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…Macbeth Within the heart of this play, there lies the aura of darkness and evil. That combines to create a dominant atmosphere of fear and deception. The imagery of blood, nature and the supernatural contribute to the evil atmosphere…

…-ending darkness. And you will die. With no sympathy, and no compassion. You will be eliminated. Without your mind. For evil lurks not in the heart, but, where it will be most dangerously and intelligently thought over and professionally accomplished…

…", "The Raven", and "The Tell-Tale Heart". The story "The Pit and the Pendulum" shows a strong mood of torture. The story is about a person who is put in a torture chamber because of his religion. In the story he is tied to a table and a pendulum is swung over his…

…to resist intimidation when faced by evils of unimaginable proportions. An example of how much the mind can take the torture and torment of the ‘darkness of man’s heart’ is Ralph. Golding characterizes Ralph as a boy who has trouble reality and dreams…

…century. Many of the causes for imperialism in Africa were evident in Joseph Conrad’s turn of the century novel, Heart of Darkness. Successful domination of Africa was not attainable prior to the eighteen hundreds. The obstacles of travel and disease were too…

…how he must mislead the world and hide his dark side from it. "Away, and mock the time with fairest show: False face must hide what the false heart doth know." On page 249 Macbeth does a good job of hiding his dark side before finding the dead king…

…, the theme created by light versus dark. "Thunder and lightning." This is the description of the scene before Act I, Scene I. The thunder and lightning represent disturbances in nature. Most people do not think of a great day being filled with thunder…

…, for she has become a generous helper for the poor and downtrodden and a wise counselor for their problems. This gesture of Dimmesdale's placing his hand over his heart is also symbolic. It is the minister's attempt to cover his mark of sinfulness…

…absence.”(57) The victims had every right to believe that God was absent at this time. Many times in Night the characters would just flat out say how they did not believe in God anymore. “And in spite of myself, a prayer rose in my heart, to that God in whom I…

…based on having both a psychological and sociological plot within them. This is why Conrad’s work carries its own uniqueness from other novels when being compared to his. Examples of Conrad’s literature include novels such as Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim…