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    quote serves to show how wrong Winston had been in his interpretation. O’Brien was actually very supporting of “The Party” and would eventually be a part of the downfall that Winston faces. Another reason why I chose this quote is because of the words that Winston places in O’Brien’s message because he couldn’t be farther away from being on his side. O’Brien is the one who ultimately serves to torture Winston after he has been brought in. To me this quote expresses Orwell’s

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    The Witches Influence on Macbeth Allison Schweinert Malling Hour 2 1/15/12 Throughout Macbeth‚ Shakespeare’s witches‚ or the “three weird sisters” (1.3.32) serve several purposes. With their persuasive techniques and ability to either see or influence the future‚ their most important role seems to be their power to influence decision-making and cause the initial deterioration of Macbeth. By providing five prophecies‚ the witches “provide Macbeth’s ‘call to action’ and drive his thirst for

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    be the same? In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the witches first appear with powers to control the weather and people; Macbeth is given prophecies and soon gets ahead of himself because he believes he is invincible. Macbeth is influenced by his wife and his selfishness while trying to take the thrown for himself and soon finds himself being beat at his own game. Although some people say the three witches are the reason for everything that happens to Macbeth‚ his tragedy would have still

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    Many can say that the witches had the biggest influence and power over others. In the story of Macbeth‚ a story written Shakespeare‚ is about a man who had been prophesied that he would be king by Witches‚ but soon things would change for Macbeth when his wife figured out what was going to happen. Lady Macbeth throughout the play showed that she had most power and influenced others action so they would do what she wanted. Lady Macbeth has always manipulated and convince others to do things they

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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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    love for Lady Macbeth‚ in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ caused Macbeth to feel the need to prove his manhood‚ which eventually lead to his downfall. Macbeth was not secure in his manhood‚ so he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved he was a man by killing Duncan‚ and he felt he had a lot of power to do whatever he wanted. Macbeth became desensitized between all the killing and the hype of being the King. In the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love

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    Macbeth”‚a play written by William Shakespeare‚ is a horrific story of deterioration of one considered ’hero”. The primary character Macbeth swayed by the concept of malevolent actions‚which causes his downfall. In this particular tragedy‚which validates the express deterioration that absolute power corrupts absolutely.Macbeth and lady Macbeth are provoked by the evils that power present and then consequently tortured by a guilty conscience.Throughout the play Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s express

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    relationship to the society which they operate in. It is tough to unequivocally claim whether it is a proper believe and everyone should obey to this rule or it is just unnecessary and maybe even harmful for some reasons. To begin with‚ being socially responsible for sure has lots of advantages and might be considered as a very moral action. Firstly‚ companies are utilizing the society and they should give them something in return. Business causes many social problems and it is its responsibility

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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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    story‚ Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the actions that lead to his fate .It could be argued that Macbeth is not totally to blame for his own destruction‚ allowing himself to be influenced by others. First‚ Macbeth ignores the voice of his own mind. He knows what he is doing is wrong even before he murders Duncan‚ but he allows Lady Macbeth and greed to cloud his judgment. Secondly‚ Macbeth willingly listens to the witches with no proff to believe if what they were saying was true. Macbeth could

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