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    Iago recalls‚ She did deceive her father‚ marrying you‚ And when she seemed to shake‚ and fear your looks‚ She loved them most … . She that‚ so young‚ could give out such a seeming (3.3.207-209‚ 211) Iago reminds Othello of Desdemona’s deception‚ and then stresses the possibility of her betraying their love. Through this‚ Iago brings out the worse in Desdemona’s appearance in order to increase the likeliness of

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    Macbeth’s Choices Affected by the Supernatural Macbeth is a very famous play by William Shakespeare‚ written in 1606 and first published in 1623. In Macbeth‚ the supernatural elements are the integral parts of the play as Shakespeare uses the theme of supernatural events to enhance the drama of the play. They appear in different forms including the three witches‚ the floating dagger‚ the ghost of Banquo and the prophetic apparitions throughout the play. The supernatural gradually provides a catalyst

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    The Deception Can Be Originated by Being Oppress‚ Isolated‚ and Deprive In the society‚ there is always a difference in strength and roles for men and women. Appearing in the play of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen‚ of which is written with the intention of pointing out the dominant roles of men during Victorian times. According to Helmi Yusof of the "Feminist Classic A Doll’s House Gets a Reboot." The Business Times‚ the play is known as an establishing feminist play. Due to when the play “First

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    Reading Task Part 2 Macbeth 1. Is Macbeth basically a good man led astray? In the play‚ Macbeth is portrayed as evil. I wouldn’t call Macbeth ’evil’. I would call him disillusioned. He was a good man‚ capable of serving his family‚ the royal family and the country nobly. He was an efficient soldier and worthy of respect. It was his ambition that became the cause of his downfall. He let his vaulting ambition get the better of his morals‚ his values and defeat his clear sense of

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    or cursed life.  Macbeth‚ after killing King Duncan‚ can hardly sleep because of his ghastly nightmares.  While the witches are talking‚ Macbeth and Banquo enter the area.  Macbeth proclaims that he has never seen a day "so fair and foul." (Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ Line 38) This is reminiscent of the weird sisters’ statement in Act 1‚ Scene 1 that "fair is foul and foul is fair." This is a prominent theme in the play‚ as it beautifully expresses the macabre state of affairs within Macbeth and without.  Banquo

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    Macbeth is one of the greatest tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. One of the main themes of Macbeth is that Ambition does not stop once you start thinking about it. Firstly‚ having very high Ambition jolts Macbeth to go beyond being the Thane of Cawdor. This is proven when Macbeth says‚ “If good‚ why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs” (1.3.138-140). While saying this‚ Macbeth is basically stating that the act

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    make my fool my purse.” By riding on Roderigo’s hopes‚ Iago is able to fraud Roderigo and make a generous profit for himself. Iago slowly poisons people’s minds‚ creating ideas in their heads without compromising his image. Iago‚ the master of deception says‚ “And what’s he then that says I play the villain‚ when this advice is free I give‚ and honest…” People rarely stop to wonder whether Iago might be lying to them‚ which proves just how skilful he is at deceiving others without being detected

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    Is Macbeth a moral play? morality play is one human life. The usual subject of it‚ is about saving the human soul. The central figure is man in the sense of humanity in general. Morality play contains the forces of good and evil that are engaged in a struggle for the soul of an individual. It spoke to medieval mans anxiety about being prepared for death or dying well. Many of Shakespeare’s plays seem to have ‚through accidentally‚ a moral significance. This plays appear to preach a moral lesson

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    Lady Macbeths appearance and how society views Lady Macbeth as a woman‚ innocent as a white dove. We make the words a dark theme along witht the color red for it represents lady Macbeths true nature and the contrast in the colors represent how her character breaks the female sterotypes. The first trait i identified she had is megalomania. The quote I chose for her megalomania personality is: “And fill me from head to toe‚ top full of direst cruely” (1.5.45-46) This quote shows how Lady Macbeth is

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    or thing stand in their way. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Macbeth‚ characterization is used to show that looks are deceiving when power is involved. When a person uses deception to acquire power‚ the consequences will be fatal and one’s fate will result in demise. When one becomes aware of their glorious future‚ they will do anything to acquire it. Macbeth becomes corrupted because of the power he could possess. Macbeth seems like the person who would not commit the act of murder as he

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