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    /fathers every decision .moreover‚ They could not‚ own property‚ have a job‚ attend schools‚ or have a bank account. Furthermore‚ Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare. It was written between 1603 and 1607 it was about a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophesy from a trio of witches that one day Macbeth will become a king of Scotland .lady Macbeth likes the idea of becoming queen but she’s afraid that her husband is too full of human kindness .she’s eager for the chance to

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    Within the play of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as ambitious and vicious when she is first introduced in Act 1 Scene 5. Lady Macbeth is the one of the main reasons the play played out like it did. Although‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth treat each other as friends‚ they both have an equal say in what happens‚ but Lady Macbeth seems to contribute more opinion than Macbeth does. When her husband writes to Lady Macbeth about the witches‚ she was excited‚ she wanted to be queen and she did not

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    Macbeth pays more for Duncan’s death then Lady Macbeth although he was more reluctant to do it. Macbeth is valued as an hero at the beginning. This is shown when many people are talking to each other about how Macbeth is gallantry and strong ‚ as he can not describe himself. The witches then sowed a seed when Macbeth was told the prophecy. When Macbeth sent a letter to Lady Macbeth about the prophecy he had jus received and how “two truths had come” (Him being Thane of Fife then almost immediately

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    the supernatural in determining the fate of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Act 1. In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ the supernatural is given a significant role in influencing the lives of two of the main characters‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. This can be seen all throughout Act 1 where the supernatural is presented in forms of witches‚ spells‚ prophecies and spirits. The supernatural indirectly determines the fate of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and does give apparent justifications to their

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    chain of power‚ and men were on top. In fact‚ women were below horses; you couldn’t live without a good horse‚ but‚ you could live without a wife. Lady Macbeth was a woman before her time‚ she was caught between being today’s ambitious‚ powerful modern woman and a fragile creature of the Elizabethan era. In the first four acts of MacbethLady Macbeth is vicious‚ overly ambitious‚ without conscience‚ and willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. In this case‚ she wants to become Queen

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    Misogyny In Music Videos

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    (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/boethius.html#9ElISr9wLM7g3acA.99T) Music can control our emotions‚ our thoughts‚ our mindset‚ but it isn’t always done with good intent. To begin‚ music videos and the lyrics of songs contain many messages of misogyny‚ which defines itself as a hatred of women (). Additionally‚ those hateful and sexist themes can be detrimental to the audience’s mindset on how girls should be treated. Finally‚ based off the representation of females by both celebrities and songs

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    Lady Macbeth: A Wife in Support of Her Husband One of the main characters in MacbethLady Macbeth‚ has been an object of intense criticism. Although sometimes regarded as cruel and vile‚ evidence exists that Shakespeare did not intend for her to be judged so harshly. By evaluating her character in relation to her actions‚ her overall relationship with Macbeth‚ and her death‚ we can see that Shakespeare quite possibly wanted Lady Macbeth to be judged in association with the actions of Macbeth

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    drive him into a state of misogyny. He did not innately hate all women‚ but slowly as he reserved rejection after rejection he snapped. Hamlet’s relationships differed between Gertrude and Ophelia‚ but both were for the same purpose of Hamlet having someone to love and care about him. With the goal of finding compassion being

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    Blake McClung Ms. Freese English 2 07 April 2015 Lady Macbeth and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Out of the 5.2 million people who are afflicted with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Most patients diagnosed usually portray symptoms of having flashbacks of an event‚ withdrawing from an event with repeated motions‚ or troubles falling asleep (psychcentral.com). In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ the character Lady Macbeth experiences sleep troubles‚ repeating motions‚ and being with a mental illness

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    In my opinion Lady Macbeth is more responsible than macbeth for Duncan’s murder. even though macbeth is more of the aggressive since he is the one who actually killed duncan‚ he had no intention of killing the king until his wife started harassing him. in act 1 scene 7 Lady Macbeth say "that made you break this enterprise to me? when you durst do it‚ then you were a man." In that quote she is basically saying he wont be a man until he kills the king. Macbeth was happy with how everything had been

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