played a vital role in the development of the plot and the characters. Shakespeare’s use of night and darkness to show the evil forces of nature was first witnessed in the appearance of the three witches. The witch sisters are the main source of evil within the play of Macbeth. When the witches are performing their charms‚ storm or the darkness of the woods always accompanies them: "Thunder and lightning‚ Enter three witches." This is how the three witches are introduced. This shows their
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The author William Shakespeare shows the theme‚ the course of true lover never does run smooth‚ in his play Romeo and Juliet. Juliet who is a Capulet fell in love with Romeo who is a Montague. Despite their deep love‚ everything seemed to pull them apart. Shakespeare shows this theme by introducing the hatred between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s‚ the banishment of Romeo‚ and the death of the two lovers. The hatred between these families is not as simple as it seems. From the very beginning of
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William Shakespeare has written many pieces in the late 16th and early 17th century‚ period of wars of religion in England between catholic and protestant. England had just come under protestant rules but was surrounded and still had knowledge on catholic beliefs. Queen Elizabeth 1 prohibited the expression of religion in plays. Shakespeare was able to indirectly express thoughts and questions on religion‚ in a way to make the audience think and question themselves. In the play Hamlet‚ the Ghost
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The Use of Soliloquies in Macbeth In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses soliloquies to give further insight into the characters. These soliloquies help to bring out the aspects of each character’s personality that is otherwise hidden. Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ are prime examples of Shakespeare’s purpose when using soliloquies. Throughout the story‚ by what he says in dialogue alone‚ one can assume that Macbeth is a coward whose violence is sparked by the three witches and his wife. However‚
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Shakespeare portrays the characters Shylock and Antonio in the trial scene to be victims of the trial scene. In my opinion‚ Shylock is the main victim as he is discriminated for following a different religion to everyone else in the court. Being a Jew meant that the other people in the court were racist against Shylock meaning that they treated him unfairly in comparison to Antonio; who was helped in every way so that he could win the trial and Shylock would not get his pound of flesh. Shakespeare
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To many‚ Romeo and Juliet is seen as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy about star-crossed lovers that come from varied backgrounds. They are dying to be together‚ but they both know that being together is nearly impossible. Romeo and Juliet is seen as a tragedy‚ but many critics think otherwise. Romeo and Juliet is more of a problem play than a tragedy‚ and many critics support this cause on the grounds of what makes the construction of a tragedy and a problem
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In William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Othello‚ Shakespeare uses love as an overall theme for his play. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and normally‚ authors use it to show the relationship between two people. Shakespeare takes what love means to an entirely new level‚ and uses it in an unusual way within this play‚ for love is not only used in the general sense of love for other people‚ but in the love of power over others and how to use the love that other people hold for one person to
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In the play‚ Macbeth Shakespeare represents the supernatural through the characters of the witches. He uses different dramatic techniques in order to interpret his ideas to the audience. The witches are present from the first scene and are not seen without each other throughout the play. The supernatural occurs four times throughout Macbeth: in all the appearances of the witches‚ in the emergence of Banquos’s ghost‚ in the witches apparitions with their prophecies‚ and in the air- drawn dagger that
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright during the Elizabethan era. He was regarded as one of the greatest writers with his plays being performed more than those of any other play writers. One of his famous‚ shortest and bloodiest tragedies is Macbeth. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s profound vision of evil which is based on contradiction and ambition. The play distinguishes of man desires of being a king. Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexity human nature is shown in Macbeth. Macbeth
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Undoubtedly‚ Shakespeare used all theses reasons to put Macbeth in power‚ from witches prophesy‚ wife manipulating‚ his own manipulation‚ but nothing matter at the end as it all end in chaos with people character. Words can destroy us‚ inspires us‚ we have to choose wisely. The witches inspire Macbeth to dream of something he did not had and it destroyed him and his family.In Act 1 Scene 1 “ALL Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air”(I.I.12-13). Then again in Act 1 Scene
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