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    After reading the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare it has become evident that women are portrayed as dangerous forces that emasculate and ruin men. Lady Macbeth questions the manhood of Macbeth‚ convinces and manipulates him into doing things‚ and her actions lead to Macbeth’s eventual death‚ proving the point that she is the most evil female force in the whole play. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth questions the manhood of Macbeth while also putting him down. For example Lady Macbeth questions the manhood

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    rhetorical devices was unprecedented. Shakespeare‚ in the play Macbeth‚ examines the psychological aspect of crime. He puts forth an interesting notion – that one could be easily shocked by crimes which appear abruptly in their full magnitude‚ but alleviated by the stratagem of self-deceit‚ one could be negligent of the gradual growth of one’s own wickedness as a consequence‚ which ultimately triggers more crimes. As Macbeth kills Duncan‚ Banquo‚ and Macduff’s family‚ he undergoes a

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    "If Hamlet from himself be ta ’en away‚ And when he ’s not himself does wrong Laertes‚ Then Hamlet does it not‚ Hamlet denies it. Who does it then? His madness. If ’t be so‚ Hamlet is of the faction that is wrong ’d; His madness is poor Hamlet ’s enemy." (V.ii.230-235) Hamlet ’s self-description in his apology to Laertes‚ delivered in the appropriately distanced and divided third-person‚ explicitly fingers the greatest antagonist of the play‹consciousness. The obligatory cultural baggage

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    Macbeth Exemplar Essay Analyse how the choices made by the writer influenced your reactions to one or more important themes in the written text(s). In the Scottish tragic play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare written in the early 1600s are important theme portrayed is that ‘excessive ambition‚ lust for power and temptations can easily weaken a man and influence him to do wrong‚ eventually resulting in harmful consequences.’ Shakespeare’s choices of making such a loyal and noble warrior –

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    Macbeth shows many qualities in a person that would define him as a good and noble man‚ worthy of labeling him as a tragic hero. A “tragic hero is a man of noble stature(Arp‚ Johnson 1221)‚ Macbeth is the noble Thane of Glamis and loyal general to King Duncan of Scotland. Shakespeare’s tragic heroes find an eminent position in society‚ giving them a high social and political status. He shows true bravery and fought honorably for King Duncan in the beginning of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ defeating the

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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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    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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    Reading Task Part 2 Macbeth 1. Is Macbeth basically a good man led astray? In the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as evil. I wouldn’t call Macbeth ’evil’. I would call him disillusioned. He was a good man‚ capable of serving his family‚ the royal family and the country nobly. He was an efficient soldier and worthy of respect. It was his ambition that became the cause of his downfall. He let his vaulting ambition get the better of his morals‚ his values and defeat his clear sense of

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    play. In the beginning we see Lady Macbeth playing the more superior‚ more dominating role of the two. She lays all the plans and all Macbeth has to do is obey her commands. She comes across as a woman‚ who is persuasive and manipulative. Macbeth on the other hand is fickle-minded and unsure. We discover that the man‚ who is praised so highly by the King and the general public‚ is actually weak and submissive man. However‚ towards the end of the play‚ Lady Macbeth‚ comes across as one who has succumbed

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    Symbols and Motifs: The Great Outdoors by Carlos Alejandrino and Anika Miller How this motif contributes to the theme of play or to other aspects of drama contributes to the characterization of Willy Loman‚ and Biff Loman Willy Loman He knows that the outdoors is source of happiness‚ however he can’t take the risk of financial instability because he is a coward. Just like when he was too scared to take a risk to go to Alaska with Ben‚ to search for his faither. Willy feels as if his goals

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