When Desdemona questions fidelity in a relationship‚ Emilia claims she would cheat on her husband to better his life‚ to make him king (4.3.60). However‚ in doing so she is retreating into herself and detaching herself from her dignity. Through the contrast of lighting‚ Shakespeare demonstrates the two women’s viewpoint. Emilia claims that she would not commit such a sin “by this heavenly light” but rather do ’t as well i’ th’ dark” (4.3.52-53). The fact that Emilia would disregard her morals and commit
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Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows how fast a person can change as a result of the desire for power. Lady Macbeth provides a perfect example of how power can corrupt a person’s life. After becoming the queen‚ Lady Macbeth’s downfall starts as guilt and remorse catches up to her. Having a royal status changes how she sees things around her and ultimately leads to her demise. The play begins with Lady Macbeth being an ambitious wife. Lady Macbeth first enters the play in scene five reading Macbeth’s letter
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Women in the medieval times were cast into very distinct roles. There was a strict code of conduct that was followed. They were to be submissive to their husbands and follow their lead. A woman’s place was also in the home and the responsibilities of cooking‚ cleaning‚ sewing‚ etc. fell into their domain. Women who deviated from these cultural-set norms made for interesting characters. Chaucer’s use of women and their overstepping their boundaries and typical roles in society make them most
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screw your coverage to the sticking place. And we’ll not fail” (1.7.67-69). Lady Macbeth then goes on to explain the plan and reassures Macbeth by saying “When in swinish sleep their drench natures lies as in death‚ what cannot you and I perform upon th’ unguarded Duncan? What not put upon his spongy officers‚ who shall bear the quilt of our great quell?” (1.7.77-82). Macbeth was evidently unsure about this and needed a great deal of reassurance to finally go through with it. Even though Macbeth’s
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How long does it take to become a psychopath? Shakespeare introduces Iago into Othello and explores the possibility of becoming a psychopath in a matter of a couple days. In Othello‚ Iago is the antagonist‚ and Shakespeare depicts him with a few different natures and utilizes him to reveal the mind of a psychopath; how the mind of a psychopath functions. The play shows Iago figuring out how to restrain and expose people to his will. He diabolically works out this wicked scheme to fulfill his dreams
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croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan……” shows her determination that she will never allow King Duncan to leave her castle alive. To prepare herself for the murder‚ she makes herself become relentless by calling on evil spirits to "stop up th’ access and passage to remorse". Otherwise her conscience would not allow her to act. By asking the spirits to "come to my woman’s breast and take my milk for gall"‚ she betrays her femininity. Just like witches‚ she wants to control people’s lives‚ especially the
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MACBETH RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS I found the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth very interesting in the play. In Act I they are completely devoted to each other. Love‚ respect and trust are the contents of their relationship. The trust in the relationship is revealed right at the beginning when Macbeth sends his wife a letter telling her about the witches and the predictions “This have I thought good to deliver to thee‚ my dearest partner of greatness‚ that thee mightst not
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hapiness. STAKEHOLDER AND THEIR STAKES Firstly the stakeholder is Dian‚she was fight for her love.secondly‚Azad that was unloyal boyfriend.thirdly is Harris‚he was a helpful person and honest. Futhermore‚ Jehan‚ he use the opportunities to cheat yhe innocent person. Lastly‚ Ejoi that conspired with dishonesty Azad. THE MAIN VILLIAN‚HERO AND HEROINE: The main villian is Azad‚ the hero is Harris and the heroine is Dian. ETHICAL DILEMMA OF THE VILLAIN : The ethical dilemma of the villian
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Lady Macbeth‚ the Ambition behind the King One’s eagerness to carry out deeds with the aim of achieving a goal is often referred to as ambition‚ and is an intrinsic component to William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In the play‚ Lady Macbeth is the drive behind her husband; she fuels the flame which The Weird Sisters did in Macbeth ignite. Throughout the course of the play Lady Macbeth’s true vindictive character is exposed as she grows more and more malicious. In The Tragedy of Macbeth Shakespeare’s
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"The Stanford Prison Experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity‚ in particular‚ to the real world circumstances of prison life." What was a psychological study? More as‚ what was the Stanford Prison Experiment? As soon as those words popped up on my screen‚ the very next thing I did was Google it. The very first things that appeared was a deep explanation of exactly what it was; "an attempt to investigate the psychological effects of power between prisoners and
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