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    Macbeth

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    The Loyalty of Masculinity In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the main theme of loyalty is explored throughout the play by main characters. Loyalty can be defined as faithfulness or unwavering devotion to a person or cause. Duncan‚ Banquo‚ Macduff and Macbeth are all essential characters who are given opportunities to express their loyalty‚ however it is the different ways in which these characters choose to be loyal or disloyal that shape the play as a whole. It is the character’s loyalty and/or

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    Macbeth: Character Analysis The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is about a soldier‚ Macbeth‚ and his friend‚ Banquo‚ who meet up with three strange witches who share prophecies with the two men. Macbeth is told that he will become king someday and rule the land of Scotland. The rest of the play follows the actions of once a loyal soldier turned into a greedy king‚ who seeks to hold the crown forever no matter what the consequences may be. Throughout the play Macbeth displays himself

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    Fair is foul and foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air” One of the main themes rampant in Macbeth is that of deception. There is a disconnect between appearance and reality. Hypocrisy is everywhere and what is good for one person may be bad for others in the play. The first scene of the play highlights this. We are introduced to the witches‚ who speak in ambiguous equivocations. The quote “Fair is foul…filthy air” portrays that what is ‘fair’ or good or wholesome for humans is ‘foul’

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    explores the element of sleep in Macbeth‚ one of the darkest and most powerful tragedies written in the early 1600’s. In the play‚ Shakespeare tells the journey of Macbeth and Banquo’s encounter with the Three Witches who predict their futures. The Three Witches prophesy that Macbeth will someday claim his title as King of Scotland. This prophecy leads to his obsession with power‚ which causes his inability to sleep and guilt for his actions. William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth utilizes the motif of sleep

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    Summary Of Amani's Foil

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    Foil: a character that has qualities that contrast with the qualities of another character to highlight the traits of the other character (“Foil”). Ex: Tamid‚ Amani’s friend‚ is Amani foil. Unlike Amani‚ who is rash‚ impulsive‚ and a dreamer‚ Tamid is cautious‚ realistic‚ and sensible. “.He said the same thing he always did. No matter where we went‚ nothing could change what we were: a cripple and a girl. If we were worthless here‚ why would it be different anywhere else? I’d tried to tell him

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    Hamlet Foils Fortinbras

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    In Hamlet‚ one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable plays‚ Shakespeare portrays a great example of a literary foil between Fortinbras and Hamlet. Fortinbras‚ a minor character‚ possesses traits that emphasize Hamlet’s distinctive qualities. Fortinbras’ characteristics bring out both the worst and the best out Hamlet throughout the play. In Act IV Scene IV‚ Hamlet’s soliloquy points out every one of Fortinbras’ qualities that Hamlet admires. Fortinbras inspires Hamlet to be a man of action. Hamlet

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    What Macbeth has taught me? After reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth I have learnt quite a lot of things. It has taught me how greed is bad. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were greedy they lost their lives. Due to her greed‚ Lady Macbeth had nightmares and she started sleepwalking. This is how Shakespeare tells us how greed will change our live. If Macbeth wasn’t greedy for the throne‚ he wouldn’t have lost his life. We can be greedy for several things but Macbeth has taught me that it can change anyone’s

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    once said‚ “Corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.” Throughout the tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s corruption was proven to be inevitable. We meet Macbeth after a battle‚ the result of which has him named Thane of Cawdor. From this position‚ he falls into being a paranoid man who’s willing to do anything to remain in power. We can see his deterioration start from the murders of Duncan and Banquo whom he kills in order to gain more. We also see more of Macbeth’s downfall during his second

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    Macbeth William Shakespeare Act 1 The three witches appeared and made plans that they will meet Macbeth and Banquo and then suddenly disappeared. King Duncan found out that Macbeth rescued Malcolm from being captured by the Irish and also‚ the Thane of Cawdor joined the Norwegian army to fight the Scottish army. He announced that Macbeth should replace the Thane of Cawdor as a reward. Macbeth and Banquo met the three witches in the moor and the witches announced the three prophecies 1

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    Jack London Foil

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    Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about knowing your surroundings‚ and listening to your instincts‚ just as the dog in this story did. London’s human character‚ who is nameless in the story‚ is more like a foil; with the main character being the harsh landscape of the Yukon‚ where the story takes place amid -75 below temperatures. The man shows how arrogant and inexperienced he is when he travels to the Yukon Territory without proper clothing‚ the use of a sled‚ or companions. He has no

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