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    How does Shakespeare show the changes in Macbeth? Shakespeare shows the changes in macbeth through many different ways including: how the other characters alter his decisions‚ how he becomes/is as a character and through what he says. Shakespeare cleverly reveals a completely different side to Macbeth as he is lead into doing terrible things. Firstly Macbeth is portrayed as a brutal‚ brave but loyal character before he has even come onto the stage. At the start of the book we first come across

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    ‘popular belief’ amongst high schoolers whom believe his works hold no relevance to our society today‚ it’s clear that the themes portrayed in Macbeth‚ such as ambition and fate and freewill‚ are analogous to the various problems that modern society faces; one of the many reasons Shakespeare’s plays are still popular and prominent amongst modern audiences. - Ambition. Ambition is beneficial as it sets an individual’s goals and motivates people to success‚ however in Macbeth’s case‚ ambition

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    Media‚ something so pervasive in our daily modern life is so essential that as an individual or society as a whole that it is inevitable to be effected one way or another. Whether it is natural disasters‚ health epidemic‚ new product launch or viral videos on the internet‚ mass media has allowed information to be conveyed to countries all around the world within a blink of an eye. Government bodies utilise mass media to communicate to citizens all over the country promoting health awareness campaigns

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    Actor Audience Relationship In my most honest opinion‚ I believe the ideal actor audience relationship is something that transcends the normal criteria for a performer/audience relationship. It can be a passive or active relationship‚ for both types fulfill their purpose-creating emotional stimuli- on some level. There is an unspoken‚ unseen connection between those in the seat and those in the stage. Both viewer and actor feed off each other‚ whether it is the subtle shedding of a tear from the

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    To start of‚ the first thing i think that Ray Bradbury tried to do to impact on his audience was that he wants readers to understand the importance of the reading and thinking. The importance of standing up to each other and the importance of cherishing what you have. To begin‚ i think that we should cherish what we have and even if we don’t have all the things that we want we should value the things that we do have. For example in the book page 20 Helen is complaining about not having enough

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    in them? In Macbeth many characters go through drastic changes‚ but there is one in particular that really stands out. This is the character of Macbeth. Macbeth goes through many changes in this play‚ including some that affect the outcome in the end. In the very beginning of the play we see Macbeth is a brave and successful warrior which is explained by the Captain to Duncan in (l‚ ii). He is quoted as hard working and trustworthy. We see this positive side in him until Lady Macbeth starts to talk

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    that is the same as this time we live in . Lady Macbeth wants power over her husband’s.Their relationship is out of the world and back‚crazy and similar characteristics.Today relationship is different and also the relationships have a complex type of love. Love goes in different direction Lady Macbeth is an is a part of murder‚ but she is not the murderer

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    Who do you blame most for King Duncan’s Death?  Who do you blame for king Duncan’s death? Consider the role of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches.  When answering this question you need to consider the roles of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. From this we need to also consider when the play was written and in what context the audience saw the characters in the time when the plays were written.  Shakespeare was commissioned to write the play by James I of England who was also James

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    Macbeth Written by Anne Dierker and Gary Sletmoe Edited by David Hillis Introduction to Unit What student wouldn’t want to read an action-packed psychological thriller replete with greed‚ guilt‚ and gore? One cannot deny the fact that Shakespeare’s Macbeth is relevant to today’s society with the variety of timeless themes in the text. Because Romeo and Juliet is typically taught in ninth grade classrooms in PPS‚ many students (ideally)

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    Macbeth: Darkness‚ Evil and Tragedy Macbeth is a play full of darkness‚ evil‚ and tragedy. It is the story of a man who goes against his conscience and commits a horrible deed which leads to his destruction and loss of everything he has around him. This includes the relationship he has with his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. In the end‚ he can blame no one but himself. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a very strong relationship and this deteriorates later. Act 1 Scene 5 is a key

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