This extract has taken place in Act III‚ Scene I and occurs in a public place of the town. Benvolio‚ Mercutio‚ Tybalt and Romeo are having an argument‚ which turns in to a sword fight‚ Tybalt kills Mercutio and for that Romeo kills Tybalt. At the point in time where Romeo kills Tybalt they are actually cousins by marriage although Romeo and the audience the only ones aware of this‚ creating dramatic irony. Mercutio’s death is the climax and turning point for the play and is the beginning of the tragic
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show conflict‚ violence and build tension in act 1 scene 1 and act 3 scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet? Romeo and Juliet believed to be a play which uncloaks the true emotion of love. A play which portrays the tragedies‚ tensions and disagreements that arise between the families of two lovers‚ and how platonic love can be mitigated with loathsome feelings resulting in death. Is it fair for a feeling like love‚ so pure to result in death? Before act 1 scene 1 starts‚ the opening lines of the prologue are
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using a variety of techniques‚ symbols‚ themes and a script that brings the theme to the audience. Love is a theme that will always be relevant. Act 1 scene 1 shows love’s difficulty as a theme well‚ using techniques and symbols to convey it. In this part of the play‚ Lysander states to Hermia: “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1.i. 134)‚ which emphasises that love is never easy and sacrifices must be made. Hermia’s father is against Hermia getting married to Lysander‚ furthermore
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Theme of Ambition in Macbeth I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent‚ but only Vaulting ambition‚ which o’erleaps itself And falls on the other. 1. Ambition – central to the play- as‚ coupled with moral weakness‚ it’s Macbeth’s tragic flaw‚ causing his fatal errors‚ the hamertia that brings about his own destruction. 2. It’s unusual – his ambition is a fascinating blend of desire and deep awareness of the full extent of his crime. This results in vacillation. His terrible intent is horrific
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Messages of Act Four Scene Two The Shakespearean play of Macbeth is a very exciting play of the Scottish Thane‚ Macbeth. Macbeth is convinced by his wife to kill the king of Scotland‚ so that he may become the next king of the Highlands. They then become king and queen of the land and then Macbeth kills his friend‚ Banquo‚ and tries to kill Banquo’s son so that the prophecy form the weird women doesn’t come true and Macbeth’s blood line can stay in control of Scotland‚ but it doesn’t work since
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SLEEP WALKING SCENE The sleep walking scene is probably one of the most significant scenes in the play Macbeth. Filled with ironical statements on the part of Lady Macbeth. This scene shows the stark contrast we observe between the Lady Macbeth we are introduced to early in the play and the character that we observe in her in this scene. The scene marks the downfall of this ‘fiend like queen’ and depicts the disintegration of her former character. The scene takes place in Lady Macbeth’s
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Macbeth Act II Questions Scene i 1. When Banquo remarks that the night is especially dark‚ the nature reflects the characters affairs and emotions. The scene between Banquo and Macbeth has a dark atmosphere that gives off a threatening feeling. While Banquo is talking to Macbeth‚ Macbeth has already made up his mind about killing king Duncan and is very close to his chamber; this creates the restless and gloomy atmosphere which reflects what is going through Macbeth’s mind. Also‚ when Banquo
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Macbeth Imagery of Act One Shakespeare’s use of imagery in act one makes the play a lot more understandable in my eyes. The open act gives a strong graphic imagery of the witches. Shakespeare’s skillful imagery helps to show the theme of the poem. He uses darkness imagery for dramatic purposes. The purposes are to create atmosphere and express the emotions used in the play. In act one‚ scene one Shakespeare creates this scene extremely visually dramatic. The opening scene is important The
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Macbeth Act 1 1.- Why does Shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Why is it good for Mcbeth no to appear first? To set the scene up‚ to have suspense and get an impression of Macbeth. 2.- How does Duncun reward Macbeth for his bravery in defeating the rebels? Comment on the order in which Duncan announces it and Macbeth finds it out. Making him Thane of Cawdor‚ he finds out from the witches before Duncan. 3.- Macbeth calls the day of the battle "foul and fair". Comment on what
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Scene 8- The Mountains of Ignorance (Milo drives into the Mountains of Ignorance and met the demons but he escapes from all of them) Milo: Well‚ is this how creepy it is on the mountains of Ignorance. I’ve got chills. (Rubs his skin and looks like he is feeling cold) (Loud crow cawing sound) Humbug: What’s that sound? It’s terrible. (Everpresent Wordsnatcher runs out and sits on a tree trunk) Everpresent Wordsnatcher: It was me who is making all that infernal racket. Tock: (To Milo and Humbug) Let’s
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