... , and is incapable of working for and with others. The poet tells of how the peace and contentment of Hrothgar ends because Grendel comes and brings misery to the Danes: And then as now warriors sang of their pleasure: so Hrothgar's men lived happy in his hall till the monster stirred, that demon ... . (lines 98-108) Because he murders unsuspecting, loyal and helpful warriors and chooses to disregard their values, he makes a hell. He chooses to bring misery to others, and brings it to himself by giving in to the temptations of evil. He is jealous of other's joy so he tries to make himself...

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... This evident occurs as a result of the death of this dear friend, in which he identifies "friendship with mortal things" as being nothing more than misery. Augustine attempts to heal himself by filling his void with other mortal things, such as conversation and money, which seems harmless or even admirable. Finally, ... attached to other mortal things despite the lessons he learned from his grief. His attachment the other mortal things can also bad and can bring on more misery, because every material thing, no matter how beautiful, is demarcated by a beginning and an end. Thus the chief l...

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... when the spouses died, all the money passing from father to son/son-in-law. Moll Flanders chose her life as a prostitute and states that it caused her all the misery and destruction she will suffer later on in her life: "Well, let her life have been the way it would then, it was certain that my life was very uneasy ... in the worst sort of whoredom, and as I cou'd expect no Good of it, so really no good issue came and all my seeming prosperity wore off and ended in misery and distruction." (p.138). Her choice of going to whoredom, however, was only because she felt the need to survive. ...

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... I have a heart that's not black and full of animosity?" "I gave her all I have, and she just threw it away. Why? Why did God just want me to be in complete misery?" "Every time I see your face, my heart is shot with an arrow. I think she will say yes, but she doesn't, does she? She says, "I don't know". The three most fu ... to execute every last mother fucking one of you. If I had a heart it would be gray. It is easier to hate than love. Because there is much more hate and misery in the world than there is love and peace. Some people say that you should love everyone. But that is impos...

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... , or shoes in town. Then less and less. He believed then that shame put her in the bed. Now, eight years after her contentious funeral and eighteen years after the Misery, he changed his mind The onslaught of her fatigue, like his, was sudden, but lasted for years. After sixty years of losing children to the people who chewed up her ... her bed takes place eight years after her death; this is important because he is now experiencing a new beginning as well. The passage is also set eighteen years after the "Misery;- the number eighteen is significant in several ways: kabalistically eighte...

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... say his son's name. Instead he must say "farewell" to his child using a metaphor. Terms such as "sin," "exacted," "lament," "misery," "rage," "lent," all show Jonson's sorrowflul state of mind which then were expressed in his poem's tone. "Lament" and "misery" are obivious meanings of sorrow, while "sin," "exacted," "rage," and "lent" shows Jonson's anger and grievance of his loss. These specific ... of love, life and has the reader answering to themselves his question of why he should lament the enviable state of death when the child has escaped suffering and the misery of aging? ...

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... for his father's murder. Dunstan, the protagonist in Robertson Davies' Fifth Business, also feels unhappy, but helps the situation instead of seeking revenge. Both stories follow the resolution of their misery, each with different conclusions. Even though Hamlet and Dunstan are both unhappy, there are many differences in how they resolve problems, which contribute to the resolution of the plot. Dunstan ... 's misery begins when his friend and enemy, Percy Staunton, throws a snowball at him, he ducks to avoid the ball which hits pregnant Mary Dempster. Upon contact, the ball left Mary wit...

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... want something left over" She wants security. She wants that back up love to build up her self-esteem. He continues to say "All your life you can attribute your misery to me, to our not being married - you are using me-" 760. She is using him. She is trying to bandage herself from a loveless life, and a loveless marriage. She wants ... want something left over" She wants security. She wants that back up love to build up her self-esteem. He continues to say "All your life you can attribute your misery to me, to our not being married - you are using me-" 760. She is using him. She is tryi...

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... can hardly imagine what her new life might be like, Eveline knows it will be better than the one she is currently living in. Leaving everything that puts her into misery is all she wants and desires. Another way that Eveline demonstrates her cowardly actions, is by not leaving an abusive situation. When she contemplates leaving with Frank, Eveline never thinks ... of the promise roaring inside of her. She could leave that promise and start her own life. It was her turn to live. All her father could give her is misery and a hope of nothing. He could not give her life. Life was to be give...

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... his mate, and I be alone? I had feelings of affection, and they were requited by detestation and scorn. Man! you may hate; but beware! Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness forever. Are you to be happy, while I grovel in the intensity of my wretchedness? You can blast ... my other passions; but revenge remains-my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery. Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful. I will watch with the wiliness of a snake, that I may sting with its venom. Man you ...

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... to be noticed as a painter and designer. His affair with Clara petered out and she returned to her husband. Meanwhile Mrs. Morel was ill with cancer and Paul was in misery at the thought of losing her. At last, unable to bear her suffering, he and his sister Annie put an overdose of morphia in her milk. Paul resisted the urge ... so in taking you from Me she's not like ordinary girls." " 'Well, I do not love her, mother,' he murmured, bowing his head and hiding his eyes on her shoulder in misery. His mother kissed him a long, fervent kiss." This scene showed that both of them were a pai...

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... of being sick, while also attempting to harm her self with an over dose of aspirin. "That was the beginning of months of real, if more or less self-inflicted, misery for me"(365). Obviously, she is not dealing with the break up in a healthy way. Unlike the character in the story, I was not at that point of ... misery, but I can totally relate to and understand why such heartache would bring you self-inflicted pain. Again, much like Munroe's character, I felt pain and heartache; I could not rid my self ... ...

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... man lament the state he should envy, To have so soon "scaped world's and flesh rage, And if no other misery, yet age?" (Jonson Lines 5-8 764) Jonson now feels happiness for his son who did not have to suffer pains and misery in life. Jonson continues searching for a way to escape from his pain and suffering or to somehow deny his grief ... ...

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... characters to go beyond their own personal limits and accomplish what they never thought possible. People suffer in today's society, and some suffer more than others - not just the momentary misery many people experience, the unhappiness that quickly comes and goes - but the constant torment some feel day in and day out, the personal hell in which they find themselves trapped ... , for he had escaped and I had not. I wanted nothing more than to escape far, far away from my Mother and that hell-hole of a home. (Pelzer 151) The life of misery he had been living, day after day dealing with ...

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... begged Hester to expose him as the adulterer that he was. He would climb the scaffold in hopes that he would have the courage to jump off and end his misery. This was all done because of Dimmesdale's perception of God was that of a judge rather than God the Father who not only judges but also forgives. It is sad that ... a needle than a rich man to enter into heaven." 8 Could this be "Chillingworth, the adversary" reaping the fruits of his labor? Finally, Dimmesdale realizes that the only true relief from his misery is in confessing. With this God takes him home. Even in this God shows ...

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... she has "always been miserable." Her children are young adults themselves and cannot seem to comprehend why it took her twenty-five years to come out about her feelings of "misery." In America today, it seems to me that divorce is no longer a serious matter to anyone. People seem to think that if they realize they "made a mistake" there is always ... was not an option. Would they be more willing to work out their problems if they knew they were pretty much trapped? Or would they decide to just live in misery with one another? I would think they would try harder at making it work. Marita...

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... case into an action of the will; that one day you would apply your intelligence, your abilities, your knowledge to help on the enfranchisement of those who today grovel in misery and in ignorance" (172). Kropotkin says that real educated youth has no wish to lead this selfish life. By working in the science they mean to work for humanity ... ...

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... by hamlet in her romantic relationship with him as a cause of Hamlet's selfishness, self-destruction and developed hatred towards women. Throughout the play Hamlet, Hamlet only cares about his own misery happening in his life without thinking about the other people's problems and causing them to suffer. Hamlet shows selfishness throughout the play by taking revenge but making many others suffer ... ...

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... 's novel Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus there are two notable characters: the scientist Victor Frankenstein, and his creation. Throughout the novel, both of these characters are faced with immense amounts of misery and suffering. Most often people feel Victor suffered more faults then his creation, but in reality every consequence he faced was brought on by his own choices he made in ... ...

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... Pearl as her only treasure and dresses her up every day. Hester dresses up Pearl to look nice just like she does to the scarlet letter itself. Pearl is Hester's misery, punishment but she is also her only happiness, as she is sent as a blessing and as retribution to remind Hester of her fall from grace and to teach her way ... ...

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... pages reveal who Devil Bug is, the reader learns that Devil Bug is as ugly on the inside as on the outside. He finds joy in causing others pain and misery and also will kill just about anyone without guilt. He is asked by Fits-Cowles (through Dem) to kill The Jew (191), and by Dora Livingstone to kill Luke Harvey ... ...

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... leads to feelings of guilt and unhappiness that cause his life to unravel and the people he loves to perish. His refusal to be accountable for his action brings the misery and misfortune that constitute the foundation of the novel. As the monster explains how he was tellinsg how he has a difficult time adjusting to his new surroundings and how he ... ...

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... of Mabel, the daughter of a horse dealer. Her father died and left her and her brothers the burden of debt and bankruptcy. Facing a gloomy, indefinite future, and potential poverty and misery, loaded with her duty to her family brought her to the thought of finding peace in death. Cold, dark water of a pond had already swallowed her up, when Jack jumped ... ...

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... look more like a prince. I must call you Price Charming" (61). Sibyl is influenced by his charm into believing that he will save her and remove her from her poverty and misery. Although the name is altered in the film to Tristan, it still sends the message of Dorian as a strong and heroic character. Sadly, the viewer as well as the reader ... ...

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"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more." (Chapter 73) Only a person who has been very miserable can experience the wonder of being ... ...

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