Lord of the flies - appearance vs reality could be when the boys think they see a monster, when it is a trapped parachute. Also them generally imagining 'the beast' from nothing , out of fear their minds run riot and create unreal dangers. fate vs free will,, i suppose could be ralph not giving in to his 'inherent nature' that the novel suggests everyone has, he does not become savage, but resists until the end, even though things get pretty scary. Good vs evil is difficult, are children evil? t could be the evil influence of the outside world where the war is going on, or each side of the boys on the island could be attributed good and evil, as the good ones start to give into temptation and cross over. ralph good, jack evil perhaps? lord of the flies They used to call me Piggy! '' - William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 1 'The creature was a party of boys, marching... ' - William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 1 ''You're no good on a job like this. '' - William Golding, Lord of the Flies, Ch. 1 'Ralph sat on a fallen trunk, his left side to the sun.
On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known each other before... before him small children squatted in the grass. ' 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair. ' macbeth says of the witches that he can't really trust his eyes... 'you appear to have beards, but you also look like women'. He also says he doesn't know if he imagines them or not... Duncan also says he can't find the mind's construction in the face, meaning he can't tell what people are truly like from what he sees on the outside. roboticmons... Student
High School - 10th Grade Another example to add is when Lady Macbeth plans out the murder for King Duncan. She tells Macbeth to hide their true intensions. Lady Macbeth: 'Only look up clear; To alter favour ever us to fear. ' Meaning raise your eyes and look confident. A change in the way one looks reveals fear and further arouses suspicion. Macbeth as well tells himself: 'False face must hide what the false heart doth know. ' Also when Macbeth and Banquo arrive and meet the witches for the first time, Macbeth says: 'So foul and fair a day I have not seen. When Macbeth is told the 3 prophecies he will possess by the witches, he is unsure. Banquo says: 'Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear things that do sound so fair? ' Meaning why do you fear of these great titles when they sound so good. Little do they know, in order to get the third title, king of Scotland, Macbeth goes through countless dangerous actions and is soon lead by his downfall. When Malcolm and Donalbain flee the country after their fathers death, suspicion is put on them for the murder. When Macduff leaves to England to seek help from Malcolm, Malcolm is unsure of Macduff's loyalty.
Therefore he tests Macduff, and in the end Malcolm learns that Macduff truly is loyal and wants what is best for his country. Also the apparition of no man born of woman can harm Macbeth. Macbeth is convinced that no one can harm him since every human being is born of a woman. But Macduff was not naturaly born of a woman. Either caesarian or premature delivery occured therefore he ended the life of Macbeth. 'and make our faces vizards to our hearts, disguising what they are. ' -Macbeth macbeth realizes that he has to flatter banquo and hide how much he really hates him and how bad he wants to kill him. false face must hide what the false heart doth know. ' -Macbeth hide with a false pleasant face what you know in your false evil heart... Macbeth is telling Lady Macbeth to act as if nothing is wrong (after they kill duncan. ) 'woe, alas! what, in our house? ' -Lady Macbeth lady macbeth acts like she is upset and concerned when she finds out that duncan is dead...... even though she killed him. 1) 'Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known. Ch. 3 --> far from that. The entire novel is an unreliable narration, so Nick is far from being honest. 2) Check out end of chapter 6. can't quote cause it's too long. But read carefully and you'll realise that the entire scene between Gatsby and Daisy are all fragments of Nick's imagination and him romanticising the relationship. For Gatsby himself said he doesn't know when it started. 3) Gatsby himself being different from what it seems. Rich on the outside but a poor man on the inside. Seemingly righteous but is a drug dealer.
Author: Marshall Vasquez