ACT I Scene ii: Hamlet’s soliloquyI wish I could just disappear‚ or if only suicide was acceptable. I have lost all joy in life‚ it is like an unweeded garden. It has been only two…no one month since my father’s death. He was superior to Claudius as god is to a beast‚ and he was so good to my mother. She used to adore him and wept when he died yet within a month of his death‚ she married my uncle. Oh‚ why are women so weak? My‚ uncle is as much like my father as I’m like Hercules. She was so quick
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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 raven himself is hoarse/ That croaks the
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How all occasions do inform against me‚/ And spur my dull revenge! What is a man/ If his chief good and market of his time/ Be but to sleep and feed? A beast‚ no more./ Sure‚ he that made us with such large discourse‚/ Looking before and after‚ gave us not/ That capability and godlike reason/ To fust in us unused. Now‚ whether it be/ Bestial oblivion‚ or some craven scruple / Of thinking too precisely on th’ event—/ A thought which‚ quartered‚ hath but one part wisdom/ And ever three parts coward—I
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its significance within the play Macbeth. Starting with this scene‚ explore the ways in which Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are presented in Shakespeare’s play and one other performed version of the play. Bibliography: CGP GCSE English Macbeth by William Shakespeare The Complete Play Macbeth YORK NOTES ADVANCED William Shakespeare Cambridge School Shakespeare Macbeth Roman Polanski Film of Macbeth (1971) “ The Tragedy of Macbeth” Shakespeare portrays Macbeth at the start of the play as being
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Scene 1‚ Act 1. Details-The Royal Advisor is trying to convince the Duchess to make Alliances with France and Britain. Royal Advisor: My queen you must choose a country to fight with. We are not strong on our own and we have what others need. Please think twice about your decision. I beg you. I understand that you are having trouble with choosing‚ but when you choose‚ choose carefully. I can help you if you would only listen to me. You are in charge of Russia while Tsar‚ Nicholas II‚ your husband
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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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How does Macbeth change during the course of the play? During the course of the play‚ there are many ways in which Macbeth changes: his attitude to supernatural‚ his relationship with Lady Macbeth and his attitude to killing people. Near the start of the play‚ in Act 1 scene 3‚ Macbeth is quite disrespectful to the witches: ‘Speak if you can’‚ ‘what are you’ line 45‚ ‘so foul and fair a day I have not seen’ line 36. This also shows that Macbeth was a proud character and liked to show his power. When
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portraying her in Scene Three. Sandra: Of course. I can spare some time right now. What’s the issue? Mikaela: I have read the character list‚ and it describes Anna as a solemn and knowledgeable character. More specifically it states that Anna is “quiet‚ serious‚ highly intelligent and thoughtful. Compelled to tell her story.” I am just a bit worried that I am not capturing her as you intended when you composed her character. Sandra: Okay I think I can help you. In this scene‚ Anna is still developing
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Macbeth summary Macbeth was set in 17th century Scotland and was written by William Shakespeare. It was written as a viewing of the royal monarchy. The leaders at the time were king James the first and queen Elizabeth. Act 1 Scene 1 The introduction of the play shows three witches talking among themselves. They talk about a character called Macbeth. This is the first time the character of Macbeth is introduced to us. This is important due to the fact that this is a tragedy‚ and Macbeth‚ in this
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Critical Analysis In Act I‚ scene V of Hamlet‚ there is a major example of dramatic irony that is fundamentally important for the entire play. The ghost of the late king‚ Hamlet’s father‚ tells Hamlet that he was killed by his brother Claudius. The previously known explanation was that the king had died of a snake bite‚ but his ghost explains that he was poisoned so that Claudius would be able to become king instead‚ as is the situation. This allows the audience to sympathize with both the king
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