Essays Tagged: "Insanity"

"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe

stition even more. Over a period of time the narrator begins to understand his friends' infliction, insanity. He tries in vane to comfort his friend and provide solace, however to no avail. When Roder ... olace, however to no avail. When Roderick's only remaining kin, his sister Madeline dies, Rodericks insanity seems to have gone to a heightened level. Shortly after his sister's death, Roderick's frie ...

(6 pages) 240 1 5.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Hamlet

This paper deals with Hamlet and the revenge vs suicide problem NoneHamlet: Is He Insane?The term insanity means a mental disorder, whether it is temporary or permanent, that isused to describe a pe ... e between right or wrong. Theydon't consider the nature of their actions due to the mental defect.("Insanity", sturtevant) InWilliam Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" Shakespeare leads you to believe that t ...

(3 pages) 75 0 4.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Though this be madness, yet there be mehod in't. An essay on Shakespeare's use of madness

liam Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Polonius uses these words to inform Hamlet's parents of their son's insanity. He then continues on, telling Gertrude and Claudius that the cause of this madness is love ... dgar (the legitimate son of Gloucester in The Tragedy of King Lear), but other times it was genuine insanity. Ophelia and Lady MacBeth are obvious examples of Shakespearean characters that have slippe ...

(7 pages) 154 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

King Lears Foolishness

l nature, it is too late, and they have already begun their plot to kill him. Amidst his increasing insanity however, Lear does become a wiser man, as he finally receives the ability to see people's t ...

(5 pages) 63 0 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Alienations and "All Quiet on the Western Front"

ation is 1. Separation, aversion, aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement; insanity.The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Analysis of Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

se of Usher is definitely a piece written in Poe's usual style; a dark foreboding tale of death and insanity filled with imagery, allusion, and hidden meaning. It uses secondary meanings and underlyin ...

(4 pages) 146 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

Use of Blood Imagery in Macbeth

plays. In the play of MacBeth, Shakespeare uses blood imagery to add a sense of fear, guilt, shame, insanity, and anger to the atmosphere. The use of blood imagery allows the audience to vision in the ...

(2 pages) 53 0 5.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

History of Mental Health

During the colonial period, through the eighteenth century, neither pauperism nor insanity was a critical problem in society. The mentally ill were considered to be one of several cl ... y, the Worchester hospital declined in relatively few years. Its ideals replaced by the dictum that insanity is incurable, a view that shaped mental hospital practices and policies from the middle of ... ington Publishers.During the colonial period, through the eighteenth century, neither pauperism nor insanity was a critical problem in society. The mentally ill were considered to be one of several cl ...

(18 pages) 706 1 4.4 May/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Implications of Cloning. The paper discusses the pros and cons of cloning and related scientific, religious and ethical concerns.

ely identical, but his general characteristics would remain, such as his ruthlessness, misanthropy, INSANITY.Another reason is evolution. Evolution among every species on this planet has been determin ...

(2 pages) 433 0 3.1 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

One Sick Christmas

oe was the Santa at the local mall. Since Joe had just been released from themental institution for insanity, the cost of the institution wiped him out of money so heneeded the job badly. When the job ...

(3 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

What Goes Around Comes Around. Speaks of "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe

n describing the plot andcharacters. Poe uses foreshadowing to describe the scenes of sanity versus insanity. He writes "forthe most wild yet homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect ...

(5 pages) 94 0 3.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

"the yellow wallpaper"a journey into insanity, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman,

ve relationship between an oppressivehusband and his submissive wife pushes her from depressioninto insanity.Flawed human nature seems to play a great role in herbreakdown. Her husband, a noted physic ...

(4 pages) 156 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Faces on the Wall: "The Yellow Wall Paper" The husband's intention is for his wife to get well, however, his way of doing so drives her to depression and insanity.

torturing." (209) Rather than help the narrator, the tactic used drives the woman to depression and insanity.Though she would rather stay in the much more comfortable room downstairs,"John would not h ... mmit suicide." (203)Though the narrator desires social stimulation, John's isolation approach causesinsanity. She is not allowed to see her baby or people on the outside world. This goesagainst natura ...

(1 pages) 109 0 5.0 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Shift in the Balance of Good and Evil Reveals the Dark Side of Man... covers Poe's Madness & Literary Genius

evil reveals the dark side of man.Each character in the stories has some special reason behind his insanity, but only the reader feels the evil acts are caused by insanity. The characters are unable ... gin of their evil (Gargano, 329). In "The Black Cat" the narrator holds the cat responsible for his insanity. At first the cat is neither good nor evil, but it changes its roles with every psychologic ...

(7 pages) 143 2 4.1 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How greed and ecnomics can be related. Everything in included here. Good luck!

ith their money, throwing all laws of economics completely out of proportion. With the exception of insanity, no economist can even begin to explain why people behave this way with their money and bel ...

(5 pages) 142 1 4.3 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

(Korean History) Death of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyong- Prince Sado's insanity and the events that led to his death

r. However, in Lady Hyegyong's opinion, Sado's early separation from his parents is what led his to insanity. There are many events that may have contributed to Sado's illness. These events take place ... This anger coupled with his terror of his father and his sense of rejection, eventually led to his insanity.In 1749, when Sado was 15 years old, the second part of the capping ceremony, which marked ...

(5 pages) 45 0 4.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

Poe: The Fall of the house of Usher

racteristics, but they all eventually suffer from the same mental disorder. All of them suffer from insanity, yet each responds differently. Madeline seems to accept the fact that she is insane and co ... of fear. Fear can restrain us from actions that could be beneficial, and excessive fear can lead to insanity. He also shows that fear can be passed on to others, ultimately showing that we must recogn ...

(4 pages) 178 1 4.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

'The yellow wallpaper' , Charlote Perkins Gilman

hen she complains about the wallpaper. We can assume that he chooses 'the attic' to keep his wife's insanity hidden from the rest of the world.John's actions can easily be interpreted with the same ma ... ," is the embodiment of what the narrator is struggling against. Though ultimately she is broken by insanity, the narrator never gives up and triumphantly creeps over her husband at the end.The settin ...

(4 pages) 220 0 3.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Community Policing

the apparently voluntary commission of an overt act. Criminal liability is relieved in the case of insanity. Legal minors are also relieved of criminal liability, as are persons subjected to coercion ...

(5 pages) 231 0 3.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

El Dorado Explored: Explains how El Dorado was a utopia and what effect it had on Candide. It also explains how Eldorado is a counter for the evils of Europe.

He uses El Dorado rhetorically to contrast the vices of the real world. If you had not noticed the insanity of the Europeans in the world Voltaire paints, El Dorado, certainly gives a frame of refere ...

(7 pages) 82 0 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature