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    In the play Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth play off of each other a lot. When the one is strong the other is weak. It flip flops back and forth through the play‚ until the become the same guilt ridden people‚ unable to wash the blood off their hands. Both lady Macbeth and Macbeth were not power hungry until the witches stuck there noses in their business and told Macbeth about the prophecies. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are great foils for each other because they both take on the role of an aggressor

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    The playwright of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare in the 1600’s takes place in Scotland‚ Europe at Macbeth’s castle. The galactic‚ futuristic saga of Star Wars written in 1977 by George Lucas takes place all around the galaxy. Both big creations even to this day and have very similar characters. The character from Macbeth is Macbeth and from Star Wars is Anakin Skywalker‚ their personality traits favor a lot. Not only do these two parallel but the supporting characters were very similar. The

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    William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a collection of two different instances connected to each other by the portrayal of a dream. A Midsummer Night’s Dream connects the fairy world to the human world using several situations which depict a dreamy state. Many of the character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream reveal themselves to the audience without including their fellow characters. One character who is an example of this is Helena‚ many times she speaks in a soliloquy format. In

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    The Dream of Then and Now To the men and women who are willing to listen. What is the American dream‚ is it a concept‚ a reality‚ or simply a fantasy? Well accordingly to the history of the USA it is not a fantasy or a concept but a reality if you are willing to make it one. The facts of our timeline show every generation wants something better and most make that dream a reality so this American dream can be a real. The 1920s dream can be merely like the American dream of today. It shows how

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    Diverse Illustrations of Love Within “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Introduction: Shakespeare’s writing is generally known for his remarkable ability to bring a series of made-up events and characters to life in the form of plays and poetry (Rosler‚ 2015). He had a keen knowledge of the many ways the human mind operates‚ which conveyed him the competence to develop such realistic personalities and sentiment within each character of each story. Therefore‚ his audience is able to not only relate

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    The course of true love never did run smooth‚ especially for the characters of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In one of Shakespeare’s most memorable plays‚ the narrative tells us that love‚ no matter how strong‚ will never be perfect. It displays this through the 3 main couples: Lysander and Hermia‚ Demetrius and Helena‚ and Theseus and Hippolyta. These pairs have undeniable flaws‚ but the end goal in a story like this is happily ever after‚ even through trials and tribulations. Lysander and Hermia might

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    Another play where the most favorite characters seem to be male is A Midsummer Nights Dream. While characters like Puck and Bottom stand out as the most personable‚ they themselves are not as involved in the more prominent dramatic events. Helena‚ who is the lovesick young woman desperately in love with Demetrius‚ might be the most fully drawn. Shakespeare first introduces the reader to Helena to as the character that nobody loves. She is a self-pitying character that might be ignored purely out

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    William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. In the play‚ the two main characters‚ husband and wife Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ share many similarities. Like all people‚ however‚ they have their dissimilarities as well. They’re ruthless‚ ambitious and driven by their hunger for power. Yet‚ Macbeth is remorseful and hesitant‚ while Lady Macbeth is a cold and hard bitten woman. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have the same goal in mind in the beginning of the play;

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    Lady Macbeth is a villain always has been always will be. Well at first Lady Macbeth is the manipulative and twisted villain. However people’s opinion on the innocence of Lady Macbeth varies from person to person. After watching both Rupert Goold’s and Justin Kurzel adaptations I see both sides of the argument. After studying the play and it’s manny scenes. Based on her characteristic and the setting among other things‚ Lady macbeth is a villain but is not completely evil. Lady Macbeth is different

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    Macbeth and MacDuff have come from the same character background both are Kinsman to the King of Scotland Duncan. But as the story progresses we see a loyal‚ brave and Noble Macbeth turn into treacherous bloodthirsty monster his betrayal has no bound for he has killed his king Duncan‚ his best friend Banquo and slaughtered the children of MacDuff whereas MacDuff is committed to ending MacBeth’s reign by seeking out Scotland’s true heir Malcolm and Donalbain. In Act MacBeth and Banquo come across

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