201.117 Assignment 1 3.) Discuss three major battles of Alexander the Great with reference to the sources supplied and in their wider and political and military context. To what factors would you attribute his success? -1- A military commander ’s success on the battlefield is not always solely determined by his (or her) own brilliance. Victory is often due to his opponent ’s circumstances‚ both in the military and strategic context‚ not to mention the political situation‚ and even cultural
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Macbeth was written and perfected by a man named William Shakespeare. Throughout this play‚ you start to see a trend of how Macbeth is being a great noble man‚ to at the end‚ a man that has no sympathy for anyone else but himself. There are three witches that appear before Macbeth telling him he will become the King of Scotland. Since Macbeth knows this‚ his thoughts and actions lead him down a path of devastation and despair. Macbeth is ultimately the maker of his own demise‚ due to his desperation
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William Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth in 1606. It is about a Noble named Macbeth who deceitfully and greedily rises to power and soon falls. Macbeth started out as a brave‚ valiant noble who fought for King Duncan. Three witches then met Macbeth and tempted him with the throne. This caused confusion in Macbeth but he decided to stay loyal to Duncan. He later told his wife about his encounter and she changed his mind and made him slay Duncan. Macbeth slowly turned insane‚ cocky‚ and brash. Because
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Three Letter Word William Shakespeare‚ the man who wrote the most famous stories: Romeo and Juliet‚ Macbeth‚ and Hamlet‚ all deal with the theme of love. “Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?” A quote from Macbeth‚ Act I‚ Scene VI explains what love can do. During this act Macbeth was angered about Duncan’s death. Allowing his anger to take over‚ Macbeth kills the murderers out of respect for Duncan. The situation becomes ironic because Macbeth
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The Three Prayers to Darkness Macbeth’s three prayers to darkness could be called the turning points of the play. Each time one of them is recited‚ the course of the play changes; characters change and react differently to stressful situations. The one preaching the prayer varies; one is by Lady Macbeth and the other two by Macbeth himself. Nonetheless‚ the purpose is always the same; it calls out for evil‚ a supernatural evil to do the sin of man. Curiously‚ the degree of evil that the prayer
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Dissecting the Downfall of Great Macbeth While Macbeth’s “vaulting ambition” plays the most vital role in the quick end to his newfound empire in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ exterior forces including Lady Macbeth and the persuasive acts performed by the witches both contribute to the eventual beheading of one of Scotland’s greatest warriors‚ Macbeth himself. Macbeth loses part of himself the moment he takes the life of a friend‚ uncle‚ and respected King‚ Duncan. Although the witches put
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Macbeth In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ there are three forces at work attempting to destroy the character Macbeth. The first fateful force of evil is represented by the Weird Sisters‚ or the three witches. The second influence or evil force comes from his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. The third and final force attempting to destroy Macbeth‚ is Macbeth’s own character. The first forces of evil acting on Macbeth are the three Weird Sisters. They provide the initial nail that gets hammered
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Macbeth Act 1 1.- Why does Shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Why is it good for Mcbeth no to appear first? To set the scene up‚ to have suspense and get an impression of Macbeth. 2.- How does Duncun reward Macbeth for his bravery in defeating the rebels? Comment on the order in which Duncan announces it and Macbeth finds it out. Making him Thane of Cawdor‚ he finds out from the witches before Duncan. 3.- Macbeth calls the day of the battle "foul and fair". Comment on what
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Compare and contrast the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the first three Acts of Macbeth. Macbeth‚ the tragedy‚ is a penetrating‚ concentrated‚ and harrowing study of ambition. The play itself tells the story of a man‚ urged by his wife and foretold by prophecy‚ who commits regicide in order to gain power. His ostentatious appetite for domination only leads to his triumphal downfall deeming he and his wife naught but the‚ "dead butcher and his fiend like queen." However
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No te vayas (Do not leave) Ria is rich‚ slim‚ beautiful‚ and very very very popular. She also has many friends including people that do not like her. Ria’s boyfriend max would always make her smile because‚ of the rough times that her Parents marriage went broken down little by little everyday. He told her “Me acomoda un mechon de cabello detras de la oreja y me dice‚ No es El fin de el mundo Ria‚ y yo te necesito”. Meaning that he made her Comfortable
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