This scene is taken from the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The following scene takes place after Duncan is murdered‚ were Malcolm and Donaldbain flee to different kingdoms in fear of being killed. Banquo and the other Thanes swear to investigate the suspicious murder of their former king Duncan. Ross is out side of Macbeth’s castle talking to an old man about how strange nature is acting. Then Macduff arrives and they talk about Macbeth being the new king‚ and how Malcolm and Donaldbain
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ACT 2 SCENE 3 SUMMARY Romeo goes to Friar Lawrance’s cell to talk. Friar Lawrence was collecting herbs and talking about how herbs and plants have the potential to be healing and medicinal‚ but if they’re misused‚ they can be deadly poison. He looks at Romeo and notices that loverboy hasn’t ‘’been in bed tonight’’ and assumes taht he was with Rosaline. He also notices that Romeo is cheerful. Romeo tells about his love to Juliet and want Friar Lawrence to marry them. Friar decides to help Romeo
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Act 1 Act One‚ Scene One Orlando is in the orchard of his brother’s house speaking with Adam‚ an old servant of the family. Orlando complains about the way his eldest brother Oliver treats him. Since Oliver is the eldest brother‚ he inherited all of Sir Rowland De Bois’ estate as well as the responsibility for taking care of his younger brothers. Orlando is upset that he is kept away from school and forced to work with the animals at home. The see Oliver coming and Adam quickly hides. Oliver arrives
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Juliet goes through a wide range of emotions in Act 2 Scene 2. At first‚ she sighs and says‚ "ay me" showing that she is wistful‚ dreamy and obviously thinking about Romeo. Juliet gets annoyed with the whole situation as she is thinking aloud to herself about how unfortunately she is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. "Deny thy father‚ and refuse thy name; Or‚ if thou will not‚ be but sworn my love‚ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet." This shows her desperation and frustration with the circumstances
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Directing Malvolio in Act 2 Scene 3 In the set scenes we see Malvolio acting in a very arrogant and self-important way towards Feste‚ Maria‚ Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. This makes them decide to play a trick on him to teach him a lesson. When Malvolio arrives‚ Sir Toby‚ Sir Andrew and Feste are up late at night singing‚ dancing and drinking. Maria comes to tell them to be quiet‚ but does not seem very angry. Malvolio’s attitude is completely different. He asks if they are "mad" and says: "Have ye
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Story: A Dollhouse‚ Acts II & III Author: Henrik Ibsen Topic: What is Nora most “wonderful thing of all”? In what does Nora think that she and Torvald did not have her “most wonderful thing”? There are wonderful things that we all had to face in our lives. Some were for our own good and some was not. But through it all‚ we have learned from it. In acts II and III of “A Dollhouse”‚ the author‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ shows how Nora speaks several times of her “most wonderful thing of all”. What is her
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Commentary on Othello Act 5‚ Scene 2 Lines #338-356 Within Act 5‚ Scene 2 of the Shakespearian play Othello‚ Lodovico tells Othello he is to lose command and Cassio will become the governor of Cyrpus instead. Subsequently‚ Othello is to be held prison and will await trial. It is from this point in the play that Othello protests his great service to Venice. From lines 338 to 356‚ Othello states his final speech before ultimately taking his own life. Here‚ Othello expresses his grief over what he
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Act V Journal Option 1: Part 1. Find an example in Act IV where Hamlet acknowledges his fate. Part 2. What are your own thoughts on death? Are you afraid of death? I think death is something very mysterious to our society and something that everyone thinks or wonders about sometime in their life. I think some people spend a large amount of time worrying and trying to decipher what happens after death‚ when in the long run it will never really mattered anyways. Everyone
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dramatic devices in Act 3 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order to make it such an interesting‚ exciting and important scene? Introduction Give some brief details about: • the plot of Romeo and Juliet; • how the play fits into the tragedy genre; • the general themes of the play; • the social and historical context of the play; • where this scene fits into the play as a whole. Main Part You need to explain how and why Shakespeare uses dramatic devices within the scene to interest‚ involve
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How does Shakespeare make Act 1 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet dramatically effective? Melanie Ngai Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare‚ which is about the feud of the Capulet’s and Montague’s. Romeo and Juliet fall in love‚ but find that they are the children of their parents’ enemies. Act 1‚ Scene 5 is an important scene in the play because it shows a change in relationships which greatly affects how the watching audience sees some of the major characters in the play.
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