Saad Amjad AMBITION IN SCOTT FITZGERALD’S THE GREAT GATSBY AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH In the walk of life‚ ambition is the path to success; and persistence‚ the substance of ignition required to propel it. When harnessed with unmitigated precision‚ ambition is a force which can alone endow one with the jewels of life. However‚ if overmastered by ambition‚ it is not but a sign of doom and destruction‚ resulting ultimately in one’s premature demise. In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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What is ambition? Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something. It differs from man to man. Most of die people want to become rich; many want to be powerful; others have certain goals in their life to achieve. However‚ majority of them are after wealth to become the richest in the world. I too have an ambition. But their ends all the similarities. Unlike die others‚ I am not after wealth or influence or power or material gains or anything of that sort. This is it: I want to become a Pilot Officer
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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BASIC SCHOOL LEGON OLD STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (2002 YEAR GROUP) CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE We‚ the 2002 Year Group of the University of Ghana Basic School Legon Old Students’ Association‚ realizing that we share a common past and in recognition of the role played by our Alma Mater in our various lives have resolved that by coming together we shall be able to establish a continuous link among ourselves‚ form a support group for each other as well as contribute in various ways to
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The Power Couple Macbeth Comparative Essay Word Count: 1147 In Western culture today‚ it is a widely accepted fact that men and women have equal power in a marriage; whereas in Elizabethan times‚ a woman was dominated by her husband and she would have very little control over her life. The leading omnipotent couple in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth have a compelling marriage with a power dynamic that is beyond the boundaries set by society at the time in which he wrote the play. The directors
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator explore the similar idea of ambition‚ through their villainous characters Macbeth and Commodus. Macbeth composed in 1606 for King James delineates a noble soldier’s character transformation from an ambitious individual to corrupted tyrant as supernatural Witches and Lady Macbeth ignite his desire for power. Similarly‚ Gladiator’s vicious antagonist is a malevolent personage‚ whose desire to be loved transforms into corrupted ambition. These similar
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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Shakespeare retold: Macbeth directed by Mark Brozel contains parallel themes and subtle differences in concerning matters like purpose‚ context and language. Both texts thoroughly explore Macbeths unlawful rise to power and his inevitable downfall. With power he becomes corrupt‚ a bloodthirsty tyrant and a victim of his own success and the use of imagery‚ language and stagecraft in the play infuse to create malevolent and malicious image of Macbeth. With the ideas of
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H/s Sunday 12th October 2014 Macbeth essay Question; How does Shakespeare present the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? How does she conform to the conventions of Elizabethan women? (AO4) -Summarise the characters using precise evidence? (AO1) -How has this character been crafted using language and convention for dramatic effect? (AO2) Shakespeare’s
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-How does the author describe the feelings of anxiety and excitement of the boy? My Greatest Ambition is a story written by Morris Lurie in 1984 about a thirteen-year-old boy whose greatest ambition was being a comic-strip artist although at the end he grows out of it. In this text the author can easily transmit the feelings of anxiety and excitement of the main character in different ways. One of the ways Morris Lurie describes them is through the boy’s incapacity of controlling his own body
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Owen Stuart Phillips-Statement of Ambitions and Life Purpose Scouting has taught me many things about myself. It is a big part of who I am now and it will stay with me forever. Through Scouting‚ I have learned the importance of preparation‚ personal responsibility‚ service to others‚ and leadership skills. I first started out with Cub Scouts where I earned every rank and received my Arrow of Light. After Cub Scouts‚ I crossed over to Boy Scouts and joined Troop 40. I have been extremely involved
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In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare‚ being a tragic hero or villain is a debatable dilemma of Macbeth’s character. Some people think Macbeth is a tragic-hero because he is forced to commit his crimes by the spell of the three witches and the pressure from his wife. But other people think that Macbeth may be a villain due to his bloody deeds and over-ambition. Macbeth may be a tragic-hero because he matches Aristotle’s definition for a tragic-hero. Macbeth is a courageous man with
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