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    In the play ’Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the character is said to descend into madness and throughout the play we can see certain characters that would be said to have been instrumental to his downfall. It could be argued that the witches are more responsible than Macbeth himself. Although Macbeth takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king. In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane

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    Macbeth Shakespeare way of writing 10 syllables per line. Stress on the second syllable Quatrain 1: Problem‚ or way of thinking Quatrain 2: Problem continues‚ shift imagery. Quatrain 3: Turn solution appears Last 2 lines: heroic or rhyming couplet(conclusion) Sonnet 29 In quatrain one he talks about his isolation‚ Lady Fortuna is against himself. Quatrain 2: He is almost despising himself‚ wishing that he could be someone else Quatrain 3: YET‚ happily i think on thee. Scorn to change

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    ambition

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    Kelab : English Debat Club Bil. Nama Tingkatan 1. MEGAT ASHMAN KEIFLEE BIN MOHMED LATFI 5R 2. MUHAMMAD AIMAN ARSYAD 4S 3. AZHAD ARIF BIN ALIAS 5R 4. ERZAN SHAH MY ARBI BIN KEMAL RIZADI 5R 5. MUHAMMAD ASYRAF BIN ZAIDAN 5R 6. MEGAT ZULFITRI BIN MEGAT ZULKARNAIN 4R 7. MUHD RAIHAN BIN AHMAD NOR KOMAR 5R 8. KHAIRUL DANIAL IMRAN BIN KHAIRUL NIZAM 9. MIRZA AIMAN BIN RIZAL NAIDU 1S 10. IRFAN AFFENDY BIN ADRIAN 3A 11. SHAHRUL IRFAN BIN SHARUL ISRAM 2R 12

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    February 2014 Macbeth Malarkey Macbeth is a play in which the main character‚ Macbeth‚ is a prime example of a Shakespearean tragic hero. He was a daring and valiant nobleman who was possessed by greed and overwhelming ambition to become king of Cawdor. This vaulting ambition would ultimately lead to Macbeth’s demise‚ of which there are three main contributions: melodramatic prophecies of three witches‚ Lady Macbeth’s avarice‚ and Macbeth’s own rapacity. Instead of caring for others‚ Macbeth cares only

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    My Greatest Regrets

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    Lamesha Robinson 01/20/2010 My Greatest Regrets Everyone makes mistkes‚ and I am no exception. I have made may mistakes during my lifetime‚ and I regret making poor decisions.With every wrong choice I have made‚ there are lessons to be learned. What I got out of what I learned made me a stronger woman today. Although I have become stronger today than before‚ I still regret my poor decisions. My greatest regrets include not listening to my grandma as a teenager‚ moving back home with my mom

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    ------------------------------------------------- Macbeth From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about Shakespeare ’s play. For other uses‚ see Macbeth (disambiguation). A poster for a c. 1884 American production ofMacbeth‚ starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted‚ counter clockwise from top-left‚ are: Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches; just after the murder ofDuncan; Banquo ’s ghost; Macbeth duels Macduff; and Macbeth. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered

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    Regret by Kate Chopin

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    Regret by Kate Chopin In the short story "Regret" by Kate Chopin a woman called Mamzelle Aurélie has to keep a neighbour’s four children for two weeks. Mamzelle Aurélie is an old and lonely woman. She has never had a man and lives alone on her farm with some animals and Negroes working for her. Because of a dangerous illness of her mother‚ the young neighbour has to leave and couldn’t take care of her children anymore. This is why Mamzelle Aurélie‚ who has never ever has children before‚ has

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    5 Regrets of Life

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    1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself‚ not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it‚ it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made‚ or not made. It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the

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    wrote a play about a tragic hero named Macbeth who later turns into a tyrannical ruler due to believing the prophesies of three witches. The main theme of the play is ambition and how it compels the main characters to pursue it. Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth’s relationship is greeted with nothing‚ but irony throughout the play due to their greed for power. This is different from Shakespeare’s other plays as they mostly rely on romance and trust. Ambition is defined as the strong desire to achieve

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    Compare the ways in which ambition is presented in Act 1 of ‘Macbeth’ and chapter 5 of ‘Frankenstein’. Pay close attention to the writers presentation of ideas and relate your thoughts to the social and historical content of the texts. Ambition is a passion for something so strong that weaker individuals will become utterly seized by it. We see this in both protagonists in the two texts. Macbeth is first shown as a noble warrior. Shakespeare uses the language of the other characters such as ‘the

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