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    Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest and most intriguing female characters. She is positioned to be viewed as fiercely ambitious and a deceptive‚ evil consort all at the same time. Throughout Act one it becomes apparent that Lady Macbeth is highly ambitious‚ stopping at nothing‚ not even murder‚ to fulfil her own ambitions. When Macbeth first writes to her detailing his meeting of the witches and their prophecy‚ her first thoughts are of worry; she believes that Macbeth

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    In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is introduced as Macbeth’s loving‚ loyal wife. An Elizabethan audience would expect her to be a domesticated housewife who depended on her husband. She holds the respect of the King‚ her servants and her husband’s companions. However‚ the moment she receives Macbeth’s letter‚ she initiates the action behind the play. Without Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth would not have felt as obligated to murder King Duncan‚ and the play would not have developed the way it

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    Lady Macbeth - William ShakespeareLady Macbeth is in a position of power over Macbeth. She tells him what to do and what not to do. She directs him and his emotions in Act 2 Scene II. She is the strongest one which is clearly shown by her saying ‘A foolish thought‚ to say a sorry sight’. This shows us how weak Macbeth is compared to Lady Macbeth who has the power and makes her husband think the same way as she thinks. I would show that power clearly by standing on the higher level of the stage than

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    The White Lady of Montmorency Falls 1. A beautiful Quebec lady named Celine who fell in love with Alain. Alain is handsome and young and both wanted to get married. Alain was a soldier and was called in a terrible war but he died in the battle. Celine searched Alain by the river but he was not there. A year passed and the lady still have not found Alain. The lady was wearing a white snowy brides dress and ran to the river. She went on top of the horse and suddenly disappeared. Celine slipped into

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth and how the movie showed it are aplenty. Lady Macbeth is the wife of Macbeth‚ she is the brains behind the king’s murder. She called upon the weïrd to provide her with the ability to orchestrate the king’s murder. I Imagined her as a somewhat timid character‚ along with that‚ I assumed her to lack strength in her personality as a character. The movie portrayed Lady Macbeth very differently than I imagined her to be. This quote from Lady Macbeth is a good example of when my thoughts and the

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    power. In the popular tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Juliet is no exception to this‚ and this cruel and controlling person to her is Lady Capulet. Lady Capulet cares not for her daughter’s happiness‚ and makes virtually every defining situation in Juliet’s life herself‚ including her marriage. Much like her husband‚ Lady Capulet is a very authoritative character. She makes every single decision in Juliet’s marriage‚ including when she marries and who she marries. She discusses

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    “The Lady of Shallot” begins with a description of a field by a river that leads to Camelot. Then‚ there is an island in the middle of the river called the Island of Shallot‚ with a castle on it. In the castle lives the Lady of Shallot‚ who no one every sees but sometimes hear. Part two describes the Lady of Shallot. She is cursed and weaves. She cannot look out of her window‚ but she can see through a magic mirror. She weaves what she sees. Then‚ Sir Lancelot rides by the island‚ when the Lady sees

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    Throughout Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth appears in nine scenes‚ seemingly rational and in control of herself‚ although rather obsessed with gender roles in relation to power. Her preoccupation with masculinity and power is exemplified in her soliloquy‚ as she speaks of “fear[ing] [Macbeth’s] nature”‚ because it is too full of “human kindness (I.V)”. Lady Macbeth believes that her husband would be too afraid to act‚ and uses this to play on his fears: “Art thou afeard/To be the same in thine own act and

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    tend to make for the scariest stories. The Blue Lady is one of the best customer’s at the Moss Beach Distillery and the star in many stories from visitors of this restaurant. Her presence fills the restaurant daily resulting in creepy encounters with customers and employees. Although the blue lady is seen as an urban legend‚

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    distinguished staff members‚ co-aspirants‚ fellow students‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ I greet you all It has been observed by me in recent times‚ that there are many problems‚ which arise day in day out. I do not wish to make this entire problem known‚ because they give me an ill-feeling when I mention them. Nevertheless‚ for the sake of my manifesto‚ I am going to give an instance of a situation as an example. Comfortably seated lady and gentlemen‚ Imagine yourself being a teacher‚ you have just

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