Category: Death

Hamlet’s character in the movie ‘Hamlet’ is very distinct from the other, more masculine characters. This is primarily due to the fact that he analyses situations rather than jumping into action without considering the consequences. Hamlet is described as a ‘floater’ and has a delay in seeking revenge. Throughout the play, Hamlet is put into…

Fiesta de San Fermin, a historically rooted, a week-long festival celebrated annually in Spain, includes encierro or bull running and corrida or bullfighting. Hemingway systematically explores the art of bullfighting, developed a passion for it, and is described by aficionados as a master on the subject. He praised the lives of the bullfighters during his…

Death has always been a part of life but is a mystery nobody experiences to tell. In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses loss as a theme, which permeates throughout the play. There are several ways this theme develops throughout, from where the ghost introduces the idea of death and its consequences, to Hamlet’s preoccupation of death, to…

Being born with a death mask is a weird concept. The artist Frida Kahlo made Niña con máscara de Calavera (girl with a death mask) in 1938. The painting was gifted to her friend Dolores del Rio, but right now it’s on display at the Nagoya city art museum in Japan. The girl is wearing…

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy is about the titular character, Tess Durbeyfield, who goes on a journey to reclaim her family’s wealthy name. On this journey, she encounters a relative, Alec, who takes away her innocence, causing her to live with a secret that eventually causes her downfall. In closely examining this passage,…

Death is an inevitable part of life, one that evokes a range of emotions and has been given many different meanings by cultures, religions, and belief systems throughout time. It can bring both sorrow and grief as well as a feeling of acceptance or even transcendence. However, it is also more than just an end…

The purpose of this writing is to explore what is death and dying in Confucianism and further present my understanding of how to work with people under the influence of Confucianism. To some people, Confucianism is not only a philosophy but also a religion. Death and dying in Confucianism There are several points to be…

Death is unavoidable. We make arrangements for the afternoon and do not mull over how those plans can be removed in a split second. The occasion is undesirable, and no one knows how to adapt to the news of losing someone they know. I never contemplated it myself, until I was looked at with the…

Death, Burial, and Mourning Funerals are a rite of passage that has constantly delivered with a family of initiatory thoughts which are sadness, grief, disappointment, and fear. They have constantly affected every person involved, which includes the deceased. Death has constantly been a dreaded tournament and in the Batswana culture, it is now not solely…

The body loses feeling, the lungs shut down, and the heart pumps one last time. Throughout a human’s life, he/she is almost guaranteed to fear death. Since death is typically associated with the end of life, it is not surprising that people try to delay it for as long as possible. However, death should not…