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    Lady Macbeth‚ the Ambition behind the King One’s eagerness to carry out deeds with the aim of achieving a goal is often referred to as ambition‚ and is an intrinsic component to William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth is the drive behind her husband; she fuels the flame which The Weird Sisters did in Macbeth ignite. Throughout the course of the play Lady Macbeth’s true vindictive character is exposed as she grows more and more malicious. In The Tragedy of Macbeth Shakespeare’s

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    his famous‚ shortest and bloodiest tragedies is Macbeth. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s profound vision of evil which is based on contradiction and ambition. The play distinguishes of man desires of being a king. Shakespeare’s understanding of the complexity human nature is shown in Macbeth. Macbeth was written in the 1606 in the early reign of James. James was patron of Shakespeare acting company. In all the plays Shakespeare wrote under James reign‚ Macbeth evidently replicates the play wright close relationship

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    DUNCAN MURDER

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    MIDNIGHT MURDER! On the dark and cold night of December 9th‚ the great King Duncan of Scotland was murdered in his chamber. According to our journalist Andrea Ruiz‚ King Duncan was at the castle of his Thane‚ Lord Macbeth‚ the night of the murder. The night Duncan was murdered was very wild. People heard lamenting painful ghostly cries. Many of the chimneys were blown down. Some people said that they could hear screeching of owl and the horses were fighting the whole night‚ but still was a good

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    William Shakespeare created a dynamic character called lady Macbeth in shakespeares famous play Macbeth c. 1603-1607. She is the powerful presence in the play‚ most especially in the first two acts. Following the murder of King Duncan‚ however she is spectator to Macbeths plotting and a nervous hostess at the banquet. Lady Macbeth conquers instincts towards compassion in favor of ambition‚ ruthlessness and the single-minded pursuit of power. Yet in the beginning of the play‚ she acts as if she is

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    stated by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Macbeth displayed the same situation‚ he dare to kill the king‚ his friends to get in power. In general the play of MacBeth contains story about a great general who led his army to a victorious battle. In which he later found himself outnumbered. As the play continues and plot twists arise‚ he finds his way to rise and become king. Macbeth became avaricious for power‚ due to witches prophesy‚ wife manipulation and ultimately his own ambition to become the ruler. Undoubtedly

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    1 Duncan the dragon was swimming with his friend Carl The Crab on a hot summer day….. Want to know what I love about being a dragon? What? I can breath fire‚ whenever‚ wherever‚ I want. I wish I could do that‚ all I can do is pinch people. 2 When Duncan the dragon got out of the pool‚ he tried to warm himself with a burst of fire. Carl‚ I can breath fire! Well how could you not be able to?! Well a dragon could only lose fire if he loses the fire stone he is supposed to keep on him.

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    Macbeth vs. King Henry Viii

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    Macbeth and King Henry VIII Megan Groleau Period 2 English 29 Mr. Donarum Is there such thing as a perfect human‚ someone who has no flaws what so ever‚ they have impeccable physical ability‚ and great intelligence‚ can make the right decisions every time‚ they can restrain themselves from the most tempting situations‚ and have not one ounce of arrogance‚ selfishness‚ or greed in them? No‚ it is not possible. Everybody who is mortal has at least one poor trait in them‚ at least one flaw. Nobody

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    Ambitions

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    Ambition is the decision one makes and the resolution with which he carries out that decision. It provides us with the required driving force to accomplish any undertakings in our life. Just as Joseph Epstein‚ a famous American writer put it‚ “And as we decide and choose‚ so are our lives formed.” Indeed‚ once we make up our minds to choose to do something‚ then our life becomes meaningful and specifically orientated. This notion of life‚ as far as I observe‚ is closest to truth and does apply to

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    Pursuit of Ambition

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    Pursuit of Ambition in Macbeth Due date 15/03/2013 What fuels Malcolm ’s interest in defending Scotland? Do his actions up to the final battle indicate that he ’s prepared to be King? Is he ambitious? What is the difference between him and Macbeth‚ if they’re after the same throne? Ambition: an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honor‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Mainly three themes: lady MacbethMacbeth‚ Malcom what

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    Psychology and Regret

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    are probably thinking‚ the powerful emotion that I am referring to is not love‚ but REGRET. Tonight‚ we will explore regret and I will share with you the most common regrets by people nearing the end of their life‚ interesting observations about regrets in general‚ and what we can ultimately learn from them. Several studies indicate that regrets are very common from those about to die. The number one regret was that they didn’t have the courage to go after their dreams‚ and instead settled

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