In Shakespeare’s 1609 play Macbeth Act II Scene II Lady Macbeth is portrayed to the audience as the leader‚ leading and giving orders to Macbeth and being the greatest contributor to their plan. For instance‚ Lady Macbeth being the leader when she orders Macbeth to wash his bloody hands after killing the king "Go get some water and wash this filthy witness from your hand". This emphasises her clasp on Macbeth‚ making him subservient. Compared to Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is calm and collected while Macbeth
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Act II 1. What does the reader learn about the Proctors’ marriage through the discrepancy between what John Proctor does before he sees his wife and when he talks to her? John comes into the house‚ tastes the stew and adds seasoning. At dinner he compliments her seasoning of the meal. This lie shows how he does find fault with Elizabeth‚ but also that he will not be open and honest with her. There is an obvious barrier between the two that is demonstrated in the first few pages of this act. Some
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Line 63-71“O proper stuff! This is the very painting of your fear. This is the air-drawn dagger which you said led you to Duncan. Oh‚ these flaws and starts‚ impostors to true fear‚ would well become a woman’s story at a winter’s fire‚ authorized by her grandam.” Analysis: This is when Macbeth starts to hallucinate the Ghost of Banquo. He starts his hallucinations during his murders. There was the time with the floating dagger when he was about to kill Duncan
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Shakespeare- A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 3 Scene 1 summary The craftsmen meet in the woods at the appointed time to rehearse their play. Since they will be performing in front of a large group of nobles (and since they have an exaggerated sense of the delicacy of noble ladies)‚ Bottom declares that certain elements of the play must be changed. He fears that Pyramus’s suicide and the lion’s roaring will frighten the ladies and lead to the actors’ executions. The other men share Bottom’s concern
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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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Act One Scene One Questions Please answer each question in complete sentences. 1. Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her? She was acting crabby and was tired looking. 2. Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis the money? Because Ruth told Travis that she didn’t have any money to spare‚ Walter also didn’t back her up and undermined her authority as a parent. 3. Who are Willy and Bobo? Both friends of Walter and they want to open a liquor store with Walter 4. Walter said‚ "Damn
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The major plot lines of the scene (1 paragraph). How does this scene fit into the rest of the play (what is the function of this scene?)‚ in terms of character‚ plot‚ and theme? Act 5 Scene 3 In William Shakespeare’s Act 5 Scene 3 of Macbeth‚ a complete different side of Macbeth is revealed. In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a man who cannot even stand up for himself‚ and a man who completely relies on his wife to make major decisions. Then the very next day Macbeth becomes a man
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Practical 1 ________________________________________________________________________ To investigate how the resonant frequency f of a vibrating wire is affected by the tension F of the wire Objectives: To study stationary waves in a string. To find the mass per unit length of a string using standing waves in the string. Apparatus and Materials: 1 Function generator 2 Thread 3 Pulley 4 Wooden wedge 5 Slotted masses 6 Meter rule 7 Vibration generator Setup: Figure 1-1 Theory: Velocity of a
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How does Iago manipulate Othello’s thoughts and feelings in Act 3 Scene 3? Responses should demonstrate a close knowledge of the text‚ taking into consideration language choices‚ strategic thinking and the impact of the strategies on Othello Act 3 Scene 3 is a key scene in the play whereby Iago’s deceptive nature is becoming not only more prominent‚ but more importantly‚ leading him to success in his plan. The readers are exposed to Iago’s duplicity but Othello is not – a heavy use of dramatic
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Shakespeare’s Remarkable Scene (The Importance of 4:2) Some people who read Macbeth completely let the importance of the second scene in the fourth act go right over there head. There may be some that don’t realize why it should be recognized more. There are many different reasons to why it is so significant. It is very apparent that Shakespeare wrote it and definitely took the time to actually think about what he was doing and how he was doing it. It was made very clear that he had a lot of
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