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    2 Original Text | Modern Translation | Scene I | | [Inverness. Court of Macbeth’s castle.] | | Enter Banquo‚ and Fleance‚ with a Torch* before him. | | BANQUO:How goes the night‚ boy?  | BANQUO:How’s your night going‚ boy? | FLEANCE:The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.  | FLEANCE:The moon’s down. I haven’t heard the clock chime. | BANQUO:And she goes down at twelve.  | BANQUO:The moon goes down at twelve. | FLEANCE:I take’t ’tis later‚ sir.  | FLEANCE:I think it’s later

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    To begin‚ one notices that all three scenes demonstrate different language elements‚ but only one version is unsurpassed. That version is directed by Mckellen. Macbeth is portrayed as an insane man while delivering this soliloquy. He talks exceptionally fast and at this pace he sounds nervous‚ shaky and out of breath. With Macbeth begins anxious then changes to being confident. The audience may predict that something fatal is bound to happen. Mckellen’s version reflected the original text‚ kept

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    Macbeth Act 1 SCENE 1 1. What atmosphere is established in this scene? Scary and bad and dark and rainy 2. What purpose does this scene serve? Something bad is going to happen in the future 3. Explain the concluding heroic couplet? Fair and foul are important throughout the story. it shows that somehow Macbeth and the witches are connected. Something good and bad could be happening at the same time   SCENE 2 1. Why is King Duncan so pleased with Macbeth? Because he has won victory after victory

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    In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚

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    In act 5 scene 5 of Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ we see Macbeth preparing the castle for the coming battle‚ and then thinking back on how he has changed since he met the witches and resolved to kill Duncan. This scene happens after Malcom and his cousins meet to discuss the march to Dunsinane‚ and before the attack on the castle begins. The main purpose of the scene is to highlight the development of Macbeth’s character throughout the play‚ and is significant because it highlights Macbeth’s inability

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    ------------------------------------------------- Significant Quotes Act IV Shakespearean English | Modern English | Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble; Fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble. Act IV‚ Scene i‚ Line 10 | “Double all the troubles and hardships of men. Let the misery of Scotland increase as the fire burns and the cauldron bubbles.” | Significance: The purpose of this well known quote is to communicate to the audience the witches’ intentions. The witches chant this line all together

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    The Fork and Dagger restaurant has been operating successfully for nineteen years in Struan‚ Ontario. This family run establishment currently offers the community a semi-formal dining setting‚ as well‚ a pub atmosphere for customers who wish to stay and socialize with drinks and appetizers. The owner and founder‚ Richard Lynch was faced with his first ever sales decline in 2009‚ this trend has continued for the next three years. As Richard is facing his fast approaching retirement‚ it is time to

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    MACBETH Act 1 Sc. I/The Witches/Character study of Macbeth • Charles lamb while speaking about the witches describes them as ‘…creatures to whom man or woman plotting some dire mischief might resort for occasional consultation. ….From the moment that their eyes first met Macbeth he is spellbound. That meeting sways his destiny. He can never break the fascination. These witches can hurt the body (refer to the Sailors of the “tiger’

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    they seem (Macbeth 4.2) The play Macbeth written by Shakespeare is a very famous play‚ that many people recognize when they start reading or saying lines out of parts of the story. Macbeth has a lot of scenes in the play five to be exact. In the whole play‚ it starts off with good friendships‚ but then turns evil and bad things start happening. Macbeth ends up getting what he wants‚ but also ends up losing everything that he had. The only scene that we will be talking about is scene four act

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    Analysis Act 1 Scene 5 Macbeth Act 1 Scene 5 is an incredibly important part of Shakespeare’s infamous play Macbeth‚ and begins to establish the main themes of ambition‚ violence and the supernatural. Firstly‚ it introduces the strong willed and influential character of Lady Macbeth‚ and it also establishes the close and interesting relationship between Macbeth and his wife. Super natural forces are re-introduced and the association of masculinity and violence is evident. Furthermore‚ Shakespeare

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