Claudius vs. Lady Macbeth 	 King Claudius of Hamlet and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth exhibit three similar qualities‚ dishonesty‚ evilness‚ and deceitfulness throughout the play; although sometimes they demonstrate these qualities in different ways‚ these qualities greatly affect the other characters in the plays . 	King Claudius and Lady Macbeth are similar in that they both let their crave of power and desire for the crown drive them to deceitfulness‚ corruption‚ and even murder
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There are many motifs in Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ but one of the most important is the recurring disassociation of appearance and reality. The entire motif is introduced in the first scene when the witches say “Fair is foul and foul is fair” (1‚i‚12). This is then reiterated as important when Macbeth says‚ “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” (1‚iii‚ 39). Drawing parallels and comparing two polar opposites‚ such as foul and fair‚ sets the stage for the dissimilarity between appearance and reality
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2014 Who’s the True Leader? Beowulf vs. Macbeth A true leader needs to be a hero‚ and a hero is defined as “a man with distinguished courage and ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities” (Hero 1). Having courage alone cannot make a man a hero or a true leader. A hero needs to use his courage and action in consistent commitment to the greater and higher good. In this paper‚ it is argued that Beowulf is a true leader and better hero than Macbeth because he has both courage and a consistent
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Macduff vs. Macbeth: A True Instance of Good vs. Evil? At the end of the play Macbeth‚ Macduff kills Macbeth in a scene easily read as the victory of good over evil‚ but is this accurate? Is Macbeth completely evil? Is Macduff completely good? Or is there an in between? I believe that Macduff is good‚ but there is definitely an in-between with Macbeth. I see Macduff as being a good person. He does everything he can to improve the state that Scotland is in. When he flees to England and
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The story of my choosing is The Cast of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe. Edgar Allan Poe‚ an American short-story writer‚ and poet‚ composer of written work “The Cask of Amontillado” in 1846. His ability to draw attention and some say some the greatest; a short story. It’s a story of retaliation‚ killing‚ torment‚ and addiction set in a very large below the surface. Italian catacomb (below ground graveyard). It’s also an adventure into the dark and mysterious recesses of the human psyche. The theme
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The phrase‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be King hereafter!” chanted by the first of the three witches in Act 1‚ Scene 3 expresses the theme of “fate versus free will” in the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. The writer uses the words “all hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be King hereafter” to get the reader to question the motivations of the notorious witches. When the witches say this quote‚ it is difficult to know whether they reveal a destiny to Macbeth that can’t be avoided‚ or if they
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right thing. In this case‚ Lady Macbeth is very different she is encouraging her husband to do the wrong thing so she can become the queen. The witches plant the seed when they tell him “that shalt be king hereafter‚” and Lady Macbeth than waters it. In this story we see that Lady Macbeth is power hungry‚ and very clever. The witches are similar to Lady Macbeth because they influence her to do such bad deeds to get the crown. The witches didn’t tell him how Macbeth will become king so they put the
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can be compared and contrasted‚ they are those of Oedipus and Macbeth. King Oedipus‚ a man who receives his kingship from the people of Thebes‚ marries the widowed queen‚ only to find out that the gods tricked him with their prophecies. King Macbeth presents himself with the crown of Scotland‚ as three witches prophesize‚ while he has not yet cleaned his hands of the late king’s blood. While Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s Macbeth both revolve around kings whose’ egocentricity causes them to
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Shakespeare’s play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark and Macbeth there are many similarities‚ along with many differences. They are both Shakespearean tragedies‚ that use the supernatural to attract the reader‚ and both have a hero with a tragic flaw or trait that cause a problem or conflict throughout the story. To start off with both plays have Supernatural occurrences. In the beginning of Macbeth‚ there are three witches who prophesized that Macbeth would be the Thane of Cawdor‚ and then would be
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Macbeth Tragedy/Waste essay 4. The central feeling in tragedy is waste. Discuss with reference to Macbeth The man who came up with the concept of tragedy was Aristotle. His concept of a tragic hero stated that a tragic hero must have 3 characteristics: -Fall from a high place (rich and with self-confidence to homelessness) -Catharsis or purging of emotions (to make the audience feel moved and feel pity for the tragic hero) - Have a fatal flaw (usually hubris meaning stubborn/ filled with pride)
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