mystichuntress

Revenge.  Vengeance. Retribution. There are various words for the same concept and many ways in which it can be carried out. This idea is shown in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet plots revenge for his father’s death and the idea of the effects and complication of revenge is shown. Such effects and complications include personality changes, conflicts in morals and the actual performance of the deed.Set in Elsinore Castle in Elizabethan times, Hamlet has been urged to “revenge [King Hamlet’s] foul and most unnatural murder” at the hands of the late king’s brother. This is a strong request as Hamlet is a thinker and Hamlet undergoes...

Visiting the Hospital In case you are ever sick in Japan, here are some words and phrases which will help.　The "Body Parts" vocabulary list will also be useful.びょうき　です。　－　Byouki desu. I am sick.いたい！　－　Itai! Ouch / It hurts Body part が　いたい　です。　－　 Body part ga itai desu. My Body part hurts. Body part に　けがを　します。　－　 Body part ni kega-o shimasu. To injure Body part .どう　したん　ですか。/　どう　しましたか　－　Dou shitan desu ka?　/　Dou shimashita ka? What's the matter?いしゃ　－　Isha Doctorかんごふ　－　Kangofu Nurseびょういん　－　Byouin Hospitalかぜを　ひいています。　－　Kaze-o hiite imas...

It was a simple, unspoken agreement. We wanted to physically be together but without the complications of a relationship. He’s not into that. I don’t even know why I agreed to such a thing. What was I thinking? That was the problem; I wasn’t thinking. I was too busy trying to ignore the fluttering bird in my ribcage that was trying to escape. There was nothing I could do. With one brush of his fingers, he released the latch and the poor birdy darted blindly into his stone-hard chest.Sometimes I wonder if he enjoys the feeling of spattered birds’ guts on his chest. It must be warm. Not warm enough to heat the expanse of emptiness inside o...

なかないでください (Naka nai de kudasai) Please don't cry. Without a word Those lips trembled and Tears which glisten like morning dewdrops, Fall so much like raindrops, Spilled over your eyes. They tempt me to brush them off your cheeks And to shower kisses upon your face While holding you in a tight embrace So no more will you weep. なかないでください Please don't cry But if you must need to Let me cry with you.