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…In Hawthorne's allegorical short story, "Young Goodman Brown," and in "The Night Nurse" by Joyce Carol Oates, darkness and night is used to evoke fear in the protagonist in each story. As Young Goodman Brown bid farewell to his young wife Faith, dusk…

…closed is the mind that accepts nothing- if the world was to die who would watch religion is a principle a leap to death-a leap to faith? a jump to conclusions- does the child die as the mother looks on in anguish cowering in the dark hiding…

…that it is ahrd to move. A discomforting thing in itself, the city continues to feel gloomy because the film is set in pure darkness and smog. The element of the absolute darkness is brought forth more by the flashing neon lights lining the streets adn sky…

…usage would have been to describe very emotional scenes, depicting romance, love and glory. Later ‘Sublime’ was used to mean deep thought provoking paintings of power, mans subordination to the powers of nature and dark emotions. This later meaning…

…How is evil explored in the Play Macbeth. A dark night and a dark place are both symbolic of diablerie in the play Macbeth. Authors use these symbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare employs…

…...a costly sword" (745-747). He tells the brave hero, "I will keep you Beowulf, close to my heart in firm affection; as son to father hold fast henceforth to this foster-kinship" (686-688). Not only does Hrothgar keep his promise to reward Beowulf, he also makes…

…with a history that stretches over two thousand years. (Swarbrooke and Horner 12) The steady march of tourism development in Europe was halted by the Dark Ages. With the end of the Roman empire came the end of most tourism for they were the people who introduced…

…for warfare victory, joins forces and bed with the malicious heart of Aegisthus. The vengeance lies deep within Aegisthus, child of Thyestes, who was the hapless man who ate his own children, fed to him by Agamemnon, himself. It is because of this villainous act…

…, Arthur’s mother-in-law, is sick and dying of heart ailment. Dracula is known for making prey of the weak and defenseless. Mrs. Westerna, unable to defend herself, becomes another victim of Dracula. Dr. John Seward is the head of the lunatic asylum…

…of the 19th century. This is the story of Mrs. Mallard; a woman with a heart condition who finds out her husband has died in a train accident. She reacts with sadness at first, but after seeking solitude, realizes she is free. “There would be no one to live…