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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

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    2When he says that Duncan will leave "to-morrow‚" she responds‚ "O‚ never / Shall sun that morrow see!" (1.5.60-61). The sun will rise‚ but not on a tomorrow in which Duncan is alive. She goes on to give him a little advice‚ which is that "Your face‚ my thane‚ is as a book where men / May read strange matters" (1.5.62-63). In other words‚ he’s not a very good hypocrite. Now we use the word "matter" a little differently‚ and we would say that just by looking at his face‚ anyone could see that something

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    pars. 5). They became more independent in their lives without the need of men to support. But the question is that was this change good for women or not? The American author Kate Chopin gave an example of those independent women in her short story "Regret". In the story‚ a woman called Mamzelle Aurelie lived alone in her farm. She has never got married and never had children. But one day the silence in Aurelie’s life was broken as she carried the burden of looking after her neighbor’s four children

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    Macbeth

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    Macbeth’s Choices Affected by the Supernatural Macbeth is a very famous play by William Shakespeare‚ written in 1606 and first published in 1623. In Macbeth‚ the supernatural elements are the integral parts of the play as Shakespeare uses the theme of supernatural events to enhance the drama of the play. They appear in different forms including the three witches‚ the floating dagger‚ the ghost of Banquo and the prophetic apparitions throughout the play. The supernatural gradually provides a catalyst

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    Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ more ruthless‚ and more ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into committing murder.This theme of the relationship between gender and power is key to Lady Macbeth’s character.Lady Macbeth and also the witches are crafty women‚who use female methods of achieving power—that

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    Macbeths Downfall

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    Macbeths Downfall In the beginning of the play MacbethMacbeth is a successful and noble Thane of Glamis. The witches tell Macbeth prophecies that guide him to his downfall‚ but in the end it was his own selfish decisions that caused his demise. The other person that is blamed for Macbeth’s destruction was his wife Lady Macbeth because she was able to manipulate and control his self-esteem by playing with his courage and bravery. However‚ Macbeth was only guided by his wife; he chose to play out

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    Lady Macbeth

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    -LadyMacbeth&Witches. Internal factors that lead to his downfall – ambition & self-interest. Macbeth’s soliloquies The audience‘s reaction to and levels of sympathy for Macbeth. His relationship with his wife Lady Macbeth. His behaviour as King / tyrant! You must also be able to discuss the following characters: Lady Macbeth – as a person in her own right‚ her relationship with her husband & our reaction to & levels of sympathy for her. Duncan – as a King & as one of the “good” characters in the play. Banquo

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    MY AMBITION

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    MY AMBITION INTRODUCTION ‘Life without ambition is like a ship without rudder’ Different people have different ambitions. Some want to be rich. Some wish to become leaders to gain honour. Some desire to be great scientists. There are others who are mainly led by a spirit of adventure. Dreaming about touring the world‚ desiring to be a celebrity‚ wanting to be a teacher my goals varied. But all these were short lived. DETERMINING MY AMBITION ‘Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings

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    My Ambition

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    Ambition is the desire for a personal achievement.Ambition has always taken an important part in people daily life because everybody want to achieve his goals in his life.However the point at issue is ambition is it positive or not ?In the following paragraphs we are going to expose the positive and negative aspects of this issue On the one hand ‚ if the ambition represents a sort of " motor" it can be very interesting because when you do omething which is very hard ‚ it’s always more easier to

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    Ambition: a path to success or failure? William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ is a play about a general from the King’s army whose ambition leads him to usurp the throne. Macbeth’s initial lie perpetuates him to commit numerous murders to ensure that the heir to the throne is still within his reach. The play highlights a common value held by our society which is that we are responsible for our actions. Although Lady Macbeth initially provoked Macbeth‚ ultimately‚ his demise was a result of his

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    Themes in Macbeth

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    Themes in ‘Macbeth’. Order/Disorder. * Disorder introduced with the arrival of the witches in horrible weather. * ‘In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?’ * The Thane of Cawdor threatens established order‚ ironic as the new Thane of Cawdor also betrays the King. * ‘Assisted by that most disloyal traitor‚/ The Thane of Cawdor‚ began a dismal conflict’ * The witches prophecies tempt Macbeth into disrupting natural order. * ‘If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion‚/ Whose horrid

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