(Enter Lady Macbeth) Lady Macbeth The alcohol that made the guards drunk has made me confident. What quenched their thirst has set me on fire. Listen!- Peace. It was the owl that shrieked‚ the town crier that announces the death of people. Macbeth should be doing his part. The doors to Duncan’s room are open and the guards are drunk and asleep when they should be guarding the king. I have drugged them so much that it is hard to tell if they are dead or alive. Macbeth Who’s there? What’s going
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First‚ the Capulets are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they are unsupportive‚ uncaring‚ and inconstant. For example‚ they wanted to disown juliet because she declared she did not want to marry Paris. This example depicts Capulet not supporting his daughter’s desires‚ although he wants the best for her. In other words‚ if Capulet had not forced Juliet to marry Paris‚ she would not have tried to find a way out of the marriage. Additionally‚ Lady Capulet does not care for her own
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LeMieux was one day in a luxurious home and the next day homeless living in his car with his dog. LeMieux always gave to the homeless‚ he understood even though he was rich but once he turned poor there was no one to help him. In the short story "The Lady in Red" by Richard LeMieux a man said‚ "Get a Goddamned job‚ you bum!” (McWhorter 235) The man assumes that he is a bum‚ no one know remembers when LeMieux was a successful business man. So‚ why should a homeless person deserve respect? The homeless
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As the sun slowly sets on the Capulet-Montague feud‚ some underlying reasons for a tragedy so harsh are finally being revealed. As we mourn for those who perished as a result of the recent Montague-Capulet tragedy‚ we still must be cognizant of the fact that the Page‚ Balthasar‚ and the nurse all had chances to prevent this misfortune from happening. The idea of commanding people to do things as we wish‚ has questioned our morality as humans‚ and it is now a common reason for three tragic deaths
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4/1/14 Analysis: Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is the epitome of an ambitious woman who will do anything‚ including murder‚ to get what she wants. She is very calculating‚ and this is very evident when she plots to murder King Duncan. She methodically manipulated her husband‚ Macbeth‚ into believing it was the right thing to do in order for him to become king. During the time period that this play was written‚ women were viewed as weak and demure individuals who rely on the strength of their male partners
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Character of Lady Macbeth In the course of this essay I will discuss the character of Lady Macbeth and the change in her character throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. We see her as being ambitious and ruthless at the start. Looking at her and Macbeths character she is the dominant one in the relationship. After a while we start to see a change in her character as she lacks strength and ambition‚ isn’t in charge or control of her relationship with Macbeth. She is being kept out of
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Displayed as an example for ambition‚ Lady Macbeth is seen as a ruthless character who strives for power. As the inspiration for Lady Macbeth‚ Gruoch of Scotland was a woman of power and witnessed many violent acts. Besides the gruesome history‚ she was a woman of elegant behavior and beloved her family (only of relation). Written by Shakespeare‚ the play changed Gruoch’s personality to illustrate the topics of power‚ personality and family. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth to represent the consequences
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“Of all Shakespeare’s female characters Lady Macbeth stands out far beyond the rest — remarkable for her ambition‚ strength of will‚ cruelty‚ and dissimulation” (Traits of Lady). Lady Macbeth is usually viewed as an interesting character because of her notable traits. Her cruelty‚ cunning‚ and manipulation certainly contribute to one’s fascination with her. However‚ equally intriguing are Lady Macbeth’s notorious views she possesses. The unyielding views Lady Macbeth holds on manhood‚ womanhood
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On the fifth season of FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel‚ Lady Gaga will play the character of Countess. Countess is Elizabeth‚ the owner of Hotel Cortez‚ a blood-thirsty‚ glamorous socialite and fashion icon who is constantly devising evil plans to serve her purpose in life. She needs to feed on people’s blood to maintain her youth and beauty. The 29 year-old singer‚ plays alongside the show’s regulars. Donovan(Matt Bomer)‚will be her blood-hungry lover‚ whose domesticity actually goes against
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Lady Macbeth starts out as a strong character; she seeks power. Though it would appear she seeks power more for herself than Macbeth‚ "Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it.." and‚ " When I burned in desire to question them further.." she appears more infatuated with what power she’d hold if Macbeth becomes king more than the power he would wield. She struggles in the beginning to believe the sisters of their prophecy‚ "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily;
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