Lady Macbeth Mad Monologue What knowledge is there now that I can be innocent of? Innocent‚ the eyes of one who sees the corpse of a King‚ smoothly hacked at like a piece of meat by a well-practiced butcher‚ knowing that it was those eyes‚ my eyes‚ that watched the traitorous act come to pass. How can these little hands ever be clean of guilt‚ when they are covered in the blood they smothered‚ still warm‚ upon the sleeping innocents. I held the very dagger that slashed life to shreds‚ daggers
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Compare and contrast two poems In this Essay I will compare and contrast Havisham‚ by Carol Ann Duffy and Porphyria’s Lover‚ by Robert Browning. I will explore and analyse the range of poetic devices used to tell a story of love gone wrong. Havisham is spoken by a fictional character based on Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham. Duffy depicts Havisham as a woman crippled by love and loneliness after being left at the altar. In contrast Browning’s poem sees Porphyria’s Lover murder Porphyria‚ so she
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Behavior of Macbeth Macbeth was not always the cold-blooded killer that one may depict in the later acts of Macbeth. At the start of the play‚ Macbeth could be described as a loyal hero who aimed at serving his king. However‚ when Macbeth came across the opportunity to seize the throne‚ he capitalized on it. After killing the king Macbeth changes personality and becomes extremely paranoid. I believe if Macbeth would have stayed loyal and respected the king‚ Scotland would have stayed peaceful.
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am merely a pawn‚ a pawn in a game that has spiralled out of control‚ a game of life and death‚ empowered by very own selfish aspiration. What possessed me? Why did I assume I could play the role of the almighty? Upon hearing news from my beloved Macbeth of the witches’ prophecies I found myself overwhelmed by
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Lady Macbeth is presented throughout the play as a character of domineering presence‚ troubled by the struggles she faces to fulfil her ambitions and those of her husband ’s. Her first appearance on stage occurs in the aftermath of the audience witnessing the Witches’ Prophecies‚ as well as seeing battles being won by Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is portrayed throughout the first Act as a woman with authority over her husband. Yet‚ as she becomes neglected by Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses various techniques
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“Havisham” by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem which depicts the character of Miss Havisham from the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. Havisham is a bitter and spiteful character due to being jilted at the altar many years ago. She has become twisted and vengeful due to her heartbreak and loneliness. Themes such as love‚ hate‚ grief and madness are explored throughout the poem to illustrate Havisham’s descendance into insanity. Duffy uses several techniques in order to deepen my understanding
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Expectations. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the entire male race. Compeyson wants revenge on Abel Magwitch because he has property and money in New South Wales. Arthur Havisham‚ Miss Havisham half brother‚ wants his revenge on Miss Havisham because their father left her most of the money and estate. Pip does not realize that Miss Havisham and Abel are both using him for their revenge. Miss Havisham wants revenge on the male race because of what happened to her on her wedding day. Miss Havisham uses
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Havisham Havisham is a 16 line and four stanza poem with four lines making up each stanza. This poem shows the nature of an old woman after being devastated after being left at her wedding day and having lost her fortune to the man who left her. The four stanza poem is a harsh reflection of anger‚ pain‚ and disbelief; it’s a sad tale of a wedding and life gone horribly wrong that still haunts the character. In my review‚ I will explore the poem through each line and comment on the literary terms
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Compare the way Shakespeare presents the relationship between Joe and Mrs Joe and Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ include many relationships between many characters whether it is friendship or a martial relationship. One of the main relationships that are portrayed in both stories is martial relationship. In ‘Macbeth’‚ Macbeth is married to Lady Macbeth and in ‘Great Expectations’‚ Joe is married to Mrs Joe. These relationships are very important to the plot as we determine
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All through the play of "Macbeth" there is a continuing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The relationship has a significant role that creates most of the actions‚ reactions‚ moods‚ feelings and attitudes in the play. That relationship changes throughout the play‚ at first there is a lot of respect between them‚ however in time Lady Macbeth takes the part of the more dominant character of their relationship. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth they respect each other
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