In Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’‚ the image of darkness is used and developed throughout for many dramatic purposes. The tragic play is set in Scotland in the 11th Century and highlights the key idea of darkness. In Elizabethan England‚ night air was said to be impure and it was the air in which evils were most free since it was not purged by the sunshine. Shakespeare uses the dark imagery to create a mysterious and gloomy atmosphere. It also manipulates the audience’s emotions by evoking an emotional
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There have been‚ throughout time‚ countless new versions of William´s Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet”: Nevertheless‚ Baz Lurhmann directed a very modern version of this famous play‚ replacing daggers by guns and horses by cars‚ and even more. The main reason and advantage of the modernization of certain scenes is to lead to a clearer meaning and a better understanding of the story. First‚ the director emphasized the situation or the feelings of the characters by using modern means such as fireworks
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’Macbeth’ was written around about 1603-1607 and no one really knows when the exact date ’Hamlet’ was written‚ but it was approximately in 1599-1601. The plays written were both tragedies written by William Shakespeare. ’Macbeth’ was about a man who was told a prophecy by three witches that he will be lord of Cawdor and he will become King. So he killed the former King of Scotland for himself and his wife Lady Macbeth to become king and queen‚ he was not alone in the murder his wife manipulated
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The Truth Behind Mental Ilnesses The 16th and 17th century understanding of mental ilnesses was far less compared to the modern understanding here in 2017. Back then the lack of knowkledge on this topic led to not so great ways to “cure” them. Shakespeare shows this in his play Macbeth and others as well. His focus was on Guilt‚ Hallucinations‚ and Madness. Medicine‚ Spirituality‚ and Philosophy also played a big role in how the 16th and 17th century people looked at the mentally ill. Shakespeare
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Lady Macbeth is undoubtedly a very influential character throughout the play and this is one of the main reasons why she is such a vital part in the story. At the start of the play the reader has the impression of Lady Macbeth as a threatening character however in the second half of the play we can see the once influential character lose her grip with not only Macbeth but with her life in general resulting in her tragic death. Without Lady Macbeth’s ambition of success and power the play would
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On September 29‚ 2016‚ I went to see Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare. This production was adapted for Young Audiences by Christopher Matsos and directed by Geoffrey Wilson. I viewed this play at the Lincoln Theatre. This version of the production was performed in a steampunk Scotland. It was supposed to suggest that there was something “punk rock” and cool about the play. Furthermore‚ this play was not at all what I had expected‚ the characters were dressed in dark cloaks‚ there was
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The first Character that stood out to me after I had read Othello was Iago. Iago isn’t a nice man clearly the villain in the play controlling Othello who was once thought as a hero. Iago’s motives were finally clear at the end showing him to be controlled of his own jealousy and hatred of Othello “I hate the moor”. It is thought that Othello’s life and his character was ruined by the art and skill of Iago the villain showing Othello to be a simple man (Ambreen Shahriar 2013). This was true Othello
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Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is the prince of Denmark and heir to his father’s throne. He is Hamlet. Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet‚ has been killed and in fact murdered by the King’s brother: Hamlet’s Uncle Claudius‚ who also marries Hamlet’s own mother. Hamlet’s father appears to him in the form of a ghost which other people of the court have witnessed and makes known to Hamlet that he was murdered. Hamlet goes somewhat berserk and intends to enact revenge on his uncle Claudius. Throughout the play Hamlet’s
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between the Play and the Movie Macbeth The movie Macbeth has many differences from the actual play; here are just a few of them. First of all it is set in a completely different time period most likely the late 1930’s to the early 1940’s‚ while the original storyline is during the late 1400’s or during the early 1500’s. Though this change did change the settings‚ it was a really interesting contrast the two time periods. The second was that the witches in the play are always somewhere
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Nora’s character and the exploration of gender roles in the nineteenth century Norway Nora is the main protagonist of the play and the play mainly focuses on her feelings and actions. She is the only one whose character develops throughout the play. In the initial stages of the play she displays some childish qualities when she interacts with her husband as the audience can see when Torvald calls her by different names such as “my little squirrel”‚ “my little lark”‚ “my little spendthrift”‚ “extravagant
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