An animated TV programme about rabbits doesn't sound like it could be in any way horrifying, but Richard Adams' tale of a group of rabbits trying to find refuge scarred a generation of children in the '70s. Notable for its graphic violence against the cuddly animals, many critics viewed Watership Down as a tale with a hidden message. But what is the real meaning of Watership Down?
As the Guardian reports, the idea for the book came to Adams when his two daughters asked him to entertain them during a long car journey. Read More...
Tracing the circular evolution of the insanity defense, from the 19th century trial of a would-be assassin in Great Britain to the controversial acquittal in the United States of John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The proposition that some criminal defendants should not be held responsible for their actions by reason of their mental state has been well established in Anglo-American law for centuries. As early as 1581, a legal treatise distinguished between those who understood the difference between good and evil and those who did not: Read More...
In all events of the play, Macduff acts to combat tyranny and all that is evil, making him a truly righteous character. From serving King DuncanKing Duncan
King Duncan is a fictional character in Shakespeare's Macbeth. He is the father of two youthful sons (Malcolm and Donalbain), and the victim of a well-plotted regicide in a power grab by his trusted captain Macbeth.
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to protecting Scotland and taking the throne back from Macbeth, Macduff acts in service of what is morally just and does not boast in his deeds or in any way act for himself. Read More...
