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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth portrays the main character‚ Macbeth‚ a Scottish warrior‚ whose ambition soon spirals out of control and forces him to continue to do wrong. Macbeth’s ambition guided his kind nature‚ which then led him to breaking all moral boundaries. The theme of ambition in Macbeth can be best explained by analyzing the witches‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself. The witches controlled Macbeth in ways that seemed innocent because they never mentally or physically convinced Macbeth to murder

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    with a Bloody Past In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the motif Blood‚ to describe the theme of moral ambiguity. Through a series of prophecies‚ Macbeth kills and lies his way to being King of Scotland. The theme moral ambiguity is shown when Macbeth is being rewarded for his bad deeds. At the same time the people Macbeth is attacking are being punished for doing the right theme. Moral ambiguity supports the phrases fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. In the end Macbeth has done everything wrong to

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    should lie to your parents about the dent on their car or lie to your friends about getting lucky with that girl last weekend‚ but every so often a situation comes along in which a small fabrication will better warrant the situation. In the novel Life of Pi‚ the author Yann Martel tells a fantastic story about a young boy at sea‚ trapped on a lifeboat with a 450lb Bengal tiger. During their journey‚ the unlikely castaways face an epic adventure of survival; crossing paths with such characters as a

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    During Life of Pi‚ and Castaway‚ characters in each experience disastrous deaths of loved ones which play with their will to survive. However‚ their hope and determination pull through and overcome this heart- wrenching event. For Pi‚ from Life of Pi‚ there are numerous deaths that have a huge toll on him. Pi’s whole family dies when the boat they are travelling on sinks. Growing up in an Indian culture‚ Pi was very close to his family‚ and a part of Pi also died that day. “Every single thing that

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    Life of Pi Essay; Significance of the Flying Fish In Yann Martel’s compelling novel Life of Pi‚ the main character of the story‚ Pi Patel‚ undergoes intense hardships as he lives a castaway’s life on the Pacific Ocean‚ after losing his entire family and everything he held close to him when the cargo ship‚ the Tsimtsum‚ sinks into the dark depths of the sea. Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals‚ and eventually‚ with a massive Bengal Tiger‚ and through all of this hardship and suffering

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    Instructor Claudia Gresham English 113 24 February 2014 Literary Analysis of Life of Pi The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an intriguing story of a boy‚ a tiger and their perils of life at the hands of the Pacific Ocean. There are many elements of fiction the characters of Pi Patel and Richard Parker. The setting of the limitless Pacific Ocean‚ the many different themes like survival and religion‚ and the symbolism of the color orange are all very important elements in this story that will

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    with those themes applicable and prevalent to today’s society. It’s a tale of loyalty‚ morality‚ guilt and conscience to lust‚ deception‚ betrayal‚ jealousy‚ ambition and greed. Add in the element of war and destiny and you’ve got Macbeth. Shakespeare has truly shaped‚ shifted and cultivated Macbeth to convey human emotions to his characters to the utmost extreme. He also demonstrated that its more satisfying to achieve goals than ill - gained means. Ambition and guilt‚ these themes are still relevant

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    TONE PARAGRAPH: IRONY There is a sense of irony in Yann Martel’s novel ‘Life of Pi’. “You are so bored you sink into a state of apathy so close to a coma…in your boredom there are elements of terror… and in the grip of terror -the worst storm- you yet feel boredom‚ a deep weariness with it all.”(p217) Pi feels terror yet in the midst of that terror is the ironic part; he’s bored. One would expect Pi to be hopeless while on the lifeboat‚ yet it’s the opposite. He is hopeful and believes one

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    soliloquy spoken by MacBeth after the death of his wife‚ in this scene you realize just how the murders have affected the mind of MacBeth. MacBeth explains the meaning of life‚ and how if there is nothing you do with your life then it’s pointless without others. As well as the point to life he also explains how time creeps past us‚ and if we don’t grasp on to what we have we will lose it with time as well as everything else. MacBeth also believes that we need to take advantages in our life‚ because when

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    16‚ 2013 The Positive Role of Religion in Life of Pi Religion is important to many people and it can play a large role in a person’s life. It can affect and shape one’s personality and morals‚ provide support and help through difficult times‚ and allow one to find peace and comfort. It is a major theme in Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ as it is the basis of the Piscine Patel’s character. Religion plays a great positive role throughout Pi Patel’s life: it shapes his personality as a young man‚ it

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