Unrequited love continues to be a universal pain as it rips away certainty and optimism from someone who was once innocent and optimistic. This is greatly shown in Shakespeare’s Hamlet as an individual who was once willing to fully devote herself to someone she loved is left vulnerable once she is rejected. This ultimately results […]
Tag: Innocence
Critical Essay Polished
Loss of a Woman’s Honour An individual’s level of chastity throughout his or her lifetime is based on the decisions her or she makes, which can either be accepted or rejected by the individual themselves or the people around him or her. For women, not only in contemporary society, but also in history, […]
Ophelia’s Journey of Certainty – Polished Critical
There are few things in life that people value more than protecting their honour and holding certainty over their past, present and future. However, one may soon come to realize that these ideals come in short commodity and it is difficult to maintain one without letting the other falter. One who is prideful and […]
Sheltered
The following is a creative based on Sylvia Plath’s poem “I Thought That I Could Not Be Hurt.” I bite my trembling lip as I shakily inhale the grey, piercing, cool December air. My knees begin to violently wobble, and I feel myself losing control over my body—with every ounce of power I have left, […]
Them.
The beauty in them. Innocence’s veins were clogged with venom. Lungs, nails, skin, and hearts- All stained and bled the colour of soot and charcoal. Each breath was cursed. Each limb was despised. Skin was an unholy sight. Hearts were ill-fated. Their beauty couldn’t melt the metallic beings. The smile in them. Being nourished and filled with emptiness […]
From the Ground to the Sky
The blood of true innocence is crying from the ground. The ones who carefully pack their guns, spike their land and wait for orders to shoot, they are the robots-the puppets to the evil men. With their humanity destroyed, The only thing they have left is blood. The blood of true innocence is crying from the […]
Everything Has Changed – A Schindler’s List Response
Throughout the film Schindler’s List from director Steven Spielberg, we see a shift in the character of Oskar Schindler as his motivation moves away from profit and more to protecting the well-being of others. Up to two hours into the film, however, he was still clearly driven by money with aiding others coming as a […]