Do curses truly wreak havoc in the lives upon whom they are pronounced? Although this notion might appear ridiculous at first thought, to Hepzibah, Clifford, Phoebe, and the rest of the Pyncheon clan, misfortune must surely have seemed a somber reality. The Pyncheon curse was set into play by an early Puritan ancestor, Colonel Pyncheon, who committed a horrific deed. Because of his greed, he took measures so drastic as to murder an innocent farmer, Matthew Maule, in order that he might seize his land and property. Upon Matthew Maule’s brutal death, he proclaimed one phrase that would haunt the Pyncheons through generations. These words he uttered, “God will give him blood to drink!”
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The cunning, deceitful Judge desires to talk to Clifford Pyncheon about the missing information pertaining to the valuable piece of land. Obviously, Clifford is dreadfully afraid of the dangerous judge because he desires to cruelly harm him. But, on uninvitedly entering the house, the judge takes a seat in the parlor and, unknowingly, on his death-seat. Upon attempting to retrieve Clifford, that he might talk with the judge, Hepzibah discovers that her brother is nowhere to be found. After finding Clifford downstairs, she hears Clifford confess that he has murdered Judge Pyncheon. Sadly, if the Judge had not been so greedy about the valuable plot of land, no harm would have come to him because his relationships would not have been …show more content…
Conclusively, one might believe that all of the family’s incidents were brought upon by Matthew Maule’s curse, but Miss Phoebe and Holgrave seemed to unconsciously argue otherwise. Both of these young people appeared to pay no mind to greed and, therefore, lived outside of its awful influence. As a result, a mutual love developed like a budding rose. Holgrave shockingly revealed that he was an heir of Matthew Maule, the supposed wizard. Conclusively, when greed played no role in the lives of two people, instead of hate and death wreaking havoc, love was allowed to grow and
Your beautiful body might become a playground for the slave and demons. Even after knowing all these I cursed you, while drinking the blood from my own heart. Page 515 Just like committing a sin, cursing someone is difficult. The cursing person also goes through a great deal of suffering.
Judge Pyncheon embodies most of the character traits of the Colonel, but the Judge possesses character traits that darker and greedier. When Judge Jaffrey found his Uncle dead of natural causes, he frames Clifford, who resided with the Uncle at the time, for murder. With Clifford locked away, the inheritance would be given to him, but he does not get the mansion. With his newly gained wealth, he builds up a career as a Judge, but his secret looms in the background. The Mansion reflects the Judge’s secretive character traits.
Hawthorne states in his preface that "the wrong-doing of one generation lives into the successive ones, and, divesting itself of every temporary advantage, becomes a pure and uncontrollable mischief. " Consider all the bad things that have happened to the Pyncheons since their ancestor Colonel Pyncheon caused the hanging of Matthew Maule in order to seize his property. Are these things the result of the Maule curse, or can each unfortunate event be attributed to an expression of the same greed that motivated the Colonel Pyncheon? The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of the ancient Pyncheon family, and their struggles with the curse that has plagued them for generations.
How do money and power affect relationships? Is it possible to have a relationship that is not affected by social class or status? Relationships are complicated. Life is not perfect. People make mistakes.
This character is described with a charming smile, though throughout the story the reader learns that this is not the case. Once again, we as readers are able to come up with the true evaluation of this character because of our omnipotent knowledge; however, to the people in this town, the Judge is defined by his smile. Even when he is found dead, Hepzibah and Clifford worry about being blamed, due to the warm way that this character is received, and would rather vanish than attempt an explanation (322-323). Between Hepzibah’s scowl, and Clifford’s insanity and idiocy, they understand, at least subconsciously, that those traits will define them and ultimately define their fate in front of
"The body will be full of torment as full as it can hold, and every part of it shall be full of torment. They shall be in extreme pain, every joint of them, every nerve shall be full of inexpressible torment. They shall be tormented even to their fingers’ ends. The whole body shall be full of the wrath of God. Their hearts and bowels and their heads, their eyes and their tongues, their hands and their feet will be filled with the fierceness of God’s wrath.
Then leading to banishment of Romeo because he was enraged and killed Tybalt. Readers can connect to this because once in life one has had a love. All because the parents simply hated each other and unknowingly causing their lovely children and unlovely demise. It reminds me of the 1997 film Titanic about a man who offers his fiancé an adventurous life. They board the Titanic only to sink to their deaths.
The death of Romeo and Juliet in william shakespeare’s play are both hate and love. Although much could have been done to prevent their suicides, these “star-crossed lovers” ultimately are not able to avoid their destiny. A series of unfortunate circumstances result in disaster, and even though many people could blame for their death, Lady Capulet, Friar Laurence 's, and Capulet play a particularly integral role. While some believe that juliet is responsible for Romeo and Juliet death, this is not the case. Upon further investigation Lady Capulet should receive the blame.
How Do Relationships Define Us? Relationships will represent us. It can interpret us either in a good or bad way. Connections we had or have with others may lead us to be how we are afterwards or including during that relationship with our significant others. In Etgar Keret’s, “What of the Goldfish Would You Wish For?,” Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery,” and “Without Title,” by Diane Glancy, demonstrates how relationships with others can define us.
The antagonist, Pastor James Wilkins, is a miserable specimen of a man. He has spent most of his 54 years of life trying to get people to fit into his own idea belief of Christianity (Johnson, 2015). Pastor Wilkins, still sees people as either Christians or the devil. When he dances around the Midstate Church floor hardly breathing from the movement itself. His suit jacket is hardly meeting, because of the smoke pork dinners his lovely wife prepares for him on a nightly basis.
There can be no wealthy without the poor. Wealth is measured in material goods; he who has more is wealthier man. Often times, this material wealth will come to the expense of others. The material goods used by the wealthy need to come from somewhere. Many times, it is up to the poor to provide for the wealthy.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a perfect example of how poor choices don’t only affect one’s own futures but also those of their communities. Romeo and Juliet fall in love despite their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, being enemies. The two marry in secret and plan to live a happy life together before a deadly fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets and the lovers are separated. The heartbreaking story consists of risky decisions and bad timing. Romeo’s own impulsive nature, demonstrated when he kills Juliet’s kinsman, breaks Verona’s law of banishment, and suicidal act, all contribute to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet.
Ambitions: Myrtle and Daisy had chased both love and money, at different point in their life. For both of them, it is their ambition and dreams that they seek to fulfill themselves with. Regardless of their backgrounds, they remain the same in their wants towards something they don’t have, or in Daisy’s case, choosing what they want over everything else, regardless of how much they already have of it. Myrtle had married Wilson, not for the money he had owned, as he did not own any, but simply because she “thought that he was a gentleman”. However, Myrtle’s ambition was money, because when Wilson neither produced riches nor at the very least, gave her the love initially wanted, she turned to Tom to receive them both.
In countless fairy tales and myths, passion is praised as a beautiful and moving emotion. A prince’s passionate kiss awakes his sleeping soul mate; a mother’s passionate love for her daughter makes her journey across the seven seas to find her; a father’s passion and care for his son causes him to sacrifice himself for his son’s life. However, a picture that the stories often don’t paint, is the truth behind passion, how dangerous passion is and the actions it can force one to take. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two households, the Montagues and the Capulets, are engaged in a life long feud.
A curse is when you are sending out negative energy to some one and wishing them ill-will. Curses can be seen from mild irritation to out and out wishing death upon someone. You are focusing massive amounts of negative energy on a person. "Curse" has uncertain origins. Some sources point to Old English and the word curs "a prayer that evil or harm befall one".