughts in Friedrich Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", to understand the experiences of the character Kurtz to create nothing more and nothing less. The paper concludes that the darkness can be seen as the ultimate origin of evil.
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"Kurtz is a man that started as the best trading post manager the Europeans had. He was determined and took control to get the job done better than anyone else, which led him to bring in as much ivory as all the others combined. When Marlow reaches him, Kurtz is no longer affiliated with not only the conquest, but European thought and values altogether. He takes control of a local tribe and in the eyes of the Europeans turns into a savage. Kurtz abandons the values and ideals of European colonial conduct because he is starting to figuratively see the light in the darkness."
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"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, 2002.
A comparative discussion and analysis of two stories, "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.
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This paper is an introduction and discussion of two stories, both set in Africa. ?Things Fall Apart? by Chinua Achebe and ?Heart of Darkness? by Joseph Conrad. It compares the two stories as a reader response criticism. It explores the themes of darkness and language. The writer argues that Conrad?s work is harder to grasp but is haunting and vivid. Achebe?s work is perceived as simpler to comprehend. In conclusion, the discussion highlights that whilst ?Heart of Darkness? is a disturbing read, it illustrates well how the natives suffered in Africa and causes the reader to think. In contrast, ?Things Fall Apart? is an easier read but fails to make its mark in the same way.
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"The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the two stories "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and "Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad. Specifically, it will compare the two papers as a reader response criticism. Conrad's work is difficult to grasp at first reading, while Achebe's is simpler to comprehend. Yet, it is Conrad's work that haunts the reader and stays with him, because of the forceful descriptions and vivid language Conrad uses to describe the dark and deep African jungle, and ultimately, because it makes the reader think".
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