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Good vs. evil is a fundamental theme that explores the moral struggle between virtuous forces and malevolent forces. This dichotomy is central to many narratives, highlighting the conflicts between heroes and villains, and examining the nature of humanity's choices and actions. In the context of Beowulf, this theme manifests through the epic battles between the noble hero, Beowulf, and various ...
- The Recognition
- Roger Chillingworth
- Hester Prynne
- Arthur Dimmesdale
- The Intimate Revenge
Roger Chillingworth is the fiercely intelligent scholar who arrives at the Puritan settlement after two years of captivity to discover his wife standing on the “pedestal of shame” in the marketplace because of her illicit affair. When he recognises Hester, Hawthorne describes how a “writhing horror twisted itself across his features”. He is so appa...
Hester had “embodied the warmth and cheerfulness of home” so her infidelity and “ignominious exposure” makes him feel incredibly aggrieved. He also wants to avoid the “contagion of her dishonour” and warns Hester that he “will not encounter the dishonour that besmirches the husband of a faithless woman”. Notice the use of “dishonour” and the metaph...
Hester is suspicious of her husband’s intentions when he wants to administer a draught to Pearl, asking if he would “avenge thyself on the innocent babe”. He calls her a “foolish woman”. When he “presented the cup to Hester”, she was “full of doubt”. He assures her that his “purposes” are not so “shallow”. Chillingworth believes the best “scheme of...
At the end of a conversation with a townsman in the third chapter, Chillingworth is angry that the identity of the father “remaineth a riddle” and resolves to discover the truth. He warns Hester in the prison that he “shall seek this man” and he “shall see him tremble”. The quick repetition of modal verb “shall” emphasises his uncompromising determ...
Chillingworth began his “investigation” with the “severe and equal integrity of a judge”, comparing it to a neutral inquiry without any emotional prejudice. It is simply a curious and intellectual “geometrical problem” that needs to be solved. He tells Hester that he has “sought truth in books” with the same scientific rigor as he has “sought gold ...
These are examples of famous Malevolence poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous malevolence poems. These examples illustrate what a famous malevolence poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO READING POETRY At the heart of this book is a belief that poetry matters and that it enables us to enjoy and understand life. In this accessible guide, Andrew Hodgson equips the reader for the challenging and rewarding experience of unlocking poetry, considering the key questions about
2. The poem begins with the anticipation of conflict as the silence is disturbed by ‘successive flights of bullets’ 3. The freezing temperatures are presented as being just as deadly as the enemy soldiers 4. Owen contrasts the ‘iced winds’ and ‘pale flakes’ with the ‘dark-red jewels’ of the fires at home 5.
