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    Where this argument usually ends‚ However‚ is on the question of how can you? Whereas some are convinced that it is always possible and that it should be the only way to do it‚ others maintain that they neither agree or disagree they are neutral towards

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    Macbeth is introduced in the play as a strong fighter on the battle field but shortly after turns into a soldier that is easily considered to be weak. When Macbeth is on the battlefield fighting against Norway he gains respect as a soldier because he shows qualities of a leader. “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚ Like valor’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne’er shook hands

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    How Macbeth changed throughout the play? At first Macbeth was kind‚ noble‚ courageous‚ and loyal. At the beginning of the play the wounded soldier was saying how loyal Macbeth was‚ in battle when he was fighting for the King‚ and slaying the enemy. The solider says ‚ ‘For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name- Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚ Like valour’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne’er shook hands‚ nor bade

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    Lady Macbeths Character At the beginning of the play Lady Macbeth is very eager on taking the throne and would do anything in order to get it‚ even. She is also very controlling over her husband and demanding. We first see Lady Macbeth in the play when she is reading a letter from macbeth who is explaining what his future holds from him according to the three witches‚ which is that he will take on the throne. Lady Macbeth already is very ambitious about this and starts to plan to kill King Duncan

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    like a circle in the water‚ which never ceaseth to enlarge itself‚ till‚ by broad spreading it disperse to naught.” In other words the battles fought by men are followed by thousands of years legendary fame. The character Beowulf took his glory and ambition up to his death. The epic poem of ‚“Beowulf”‚ Unfortunately upon this date we have no trace who wrote it or when was Beowulf composed. The Anglo-Saxon people started the language of Old English but at this time there was no form of writing everything

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    accused of being insane is not necessarily a good thing‚ this front allows Hamlet to hide what it is that he is really having to consider. In this case‚ madness would be easier to explain than the fact that he is considering whether he should avenge his father and kill his uncle based on the testimony of a ghost. This is not something that he can discuss openly – ironically enough‚ because it would make the people around him think that he was

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    opinions in important matters. Lady Macbeth was the dominant of the two characters. She had very strong persuasive skills over Macbeth and though show her control of Macbeth in public‚ in private she often uses emotional and testing his manliness to manipulate him to do what he wants. Lady Macbeth is the more evil character than Macbeth in the play through her ambition‚ cruelty‚ and manipulation. Lady Macbeth used her words to control Macbeth throughout the entire play and caused him to do many things

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    people questioned what the Queen and Government decided was the best thing for the country. In Shakespeare’s time‚ when anyone who queried the King risking punishment‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth; a play about the King going mad and corruption of the throne‚ could lead to problems for the writer. (In fact when Shakespeare wrote plays his whole profession wasn’t respectable‚ with the theatre seen as low entertainment on the same level as bear baiting!) However‚ both of these writers have gained support in their

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    — the king who lost the colonies and later his mind — since we’ve never seen one of our leaders go crackers in office. That’s a laugh even Richard Nixon might have appreciated. Comedy and tragedy cohere in this extraordinary film of Alan Bennett’s play. Nicholas Hytner‚ who directed the stage version of George in England and the United States‚ makes a potent film debut by setting off royal fireworks on a mere $8 million budget. Hytner’s sly direction can’t disguise the thin background characters

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    Pd.2 Lady Macbeth “No there ain’t no rest for the wicked‚ until we close our eyes for good.” -Lyrics from Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant The above lyrics ring especially true for the character Lady Macbeth from the renowned Shakespeare play Macbeth. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth’s ability to suppress her emotions allows her to be calculating‚ manipulative‚and apathetic. These qualities enable her to achieve her dark ambitions. However‚ these same tendencies

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