Equivocation in Macbeth In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the theme of equivocation to effectively illustrate the evil nature of the witches. Equivocation is the use of ambiguous expressions in order to mislead. The prophecies of the witches play a mischief in this play‚ as they are a form of deception that at times use vague language to dodge an issue. The three influential prophecies‚ which the witches make in this play‚ are that the protagonist Macbeth will become the king of Scotland‚ Banquo
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Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ more ruthless‚ and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.This theme of the relationship between gender and power is key to Lady Macbeth’s character.Lady Macbeth and also the witches are crafty women‚who use female methods of achieving power—that
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Tensions had grown‚ and now‚ standing on the edge of the unusually restless trees‚ Ulrich felt that he could finally do something. Georg Znaeym was trespassing in that forest‚ and he would get him at last. In “The Interlopers”‚ the author‚ Saki‚ uses irony to support the theme that no matter how much power a person has‚ nature can always win in the end. In the beginning of the story‚ Ulrich has a sense of power. He is nobility‚ a “von” Gradwitz (428)‚ and owns acres of forest lands “well stocked with
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tradition is called ‘the lottery’ where the ‘winner’ will be stoned to death. Actually it is a horrible tradition‚ but in the story it is considered usual‚ and even acceptable in the society. There are several irony that we can see in the story according to that ‘scapegoat’ tradition. One of the irony is the atmosphere in the town when the lottery is held. The author describes the situation that is “…clear and sunny‚ with the fresh warmth of a full summer day‚ the flowers were blossoming profusely and
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CHARACTERISATION: Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s "Macbeth"‚ the audience witness’s one man’s overriding ambitions resulting in consequences both for himself and those around him. In the play the main character is heavily influenced and persuaded by external forces‚ particularly the supernatural and the immense ambition of Lady Macbeth In Act I‚ Shakespeare set the scene for what is to prove the pivotal part of the play‚ the death of King Duncan. Therefore‚ through act one the audience’s perception
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downfall of Lady Macbeth? There were several aspects of Shakespeare’s novel Macbeth’ that led to the downfall of Lady Macbeth. The mentality of Lady Macbeth in the play changes dramatically from the wife a Noble General‚ to an evil aggressive murderer (brought upon by the witches predictions)‚ and finally a woman who had de-graded to such an extent that she took her own life. We are not told an awful amount about Lady Macbeth at the start of the play [prior to her letter from Macbeth about the
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for one will never cease to strive for it. After receiving the letter Macbeth sent to me about all that has happened‚ I realized this is a perfect opportunity to take charge in what needs to be done. Even though Macbeth desires power equally as much as I do‚ I feel that I am the more ruthless and conniving one. Macbeth seems to be too kind-hearted in nature and has a bit more of a solid conscience. I made sure however‚ that Macbeth understood that power is a difficult thing to achieve and everything
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Secondly‚ the writings that portrayed the most irony to protest war is by Stephen Crane and Wilfred Owen. In the poem‚ “War is Kind‚” by stephen Crane (Doc A)‚irony is used throughout the poem to protest war. For example‚ “Do not weep. War is kind‚” is very ironic because war is horrible but the author says it is good. These lines prove that the author is using irony to protest war. This quote is very ironic because of how it is used throughout the poem where Stephen elaborates on the negatives effects
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One way the reader can interpret this story is having the theme be about learning to let go‚ being independent and to follow one’s dream or passion in life. The irony plays a role in the theme of this short story‚ with one learning of how to follow their dreams. The irony in this story comes into play at a few points in this story. The irony can be argued that it was simple and plain to see and others could argue that it was underlying. The theme of the story is an underlying message that could
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Irony in the storyteller the main type of irony that we can find in this story is situational irony. The bachelor being good at story telling is ironic because we wouldn’t expect a bachelor to be good at entertaining children. The bachelors description of the little girl being “horribly good” is ironic The little girl in the story that the bachelor told was well behaved‚ and usually the characters that show a positive behaviour in childrens’ stories don’t end up being eaten by wolves. The way that
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