Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth posses several similarities as well as differences. Macbeth is a morally strong character whereas Lady Macbeth is willing to commit any crime in order to achieve her goal. However‚ Once Duncan has been murdered‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth begin to swap places. Macbeth is a morally strong character whereas Lady Macbeth is willing to commit any crime in order to achieve her goal. While planning to kill Duncan in order to posses the crown‚ Macbeth is hesitant
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At least once in everybody’s life they have heard the saying “to be or not to be”. Hamlet is where it was born‚ now it is one of the most famous lines in English literature. It is considered a soliloquy‚ which is an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud by a character in a play. Not only does the soliloquy have meaning to our lives but‚ Hamlet’s as well. When Hamlet says “to be or not to be” (line 55 of Act 3‚ scene 1)‚ he has a great amount of contemplation about killing himself going through his
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Ghosts? Evil witches? Floating daggers? Good afternoon fellow classmates‚ I’m here to talk to you about the supernatural elements in the play Macbeth. This is the integral part of the structure of the plot. It provides a catalyst for action‚ an insight into character‚ and augments the impact of many key scenes. The supernatural appears to the audience in many varied forms – not only does a ghost appear but also a floating dagger‚ witches‚ and prophetic apparitions make appearances. In Shakespeare’s
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Report on Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers R.S. Film 100 Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers is a Wuxia film that unarguable stays true to the general conventions of Wuxia yet‚ at times‚ deviate from them to give way to Yimou’s own signature style. Much emphasis is given to pay tribute to Wuxia and Yimou’s auteristic reliance on mise-en-scene and cinematography. The use of certain elements of mise-en-scene and cinematography contribute to characterization and story development
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Analysis: Hamlet Soliloquy Shakespeare’s Hamlet is full of misdirection and mysterious happenings that are only explained to the audience through various soliloquies and hidden actions. Hamlet’s soliloquy in act 3‚ scene 2‚ is crucial for the audience to understand the mental struggle and inconsistent characteristics of the play’s eponymous protagonist. Hamlet incorporates dark‚ sinister-like images‚ to portray his future course of action towards his mother‚ Gertrude. Hamlet’s soliloquy is presented
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Character of Macbeth (In Act 1) Macbeth is introduced to the play as a warrior hero‚ whose fame on the battlefield wins him great honour from the king‚ “noble Macbeth”. Essentially though‚ he is a human being whose private ambitions are made clear to the audience through his soliloquies. These often conflict with the opinion others have of him‚ which he describes as "golden". Despite his fearless character in battle‚ Macbeth is concerned by the prophecies of the Witches‚ and his thoughts
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In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare creates a rich emotional fabric in Hamlet’s first soliloquy. From the first lines of the soliloquy‚ we can find such emotions as depression‚ disillusion‚ anger‚ and even the hatred and disgust for Hamlet’s mother and uncle. The first line in the soliloquy shows us depression: "O! that this too too solid flesh would melt‚/Thaw and resolve itself into a dew" (Shakespeare 42). Hamlet’s depressive spirit is explained by that he is tired of life and wants to die. The reason
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In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ a Scottish soldier named Macbeth is given prophecies from three supernatural witches that determine his fate. Macbeth goes through several events to try and reach his title of becoming King of Scotland but his greedy actions of violence backfires in the end. Macbeth is keen on retaining his throne as king and this causes him to act in violent ways. He experiences delusions and hallucinations because of the violent thoughts going on inside his head. Furthermore‚ it
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Often times life will present one with a situation where the best decision is to take action. In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”‚ Hamlet’s second soliloquy reveals Hamlet’s initial inability to take action due to his lack of courage. Hamlet begins by stating that he has become a “rogue and peasant slave” to his grief. [2.2‚ 561] Hamlet has seen true passion in the players recount of Hecuba and now questions why he cannot have the same passion over his butchered father. Hamlet feels the power of his
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PART ONE T T T F T Part Two C C B A C Part three D E B C A QUOTES 1. a) lady macbeth b) in act 5 lady Macbeth is sleep walking and is talking in her sleep‚ she begins to confess to the crimes and dirty deeds she has done and she says things that she would not normally say in her aware state of conscious. c) it is lady macbeth’s comment on her blood stained hands. she helped kill the king (duncan) now because of this murder she has blood on her hands. Now the blood has been
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