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    How does Shakespeare gain audience sympathy for Macbeth? In late 1905‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth was performed for the first time in Hampton Court. At the time‚ King James I was in power‚ and it is widely believed that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in order to flatter him‚ as the previous year The Gunpowder Plot had shown an attempt on his life. In the play‚ King Duncan gets murdered‚ which would have been quite disturbing for King James I to watch. By the end of the play however‚ King James I would have

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    How does Shakespeare present the character of Beatrice? ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is another of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. It primarily focuses on the unromantic spiteful relationship between the two main characters‚ Beatrice and Benedick. Beatrice‚ the niece of Leonato is a quick-witted‚ independent woman‚ who proclaims hers disdain of love and marriage. Despite her hate for love‚ from the events of the play she soon exposes a very vulnerable side of her and is a gentle and sweet person. During

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    Throughout the playMacbeth and Lady Macbeth change characters. This is evident through their speaking and their actions. Act One shows you the beginning of Lady Macbeth’s killing rage. For example‚ she says on page 284 in lines 18-29 that Macbeth has the title of Glamis and Cawdor and now the only things that are keeping him from the throne are King Duncan and his two sons‚ Malcolm and Donalbain. In that soliloquy‚ she is already thinking of plotting to kill Duncan. The next soliloquy that she

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    Top Plays of Shakespeare By: Sajad The About.com/Shakespeare has chosen these plays as the top. Our decisions has not been involved in doing so. 5. Much Ado About Nothing: This play is set in the palace of the governor of Messina in Italy. The governor‚ Leonato has one daughter named hero. The story starts in a party at Leonato’s palace in order to celebrate the victory of the Great War with the soldiers of Don Pedro. Claudio is the hero of the war who has felt in love with Hero‚ although

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    How does Shakespeare present the psychological deterioration of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? When considering the idea of disturbed minds we are quickly drawn to an image of mental illness‚ brutality or social disorder but this is not always the case. There are many reasons as to why an individual might have a disturbed mind: stress‚ traumatic experiences‚ childhood problems or illness. Shakespeare’s playMacbeth” is about a loyal warrior a “lion” and his wife being destroyed by their minds‚ which

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    Lady Macbeth and her changes throughout the play Shakespeare’s playMacbeth” which is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies‚ Lady Macbeth‚ a very important character‚ changed dramatically throughout the play. At first she appeared confident‚ assertive and the dominant partner. She was cold blooded and cruel but then she became nervous‚ scared and suicidal. Soon Macbeth and Lady Macbeths relationship starts to falter. She is the one who influenced and hurried Macbeth to

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    written piece‚ a writer infuses his own perspective into the work‚ showing their view of the world and how they define it. By doing so‚ the writer helps convey his or her own ideas/values in the piece and utilizes their commentary about the space and society around them to do so. With the play MacbethShakespeare is no exception. Shakespeare manipulates the status change of characters‚ in the play Macbeth‚ to contribute to the conveying of the writer’s values and ideas by commenting on the world and society

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    How does Shakespeare retain a degree of sympathy for Macbeth‚ through to the end of the play? Shakespeare manages to retain a degree of sympathy for evil Macbeth‚ throughout the full play‚ no matter how small it might be. Initially‚ Shakespeare introduces us to the positive character of “brave Macbeth”. He is a hero to the people because he is a “noble” soldier. King Duncan holds Macbeth in high regard and refers to his cousin as a “worthy gentleman”. His positive attributes are stressed from

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    “The most interesting character in Macbeth is Macbeth himself.” Do you agree? Why? Macbeth is a complex and well developed character‚ while there are several interesting characters in the playMacbeth is by far the most interesting. He is a tragic hero who experiences a slow and painful mental decline which is expressed in such a way that the audience is mesmerised. The most interesting aspect of Macbeth’s character is that it is flawed. The audience can identify with his human frailties. Despite

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    The play "Macbeth" shows how the character Macbeth changes through the choices he makes. Throughout the play‚ it describes how Macbeth changes into a tyrant after hearing his prophecy. In the beginning of the playMacbeth is nobleman of Scotland and a great soldier. In line 36-37‚ a soldier describes Macbeth as a "cannon overcharged with double cracks" which showed his importance in that battle. Even after hearing a prophecy about him‚ stating that he will become a king in the near future‚ he

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