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    Media performs very important functions in the society. In modern democratic nation‐state system it is considered as the fourth pillar of the state whose functions are indispensible for the smooth and effective functioning of a society. It is the dire need of today’s globalized people to be aware of their surroundings. Therefore everyone gets information through easy accessible sources of media. Mainly mass media is involved in providing latest information about whole world‚ national‚ and local events

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    English essay: Macbeth and today’s society Among Shakespeare’s highly successful oft quoted dramatic works is the tragedy themed play Macbeth. The themes illustrated in the play include ambition‚ good vs. evil‚ superstitions‚ deception and treachery. In brief‚ the play is about Macbeth’s encounter with three witches and how this meeting eventually brings him to killing the king of Scotland. General Macbeth is just returning from a victorious war between Scotland and Norway‚ when he and another

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    men started doing this sort of thing‚ they liked the feeling of soft skin and sleeker hair‚ cleaner cuticles and less chest hair. However‚ this meant that society had to have a severe change of mind‚ suddenly they had to accept that what was usually only done by women could also be done by men. And in changing times‚ this was something society didn’t in fact want to change‚ so it ended up being attributed to men of homosexual orientation since in the end if women got manicures to attract men then

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    When I thought about the role that the word "night" would play in the tragic play "Macbeth‚" I found that there were a variety of possibilities. Immediately‚ I thought of the nighttime as a period of rest and revitalization. I expected that this would allow characters to recover from the day ’s many demands. Secondly‚ I connected the night to the unknown. In the night ’s cloak of darkness‚ many more things could go undiscovered than in the revealing light of day. Next‚ I thought that the night would

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    Importance of Ambition In the play‚ Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ it is evident that ambition plays a very important role in the play. Ambition is when someone has a strong desire for success‚ achievement‚ or a goal. It is a motivating factor that drives one towards success. This is a big part of this specific play. Without ambition‚ there would be no play‚ everything started with ambition. Ambition is important to the play because throughout the play Macbeth does everything to secure

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    The witches in Macbeth are very important in the plot and develop certain aspects of the play. They make greater the theatrical experience with images of darkness‚ thunder and lightning that make Macbeth the tragedy it is. Their actions also add to the play‚ dancing round the cauldron and chanting ‘Double‚ double…’. Their appearance as ‘dark hags’ adds mystery to the play. The witches also add a sense of evil and of the supernatural. Their chanting‚ ‘Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble: Fire burn

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    Macbeth’ justification The play ‘Macbeth’ is one of four major tragedies written by William Shakespeare in 1606. The plot of ‘Macbeth’ revolves around the protagonist Macbeth and it is set in the 11th century. Macbeth is introduced as a trustworthy & loyal warrior‚ and Thane of Glamis‚ whose fame in the battlefield wins him a great honour and respect from the king. The play’s tragedy begins when Macbeth allows his over ambition to ignite his downfall. The protagonist’s hamartia was overambition

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    Modern Day Parallels in Macbeth Shakespeare’s Macbeth is unquestionably one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies from the use of foreshadowing to the topics of conflict still present in modern day society. It’s almost as if he knew these conflicts would plague man for centuries to come. Then again its almost as if Shakespeare could predict the future. An example is Othello‚ Shakespeare’s depiction of a black man in power‚ was way ahead of its time. In Macbeth we see many conflicts that are still

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    briefly‚ do not say much or are mentioned but do not make an appearance and yet they still have an impact on the rest of the characters and plot of the play. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare the character Fleance fills this role. Fleance is important because he is to be King of Scotland‚ and that he is thought of a lot when Macbeth talks about the prophecies. Fleance disappears after scene three in Act III; yet he is still a part of the plot because he is heir to the throne as told in the Weird

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    While reading the play Macbeth it becomes clear that ambition can be both beneficial and destructive. Throughout the play Macbeth has a great ambition to kill Duncan. The determination and hard work he has to kill Duncan is very powerful. Mac beth says “Is this a dagger which I see before me‚ The handle toward my hand? Come‚ let me clutch thee. I have thee not‚ and yet I see thee still. Art thou not‚ fatal vision‚ sensible To feeling as to sight?”(Shakesphere63) Macbeth

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