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    of Macbeth is a play analyzing evil in people‚ and the nature of that evil. It also shows the struggle that people have when deciding on a certain action to take‚ or a struggle with a decision already made. In the play‚ Shakespeare uses Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to portray some of the different types of evil that can manifest in a person. Macbeth begins the play as a celebrated war hero‚ Thane of Glamis‚ and a man who had slain Macdonwald and fought off an attack by Norway. For this‚ Macbeth was

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    vocabulary‚ as many words and adjectives are seldom used in every day conversation. However‚ there are many quotes and references that are still frequently used today. Playwrights like Shakespeare have contributed many of these quotes. The witches in MacBeth offer a unique perspective to the philosophies of life. They say‚ “fair is foul‚ foul is fair” ((Shakespeare_Navigators.com‚ 2017). This statement could be perceived in several ways. My comparison is to another cliché that says that sometimes

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    tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare employs various rhetorical devices to demonstrate Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s switch in traditional gender roles‚ which arise from the consequences for each character’s actions and speech. Plotting to murder Duncan in order to succeed the throne‚ both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth switch traditional gender roles through their actions and speech. The switch in roles exemplifies inverted gender and social roles during their era. After Macbeth discovers the Witches’ prophecy

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    Macbeth Written by Anne Dierker and Gary Sletmoe Edited by David Hillis Introduction to Unit What student wouldn’t want to read an action-packed psychological thriller replete with greed‚ guilt‚ and gore? One cannot deny the fact that Shakespeare’s Macbeth is relevant to today’s society with the variety of timeless themes in the text. Because Romeo and Juliet is typically taught in ninth grade classrooms in PPS‚ many students (ideally)

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    Caution Creates Chaos Trigger Warnings alerts to the audience used to inform that the content being presented contains potentially distressing material. Several students and administrators are pushing towards the practice of trigger warnings in the classroom environment to avoid offending students with post-traumatic stress disorder who have experienced sexual violence‚ child abuse‚ military combat‚ or any other type of traumatic situation. Trigger warnings are being enforced to protect students

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    Although trigger warnings are on the rise‚ many people are fighting the tides of change that are closing in on universities here in the US. Trigger warnings can be described in short‚ as a preemptive disclaimer. These warnings are a common prelude to articles discussing‚ sexual assault‚ war‚ mental illness‚ race‚ etc.‚ on the internet. A trigger warning would indicate explicit material as something graphic enough to ignite a reaction that could be as severe as post traumatic stress disorder. Trigger

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    Macbeth was written in the 1600s for the new king‚ James 1. The play was written with the King’s interests in mind. It echoes his fascination with the supernatural‚ especially witchcraft. Macbeth was therefore written to please the King’s interests. We are first introduced to the supernatural in the opening scene of the play. This scene is extremely brief which helps to create a sense of mystery and wonder. In this scene Shakespeare presents three witches meeting in the middle of a violent storm

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    The Downfall of Macbeth Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is the tragic tale of Macbeth‚ a virtuous man‚ corrupted by power and greed. This tragedy can be classified by one of two theories. One theory suggests that the tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force; namely the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force working against Macbeth‚ which therefore makes him responsible for his own actions and inevitable downfall

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    Significant Quotes for your Macbeth Character Analysis and Development Essay Opening Scene: Witches plan to meet Macbeth (Act I‚ scene i) Descriptions of Macbeth as “Brave‚” and as a “Lion” and “Eagle.” COB “For Brave Macbeth‚ (for 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‚ nor bade farewell to him‚

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    The Miranda warning is a statement that informs individuals of their Fifth Amendment rights. It is needed anytime custodial interrogation takes place or when a person has been taken into custody or has otherwise been deprived of freedom. However‚ the Supreme Court has said that Miranda warnings are not constitutionally guaranteed‚ but rather they exist to aid in the protection of Fifth Amendment rights. So essentially‚ the purpose of Miranda warnings are only to decide on the admissibility of evidence

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