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    glory are doomed to fail‚ even when they‚ in the end‚ recognize their flaw Within the play MacbethMacbeth proves how after achieving glory‚ acknowledging the mistakes he committed was not enough to keep him from failure. In the play MacbethMacbeth wants power and glory so bad that he kills Duncan the current king‚ and then tries to kill anyone who might come in his way or try and dethrone Macbeth. Macbeth is so power driven that he decides

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    Cawdor and the heroism of Macbeth‚ he says‚ "No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present [immediate] death‚ / And with his former title greet Macbeth" (1.2.63-65). The phrase "bosom interest" means "vital interests‚" but "bosom" suggests that a relationship of love should exist between a king and his subject. Soon after the witches hail him as "Thane of Glamis‚" "Thane of Cawdor‚" "and king hereafter!" (1.3.50)‚ Macbeth receives the news that he has

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    When Macbeth gets ready to kill King Duncan he says‚ “Is this a dagger I see in front of me‚ with its handle pointing toward my hand? Come‚ let me hold you” (Act 2 Scene 1‚ Lines 84-86). The audience can infer the dagger represents the dagger after the murder. Essentially hallucinations show how corrupt ambition leads to madness. First‚ in Macbeth‚ King Duncan promotes Macbeth‚ to Thane of Cawdor then Macbeth and Banquo meet three watches that tell Macbeth‚ he will be king and Banquo’s kids will

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    Dreams destitute of ambition and passion are often not accomplished or satisfied. In the play‚ MacBeth by William Shakespeare‚ it depicts a story of man named Macbeth who’s overly ambitious development of character lead him to his desired fate. However‚ because his ambition blinds him of his moral constraints‚ eventually that very ambition that lead him to success‚ demolishes his life and reputation. In the play‚ it is ambition that has power over characters because of its ability to controls their

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    In The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Fitzgerald uses magical imagery to emphasize the mysteriousness of Gatsby and his life. Gatsby is a character that no one knows much about. He throws glamourous parties in which most of the people invited have never met him. People make up rumors about Gatsby that no one can confirm or deny‚ such as the fact that he is an Oxford graduate‚ or that he once killed a man. Jay Gatsby lives luxuriously and most are jealous of him. They all want this version

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    about supernatural creatures and people hallucinating? Macbeth is sort of the same concept. Macbeth has all these visions and hallucinations about these witches and other things. He talks to witches and sees all these crazy things. Macbeth is a gullible a king that was easily tricked. He’s what you would call a credulous person. The hallucinations and visions in the play Macbeth are used to reveal that he is naïve. The first hallucination Macbeth has an encounter with is the witches in the field. He

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    Many elements of form used in this piece of literature is Imagery of sight. This is so the reader could get a vivid mental image that deepens the readers understanding of that exact scene. When Malcolm X was brutally assassinated the author used imagery to help the reader fully realize the perspective of what is happening. The author says “Then the other hand flew up. The middle finger of the left hand was bullet-shattered‚ and blood gushed from his goatee. He clutched his chest. His big body suddenly

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    In one of the seminal moments of his novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald implements a plethora of vivid imagery to highlight the jubilee and opulence of Gatsby’s renowned parties‚ while also subtly emphasizing the aloof aristocrats’ flippancy. For instance‚ a typical Gatsby party starts in his blue garden‚ where the “men and girls [come] and [go] like moths among the whisperings…” Nick’s comparison of the select “luminaries” to an insect depicts the wealthy’s unconsciousness; like moths

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    Imagery is important in all Shakespearean plays because it helps the reader to understand the storyline more thoroughly. It is a key tool all author’s use to give a deeper understanding to his or her writing. An online source explains what imagery is: “The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects‚ actions‚ or ideas” (thefreedictionary.com). In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare adds many uses of imagery in order to provide a deeper understanding to the form of literature. All of these uses of imagery

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    Autumn Sliker­Parker  Mrs. Schultz  British Literature  April 7th‚ 2014  Macbeth: The Case of an Overpowering Id  Even though Macbeth’s superego shines through at times‚ his Id overpowers his Ego and  Superego because he acts without moral or logical reasoning and his desires become what are  most important to him. It is possible Macbeth never developed a superego because he never had  to really think for himself. His wife overpowers him and makes his decisions for him. His Id is  definitely stronger than either his ego or superego

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