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    Is Lady Macbeth A Villain

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    The Villain Inside Have you ever had someone in your life that influenced you to make poor choices? It is hard not to listen to them. Then they start to taunt you and make you feel bad for not doing the wrong thing. This is how Lady Macbeth and the Witches entice Macbeth to commit crimes and murder so many people. By using his insecurities against him to bring out his bad side‚ they show what is truly beneath the surface. Despite influence of Lady Macbeth and the Witches‚ Macbeth is undeniably

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    Othello: Iago's Villains

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    In almost everything you read or watch there is a villain. Villains have been used in stories for a very long time. One particular villain‚ Iago from the play Othello by Julius Caesar‚ is a very famous villain. Iago was an extremely bad guy in this play and was always up to no good. The character Iago and his traits have influenced many more modern villains. Iago influenced other villains with his criminal traits of being evil‚ egotistical‚ and dishonesty. First of all‚ Iago influenced the Character

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    Richard III as a villain or a hero. A hero within his own mind Williams Shakespeare’s King Richard III grew up in the turbulent time of the latter years of the War of the Rose between years 1455-1485. Born in England in 1452‚ King Richard III was not famous and well known for his services to England as their King rather; he was best known for being accused of murdering his two nephews to protect his throne. Shakespeare portrayed Richard III as being a tyrannical ruler. Villains performs actual important

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    The Villains of King Lear

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    The Villains of King Lear “A villain must be a thing of power‚ handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion‚ strong enough to arouse our fear‚ human enough to awaken some transient gleam of sympathy. We must triumph in his downfall‚ yet not barbarously nor with contempt‚ and the close of his career must be in harmony with all its previous development.” -Agnes Repplier What makes a villain a villain? Some people might say that it is maniacal laughter and a

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    Was Kennedy a civil rights hero‚ or was it LBJ? One of the most important things to communicate to students about the Civil Rights Act is why it was needed. Legislation focusing not only on public acts of discrimination‚ but also on private prejudice. The comprehensive civil rights bill won the endorsement of House and Senate Republican leaders‚ but it was not passed; however‚ before 22 November 1963‚ when President Kennedy was assassinated. The bill was left in the hands of Lyndon B. Johnson. Before

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    Johnny is the main hero in this book. He saves kids‚ he give pony something to think about all his life. Johnny thinks of other people before he thinks about his own life. He wants to help people all the time‚ but out of that he gets beat up. Johnny acts like a hero in two parts of the book. First of all he acts like a hero in the fire where he saves those kids‚ anyone that’s going to risk their lives for someone else is a so called hero. Secondly he acts like a hero when he is on his deathbed

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    Is Shylock a Villain or a Victim? In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ Shylock‚ a Jewish money-lender‚ is portrayed as the cold-blooded‚ greedy antagonist of the story. Some people may see him as the villain of the story – and in some ways he is – but‚ really‚ this is a result of the stereotypes associated with Jews. He is quite a peculiar character and his role in the story is indefinite because he has traits of both a villain and a victim. A villain is ‘a wicked person or criminal’

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    Ruth Brown

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    Name: __________________________ Class: __________________________ Ruth Brown Questions 1. What singers inspired Ruth Brown? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did she run away from home in 1945? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was the first record label that signed

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    Some people say the Andrew Jackson is a no hearted villain but there are way more reasons why people should see him as a hero. Andrew Jackson became president in 1829 in the United States. His terms where from 1829 to 1837 after him not going up for re-election. Andrew Jackson was also a controversial man because he treated Indians horribly and the members of his cabinet were his friends. Andrew Jackson is considered a hero to me because of the bravery and commitment he has when it comes to wars

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    Of Mice and Men           What does it take to be a tragic hero? “A tragic hero is defined as a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat‚” (dictionary.com). The character that I think fits this category is George Milton‚ a migrant farm worker who travels around to earn some money with his friend Lennie Small. Taking care of Lennie is not easy because he is mentally ill and he gets in trouble often. George took the responsibility to take

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