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    In Macbeth‚ one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Macbeth is faced with very tough choices and encounters several moral dilemmas. In act one‚ it is revealed to him in a prophecy‚ proven to be accurate on two other occasions‚ that he is to become king. Although there’s already a healthy and great king‚ Duncan‚ Macbeth – now convinced it is his destiny – begins to have indecent thoughts about how to make the thrown his own. His mind quickly brings him to the idea of murdering Duncan. He tells

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    Act Three: Scene 1 Narrator. This scene opens where Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ and later Romeo meet Tybalt on a street. Romeo had just gotten hitched and is feeling great and calm. Mercutio on the other hand wants to race Tybalt‚ but it turns bad and needs a little explaining done. [Exit Narrator and enter Benvolio and Mercutio] Benvolio. (tired) Come on Daddy-O‚ let’s cut out. It’s steaming like a hot pot and the Capulets ride‚ if we eyeball them‚ then we will have to rumble. Mercutio. (relaxed and

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    SCENE 1: Setting: school Scarlett and her bf break-up‚ her grades are slipping‚ and she has some family issues. Part I: Lena: Hey Ryan!! Isha: Hey‚ Scarlett I have to tell you something ..Well I don’t think things between us are all too great... Lena: What? You’re breaking up with me? NOW of all times? You know how hard it is at home and how stressed I am over school…and I... Isha: It’s just not working. It’s for the better. Part 2: Scarlett is at a party and drinking from a cup of water

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    presents emotion in Act 3 scene 5 Romeo and Juliet is a famous play about love and sacrifice. It is based on two star crossed lovers which clashes with other kind of power the play was written in Elizabethan times. Which was a long time ago and society has changed throughout time so it is a bit old – fashioned and the rules were different at those times unlike now. I am going to explore and write about William shakesphere portrays emotion in Act 3 scene 5. In act 3‚ scene 5 in Shakespeare’s play

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    using a variety of techniques‚ symbols‚ themes and a script that brings the theme to the audience. Love is a theme that will always be relevant. Act 1 scene 1 shows love’s difficulty as a theme well‚ using techniques and symbols to convey it. In this part of the play‚ Lysander states to Hermia: “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1.i. 134)‚ which emphasises that love is never easy and sacrifices must be made. Hermia’s father is against Hermia getting married to Lysander‚ furthermore

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    Explain the effect of dramatic techniques employed by Shakespeare in the construction of the pivotal Scene 3 in Act 3. Act 3 Scene 3 is one of the most important and pivotal scenes in Othello‚ where Iago speaks meticulously and thoroughly with Othello‚ planting the seeds of suspicion ad jealousy in Othello’s mind which ultimately leads to the tragic events that occur in the latter parts of the play. Shakespeare’s diction for Iago arouses the idea of suspicion and jealousy in Othello; at first

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    how a man who is satisfied by power becomes the one clutched by him. The situational irony in scene three truly emphasizes Creon’s issues as a king. In this particular scene‚ Creon and his only son Haimon‚ argue about Antigone’s punishment for defying his decree. Haimon points out how his father refuses to accept correction. “I beg you‚ do not be unchangeable; Do not believe that you alone can be right (Scene 3).” This quote is powerful and more vulnerable than the others because it is between a

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    Juliet‚ William Shakespeare uses oxymoron and irony to show what the emotion of love can do and that rivalries can be broken by love. In the beginning of the novel‚ Romeo and Juliet fall in love‚ unknowing of their families feud. Being a Montague‚ Romeo could never fall in love with a Capulet. Thus‚ it was frowned upon by both families. In Act 1Scene 5‚ Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to show that Juliet is in love with her enemy. It is dramatic irony because the readers know something the characters

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    Scene 8- The Mountains of Ignorance (Milo drives into the Mountains of Ignorance and met the demons but he escapes from all of them) Milo: Well‚ is this how creepy it is on the mountains of Ignorance. I’ve got chills. (Rubs his skin and looks like he is feeling cold) (Loud crow cawing sound) Humbug: What’s that sound? It’s terrible. (Everpresent Wordsnatcher runs out and sits on a tree trunk) Everpresent Wordsnatcher: It was me who is making all that infernal racket. Tock: (To Milo and Humbug) Let’s

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    SUMMARY Scene I A doctor and gentlewoman are at the castle watching Lady MacBeth because she has been sleeping walking. When Lady MacBeth enters the scene she washes her hands saying there is blood on them and refers to the murders: Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and Lady MacDuff. Once she leaves the doctor looks stunned at such behavior. Scene II A group of Scottish lords gather together to discuss the military situation. It is decided that the Scottish army will meet the English army led by Malcolm

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