Commentary: Macbeth‚ Act II‚ Scene I “Is this a dagger which I see before me…” Macbeth is one of the most famous plays written by William Shakespeare. The play tells the story of Macbeth‚ Thane of Glamis whose dark ambition will lead him to murder the king and take his crown. This passage is Macbeth’s first soliloquy extracted from the Scene I of Act II‚ also known as the “dagger scene”. This is the scene that precedes Duncan’s murder. Many themes are recurring throughout the play and this
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The Banquet Scene (scene iv‚ Act III) opens at the royal hall of Scotland with the banquet ready celebrating Macbeth’s coronation. The audience find the couple now at the height of double-dealing‚ and detect in the opening words of the new king tinge of irony: “You know your own degrees…” The fact is that it is Macbeth who has forgotten his degree‚ his limitation as a human being. Therefore‚ the arrival of Banquo as a ghost is necessary to expose this treacherous person. But before that‚ treachery
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The Significance of the Porter’s Scene Over the years people have found many ways to express themselves. The time period Shakespeare is living in is one with controversy and debates especially over the subjects of religion and politics. Shakespeare like most other artists‚ uses his pieces as vessels for his thoughts and opinions. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ The Porter’s scene is a vital part of the story and includes important religious and political metaphors‚ and references
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Macbeth Scene Summaries ACT/SCENE PLOT/MAJOR EVENTS SUMMARISED (DOT POINTS) WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS? LINKS TO THEMES/SYMBOLS? 1/1 Three witches meet upon there heath and arrange to meet with Macbeth. CHARACTERS INCLUDED Three witches THINGS LEARNT ABOUT THE CHARACTERS That the witches’ have some sort of power which allows them to tell or make up the future. Supernatural. Fate Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. 1/2 King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain and Lennox wait for news on the battle
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Coronation) Banquo: Ross‚ be nice. Ross: Yeah‚ yeah‚ yeah. (Enter Macbeth & Lady Macbeth‚ play classical music) Ross: Hello‚ you two. Banquo: Thanks for showing up guys. Macbeth: Of course‚ we wouldn’t miss this. Lady Macbeth: Thanks for having us‚ we would’ve been here sooner but my husband was running late. I had to drag him out of the house. Ross: Let’s
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Modern English Macbeth www.nosweatshakespeare.com Modern English Shakespeare resources & ebooks Contents About the Author Page 3 Act One Scene One Act One Scene Two Act One Scene Three Act One Scene Four Act One Scene Five Act One Scene Six Act One Scene Seven Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 12 Page 14 Page 16 Page 17 Act Two Scene One Act Two Scene Two Act Two Scene Three Act Two Scene Four Page 19 Page 21 Page 23 Page 26 Act Three Scene One Act Three Scene
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In "Church Going"‚ the poet expresses the same disrespectfulness towards church as "In Westminster Abbey." The Church‚ also known as the house of God‚ is seen by the poet as a current building and all being alike‚ "another church: matting‚ seats‚ and stone..." some brass and stuff" which gives the reader a very dismissive attitude fromthe poet. He agrees with Betjeman that the church disserves no believe or respect "Hatless‚ I take off my cycle-clips in awkward reverence." Instead of commenting
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protagonist rat trap peddler until the old man and the blacksmith’s daughter infect the protagonist with their altruism. Thus‚ the peddler’s inner soul experiences a rapid transformation form an ugly duckling to a dazzling swan. Legerlof’s first scene of compassion is from the old man’s hospitality. Despite the fact that he did not know the peddler‚ the old man still opened his arms and acted charitable by providing food and shelter. This action is not typical in the today’s world; a majority of
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self and others. 5. To develop the ability to monitor themselves and find out constructive ways of conflict resolutions. 6. To promote the development of good character for the purpose of lessening crime and raising the standard of good citizenship. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: To develop habits of: a. clear articulate expression‚ using accepted syntactical forms and structures with a firm grasp of idioms; b. critical thinking‚ involving assessment and analysis of the written material provided. 2. To develop the
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Sample Paper – 2013 Class – XI Subject – MATHEMATICS Time Duration: 3 hours M.M.100 Section - A (Question No 1 Compulsory and Attempt five other questions) Question 1 [10 X 3 = 30] (i) If .Show that (ii) Differentiate the function x3 + 4x2 + 7x + 2 with respect to x (iii) How many words can be formed with or without meaning by the letters of the word ‘ALLAHABAD’. (iv) Prove
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