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    forever”: How Lady Macbeth reveals her true self through guilt. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ a character that is portrayed as evil is Lady Macbeth. Because of her controlling nature and immense want for masculinity most readers see her as evil. She is not evil because she does not commit murders herself and she also displays feelings of remorse and guilt towards the end of the play. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because the evil she portrays is a facade; initially Lady Macbeth calls upon

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    principal character in the Shakespeare play you have studied compare the presentation of your chosen character in the play with the presentation of the same character in an adaptation of the play .Use examples from both the play and adaptation in your response. The Character I have chosen are the Witches .The witches have a big effect in the play‚ not only are they evil‚ but this is emphasized by the hate against witches and witchcraft in Elizabethan times. In the book the witches are first portrayed

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    lovers As the story of this tragedy starts off‚ Macbeth is titled as a brave soldier and this great thane. Macbeth wants to be King so bad that he will do everything and anything that will get him there. Throughout the play you begin to notice the need of power and the monstrous side of Macbeth. He turns into an evil fanatic who only desires power. In this tragedy‚ Macbeth is portrayed as a vicious‚ unpleasant man who kills his own cousin‚ King Duncan. Macbeth has the perfect resume to be King‚ but there

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    Sample Answer Sympathy in Macbeth For me‚ a fascinating aspect of the play ‘Macbeth’ is the way Shakespeare maintains the audience sympathy for Macbeth‚ a ‘tyrant whose name blisters our tongues‚’. By the end of the play Malcolm is justified when he says‚ ‘I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;/ It weeps‚ it bleeds‚ and each new day a gash/ Is added to her wounds.’ Yet‚ despite all of Macbeth’s tyrannous actions‚ somehow his tragic heroic status is intact at the end of the play. For me this

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    belief of the people. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a great example of the implementation of these themes and their influence over the plot and the audience. It is a story constantly unfolding as a result of the actions of supernatural powers‚ which have set many of the crucial events‚ such as the fall of King Duncan‚ into motion as well as paving the way for the fates of characters such as Macbeth. The use of extramundane figures which the audience can relate to their own religion and mythology

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    Looking back at history‚ documents show the tension between Puritans and Shakespeare. The play Twelfth Night is perfect evidence that shows how Shakespeare disagreed with the Puritans beliefs .Shakespeare decides to use the character Malvolio to represent the puritans at that time period. Shakespeare uses the character of Malvolio to ridicule the puritans and portrays the puritans as ambitious‚ selfish and bitter. The Puritans gained their power after they renounced the Anglican Church‚ this was

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    How does an organization create customer value? Marketing experts Don Peppers and Martha Rogers said: “Without customers‚ you don’t have a business.” It is such a simple‚ nevertheless‚ a scary thought. We live in a world of consumerism‚ in which the customer’s wants and desires greatly exceed their basic needs. Even though many see this concept as a threat to modern world society‚ it has created the extremely competitive marketplace for businesses. The companies are competing everyday to win over

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    Character Study of Prospero in The Tempest "The Tempest" is a play written by Shakespeare in 1611. It is a play about a man called Prospero who’s brother (Antonio) attempts to murder him and his 3 year old daughter Miranda in order to become the Duke of Milan. Antonio plans to kill them by sending them out in a boat that would sink at sea. However‚ his plan failed as Prospero and Miranda survived and ended up shipwrecked on an island. After 12 years on the island‚ Prospero decides to claim

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    These small speeches help to reinforce the cultural background‚ and interpretations of the character that you all want to play! They create the portrayal of difference in culture‚ eloquence‚ positions and status and clearly show the opinions of the community in which he lives. Imagine if you lived in a society where you weren’t accepted‚ where your every move was watched and criticised

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    The play Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ tells the story of an honored general and thane of the King of Scotland. At the beginning even though Macbeth is well honored‚ after being told by three witches that he is to become king‚ he becomes obsessed with gaining more power and becoming king anyway he can. Macbeth’s decision to kill Duncan and Banquo‚ and to also kill the whole Macduff family‚ shows that Macbeth was addicted to power and would do anything to gain power no matter who he killed to get

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