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…of events that happened throughout his lifetime and/or the attitude expressed when the works were created. The "feverish, skyless" Caravaggio was a "violent masochist" at heart; his willingness to receive and administer pain was the "central conceit of his life…

…to evoke terror in their readers and to show the dark side of human nature. They tend to describe the frightening terrors that lie beneath the controlled and ordered surface of the conscious mind. There are several elements that are needed in order to create…

…weather they will ever truly escape the history of the dark and decaying mansion. In the beginning of the story, Hawthorne gives a reason to believe that it is fate controlling the family members by presenting detailed descriptions of the curse that was born…

…with dark knowledge, the secrets people keep. Stark says that "man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something (49)." He is saying that everyone has something to hide…

…and abilities, and that heroism goes beyond what meets the eye. In "Ulysses," Tennyson talks about Ulysses journey back to Ithaca, where he fights in many battles and sails across dark broad seas. As said "Drunk delight of battle with my peers, far on the ringing…

…as if the hounds of hell were already gnawing at their ankles. Andres looked around himself, dark silhouettes of the other prisoners loomed around him - silent prayers echoed in his ears, a sound of women screaming and the sudden crack of a bullet - an end of a life…

…In the novel Letters from the Earth, Twain reveals his hatred towards humankind, and illustrates his distrust for people in general. This dark satire is nothing like the other books that I have read by Twain, but I enjoyed it more. Because of the novels…

…mother needs her the most? Why had her father, a brilliant and charming man given in to the excesses of alcohol? These questions overwhelm her, and she hesitates. The brilliance of her dark brown eyes is momentarily masked as she pictures an image of her…

…was. The moon had gone behind a cloud and it was so dark I could hardly see anything. I heard a rustling behind me and jumped sending a shooting pain up my leg. I could feel my heart pounding against my chest. Even though I didn't want to I slowly looked round…

…of Sa'di, by heart. When it's almost dark, we go to the Shrine of Shah Cheragh. This is the tomb of Seyed Amir Ahmad, the brother of Imam Reza, the 8th Imam. The outside of the Shrine looks absolutely fabulous in the dark. The Shrine is a Holy Place…