The Sickness Unto Death 
.... If this is indeed the case, how might one be unconscious of his
own despair? Put simply, to have a self, it seems, is to be in
despair. ....
(1284
5
)
The Sickness Unto Death
.... If this is indeed the case, how might one be unconscious of his
own despair? Put simply, to have a self, it seems, is to be in
despair. ....
(1288
5
)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
.... hope not only in her
own strength to endure suffering, but in the field of literature in which she would later find expression for her
own despair and salvation ....
(1623
6
)
Ibsen's Hedda Gabler
.... Treplev. Her return and her
own despair reawakens the old lost hopes of Treplev, and this time he manages to kill himself. The milieu ....
(1721
7
)
Women in Hamlet and King Lear
.... In her innocence Ophelia can be forgiven for being confused when Hamlet, in his
own despair, urges her to escape from the court, but as the tragedy unfolds ....
(2289
9
)
Theme of Despair in Literature
One can
despair or feel something very like it in the privacy of one's home, and one can feel excluded or alienated within one's
own family. ....
(7064
28
)
Hester Prynne
.... dragon . . . and [then] proceed to the heart of her mission, to rescue Dimmesdale from his
own despair, from himself (23). Hester ....
(1637
7
)
Kierkegaard and Christianity
.... To Kierkegaard it is much more valuable an experience to feel fully one's
own despair than it is to feel a false peace or happiness of some sort. ....
(6870
27
)
The Iliad and the Aeneid
.... In his anger, Achilles slaughters Trojans by the dozens and in a heartless manner that indicates his
own despair: not only have his actions led to the death of ....
(2314
9
)
Ideals of Honor in 2 Classic Epics
.... In his anger, Achilles slaughters Trojans by the dozens and in a heartless manner that indicates his
own despair: not only have his actions led to the death of ....
(2314
9
)
Life & Works of Edgar Allan Poe
.... This vision and haunting refrain gives the poem a dark, melancholy quality that seems to mirror the poet's
own sense of
despair. ....
(1783
7
)
Faire Queen
....
Despair is able to seduce people into taking their
own lives; and very likely, Redcrosse will soon discover that he is not immune to this form of temptation. ....
(1446
6
)
French New Wave
.... of his time, however, Antoine cannot accept someone else's definition of him; he must make his
own choice. Existential characters live with
despair but they ....
(1262
5
)
The French New Wave
.... of his time, however, Antoine cannot accept someone else's definition of him; he must make his
own choice. Existential characters live with
despair but they ....
(1262
5
)
French New Wave & The 400 Blows
.... of his time, however, Antoine cannot accept someone else's definition of him; he must make his
own choice. Existential characters live with
despair but they ....
(1262
5
)
On Golden Pond and Human Identity
.... to Billy does not mean that he has become loving of his
own daughter .... experience a decline in the capacity for happiness if they enter into
despair (Erikson, 140 ....
(764
3
)
Thematic Elements in Poetry
.... It is certainly true that the artist draws on his or her
own life, which .... Shakespeare conveys a poetic image of guilt and
despair through the words used by his ....
(853
3
)
A Doll's House Letter
.... All of her life, Nora sacrificed her
own autonomy for that of her father's .... her husband, children and home, she knew she would succumb to
despair and possibly ....
(1316
5
)
The Practice of Justice & Injustice
.... Were man to have absolute freedom of choice, he would seek his
own advan tage .... Compare the
despair of the rich and pampered suicide with the more or less hopeful ....
(2037
8
)
Shelley's famous "Ozymandias"
.... The feelings of
despair and sadness evoked in the sonnet may indicate that Shelley was going through some sad experience of his
own that made him interested in ....
(1006
4
)
Percy Bysshe Shelley
.... The feelings of
despair and sadness evoked in the sonnet may indicate that Shelley was going through some sad experience of his
own that made him interested in ....
(1006
4
)
Existentialism & Sense of Community & Ethics
.... existentialism, but actual human beings faced with their
own personal finitude rarely laugh, but are driven into isolated and self-centered terror and
despair. ....
(2365
9
)
Developmental Psych
....
Despair is signified by a fear of one's
own death, as well as the loss of self-sufficiency, and of loved partners and friends. Healthy ....
(2257
9
)
"Young Goodman Brown"
.... But his faith and resolve are further shaken when, in a subsequent vision he hears the voice of his
own wife. In anguish and
despair he cries, "My faith is gone ....
(1734
7
)
Unprepared Students
.... the author's involvement with his "underprepared" students, but his account of his
own very personal experiences with discouragement and even
despair in his ....
(2638
11
)
Hemingway & World War I
.... They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his
own folly and
despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools" (95). ....
(3189
13
)
Male characters in 2 Novels
.... Hermann feels
despair because his wife has been unfaithful. .... the role of observer being the natural one for the artist until he begins to shape his
own world in ....
(2496
10
)
Faulkner's "Barn Burning"
.... is transformed by the boy: ('our enemy' he thought, in that
despair; 'ourn .... courage," and a "ferocious conviction in the rightness of his
own actions" (Faulkner 7 ....
(1673
7
)
Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
.... as free to express themselves and do what is right from their
own point of view. .... The author certainly does not spare us the
despair of the oppression and its ....
(1684
7
)
Barn Burning
.... neighbors is contrasted with his father's strong belief in his
own willfully independent .... With "
despair and grief," the boy feels the "old fierce pull of blood ....
(1745
7
)
