The thing is, Luciana never knew why she was going after the Templar order. So long ago, when she was a young girl, she had said it was revenge for her father's death but she had come to terms she could never change that. She could never change how she heard her brother's sobs after they had received word of their father's death, her mother sitting at the table looking out the window as if he would come home. She could never change the fact the pain her and her family had endured because of his death. It was also what drove her to find her father's murderer. Every time her faith faltered she remembered her brother sobbing then acting strong for her and mother, her mother hardly speaking for a month until she chose to tell them the truth. How her and their father were assassin's and that's why their father was gone for long periods of time. …show more content…
Lieto accepted to become an assassin straight away, of course he did, he always knew what he wanted and that was to be a fighter. Luciana took longer to think about it, but in the end only one thing influenced her choice. She had to keep her brother safe, so she chose to fight at his side. The one thing that was certain to her, was that she had to keep her family safe. She remembered her first mission beside her brother. To assassinate a nobleman at his own party. She had only been seventeen at the time and her brother was twenty. "I don't think I can pull this off." She said and looked up at her older brother for any sort of
On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she ran him over in a motor vehicle in St. Leonards. Prior to the incident the offender had been driving the wrong way down Christine Lane which was a one way street. Whilst this was occurring she was intoxicated, under the influence of marijuana, valium, and ecstasy and was unlicensed to drive. The victim and his brother who were also intoxicated, where walking down the lane and where nearly hit by the offender. This prompted the victim to throw cheese balls at the car and make a few sarcastic remarks regarding her driving ability. After a brief confrontation between the two parties the victim and his brother turned away and proceeded to walk down Lithgow Street. The offender followed the victim into the street and drove into him while he was crossing a driveway.
Introductory paragraph: The name Borgia has become synonymous with corruption, lust, and sinful deeds since the papal reign of Rodrigo Borgia, otherwise known as Alexander VI, and his bastard children Lucrezia, Cesare, and Juan. Some historians depict Lucrezia Borgia as being known for her beauty, and good nature during her life in Rome. Others depict her as a murderous, blood-thirsty monster who openly engaged in acts of incest, and political assassination. It is possible that this young woman exhibited some of the qualities of each account. Lucrezia portrays characteristics of a Machiavellian villain, and also the characteristics of a woman using her means to secure her place in a male dominated society.
"They'll keep out of my way," she insisted. "It takes two to make an accident."
The sentencing of underage criminals has remained a logistical and moral issue in the world for a very long time. The issue is brought to our perspective in the documentary Making a Murderer and the audio podcast Serial. When trying to overcome this issue, we ask ourselves, “When should juveniles receive life sentences?” or “Should young inmates be housed with adults?” or “Was the Supreme Court right to make it illegal to sentence a minor to death?”. There are multiple answers to these questions, and it’s necessary to either take a moral or logical approach to the problem.
When she returned Octavian urged her to divorce her husband and she could then create her own household, yet she had refused. She begged Octavian not to start a war because of her but for different reasons if needed be. She had continued to live in Mark Antony’s household, attending to not only her children but the children from his previous marriage. She had also welcomed any guests that Antony had sent over. This proved the ideal elite Roman wife in society, which was supporting, dutiful and loyal4. Octavian did not listen to her, he did not start a war but he used this information as propaganda against Mark Antony, he exploited that Mark Antony was under the control of a foreign women, which was added with the influence of alcohol, other drugs or magic spells. Octavian talked about how Mark Antony’s lack of self-discipline, masculinity did not only look bad on Antony but to the Roman state as well5. Octavian had insulted Mark Antony as weak and out of control, and compared him to a Roman woman instead of a man, which was considered a huge disgrace to Rome, which could’ve been avoided had not Octavian used the information against Mark Antony which was against his sisters
Emilia has a fierce sense of loyalty. After Desdemona’s death she catches wind of Iago’s malicious scheme, and swears that, “I’ll make [Iago’s scheme] known,/ Though I lost twenty lives” (V.ii.87). Emilia had been a close friend of Desdemona’s throughout the play, and her death had a large impact on Emilia, who thought nothing but kindness and virtue of her late friend. Even when Othello tries convincing Emilia that “[Desdemona] turn’d to folly, and she was a whore” (V.ii.85), Emilia stays adamant on the fact that Desdemona would never cheat. Up until the point that Iago murders her, Emilia fights for the truth and defends her friend with a sense of loyalty unfathomable
...ce and comes to a more complete self-knowledge before death. He realizes that she was blameless, but has difficulty dismissing the idea that she was unfaithful until Emilia discloses Iago's wicked scheme. He justifies that he kills her out of "duty" and not out of revenge. In his words, he kills her "else she'll betray more men." 3 In the end Othello destroys his reputation, his happiness, himself and what he loves best, his wife.
Ever wondered if there is a serial killer in your community? The characteristics of a serial killer may shock you or be surprisingly familiar to some of you. It is important for society to get informed about the various types of serial killers that are out there. It is essential for families to educate their children about strangers, to be careful with everyone they encounter on the streets, store, and even in their neighborhoods. A serial killer is defined as a person who murders three or more people in at least three separate events, with a "cooling-off period" between the kills. The big question is, what makes a person do these atrocious killings? We will analyze personal histories, categorized serial killers,
Emilia, while lying next to her best friend on her deathbed, began to suppress her passive nature and attempts persecute the murderer. Nonetheless, the only woman who stood up for herself got killed in the end by her own husband. Othello and Iago’s wives were thought to be disloyal to their husband, while only one of them was correct in this accusation, Desdemona and Emilia were both murdered by the people they pledged their allegiance to. But, Emilia was the only woman who denounced the authority men had over women and compares the qualities of both men and women. She is fully aware of the gender
Imagine attempting to expose a highly cautious serial killer who could be anyone living anywhere in the country. In Agatha Christie’s ABC Murders, Hercule Poirot has this exact task placed upon him. A murderer, who only kills in alphabetical order, is on the loose, and Poirot, along with his partner and the police squad, is charged with the case. After a few consecutive murders, clues began to be found as to who “ABC” actually is. A surprising plot twist occurs at the end which has the reader questioning how Monsieur Poirot eventually discovered this careful killer. According to Stanford’s Suggested Reading List, this book is considered a “must read.” Although the novel has its high and low aspects, the plot, setting, characters, conflict, and theme deem this book worthy of Stanford’s highly esteemed list.
The distortion of gender roles and the diminishing worth of women causes the power Iago attempts to have over Emilia to be more obvious. Because Iago thirsts for power he attempts to force others into keeping his plans a secret from others. Emilia realizes that this is not going to help anyone other than Iago. At the end of the play Emilia overcomes Iago’s power by saying’ “I will not charm my tongue: I am bound to speak” (5, 2, 181). This means that she will not stay quiet like every other person, she will speak the truth. By saying this, Emilia ends Iago’s overbearing power over her and allows herself to tell the truth about Iago’s plans. Emilia is fed up with Iago’s selfish antics, thus causing her to tell the tr...
If Adriana had yelled at her husband in public, it would have raised red flags for the both of them. Antipholus of Ephesus is a man held in high regards within his community, and the fact that Adriana stays with him and does not belittle him conveys that she also holds him to some degree of respect. She does not want her community seeing their relationship as having any internal problems. The same can be said for Luciana, but to a stronger extent due to her love for Adriana. She also cares about public appearances more than solving or showing internal dilemmas within relationships. This is obvious during her personal speech with Antipholus of Syracuse, which she bluntly and directly asks him to just pretend to love Adriana even if he wants to continue with his affair. By not confronting the courtesan at the end of the play, Adriana and Luciana both continue to exhibit their care for public appearances. If they call the women out on the affair, they make it clear that Antipholus was having an affair, hence ruining the entire family’s overall
...ed a vital role in the novel was when the fearfully voiced her opinion on whether Caesar should go to the Senate and when she was reported to have had a dream in which she, “…in her sleep cried out, ‘Help, ho! They murder Caesar!’ Who’s within?” (Act 2, ii, 3-4). Foreshadowing the murder of her husband, and begging him to not go out, Calpurnia essentially controlled the fate of Caesar. It is remarkable to think that if Caesar had only listened to his wife, the entire course of the story would have been dramatically different.
In The House of Bernarda Alba readers get to know Bernarda the mother of five daughters. Bernarda often comes across as a mean woman who just wishes to control her daughters, while in reality she just wants to do what she feels will best protect them. “Until I leave this house feet first, I will make the decisions—my own, and yours!” (Lorca, 223) This makes Bernarda sound like bit of a control freak, as she is basically telling her daughter Angustias that over her dead body will she fight with her sister Magdalena; however, she really is just trying to keep peace and protect them. Then in The Family of Pascual Duarte readers are introduced to Pascual’s mother, whose actions do not show that she cares much about protecting her children. “My father and mother didn’t get along at all. They had been badly brought up, were endowed with no special virtues, and could not resign themselves to their lot.” (Cela, 24) Pascual’s parents, but especially his mother, did not care enough about the safety and well-being of the child in the home to lay aside their differences or find a better way to deal with the problems at hand. Not only that, but it could be a fight over the simplest of things. “So that any circumstance,
A particular theme throughout the story is the search for truth. During this last part of the book and the movie, Emilia ends this search for truth. All becomes clear to Othello and realizes that the true enemy, or the one that's been conspiring against him the whole time was Iago. After this, Othello demands Iago to answer why he's been torturing him, and why he made him turn on his beautiful Desdemona. Iago replies, "Demand me nothing. What you know, you know, From this time forth, I will never speak word" (Iago 5.2.300-301). So even in the end Iago still refuses to give Othello the truth.