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    Move On Never had I been this mad‚ he had really done it this time. In the play The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Prospero must learn to move on from previous mistreatment and learn to forgive those who wronged him. This relates to how I had to forgive those who disrupt my emotions to my limit. I am an ordinary 15 year old boy who loves sports‚ friends‚ family‚ and video games. Having two younger siblings is not always manageable. Whenever we are in our driveway playing basketball

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    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564. His father sold gloves and became an important person in the town. William‚ one of eight children‚ was the eldest son and was probably educated at the local grammar school. He married when he was only 18 and his wife‚ Anne Hathaway‚ was eight years older than him. They had two girls and a boy (who died aged 11). Nobody knows how Shakespeare began to write or when he entered the theatre‚ but we know that he became a leading member of the

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    child and is in need of constant support before finally dying. The poem commences with life being compared to a huge stage where all of us are only actors. Each person has an entry into the world at birth and exits it at death. According to Shakespeare‚ every man plays several parts during his life time. On the stage of life every man has seven acts. The first act of man is infancy. At this time all that the baby does is cry and puke on his nurse’s lap. After

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    Shakespeare When Shakespeare was a kid going to grammar school‚ a school open to boys only by the way! they learned Latin‚ Greek and rhetoric‚ persuasion through logical argument. Students read Latin and Greek writers to learn about the history of ancient Greece and "the glory that was Rome” and this material was translated by them into English or French after many hours of work. I ’m glad the school curriculum of the 21 st century has evolved and we no longer spend our days doing boring stuff like

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    William Shakespeare ’s tragic play Macbeth is set in 11th-century Scotland. The overarching political system then was feudalism‚ a system that was "based on the holding of land" and placed "an increasing emphasis on local protection‚ local government‚ and local self-sufficiency" (World History‚ Section 9-4‚ pp. 214 **). Shakespeare‚ however‚ lived during the late 16th and early 17th century‚ a time in which kings with "absolute authority" and "divine right" (W.H‚ Section 18-3‚ pp. 430) ruled a strongly

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    William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known authors from the Elizabethan times. More than 500 years later people are still reading‚ analyzing‚ and discussing his works such as‚ Macbeth‚ Hamlet and his hundreds of Sonnets. He is known for having very depressing and morbid works including‚ his very famous story‚ Romeo and Juliet. The works being depressing and morbid is one of the many reasons William Shakespeare is so loved and why others aren’t fond of his works. William Shakespeare was born

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    Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1

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    Act 1 Scene 1 Setting * Witch laughter * Haunted * Rain & Thunder * Dark * Supernatural These are all what Shakespeare wants us to feel setting (Refer to attachment) Quotes “In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” [A1S1 L1 Pg 23] * Foreshadows the play/ ending * Not in right place * Theme of Against the Order of Nature “When the battle’s lost and won.” [A1S1 L2 Pg 23] * “lost and won” * Riddle/ contradicting/ complex * Suggest magic/ witchcraft

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    powerful emotions. It can change someone’s life for better or for worse. In the 17th century play Twelfth Night by Shakespeare‚ all aspects of the character Olivia’s life are either directly or indirectly dominated by love to show how the intimacy of passion can enrapture and consume someone; lead them to madness or merriment. There is a fine line between love and madness. Shakespeare emphasizes this in Twelfth Night when talking about all the men who love Oliva. When speaking about his love‚ Sebastian

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    Shakespeare unfolds the play with the witches to reveal how the witches will affect the characters and foreshadows of whats to come. He does not reveal Macbeth first because he allows the readers to gain a better insight of Macbeth’s true personality. When Macbeth is revealed to the readers‚ he is praised by Duncan for his loyalty and service to him and Macbeth returns the admiration. Before he exits‚ Macbeth mutters to himself that he must hide his true face to be able to kill Duncan. “Stars‚ hide

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    How does Shakespeare present the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Act 1? Macbeth is a dramatic play which tells the story of the downfall of a ‘Nobleman’ who becomes a ‘tyrant’. In Act one Shakespeare introduces the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth using a range of dramatic devices. At the start of the play Macbeth is introduced from two different perspectives. He is firstly introduced by the three witches whom are discussing a meeting with him ‘There to meet with Macbeth’. This scene

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