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    How is Iago Presented In Act 1Scene 1 Of “Othello” “Othello” was a play written by William Shakespeare in 1603. This play is a tragedy written in iambic pentameter‚ with a noble hero named Othello and a devious villain called Iago. Iago changes the story for the worst as he causes Othello to commit suicide and murder his loyal wife because of his fatal flow which is jealousy. The opening of the play confuses the audience for Iago and Roderigo are arguing over Desdemona. The audience may also

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    drama to effectively catch public attention. The first scene in every movie is the most important as it can draw the audience in and set the tone for the rest of the piece. In Act I Scene I‚ Luhrmann’s movie version of Romeo and Juliet was more compelling and accurate in presenting the intended atmosphere of the original Shakespeare play through the use

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    The opening scene of Macbeth has an emotionally orienting function. First‚ there is the thunder and lightning‚ triggers for fright. Moreover‚ unnatural figures such as the witches are likely to provoke at least anxiety‚ if not fear. There was also the physical appearance of the witches‚ which prepares us for disgust. The witches conclude their colloquy with the well-known lines‚ “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air”. When they say “foul and “filthy air” Shakespeare

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    Dagger Scene Vs Macbeth

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    The story of Macbeth is a playwright written by William Shakespeare in 1606 in Varies locations in Scotland and briefly England. The tone of this book is very dark and ominous‚ back then they went by the saying “ Blood must have Blood” this says problems must be resolved by war you kill we have to kill‚ there was never peace. The film is to me very different than the playwright‚ you have to read the book before you watch the film. The film is very confusing‚ to me the way the movie was made it almost

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    The Dagger Scene The Dagger Scene in Macbeth is to be interpreted along psychological lines. It is to be understood that the dagger scene is not a part of the supernatural machinery of the play. Macbeth is highly excited‚ it is his imagination what made him believe that he saw a dagger beckoning(calling) him‚ for Macbeth being a moral coward was unable to accept the responsibility for any decision. He had uptill now depended upon witches and his wife to fool him on taking the decision to kill Duncan

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    Alliteration In Beowulf

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    The narrative Beowulf uses alliterations‚ kennings‚ repetition‚ monologues‚ metonymy and synecdoche. An example of alliteration used in Beowulf is around the lines 700-1100 in the text when Grendel was approaching and fighting the people in the hall. The lines say “Heorot trembled‚ wonderfully built to withstand the blows‚ the

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    shakespear during the Elizabethan age‚belongs to the literary tradition known as Pastoral which typically involves exites from urban or court life to the world of nature. In the opening scene of this play‚we are firstly exposed to the main hero‚Orlando who is describing his plight to the servant‚Adam. This whole scene deals with the theme of primogeniture that corrupts the brotherly love. Hence‚this particular part of the play is important for us as readers to understand to what extent who is loyal

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    Alliteration In The Raven

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    Raven analysis draft The Raven is a poem‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ who through gothic and mysterious themes tells a story of nostalgia‚ loneliness‚ grief and death. The reason for all his despair is because of his lost love‚ Lenore. Poe uses alliteration and rhyme to captivate the reader‚ setting the poem into a rhythmical pattern. He does this from the very first paragraph; “Once upon a midnight dreary‚ while I pondered weak and weary‚ Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore”.

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    In Act 3 Scene 2 we can see how the relationship between the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begins to fall apart and break down. After the murder of King Duncan‚ Lady Macbeth attempts to calm Macbeth down as he seems to be suffering from guilt and is deeply disturbed. “Things without all remedy Should be without regard: what’s done is done.” Hearing Lady Macbeth say these soothing words can seem odd since she is one of the

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    Name: The Tragedy of Macbeth Act I Scenes 3-7 Please erase the blanks and fill in the answer with another color text so that I can distinguish your answer. Scene 3 – The Heath The three witches wait on the heath for their predestined meeting with Macbeth. The first witch gives an account of what she has been doing since their last meeting: She met a sailor’s wife who was eating chestnuts. She goes on to describe the incident‚ which would have included elements of an “urban legend” in Shakespeare’s

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