Life is ultimately about choices. In the tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth makes a series of choices that have terrible consequences for others. Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and frightening female characters. She becomes known as a ambitious woman. When we first see her‚ she is already plotting Duncan’s murder‚ and she is stronger‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious than her husband. She seems fully aware of this and knows that she will have to push Macbeth into
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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and many other books. He was born in Zimbabwe and moved to Scotland when he was 17 to continue his education. He earned 2 degrees in law and then began teaching law. Afterwards‚ he went back to Africa‚ and in 1980 he went to Botswana. While he was in Botswana‚ he founded a law school and he began teaching there. The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is the first book out of a series. The setting of the novel is the country of
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Leonardo Da Vinci painted “The Lady With An Ermine” in 1490. “The Lady With An Ermine” is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani. Cecilia Gallerani was the favourite and most celebrated mistresses of Ludovico Sforza‚ known as Ludovico Il Moro‚ Duke of Milan. She was the subject of Leonardo’s painting “The Lady With An Ermine”. While posing for this painting Cecilia invited Leonardo‚ who was working for Sforza as court artist‚ to meetings at which Milanese intellectuals discussed philosophy and other subjects
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Lady Macbeth is a character in Shakespeare’s Macbeth (c.1603–1607). She is the wife to the play’s protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ a Scottish nobleman. After goading him into committing regicide‚ she becomes Queen of Scotland‚ but later suffers pangs of guilt for her part in the crime. She dies off-stage in the last act‚ an apparent suicide. The character’s origins lie in the accounts of Kings Duff and Duncan in Holinshed’s Chronicles (1587)‚ a history of Britain familiar to Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Lady
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Lady Gaga‚ stage name for Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is a recording artist in New York‚ United State America (USA). She developed interest in the music industry at an early age as demonstrated by her interest and ability to play the piano while she was 4 years old of age. Later‚ she joined New York University where she studied music opened up her song writing skills. She composed analytical papers and essays that focused mainly on social issues‚ politics‚ religion and arts. Then‚ she withdrew
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Chekov wrote “The Cherry Orchard” and “Lady with the Dog” these two stories are different but also similar. There are two similar themes in these stories; love and society. The theme of love in the “Cherry Orchard” is represented by the fact that Lubov and Gaev loved the cherry orchard and the memories and did not want to sell‚ even to clear the family’s debt. When the idea of clearing the lot for summer homes is brought up they can’t even stomach the idea. Looking out at the orchard brings back
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Lady Macbeth loses her sanity totally by act 5. Her insanity is foregrounded in the first scene of the act in Macbeth.The gentlewoman serving Lady Macbeth feels simultaneously sympathy and a sense of bitterness to such heinous path Lady Macbeth along with Macbeth chose to achieve success. In act 5‚ scene 1 of Macbeth‚ it is presented that Lady Macbeth has lost her senses‚ and suffers from sleepwalking. She seems to have also a mania regarding her feeling of having blood in her hands. In the beginning
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In “Coming home Again”‚ Chang-Rae talks about his relationship with his mother as he was growing up‚ and how it changed and transformed as he grew up. He talks about his mother’s cooking and goes well into detail with it‚ this can be seen by the quote “When I was six or seven years old‚ I used to watch my mother as she prepared our favorite meals. It was one of my daily pleasures.” (pg1). He talks about every minute action that went into preparing a dish as he watched his mom cook‚ one such example
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Shooting Kabul By: N.H. Senzai Guilt is not only a negative feeling but it can also be positive when the guilt helps develop a positive action. In the story Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai‚ the main character‚ Fadi‚ feels great guilt for leaving his sister Miriam behind in Afghanistan. The guilt motivates him to search for his sister and makes him more independent. This guilt that Fadi has for losing his sister makes him feel that it is his responsibility to find her. Fadi tries desperately
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This study analyzes two stories outlined in the two books; New Year’s Sacrifice by Lu Xun and Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang. The two stories describe experiences of two women who go through different experiences that define their future. They suffer the adverse effects of traditional Chinese customs and practices though one has a happy ending while the other suffers to the very end. Though they lived in different cities and at various time‚ it is evident how society built prejudices against
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