Macbeth January 16 2014 Act One. Scene One. Short mysterious scene with witches Theme of opposites: “When the hurlyburly’s done‚ when the battle’s lost and won” (spoken by the witches) Theme of appearance vs reality: “ Fair is foul and foul is fair” (spoken by the witches) Act One. Scene Two. A sergeant reports how bravely Macbeth fought the traitor Macdonwald and the Norweigans Macbeth is given the title Thane of Cawdor Theme of opposites: “What he hath lost the
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth posses several similarities as well as differences. Macbeth is a morally strong character whereas Lady Macbeth is willing to commit any crime in order to achieve her goal. However‚ Once Duncan has been murdered‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin to swap places. Macbeth is a morally strong character whereas Lady Macbeth is willing to commit any crime in order to achieve her goal. While planning to kill Duncan in order to posses the crown‚ Macbeth is hesitant
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getting rid of anyone that stood in the way. Macbeth was that rich nobleman that didn’t let anyone get in his way to become king. He is seen as the one to blame for all the horrible events that went on in Shakespeare’s entire play. Although‚ Lady Macbeth has played a major role in her husband’s life‚ Macbeth did not need much persuasion to kill Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and Lady Macduff along with her family. His visit with the three witches opened up a world where Macbeth could be powerful and have everything
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Father by killing his uncle. Throughout the play we see Hamlet in ideal situations to carry out his revenge‚ but choosing not to do so. In Act III Scene II we see Hamlet using the play that has been set up to try to test the innocence of his Uncle and king by gauging his reaction to a staging of the events of how he supposedly murdered Hamlets father. In this scene we see the so called ‘Mousetrap’ being played out as Hamlet witnesses Claudius reaction to the play and witnesses his reaction‚ from this
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Act Two‚ Scene 3: At this point in the play‚ Ruth and Bennie are packing up their belongings to get ready to move to their new home. Ruth tells Bennie about how things have gotten better between her and Walter as well as how they went out to the movies the previous night and held hands‚ which they haven’t done in a while. At that moment‚ Walter enters the room‚ turns a record on‚ grabs Ruth by the arm‚ and begins to joyfully dance with her. The two dance and have a wonderful with when the doorbell
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William Shakespeare uses many different techniques to show Juliet’s fears. The scene starts with Juliet telling the nurse and lady Capulet to leave her alone. Her statement‚ "God knows when we shall meet again‚" foreshadows disaster‚ implying that she may die. Juliet then starts questioning herself about taking the potion. Her speech takes us through her mixed and passionate emotions that make up her thoughts before drinking the potion. "I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins‚ That almost
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When comparing Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to each other‚ the main similarity between them that must be mentioned is that they both have high ambitions for royalty and greatness. Beside the only one significant similarity‚ they also differ with two distinct differences. Throughout the play‚ they both portrayed as evil characters who have committed the deaths of other characters‚ however the driving force of their cruel behavior are totally different. The reason that leads Lady Macbeth to her menacing
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Macbeth Throughout History The play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy showing that power‚ greed‚ and ambition leads to corruption within themselves. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are very strong characters‚ they start out with strong leadership abilities and a good character‚ like many iconic historic figures‚ as in Richard III‚ Hitler‚ Richard Nixon‚ Catherine The Great‚ Anne Boleyn‚ and Cleopatra. Let’s start out with Macbeth. Macbeth is brave and ambitious‚but he has a lot
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Macbeth is William Shakespeare’s shortest play but arguably the most intense in terms of actions and different human personalities. Macbeth is about a bloody rise to power and the tragic downfall of an honoured soldier - Macbeth; already a well-known warrior of his time in Scotland ‚ he receives a prophecy stating that he would be King by three witches and kills the reigning king to get to that position. His wife (Lady Macbeth)‚ being a strong force of persuasion and a culprit in the murder‚ he
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Lady Macbeth is projected as a frightening woman‚ who is wounded in her psyche by the supernatural powers she has summoned upon herself. Lady Macbeth’s actions for the "madness" are justified through Macbeth’s weak character who has allowed evil to posses him so quickly‚ proving his lack of dominance in the relationship and Lady Macbeth’s involuntary role. Her aspiration for becoming royal only increases when the opportunity is presented‚ forcing herself to become more violent in order to attain
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