The opening scene of Macbeth has an emotionally orienting function. First‚ there is the thunder and lightning‚ triggers for fright. Moreover‚ unnatural figures such as the witches are likely to provoke at least anxiety‚ if not fear. There was also the physical appearance of the witches‚ which prepares us for disgust. The witches conclude their colloquy with the well-known lines‚ “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air”. When they say “foul and “filthy air” Shakespeare
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Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter ANTONIO‚ SALARINO‚ and SOLANIO | ANTONIO‚ SALARINO‚ and SOLANIO enter. | 5 | ANTONIOIn sooth‚ I know not why I am so sad.It wearies me; you say it wearies you.But how I caught it‚ found it‚ or came by it‚What stuff ’tis made of‚ whereof it is born‚I am to learn.And such a want-wit sadness makes of me‚That I have much ado to know myself. | ANTONIOTo be honest‚ I don’t know why I’m so sad. I’m tired of it‚ and you say you’re tired of it too. But I have
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Act 5 Scene 1 We open with grave diggers talking about Ophelia’s suicide. Hamlet and Horatio start talking about the gravedigger’s casual attitude to the skulls of the dead. Hamlet and the gravedigger banter a little. Hamlet asked the gravedigger about himself. The gravedigger digs up a skull of Yorick‚ the jester. Hamlet recalls Yorick from his childhood. Claudius‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes‚ along with a priest comes to bury Ophelia. Laertes asked the priest to do more rites. Hamlet jumps out and Laertes
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Comparing Performances of Macbeth Dagger Scene The works of William Shakespeare have been performed numerous times‚ and in numerous different ways throughout the centuries. As a playwright Shakespeare did not give many stage directions so one director might stage the scene in a completely different way than another director. This is true as well for Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth‚ specifically scene two act one; the infamous dagger scene. Prior to this scene Macbeth has learned that it has
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Macbeth January 16 2014 Act One. Scene One. Short mysterious scene with witches Theme of opposites: “When the hurlyburly’s done‚ when the battle’s lost and won” (spoken by the witches) Theme of appearance vs reality: “ Fair is foul and foul is fair” (spoken by the witches) Act One. Scene Two. A sergeant reports how bravely Macbeth fought the traitor Macdonwald and the Norweigans Macbeth is given the title Thane of Cawdor Theme of opposites: “What he hath lost the
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Individual Analysis Hamlet; Act 4‚ Scene 7 Steven Roach Friday‚ November 16‚ 2012 A Freudian angle of (4.7 135 – 145) and (4.7 9 – 21) Throughout the scene Claudius depicts a personality that evaluates situations and makes choices out of desire without much concern for consequence. Although Claudius does show a little bit of concern for consequence‚ he generally acts from an “inner-child” psyche. In the scene‚ Claudius plots with Laertes and acts quickly out of a sense of DESIRE and makes a
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How is the theme of the influence of women on men explored in Act I‚ scene vii of Shakespeare’s Macbeth? An old proverb states that behind every successful man stands a strong woman. Surprisingly for a play set in the Middle Ages‚ like William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ this saying remains valid. The renowned tragedy chronicles the downfall of Macbeth‚ a distinguished warrior who yields to the corrupting force of his ambition for the Scottish throne. In his malevolent quest for power‚ he is accompanied
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In the Prologue of Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses poetic devices to successfully outline the setting‚ and main plotline of the play. The prologue is delivered to the audience in the form of a sonnet. As the sonnet is a form of traditional love poem‚ the use of this style of poetry gives the reader/listener a basic understanding of the narrative’s themes prior to the extraction of meaning from the written/spoken words. Through this choice of poetic form‚ Shakespeare sets the
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Act- III Scene- 2 Summary of Act III scene 2: Act III Scene 2 Analysis In Belmont‚ Portia begs Bassanio to delay before making his choice among the caskets. If he chooses incorrectly‚ she will lose the pleasure of his company. Though she refuses to break the terms of her father’s riddle of the caskets‚ she confesses that if it were up to her she would give herself to him entirely. Bassanio‚ though‚ is tortured by the uncertainty of waiting‚ and convinces her to let him try the riddle. Portia
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Coronation) Banquo: Ross‚ be nice. Ross: Yeah‚ yeah‚ yeah. (Enter Macbeth & Lady Macbeth‚ play classical music) Ross: Hello‚ you two. Banquo: Thanks for showing up guys. Macbeth: Of course‚ we wouldn’t miss this. Lady Macbeth: Thanks for having us‚ we would’ve been here sooner but my husband was running late. I had to drag him out of the house. Ross: Let’s
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