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    Hermia and Lysander are a young Athenian couple who are very much in love‚ and their struggles show us that true love can survive even through hard times if lovers are determined and fight against all odds to be together. Hermia’s father‚ Egeus‚ demanded that Hermia marry Demetrius instead of Lysander. Hermia refused‚ saying “O hell‚ to choose love by another’s eyes!” (1.1.140). She is determined to be patient and marry Lysander no matter what it takes‚ saying “Then let us teach our trial patience

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    Macbeth has clearly been a tale of ambition‚ murder‚ and revenge. Before the climax scene is revealed‚ let’s recap the events prior. Thane Macduff’s entire household were murdered by Macbeth‚ sparking his revenge. Malcolm fled to England to escape Macbeth’s evil atrocities. And finally‚ to give Macbeth what he deserves‚ Macduff also flees to England to rally a crusade of troops to take down Macbeth once and for all. He returns with the troops where the next scene is set. This scene is not present

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    The need to protect offspring has always been a recurring factor in nature. It is commonly seen in animal behavior‚ therefore it is not surprising that humans have the same instinct. Although humans and animals have different ways of protecting their offspring‚ they both have the desire to provide their offspring with the necessities required to succeed in life. In Hamlet‚ we see this recurring factor‚ as Polonius attempts to protect his son‚ Laertes‚ by providing him with advice for his trip to

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    Drama before Shakespeare’s Time Playwriting was somewhat different before Shakespeare wrote plays. Shakespeare’s plays are mostly about justice‚ love‚ jealousy‚ murder‚ mystery‚ and basically anything that involved in real life that anyone can relate. He basically wrote about any theme he felt necessary. But before he was born in England‚ most plays during one specific era were about only one or two specific themes. These plays were based on morality plays which were medieval plays based on biblical

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    In A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare it demonstrates the negative treatment that women received from society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A woman’s negative treatment was different then it is in the current time. They were basically represented as if they were not humans‚ mainly like objects in a way that they were thrown around as if they were useless and some were spoken offensively to. Women within this play were forced to get married to someone that their parents

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    People who suppose that the world remains to be against them tend to make certain decisions. William Shakespeare wrote the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In Act 2‚ Scene 2‚ Romeo finds Juliet standing on her balcony alone. When Juliet sees Romeo‚ they decide to confess their love to each other and start to plan their engagement. The play leaves a message to the readers that people in love make bad decisions which can lead to a tragedy because they end up clouding their judgement when they

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    i don’t care about. People already have control over but i get my freedom. I could care less about power but if i am given the power then i will use it. Power is useless if not used correctly. I would never go out of my reach for power. The only time i will go out of my reach for power is to help the helpless. In Macbeth‚ He went all out for power and risked everything. He was jealous of King Duncan. So he killed him and his wife. Then he took over as king and his wife as king. They ruled the land

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    Shakespeare We do not know much about Shakespeare’s life. He comes from the small provincial town Stratford that lies on the Avon. His father was a workman‚ and he was a member of the town council; and he was also the mayor of the town for three years. Shakespeare most likely went to Stratford Grammar School‚ which can still be seen in the town‚ however we do not know much about what he learned in school. In 1582‚ when he was 18 years old‚ he married Ann Hathaway who was 7-8 years older; she

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    with some that I shall show / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (I.ii.92-94). In this quote‚ Benvolio suggests that Romeo go to the Capulet party. He believes that comparing Rosaline’s face to some of the other girls face will help Romeo get over Rosaline not loving him back. Romeo can’t truly love Juliet just hours before loving another girl therefore they haven’t had enough time to form true love.

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    Fate and Its Knowability The idea of one knowing one’s fate before it happens has been seen throughout literature. For example‚ in the play "The Tragedy of Macbeth‚" Macbeth is given a look into his fate from the witches who had plagued him earlier. However‚ despite being given an idea of his fate‚ he was not told exactly how it would happen‚ showing that even when one knows his fate partially‚ only a divine or all-knowing being such as God‚ the leader of the witches‚ or an abstract concept such

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