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    The Story of the Three Bears Hi‚ my name is Wittle Bear. I’m 3 human years old‚ and I have a story to tell about a little girl that one day decided to invade my home and eat all of my yummy food! This may be a very scary story to those of you who love porridge as much as I do. So please be prepared to be scared of blondes‚ I know I am! It was a sunny day in the forest when my family and I decided to take a walk. We made porridge before we left‚ but it was too hot to eat right away. Therefore

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    English 12 CP Period 2 19 April 2015 Shakespeare and Goolds Version of Macbeth The play The Tragedy of Macbeth was written as a fictional story that never really happened! Although if one takes a look at the past it’s possible to see how the introduction of ambition then and now can change the path that people take. Ambition can be a very useful trait in ones life but too much ambition can cause one to commit unspeakable actions. In this story about Macbeth this misuse of ambition releases the

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    The Use of Soliloquies in Macbeth In MacbethShakespeare uses soliloquies to give further insight into the characters. These soliloquies help to bring out the aspects of each character’s personality that is otherwise hidden. Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ are prime examples of Shakespeare’s purpose when using soliloquies. Throughout the story‚ by what he says in dialogue alone‚ one can assume that Macbeth is a coward whose violence is sparked by the three witches and his wife. However‚

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    Catholicism existed as the belief of the people. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a great example of the implementation of these themes and their influence over the plot and the audience. It is a story constantly unfolding as a result of the actions of supernatural powers‚ which have set many of the crucial events‚ such as the fall of King Duncan‚ into motion as well as paving the way for the fates of characters such as Macbeth. The use of extramundane figures which the audience can relate to their

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    Macbeth: Darkness‚ Evil and Tragedy Macbeth is a play full of darkness‚ evil‚ and tragedy. It is the story of a man who goes against his conscience and commits a horrible deed which leads to his destruction and loss of everything he has around him. This includes the relationship he has with his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. In the end‚ he can blame no one but himself. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a very strong relationship and this deteriorates later. Act 1 Scene 5 is a key

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    The play Macbeth is about a man who slowly goes insane because of his poor and morally wrong decisions. In real life‚ Macbeth was not the crazy man that he is portrayed to be. The true crazy one was Duncan. He was power hungry‚ tyrannical‚ and could be classified as a poor decision maker that split his army to both northern and southern territories to attack different peoples. Macbeth and Duncan’s personalities were switched by Shakespeare in order to appease King James I of England who was extremely

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    In Act 1 scene 2 we find out that Macbeth is a brave and great soldier "noble Macbeth"‚ who is ready to die for Duncan. Nevertheless‚ the prophecies of the witches have an influential effect on him - which shows that he is easily persuaded and believes all the good things about his future that he is told whether or not it is true‚ especially when he learns the first prophecy had in fact actually come true‚ when he becomes the Thane of Cawdor. After Macbeth became the Thane of Cawdor he beings to

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    better man that Macbeth anyway. Not only does Banquo fight alongside Macbeth in the major battle‚ but he is also given prophesies by the three witches and doesn’t take them to hear too much. Banquo takes the words of the witches as lies and really doesn’t even think twice of them until after Macbeth is given the title of Thane of Cawdor; Macbeth on the other hand decides to live by those words from minute one. Another reason that Banquo is considered to be a better man that Macbeth is quite obvious

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    be witnessed in Shakespeare’s works in the way male characters react to women and the traits attributed to women. In his tragedy Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare utilizes the feminine/masculine motif to demonstrate masculine superiority. When Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to murder Duncan‚ she implies masculine traits are preferable over feminine qualities. Lady

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    Use of Night and Darkness in Macbeth Darkness was often associated with evil and crime in the play Macbeth. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ description of darkness had symbolic significance. The murders that were seen frequently occur at night time. This makes the reader conclude that the most horrible crimes are committed in darkness. The play Macbeth was abundant with examples that describe the use of night and darkness to show evil and happenings that are immoral. Darkness

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