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    Shakespeare wrote act 1scene 7‚ is to inform the audience about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s feeling and thoughts about murdering the King. For instance when Macbeth leaves the banquet hall deciding on what he should do he is worried and is having second thoughts on whether to murder Duncan or not. Lady Macbeth comes into the room he entered and manipulates Macbeth into carrying out the murder. When Lady Macbeth says‚ "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man." Lady Macbeth is manipulating his mind

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    Rogers-Offield Mrs. Maroulis Period 1 February 22‚ 2015 Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Director Analysis Shakespeare creates a scene in Macbeth in which his conscious comes into play to mess with his head and to show the audience the insanity that is ever present in the man. After killing the king and becoming the king Macbeth realizes that the witches prophecy came true‚ the prophecy that was stated in Act 1 Scene 3‚ where Macbeth and Banquo are told that they will become leaders. Macbeth is told he shall be king

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    play ’Macbeth’ in the 16th century and its set in the 11th century. The different themes explored in this play are Power‚ Fate‚ Destiny‚ Evil as well as the unnatural. The play is about Macbeth trying to gain power in ruthless ways because of the predictions the three witches made. Lady Macbeth plays an important role throughout the play too as a powerful elizabethan woman. In Act 2 Scene 2 Macbeth starts going insane due to the guilt and we see a change in his character right before this scene Macbeth’s

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    ------------------------------------------------- Significant Quotes Act IV Shakespearean English | Modern English | Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble; Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble. Act IV‚ Scene i‚ Line 10 | “Double all the troubles and hardships of men. Let the misery of Scotland increase as the fire burns and the cauldron bubbles.” | Significance: The purpose of this well known quote is to communicate to the audience the witches’ intentions. The witches chant this line all together

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    Rewrite of Act 1 Scene 5 Romeo and Juliet There are two rival families‚ Capulets and Montagues‚ who live in Verona in the early 1600s. If they ever were to encounter with each other they would start a fight and try to kill each other. The baddest of them all was Tybalt Capulet. In the Capulet’s side we have Juliet who is a beautiful young girl‚ who doesn’t have any siblings‚ but is extremely close with her cousin Rosaline. Being the only child‚ Juliet is used to everything going her way and getting

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    Compare and contrast the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the first three Acts of Macbeth. Macbeth‚ the tragedy‚ is a penetrating‚ concentrated‚ and harrowing study of ambition. The play itself tells the story of a man‚ urged by his wife and foretold by prophecy‚ who commits regicide in order to gain power. His ostentatious appetite for domination only leads to his triumphal downfall deeming he and his wife naught but the‚ "dead butcher and his fiend like queen." However

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    ENGLISH COMMENTARY-MACBETH; ACT II‚ SCENE I Act II‚ scene 1 takes place in Macbeth’s castle- Castle of Inverness- when Banquo and Fleance encounter Macbeth on their way to bed‚ who is preparing himself for his grim task. The soliloquy in act II‚ scene 1 is extremely important because it is the last time we hear Macbeth’s thoughts on murdering King Duncan before he actually performs the act. Macbeth is just about to murder King Duncan and is hence about to create an upheaval in the hierarchical

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    first Macbeth and Lady Macbeth appear to have a strong relationship. In Act I‚ scene v‚ Macbeth writes a letter to his wife explaining the happenings of his travels. “…who all-hailed me‚ “Thane of Cawdor”…and referred me to the coming on of time‚ with “Hail‚ King that shalt be!” This have I thought good to deliver thee‚ my dearest partner of greatness; that thou mightiest not loose the dues of rejoicing‚ by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee‚ lay it to thy heart…” (Act 1scene 5 lines

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    How is Macbeth presented in Act I? At the beginning of the play‚ in Act I‚ Scene II‚ Macbeth is introduced as a valiant warrior whose actions have gained great trust and honour from the king‚ Duncan. He is portrayed as a man who would do anything for his king. The sergeant tells the audience of Macbeth’s bravery and loyalty by saying ‘for brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—distaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel’‚ explaining to the audience that Macbeth earned the title ‘brave’ through

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    Montague‚ son of the great Lord Montague. Mercutio‚ kin to Prince Escalus‚ was the other casualty. He was allegedly slain by Tybalt‚ using Romeo as a shield when trying to break them up. Benvolio‚ of the Montagues‚ was an eye-witness to the terrible scene and was interviewed for hid full report on what happened. According to him‚ Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo‚ but Romeo declined and tried to mediate the situation also making alleged suggestions that they were related. And Mercutio‚ who had some violent

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