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    matter with Macbeth. He should‚ says his wife‚ "look like the innocent flower‚ / But be the serpent under’t" (1.5.65-66). Macbeth answers‚ "We will speak further" (1.5.71)‚ but if he intends to appear noncommittal‚ he hasn’t fooled his wife. She tells him that all he has to do is put on a pleasant face‚ and "Leave all the rest to me" (1.5.73). With that‚ the partners in crime hurry out to welcome the King they are going to kill. While King Duncan is having supper in Macbeth’s castle‚ Macbeth steps out

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    Elizabethan Era: Absence of Cleanliness and Knowledge Disease outbreaks were all too common during the Elizabethan Era. A lack of sanitation triggered illness outbreaks such as the plague and typhoid. Physicians lacked the medical knowledge to treat illnesses thus‚ allowing disease to run rampant without medicinal opposition. The lack of medical knowledge and sanitation were the most common provokers of disease and illness during the Elizabethan Era. Absence of medical knowledge allowed

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    The English Elizabethan Era is one of the most fascinating periods in the History of England. The Elizabethan Era is named after the greatest Queens of England‚ Queen Elizabeth I. The Elizabethan Era is not only famous for the Virgin Queen‚ but also for the era itself. It is known for Great Explorers‚ such as Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. The Elizabethan Period was the age of the Renaissance‚ of new ideas and new thinking. The introduction of the printing press during the Renaissance‚

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    Rebeca Ali Campbell Carrie Steltz English 098 Compare and Contrast Characters 20 October 2014 Bluegrass Drama Harlan‚ Kentucky- The sound of the banjo comes on‚ and you hear Gangstagrass singing‚ “I see them long‚ hard times to come‚” and you know it is time for Justified. The T.V series‚ based on the novels Pronto and Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard‚ is sure to entertain. Timothy Olyphant plays U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens‚ a good looking‚ gun slinging Marshall who is reassigned to his hometown

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    At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. Their marriage is of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and challenges his manhood‚ with these words "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man‚ and‚ to be more than what you were

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    Times were very difficult during the Elizabethan era. Because of their hardships‚ their entertainment was very important to them. During the Elizabethan times they had a wide variety of things that entertained them. These forms of entertainment varied greatly. These forms of entertainment ranged from singing and dancing‚ to blood sport. Social classes also might have determined what type of sports or games you played. The poor lower class would play games‚ invent stories‚ dance‚ play music‚ watched

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    on your status‚ and wealth. “In the early medieval times meat was a sign of wealth.” (Elizabethan Food). What you hunted for food depended on your status. “Only Lords and Nobles were allowed to hunt deer‚ dear‚ boar‚ hares‚ and rabbits” (The Last Colony). In the Elizabethan Era‚ most of the meals were cooked using an open flame‚ by: “spit roasting‚ being fried‚ baking‚ boiling‚ smoking‚ and salting.” (Elizabethan food). Salt was used to preserve the meat because they would kill the animals before

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    Theatre In Elizabethan England Before the reign of Elizabeth I‚ temporary companies of players were attached to the households of leading noblemen‚ and performed seasonally at various locations. This was the foundation for the professional actors that performed on the Elizabethan stage. Despite the support received from the Queen and the Privy council‚ the London government were rather hostile towards the theatre. For example‚ it was believed that overcrowded theatre spaces may lead to the spread

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    Men’s Fashion in the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan era was known in part for its clothing styles and fashion particularly on men because there were numerous articles of clothing for men to wear in a complete outfit. In that particular era‚ people had to dress according to their position in society because‚ “distinctions between classes of clothes were affected by wealth and status”‚ (Oslen‚ 137). Men’s fashion in the Elizabethan era was much different than the fashion now because back then

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    The Drama of the Anxious Child In Time magazine‚ Lawrence J. Cohen writes an editorial titled‚ The Drama of the Anxious Child. In this article Cohen taps into childhood anxiety and what kind of effect parents have while they grow up. Cohen makes the claim that childhood anxiety is on the rise at every level‚ “from fears of monsters under the bed to phobias and panic attacks to severe anxiety patterns.” The claim of this editorial isn’t the first thing that Cohen writes‚ he starts with some statistics

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