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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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    When you are unable to control your anger‚ you are more likely to make impulsive decisions. There are many pieces of literature that center attention on controlling anger. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ anger is seen through important characters. Both Tybalt and Mercutio prove to be hot-tempered and impulsive in stressful situations. In tough situations‚ Tybalt proves to be heated and impetuous. When Benvolio is trying to stop Gregory‚ Sampson‚ and Abraham from fighting‚ Tybalt

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    Michelle Cardwell English Literature – Understanding Literature Compare & Contrast the use of ‘horror’ in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein The gothic horror genre is a favourite for many readers. We love the suspense and mystery‚ the desperation‚ the doom and gloom‚ the claustrophobia‚ even the blood. But most of all we love the fear - the feeling we get that gives us pathos with the protagonist that keeps us on the edge of our seats and propels us to turn the page. How do

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    Modernisation of Romeo and Juliet Intro: Romeo and Juliet is an original script by William Shakespeare. Baz Luhrmann modernised the script into a movie in 1996 to include a contemporary audience. Through the movie and script there are many differences and similarities. In this essay the setting‚ characters and symbolism will be examined and compared to talk about the similarities and difference. Para 1: Throughout Baz Luhrmann’s film and Shakespeare’s script there are similarities and differences

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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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    Romeo and Juliet Essay “From forth the fatal loin of these two foes a pair of star crossed lovers take their life.” In the play‚ Romeo and Juliet quickly fall in love and grow attached and fate causes them both to commit suicide. True love is being with someone for a such amount of time that no matter what happens to them you will be this them forever and this takes maturity and time. Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love because they are young‚ Romeo uses juliet as a rebound if you will‚ they

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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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    riveting and suspenseful plays‚ Macbeth depicts the entrancing tale of murder‚ betrayal‚ and blind ambition all the while captivating viewers with unparalleled poetic imagery. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare eloquently portrays each of the characters‚ using the plot as a vehicle to reveal distinct traits about each one. Although the main characters of Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ are both depicted as violent and power-hungry‚ they are distinguished because while Macbeth is often more cautious and

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    system anything is possible. In this story‚ Romeo and Juliet never really had that support tho having both parents in their life. They never had this support because there parents were too busy fighting with one another over a stupid feud. I believe that this story would be much different if the parents spent more time loving and paying attention to their children instead of arguing and fighting. Nurse and Friar Laurence were there for Juliet and Romeo in the selection when their biological parents

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