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    How do Shakespeare and Browning use linguistic and structural devices to present disturbed female characters in Macbeth and The Laboratory? The Guidelines Timing 4 hours Word count 2000 The Plan The Keywords The Way out AOs Assessment Objective one: ‘Respond to texts critically and imaginatively; select and use relevant textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations’ Ao2 Explain how language‚ structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas‚ themes‚ and settings’

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    Character of Lady Macbeth

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    Character of Lady Macbeth In the course of this essay I will discuss the character of Lady Macbeth and the change in her character throughout the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. We see her as being ambitious and ruthless at the start. Looking at her and Macbeths character she is the dominant one in the relationship. After a while we start to see a change in her character as she lacks strength and ambition‚ isn’t in charge or control of her relationship with Macbeth. She is being kept out of

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    Horoscope Character: Macbeth Leo July 23- August 22 Character trait Positive In the play Macbeth‚ the character Macbeth is seen as a loyal warrior. In Act one scene 4‚ Macbeth is very friendly with King Duncan. "performing my duty to you is reward enough. Your highness’ only obligation is to accept our services. By protecting you‚ we carry out our responsibility to the throne‚ the country and your children" pg 19. Macbeth explains that he was doing the duties of a warrior by doing

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    Macbeth Character Analysis

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    Macbeth Thane of Glamis and Cawdor General in the King’s army Physical description and traits: Macbeth is ambitious‚ as well as superstitious‚ he is known for his military prowess‚ boldness and bravery. He is peerless‚ affectionate‚ loyal‚ dominant in imposing stern terms upon he vanquished. He is hubris‚ as well as an opportunist. He has a conscience‚ which hinders him at first in securing the crown. Role in Play: Macbeth is the protagonist‚ he is also the tragic hero. Role in the Plot:

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    The character sketch of Macbeth Macbeth is a very complex character. He has so many character traits. The most noticeable characteristic is that Macbeth is a very ambitious person. He also is a coward person as he always depends on others to make decisions. And one thing very important is that Macbeth is a incompatible person. The good and evil both exist in his characteristic. He is a incompatible person. From the beginning we can see it. At the Act

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    Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most well known works. It is identified as a tragedy by the simple fact that the main character goes mad and dies at the end. It is a fascinating play but most of the concepts depicted within it have lost all meaning in our society. Yet we still find it interesting because it took the classic "good versus evil" battle to a new level and it reflects man’s thirst for power. Most stories ranging from fairy tales to modern day sci-fi features the victory of good over

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    Macbeth’s character shows us the tragedy of over ambitious people; it also shows us that negative aspects can overwhelm the good side of our personality. Throughout this piece of writing I will be showing the changes within Macbeths character‚ which is the only character within the play that has visible changes in his character. I will be describing these points by inspecting the asides and soliloquies‚ which are both dramatic ironies that place the audience in a privileged position as they are

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    Macbeth‚ the main character in the Shakespeare play with the same name‚ is a very complex and interesting character. Throughout the play Macbeth exposes his overwhelming thirst for power. Macbeth attains this power by a eliminating those who stand in his way. It is Macbeth’s ever growing thirst for power that exposes him as a cruel hearted individual and ultimately causes his downfall. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is exposed as a coward. In the open of Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth ponders the

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    to use. Have you ever thought about a leader that possessed these qualities that was from a play? Shakespeare ’s character Macbeth represents the Machiavellian idea that a ruler should appear well in public‚ be smart and strong‚ and do what is necessary to hold onto power. Shakespeare used imagery‚ and metaphors to portray Macbeth this way because‚ although he dies in the end‚ Macbeth still used Machiavelli ’s ideals‚ and was successful in many ways. Both Machiavelli and Shakespeare knew that it

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    educational field is discussed. Three different fields interested in the cognitive impact playing of video games are reviewed: abilities and skills‚ attitudes and motivation‚ knowledge and content learning. However‚ most studies used video games as new experimental materials and tasks to contribute to their specific field (i.e. attention and perception)‚ and not as a scientific object of interest per se. We claim that the research on video games is in need of a conceptual and methodological

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