wanted to restore things “the way” they were “before” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby’s actions were completely based on his ambitions to resurrect the time that was five years ago; he stylized himself with a pink suit‚ a bunch of parties‚ and a rich cream car‚ all to fall in love with an idealized version of a mediocre woman. Even if Nick provided evidence to persuade him to abandon his ambition‚ Gatsby would not have ignored his feelings. Nick realized that his desire to recreate a fanciful life implied a
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Throughout William Shakespeare’s enticing play‚ Macbeth‚ he explores several extremely interesting themes which perfectly correspond to our everyday lives. One of the most applicable of these many themes is the notion that wealth and power‚ both of which are created by ambition‚ are not the most important things to life. Furthermore‚ William Shakespeare even seems to express that aspirations‚ when taken to their extremities‚ can lead one to commit horrible acts in order to fulfill their ambitious
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Marxism By:Hasan Armour L.I.T.3 The play of Macbeth aspects plays a major influence on the topic of Marxism. Marxism acknowledges the numerous amount of power or authority oneself has. To point out the relation marxism has on the people within the play we all would first start by stating who had the most authority‚ and how it was use. Having the power to be in one’s hand changes the way one another act towards each other. To fully introduce marxism amongst the people in the story you would say the
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Cawdor and the heroism of Macbeth‚ he says‚ "No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present [immediate] death‚ / And with his former title greet Macbeth" (1.2.63-65). The phrase "bosom interest" means "vital interests‚" but "bosom" suggests that a relationship of love should exist between a king and his subject. Soon after the witches hail him as "Thane of Glamis‚" "Thane of Cawdor‚" "and king hereafter!" (1.3.50)‚ Macbeth receives the news that he has
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In a society compelled by money‚ social status and love‚ all may seem virtuous for a moment‚ but come to a devastating finish in the matter of seconds. Everyone with ambition can live the American dream. People originate from third world countries to generate business in America. Many can live in poverty their whole life‚ but turn their lives around and become wealthy. Pursuing after his American Dream force Jay Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald to go against his morals just to
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Examples of Symbolism in Macbeth The theme is "fair is foul and foul is fair." This means that practically nothing in the play is what it appears to be. The witches predictions seem like good news; actually‚ they lead to death and destruction. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth appear to be perfect hosts to their party‚ when in fact‚ they are truly plotting murder. The Macbeths appear to be achieving their hearts desires; when in reality‚ the only gain torment and death. In reading this play‚ I came to
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better‚ be successful? We are talking about ambition. And now I am going to show you how do ambition affect people on their life. There are many definitions of ambition. It depends on the way people think of it. www.oxfordictionaries.com has defined ambition as a strong desire to do or achieve something. Now let take a look about how the famous people relate to ambition. Elvis Presley – the King of Rock and Roll said that: ‘’ Ambition is a dream with V8 engine``. Can you imagine
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For example‚ the deaths that we witness everyday in the Palestine Israeli war‚ and the war on ISIS which ruined the whole middle east. In the Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth experienced hamartia and hubris through the play. Hamartia is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of tragic hero‚ and hubris is excessive pride of self confidence. These two characteristics fit to Macbeth because in the play he is the tragic hero and he had his downfall in the end of the play. Macbeth was
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with yourself? Well‚ Macbeth did because he murdered many people just because once he started because of Lady Macbeth‚ he didn’t know what to do. Then‚ in the end‚ he couldn’t live with himself. This shows that he regretted what he did and then couldn’t live with himself be uses of guilt. In the playwright Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses symbolism and foreshadowing to create the theme of guilt cannot easily be washed away. William uses symbolism in the playwright‚ Macbeth to develop the theme
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Selfishness The avarice of selfishness displayed in the works of literature can often cause a character’s downfall. In the book “Macbeth” a Tragedy‚ written by William Shakespeare that takes place in Scotland is about two people that get greedy and want all of the power. In the second book‚ “ The Accidental Billionaires”‚ a nonfiction story written by Ben Mezrich taken place in‚ Massachusetts and California is a book about a teenage boy in Harvard University that decides to put money into
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