... of the biblical account of Cain and Abel. While the text of "Sonny's Blues" doesn't align with the story of Cain and Abel verbatim, the underlying theme of being a "brother's keeper" is central to both stories. I set out to identify the various elements involved in being a "brother's keeper". After reading the biblical account of Cain and Abel, two sub-themes came to the forefront; self-identity and responsibility. I selected the sources listed below to highlight the ways Baldwin uses the themes of identity and responsibility, and ... discusses the significance of Baldwin's allusion to ...

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... monologue. In Genesis 4:8, it described: "Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose against Abel his brother and killed him." After that the God cursed Cain: "When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth." Shakespeare cited "Cain killed Abel" this allusion to display Claudius' guilty conscience mentality ... 6. 2.4 The Significance of Shakespeare's Use of The Bible Shakespeare, born in 1564, probably was exposed to the Great Bible, the Bishop's Bib...

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