How does Shakespeare portray Lady Macbeth’s state of mind in her first speech (“The raven was hoarse…”) and how does the speech relate to the plays concerns with ambition? Lady Macbeth’s soliloquy (Act I scene 5 lines 37-52) provides a vivid insight into her twisted state of mind as she creates initial plans to murder Duncan in order to fulfill the prophecy the witches made and have Macbeth become the King. The first lines of the speech reveal her first dark thoughts on killing Duncan. “The
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Directing Malvolio in Act 2 Scene 3 In the set scenes we see Malvolio acting in a very arrogant and self-important way towards Feste‚ Maria‚ Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. This makes them decide to play a trick on him to teach him a lesson. When Malvolio arrives‚ Sir Toby‚ Sir Andrew and Feste are up late at night singing‚ dancing and drinking. Maria comes to tell them to be quiet‚ but does not seem very angry. Malvolio’s attitude is completely different. He asks if they are "mad" and says: "Have ye
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Compare the presentation of Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham. Explore how Shakespeare and Dickens present them as disturbed women. Disturbed is a definition of someone who has emotional or mental problems; both Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are presented as disturbed characters in one way or another. These two leading women both have characteristics that were not stereotypical of woman at the time periods that the play and the novel were set in; making them immediately appear strange to the audience
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There are several interactions between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth which give us an idea of the relationship between them. The pair first meet in the play in Act one‚ scene four. The first interaction between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the play is at the start of scene two. Lady Macbeth reads aloud the letter that Macbeth had written to her about meeting the witches: “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor and shalt be‚ What thou art promised”. Lady Macbeth understands his plight; she knows that what he wants
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am merely a pawn‚ a pawn in a game that has spiralled out of control‚ a game of life and death‚ empowered by very own selfish aspiration. What possessed me? Why did I assume I could play the role of the almighty? Upon hearing news from my beloved Macbeth of the witches’ prophecies I found myself overwhelmed by
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As you like it Act 1 Scene 3 Solved Contextual Question Rosalind: The duke my father loved his father dearly. Celia: Doth it therefore ensue that you should love his son dearly? By this kind of chase‚ I should hate him‚ for my father hated his father dearly; yet I hate not Orlando. Rosalind: N‚ faith‚ hate him not‚ for my sake. Celia: Why should I not? Doth he not deserve well? i) What inconvenience has Orlando suffered on account of being the son of Sir Rowland? Orlando has
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Macbeth: She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ and tomorrow Creeps in the petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out brief candle‚ Life’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale
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In the time period when Macbeth and Speech to the Troops at Tilbury were written‚ women had no distinct role in a society ruled by men. Lady Macbeth in Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth in Speech to the Troops at Tilbury differentiated themselves from the regular‚ submissive women by veering from their traditional role. Although both Lady Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth demanded our attention with their unbridled ambition‚ femininity and choice of words‚ the way they did so was different. With unbridled
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Act I. sc. I Setting: deserted heath; storming Summary: * Three witches chant * First witch asks when the three witches will meet again. * Second witch answers that they will meet after the battle is over. * Third witch says they’ll meet Macbeth tonight. * They all cackle that things are not as they seem and fly away. Act I. sc. II Setting: army camp near King Duncan’s castle Summary: * A sergeant comes from the battle to report to King Duncan how the war is going
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Throughout the course of scene 3 of the play “The Tragedy of Hamlet” written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many hints that lead the reader to believe that Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s scandalis mother‚ knew that Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle/ father‚ killed his father‚ King Hamlet. One clue that the reader notices is as Hamlet is telling Gertrude how awful of a person she is and comparing Claudius and his dead father‚ Gertrude responds with‚ “Oh‚ Hamlet‚ stop! You’re making me look into my very soul‚ where
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