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    most important passages of Macbeth is when he is deciding whether the dagger that he sees is real or if it is fake (Act 2Scene 1). This passage is a monologue of Macbeth‚ it is very important because when analyzed one can demonstrate that it is a summary of the entire play. At first it starts talking about how he sees a dagger‚ and he doesn’t know if it is fake or real but what he do know is that he will use it. By this part of the passage one can allude it to a very important theme of the play

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    Different Interpretations of Taming of the Shrew - Act 2Scene 1 (The wooing Scene) Since there are so many different adaptations of Taming of the Shrew‚ there are quite a lot of differences when you see it‚ then when you read it. Especially when you try to imagine the Wooing Scene‚ in Act 2 Scene 1. Here are a few main differences I noticed in two of the different adaptations I watched: * Gaudete Academy 2010 Production (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaebQOnnHMU) * Petruchio

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    2 Original Text | Modern Translation | Scene I | | [Inverness. Court of Macbeth’s castle.] | | Enter Banquo‚ and Fleance‚ with a Torch* before him. | | BANQUO:How goes the night‚ boy?  | BANQUO:How’s your night going‚ boy? | FLEANCE:The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.  | FLEANCE:The moon’s down. I haven’t heard the clock chime. | BANQUO:And she goes down at twelve.  | BANQUO:The moon goes down at twelve. | FLEANCE:I take’t ’tis later‚ sir.  | FLEANCE:I think it’s later

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    Act 2 Scene 2 of Macbeth

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    Act 2 Scene 2 is crucial to our understanding of the importance of power in the play I think that Act 2 Scene 2 has a variety of ways to portray power in the play. After the murder of Duncan‚ Macbeth constantly hears mysterious sounds that Lady Macbeth probably could not. This implies the presence of a supernatural power that could be controlling his mind. All throughout this scene‚ Macbeth faces illusions in his mind which seem to be forcing him to admit his guilt. However‚ Macbeth does not show

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    OTHELLO ACT 1SCENE 2 Shakespeare’s Othello is a play about love‚ jealousy and racism. Othello is a Moor‚ who is kidnapped as a child and brought to Venice‚ where he grows up‚ becomes a mercenary and through his bravery rises to the rank of General of the Venetian army. Othello is in love with the beautiful Desdemona‚ daughter of a senator and is secretly married to her. Iago‚ his junior‚ jealous of his success attempts to destroy Othello and Desdemona and through his machinations obliterates

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    HUMANITIES MEDIEVAL JAPAN FILM ANALYSIS Q1 - What are the aspects of Japanese life being represented in these 3 scenes? Scene 1: Seeing Seppuku The aspect of Japanese life depicted in this scene is the Bushido code‚ and in this scene depicted is the punishments for disobeying the code‚ which is Seppuku. Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide that was practised by samurai. A person who had lost his honour had to show that his and his family’s or clan’s honour was more important to him than his own

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    urge for power can corrupt the most valiant men. We see this in Macbeth in Scene 1 of Act 2. As Macbeth thinks about the three witches prophecy‚ he begins to urge for it to become true. Thinking of the himself becoming king was so strong that it pushed Macbeth to murder King Duncan. In Act 2 Scene 1 it says‚ “...the bell invites me. Hear it not‚ Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.” In this scene we can see Macbeth actually acting upon his deepest and darkest urges. It

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    In Act 2 scene 1 Macbeth is presented as a man who is certain about his evil actions. He has no hesitation‚ and will not stop in his efforts to commit regicide. This is evident in the command ‘come‚ let me clutch thee’ as he speaks to the knife. The knife represents his evil desires and ambition‚ it also acts as a reminder for the deed he must commit. It tells us he is embracing his corrupt and malicious thoughts and the verb ‘clutch’ enforces this‚ highlighting his certainty about his actions. This

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    The first scene of the second act is the shortest in length‚ but one of the largest in significance. In the beginning of the scene‚ the town is preparing for Reverend Brown’s sermon with eager anticipation. The religious fervour that Brady has been carefully nurturing and cultivating in the people of Hillsboro was to make a dramatic plateau at this sermon. Act 2Scene I is also the first time that the slow unceasing progress of the religious fervour was‚ if only momentarily‚ stopped. After Rev

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    Hamlet Act 4 Scene 7

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    Act 4 Scene 7 Lines 162-194 Summary : * Gertrude enters with tragic news : Ophelia‚ mad with grief‚ has drowned in the nearby stream. * Laertes flees the room in agony‚ followed by Claudius who is afraid that Laertes’s calmed rage will be renewed with the news of Ophelia’s death. Ophelia: L.166-168 Willow ≡ traditional symbol of forsaken love. Garland of willow ≡ lover makes when his/her beloved has left him/her. L.169-171 Daisy ≡ dissembling (disintegrating) Nettles sting‚ “long

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