Essay 1

Thesis: In marriage, the truth I best left known no matter what the consequence.
Secrets between spouses only lead to future problems that can be resolves earlier
and with less complexity.
P1
Both spouses are faced with some ethical dilemma.
For Lady Chiltern, her ethical dilemma is that she idolizes her husband so
much that it is as though she is forcing her expectations on him.
Sir Chilterns ethical dilemma goes hand in hand with his wifes. He feels
the weight of being the ideal husband she deserves and keeps secrets about
his past to ensure he remains exactly that in her eyes.
In this essay I will discuss how each changes in the face of their dilemma
and the result of their changes.
P2
She sees the world in black and white, where people who have done wrong
will always do wrong. We see this when she talks about Mrs Cheveley in her
school days. To her, people do not change and because of this idea she is
absolutely sure that her husband has done no wrong and can do no wrong.
Sir Chiltern also looks at his wife as his she if perfect and even admits.
Knowing this, he keeps his dishonest actions a secret from his wife because
he knows that she will no longer trust him if she finds out. Her views of
morality are absolute, regardless of their circumstances.
It is this dishonestly among themselves that their problem arises. Now that
his secret is in danger of being revealed, he is terrified of losing the one he
loves, a problem that could have been avoided if they were with each other
from the start.
P3
Now that Mrs. Cheveley has leverage over Sir Chiltern, he must mke a
decision about whether it is best to obey his blackmailers wishes or stay
true to the upright image he has built for himself.
When the truth of his dishonest actions gets to his wife, she is baffled by the
fact her husband was not the perfect man she married. Given that she was

the same person who always accepted the good conduct prize and wrote the
Ten commandments in every stroke of her pen, there was no way she could
accept what her husband hand done. She had to decide whether to allow her
love to override her principles.
In the end both overcome their dilemmas with the love they have for one
another. Sir Chiltern remains true to his just image and his wife loosens her
ideals and loves her husband as his is, moral imperfections and all
P4
What can be learnt by their acceptance of each other is thatAs Goring
would saythe truth is better left exposed and that no one can be perfect in
a relationship. Humans require a love that can cure their wounds and forgive
their sins, rather than exalt them as perfect, moral models.

Essay 1
Thesis: No man can escape guilt of a crime, nor the punishment for it, whether it is
by the law or himself
P1
Poe & Dostoyevsky we see characters who see themselves as superior or
above the law.
While one is a short story, and the other a very detailed story told by an
omniscient narrator, both are largely similar in their messages. In both of
these, the main characters carry out a very well planned premeditated
murder with such precision that it is very unlikely that they could be caught.
In the tell tale heart, he nameless narrator has two main dilemmas, that is
that is obsessed in killing the eye, but guilty of killing the old man.
Similarly, Raskolnikov is obsessed with proving his theory of extraordinary
being that are allowed to break the law and go unpunished. While he does
not In this essay I will compare these two murderers based on their
reasoning behind actions and also how they are affected by their crime.

P2
First, Neither man is motivated by money or passion to commit their act of
crime. The nameless narrator even admits to being fond of the old man.
In his case he sees is the I of the old man as something totally separate.
The fact that he is able to kill the old man shows the extent to which the
narrator distinguished the physical eye from the person.
Raskolnikov also categorizes the old pawnbroker as something of lesser
importance, an insect. In Raskolnikovs case, the fact that he is able to carry
out the murder shows how much he believes himself to be superior.
Both men initially bare no guilt for their act, but that soon changes when
they are under suspicion
P3
They both begin to slowly deteriorate under the pressure As the police
question the nameless narrator, his guilt gets the better of him causing him to
hear the sound of his victims heart below the floor board.

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