Essays about Fate Page 3

In “Fools of Fortune” by William Trevor, all characters, including minor ones, are depicted as falling prey to unknown and uncontrollable forces. They are labeled as “fools of fortune” throughout the story. Set in West Cork during the Irish War of Independence, the novel follows the Quintons, an Anglo-Irish family whose destiny seems to be…

Hamlet Essay: William Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Hamlet: Prince of Denmark’ remains one of the most celebrated, influential texts in world history, holding continuing relevance and significance throughout history due to its detailed, multi-faceted elucidation and exploration of many core facets of human existence; such as revenge, loyalty, truth, mortality, and power. As he alludes to in…

In the movie, The Adjustment Bureau, which is based on the book by Philip K. Dick, two strangers are brought together by the universe’s will or what some might call fate. The film surprised me and ultimately won me over with its profound exploration of our existence, the concept of free will, and the influence…

When you open a box of assorted chocolates, there are various viewpoints regarding its contents. Some people can recognize the distasteful chocolates and avoid them. Others know that one chocolate will be unpleasant, but they still eat all of them anyway. However, a few individuals view the box as an opportunity for pleasant surprises with…

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is one of the most well- known tragic plays in existence. Oedipus, the King of Thebes, is the victim of a curse in which he must suffer the tragedy of his own unchangeable fate. The tragic heroism of Oedipus befalls him because of his heroic qualities and his loyalty to his Thebans…

Tomas Hardy, a controversial writer in the Victorian era, lived for two centuries. Due to his family life and educational background, Hardy was familiar with many ancient Greek fairy tales and biblical stories. In his representative fiction, Tess of The D’Urbervilles, Hardy employs various symbols to reveal the tragic fate of Tess, parallel to Hamlet’s…

A Representation of Perplexity and Death: Analysis of the Monstrosity of the Sphinx in Sophocles’ Oedipus at Colonus and Sir Francis Bacon’s “The Sphinx”             The sphinx, as a mythical creature, represents perplexity and death. In its many versions, the sphinx may be said to be a representation of perplexity in its employment of riddles…

As Guy Gavriel Kay once said, “There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.” The idea of destiny is controversial because some argue that it controls people and affects lives, while others say one chooses their own destiny. Two examples of texts that are highly based around…

Consolation by Boethius: An Analysis of Prose and Poetry             Consolation by Boethius, was written in 524 A.D. while Boethius was in prison waiting his execution.  In his writing, Boethius questioned how God could withdraw his support for an individual and how his friends and supporters could turn their backs on him so quickly.  He…

Past is past. From whom do we often hear this quote? We frequently hear this from different people around us which experienced a lot of things in their lives such as: those people who experienced falling in and out of love and do not want to talk about what they had before hence they bring…