In Macbeth‚ one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays‚ Macbeth is faced with very tough choices and encounters several moral dilemmas. In act one‚ it is revealed to him in a prophecy‚ proven to be accurate on two other occasions‚ that he is to become king. Although there’s already a healthy and great king‚ Duncan‚ Macbeth – now convinced it is his destiny – begins to have indecent thoughts about how to make the thrown his own. His mind quickly brings him to the idea of murdering Duncan. He tells
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What was love to Romeo? Romeo was upset over a lovely beautiful woman named Rosaline‚ who did not return his love. He quickly forgot her when his eyes looked upon the beautiful young Juliet. Once again‚ Romeo is smitten by another lady in a matter of seconds‚ what kind of love is this? Love was not something Romeo felt in his heart‚ rather‚ it was a strong emotion‚ perhaps lust‚ he saw with his eyes. Romeo was a young man‚ his hormones were raging‚ and his eyes were wondering. He was whining about
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The importance of this soliloquy shows the effects of the point of view on the tragedy. Macbeth’s motivations and struggles within himself to murder Duncan‚ very crucial parts to the story‚ are shown here in a soliloquy of dialogue to himself instead of being blatantly stated by the author. I think this stresses the weight of the decision and how much it troubled Macbeth‚ a clever tactic used by Shakespeare to further the major conflict of Macbeth vs. himself and the consequences of his actions.
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Macbeth summary Macbeth was set in 17th century Scotland and was written by William Shakespeare. It was written as a viewing of the royal monarchy. The leaders at the time were king James the first and queen Elizabeth. Act 1 Scene 1 The introduction of the play shows three witches talking among themselves. They talk about a character called Macbeth. This is the first time the character of Macbeth is introduced to us. This is important due to the fact that this is a tragedy‚ and Macbeth‚ in this
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Before Macbeth gives his famous “Is this a dagger which I see before me” soliloquy‚ he has decided that he was not going to kill the king. Lady Macbeth wants to become queen‚ so she has an argument with Macbeth. During the argument Lady Macbeth says‚ “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man”‚ saying that Macbeth is not a man unless he kills king Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s words make Macbeth perplexed and he goes into his soliloquy where he debates whether or not to assassinate the king. After Macbeth
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In the play Othello Iago‚ the antagonist‚ causes most of the plot movement through his cruelty. The play opens with Roderigo and Iago conversing in the street. Here we see the first of Iago’s many acts of cruelty‚ as he manipulates Roderigo into doing his bidding. Iago is hell-bent on revenge with Othello passing him up on the title of lieutenant and handing the title to Cassio‚ a man “that never set a squadron in the field.” He plots the destruction of the Moor and manipulates Roderigo into helping
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Romeo and Juliet Act One (study guide) ACT ONE -SCENE ONE 1‚ Between what two families does the feud exist? ___Capulet____________ vs. _____Montague____________ 2. What decree does the Prince make after the street brawl? The next time there was trouble the penalty for the offender would be death. 3. What advice does Benvolio give Romeo about Rosaline? He says to forget her and find another. ACT ONE -SCENE TWO 1. How does Capulet respond to Paris’ proposal to marry Juliet? He says
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HAMLET’S SECOND SOLILOQUY Coming immediately after the meeting with the Ghost of Hamlet’s father‚ Shakespeare uses his second soliloquy to present Hamlet’s initial responses to his new role of revenger. Shakespeare is not hesitant in foreboding the religious and metaphysical implications of this role‚ something widely explored in Elizabethan revenge tragedy‚ doing so in the first lines as Hamlet makes an invocation to ‘all you host of heaven’ and ‘earth’. Hamlet is shown to impulsively rationalize
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How does Shakespeare create sympathy for Juliet in Act 3 Scene 5? By Fahad Khan In Act 3 Scene 5‚ Romeo and Juliet are separated because Romeo is sentenced exile as a penalty for his berserk and regretful actions which lead to Tybalt’s unfortunate tragedy. Juliet is left devastated over the separation with her husband and is furthermore misunderstood by her parents. A soon as Romeo departs‚ Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet’s plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday‚ explaining that he
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