William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. In the play‚ the two main characters‚ husband and wife Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ share many similarities. Like all people‚ however‚ they have their dissimilarities as well. They’re ruthless‚ ambitious and driven by their hunger for power. Yet‚ Macbeth is remorseful and hesitant‚ while Lady Macbeth is a cold and hard bitten woman. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have the same goal in mind in the beginning of the play;
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in society. Even through these roles have changed over time‚ history is full of strong women. Lady Macbeth can be described as one of these strong women‚ who in fact played a very different role to other women of her time. She was determined‚ obsessed and ambitious. Lady Macbeth had qualities contradictory to the norms of women in the Elizabeth Era. She was dominant‚ manipulative and had total equality. Qualities that were completely opposite to women of her time. Women of the Elizabethan Era were
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The short story is about the reality of the process of death of Filipino idealism in the administration of public schools. It shows the difficulties of sustaining one’s interest and motivation in improving the standards of education in the country. It highlights the visitation of the officers who act as assessors of the efficiency ratings of the teachers and the schools. The setting is in the provinces where the bureaucracy in the education system is very evident. The importance of obtaining a high
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Lady Macbeth: The slayer of King Duncan In the 7th grade I was suspended from school for being an “instigator.” I would cause disputes by persuading individuals who didn’t like one another‚ to hate one another. I’d gradually use my dynamic lingo to provoke the victims in the so called scuffle to get to that final step where they’d lose it and fight. I got what I wanted by manipulating the ones who were vulnerable and unsure what to do when placed in a troubling situation. Understanding the
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sleep” (III.iv.73)‚ spoken by Lady Macbeth‚ shows how sleep can mess with a person’s judgment. Ever since Macbeth murdered Duncan‚ he has been so guilty that he couldn’t sleep. Since he is so sleep deprived‚ his judgment is impaired. He is paranoid and is killing people left and right. He is so fearful that everyone is trying to overthrow him that he resorts to killing his close friend‚ Banquo. “There’s blood upon thy face/ ‘Tis Banquo’s then” (III.iv.13-15) is when Macbeth confirms the murder of Banquo
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Macbeth is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare and tells the story of the seemingly brave warrior‚ Macbeth. However‚ due a prophecy created by the witches‚ Macbeth becomes over-ambitious and commits regicide. The rest of the story demonstrates how the crimes he committed led to his inevitable downfall. Rupert Goold directed a film adaptation of Macbeth starring Patrick Steward and Kate Fleetwood. The film adaptation used uniforms comparable to Soviet Union. However‚ the name of all characters
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plots a series of murders to secure his throne‚ and moments of terrible guilt (as when Banquo’s ghost appears) and absolute pessimism (after his wife’s death‚ when he seems to succumb to despair). These fluctuations reflect the tragic tension within Macbeth: he is at once too ambitious to allow his conscience to stop him from murdering his way to the top and too conscientious to be happy with himself as a murderer. As things fall apart for him at the end of the play‚ he seems almost relieved—with the
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Downfall of Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a play full of magic‚ mystery‚ and murder. The variety of plots‚ as well as the interesting characters‚ force the reader to pay full attention at all times. Unfortunately‚ one of these characters is a victim of her own imagination. Although Lady Macbeth adds much positive flavour to the play‚ her character is revealed through her aggressive attitude with her husband‚ her inhumane disregard for life‚ and her guilty conscience. Lady Macbeth is very assertive
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“The Rise and Fall of a Lady” Who wouldn’t dream of having glory‚ loyalty‚ and most of all the title of being a royal? With all this one could expect to be happy and content with life‚ but everything has two sides. One side is what we want our dream to be‚ and the other is the reality of what we wanted. Nought’s had‚ all’s spent‚ Where our desire is got without content; ’Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy (3.2.6-9) She
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characteristics. No two characters in a Shakespearean play are the same. While both Lady Macbeth and Ophelia each have different functions and vastly different characters‚ there are characteristics they share that thread a common theme between Macbeth and Hamlet. In Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth’s character functions as the catalyst of the main action of the play. It is her character’s outspokenness‚ and constant goading of Macbeth that prompts the tragedy’s hero to kill Duncan in order to become king: “Yet do
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