Outline for Special Occasion Speech Public Speaking April 24‚ 2014 Eulogy to Myself Specific Purpose: To pay a tribute in a eulogy to myself in a sibling point of view. Introduction: I’m so happy today to see so many familiar faces paying a tribute to my older sister Elizabeth Macaluso. For those of you who don’t know me‚ my name is Claire Macaluso‚ Elizabeth’s younger sister. I can’t believe that it was just last week that the devastating news of Elizabeth’s passing away broke
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In the story of Macbeth there is much sorrow and death. Macbeth went to war for Scotland and returned. On his return he ran into these three witches in which they told Macbeth he would be Thane of Cawdor and later the King of Scotland. After reaching Scotland the king placed him into the Thane of Cawdor. Later on the royals would celebrate the achievement of Macbeth. They all partied and possibly had a little too much to drink in the process. Everyone went to sleep and that’s when darkness arose
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by William Shakespeare. Its about a man named Macbeth who is the tragic hero of the play. Macbeth and Banquo are walking and they are stopped by some witches who reveal a prophecy that Macbeth will one day be thane of Cawdor and king‚ and that Banquos son will one day be a king as well. So the first two prophecies come true‚ and the rest of the play is about how Macbeth will make sure the Banquos son will not be king‚ and how Macbeth will stay in power. A guilty conscience leads to many hallucinations
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disturbed by the sinful night‚ slowly turning him away from sanity. The corruption of Lady Macbeth is instigated by her hidden villainous thoughts shining through her. The beastly qualities presented by Macbeth result in light being displayed by Banquo. The deaths of characters distinctively show their fate brought upon them. One of the main causes of the corruption of Macbeth is the “secret‚ black and midnight hags”. Shakespeare illustrates the witches as being evil creatures with a mind full
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Have you ever seen an attractive burger on a McDonald’s commercial‚ but when you actually purchase one‚ it looks completely different than the advertisement? That is exactly what appearance vs. reality is. It is also one of the most frequently used themes in literature and William Shakespeare often included it within soliloquies to subtly highlight the main idea of his plays. In the play Macbeth‚ you will learn a lot about Macbeth’s character development in regards to “appearance vs. reality” as
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contrast. So far you’ve spoken about Macbeth in great detail and neglected the other two. The key here is balance. Say Macbeth is like so.... where as Banquo is like so... and Macduff like so... (this is contrasting) When comparing you are going to have to look at how each reacts in certain situations compared to Macbeth. For instance‚ Banquo reacts to the prophesies of the "weird sisters" with suspicion‚ mistrust and a certain level of foreboding whereas Macbeth reacts with elated disbelief
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on in the play when Macbeth must cover up for the murder of Duncan. This motif of appearance versus reality‚ or deception‚ appears again when Macbeth fools the murderers that killed Banquo. Macbeth tricks the murderer’s into believing it was Banquo’s fault that they led such miserable lives when in reality Banquo had nothing to do with them. Finally‚ the reader sees this motif of appearance versus reality appear one last time towards the end of the play when Macbeth believes he is invincible and
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picture to be more emphatic or vivid than it is especially in the following scenes: when he describes the battle between Norway and Scotland‚ when he describes the fervor with which Macbeth and Banquo fight in the beginning of the tale‚ and when he describes the murderers that he hires to eliminate Banquo (Hudson). Shakespeare conveys the concept of the battle between Norway and Scotland by using simile. “Doubtful it stood‚ as two spent swimmers that do cling together and choke their art” (I.ii
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Highlands. They then become king and queen of the land and then Macbeth kills his friend‚ Banquo‚ and tries to kill Banquo’s son so that the prophecy form the weird women doesn’t come true and Macbeth’s blood line can stay in control of Scotland‚ but it doesn’t work since the son of Banquo escaped. Macbeth then goes mad and kill many people afterwards starting with the cutthroats that were sent to kill Banquo and the son. Next major person that is targeted by the Scottish king is the Thane of Fife
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Macbeth feels that he needs kill Banquo. Macbeth sees Banquo as treat to him because the say that Banquo will be the father of kings. Macbeth says‚ “They hail’d him father to a line of kings./ Upon my head they plac’d a fruitless crown/ And put a barren sceptre in my gripe‚/Thence to be wrench’d with a unltneal hand. / No sons of mine succeeding. If’t be so‚/ For Banquo’s issue have I fill my mind.” (III‚ I‚ 61-165) Here Macbeth shows that he has no problem killing Banquo. The power of his ambition
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