It was July 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan‚ after the majority of South Sudanese voted to separate from Sudan and create its own country. Since that separation‚ many problems faced the new nation. Soon after‚ in 2013‚ people got angry when the president of South Sudan fired his debuty. South Sudan was separated into different religions‚ tribes‚ and ethnic groups. Government troops and rebel factions started fighting against each other. Because of the major violence‚ after only
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William Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is definitely a memorable play that has enduring ideas for the audience - even for a modern day 20th century audience. The play‚ written in the 16th century is an explanation upon the nature of appearance vs reality‚ guilt and conscience and loyalty. In both the play and Polanski’s film version of ‘Macbeth’ the audience are led to question the values of our own modern lives that are portrayed by such powerful figures as Lady Macbeth who manipulates her husband
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Notes adopted from Literature: An Introduction to Fiction‚ Poetry‚ and Drama and A Short Guide to Writing About Literature Fiction: A name for stories not entirely factual‚ but at least partially shaped‚ made up‚ or imagined. Stories can be based on factual material (I.e.‚ the historical novel) but the factual information is of secondary importance. Ex: Gone with the Wind. Types of Fiction: Fable: A brief story that sets forth some pointed statement of truth. Most fables involve animals endowed
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‘Lady Macbeth is the real villain of the play’ do you agree? In ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’‚ Shakespeare portrays many negative themes through the acts of Lady Macbeth which show the audience that she is real villain of this play. She holds a malicious agenda and many evil tendencies which separate her from the average individual. The key elements which make Lady Macbeth a villainous human being is her inhumane conscience and lack of compassion for her victims‚ her deceptiveness and her manipulation
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drive both the plots of ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Macbeth’. Although the despair in Macbeth is represented by guilt and in ‘Hamlet’ it is by grief. Both emotions result in the tragic ends of characters such as Ophelia and Lady Macbeth. In ‘Macbeth’ Shakespeare repeatedly plays around with the word ‘sleep’ in ways that are both hidden and obvious. In doing this‚ he leads the audience to think of sleep as something that soothes the mind and is a release from stress. Macbeth talks of sleep as something precious
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Fair is foul and foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air” One of the main themes rampant in Macbeth is that of deception. There is a disconnect between appearance and reality. Hypocrisy is everywhere and what is good for one person may be bad for others in the play. The first scene of the play highlights this. We are introduced to the witches‚ who speak in ambiguous equivocations. The quote “Fair is foul…filthy air” portrays that what is ‘fair’ or good or wholesome for humans is ‘foul’
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‘Lady Macbeth is the real villain of the play’ do you agree? In ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’‚ Shakespeare portrays many negative themes through the acts of Lady Macbeth which show the audience that she is a real villain of this play. She holds a malicious agenda and many evil tendencies which separate her from the average individual‚ but this was only after interpreting the witched prophase. Thus‚ not only making her the only guilty villain in the play. Lady Macbeth is no more than an incarnation
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2013 Macbeth In the play Macbeth‚ there are many different themes and motifs. The play is about a man named Macbeth who is a respected military man who lives in Scotland. One day‚ Macbeth meets three witches who give him the prophecy that he’ll become King. This prophecy leads to Macbeth’s downfall‚ and the start of his guilt. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare explores the theme of guilt in order to teach his audience the overall lesson that
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Act 2‚ Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the most violent and intense scenes of the play. This scene is essential to the plot because it produces and develops Macbeth’s character as well as showing the first signs of guilt. It also presents a powerful and different side of the duo‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after the death of King Duncan. He successfully uses a range of evocative language techniques to develop and explore the ideas of being a victim of fate‚ guilt and the issue of masculinity
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Reading Task Part 2 Macbeth 1. Is Macbeth basically a good man led astray? In the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as evil. I wouldn’t call Macbeth ’evil’. I would call him disillusioned. He was a good man‚ capable of serving his family‚ the royal family and the country nobly. He was an efficient soldier and worthy of respect. It was his ambition that became the cause of his downfall. He let his vaulting ambition get the better of his morals‚ his values and defeat his clear sense of
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