Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  When Simon was holding the rope for Joe to get down there was a lot of teamwork involved. It was very dangerous because If either Joe or Simon falls off, both of the climbers will fall and die in the crevasse. There is no metaphor in this sentence because it was literal. “Any fall…

“uncrossable gap had come between us” Simpson uses a Metaphor to talk about the decline in their relationship, he describes it as an uncrossable gap that developed between them. They do not work together and feel seperate like there is a gap between then, all emotional links are broken. It can not be crossed so…

58 “I felt a moment of anxiety only minutes before Simon had fallen” Joe foreshadows anxiety of falling down the crevase. He says that he is afraid of a case of one of them falling and bringing the other with him. 150 “he was dead and I wasn’t, but that was no reason for tormenting…

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1 beneath the mountain lakes   Joe and Simon set off to climb siula grande. They have a friend Richard they met in Lima. He takes care of their equipment. The weather is unstable.   Chapter 2 tempting fate   The mood is good. The journey is difficult because of ledges and rocks. They need…

Fate   My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve. (Hamlet, 1.4.91), Hamlet   [You live] in the secret parts of Fortune? O, most true; she is a strumpet. (Hamlet, 2.2.235), Hamlet to Guildenstern     Our wills and fates do so contrary run…

Betrayal and corruption is portrayed when hamlets uncle kills his brother. It’s Leeds to worse things like revenge revenge when Hamlet wants to kill the brother of his father for killing him. This led to Hamlet killing Polonius wanting to kill the king. Laertes wanted revenge to protect his honour. Forgiveness when Hamlet killed Polonius…

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the…

On my first son Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy; My sin was too much hope of thee, lov’d boy. Seven years tho’ wert lent to me, and I thee pay, Exacted by thy fate, on the just day. O, could I lose all father now! For why Will man lament the…

My use full child that makes me happy It was a mistake to believe too much in you Seven years went by During one day this happened I lost all I had why? I envy other fathers You have escaped the horrible world early Rest in peace My best piece of art Ben jonson  …