Macbeth - Tragedy
.... air/ With thy keen sword impress as make me bleed./ Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests./ I bear a charmed life, which must not yield/ To one of woman born.\"
This is a scene that contains Recognition; it is when Macbeth realizes that another of the witches\' prophecies are coming true as well as the fact that he has to yield. Once Macbeth establishes himself to be invincible, Macduff tells him that he is not of woman born. \"Despair thy charm!/ And let the angel whom thou still hast served/ .....
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Macbeth - Tragedy
.... ‘ghost’ of Banquo. The audience felt sorrow and pity for Macbeth, after the announcement that his wife had died. Finally in the death of Macbeth at the finalé of the play, the audience has a final ounce of pity to give to Macbeth.
Macbeth and Banquo were on return from their great victory, when stopped by three witches [I.iii.]. The witches had a ‘prophecy’ that involved Macbeth and the ruling throne of Scotland. The witches meet Mac-beth and are ready to discuss his future, which is only known .....
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Macbeth - Tragedy Or Satire
.... element of evil, with what we least want and most fear to face, and with what is destructive to human life and values. It also draws out our ability to sympathize with the tragic character, feeling some of the impact of the evil ourselves. Does Macbeth succeed at this level? Can the reader feel pity and terror for Macbeth? Or does the reader feel that Macbeth himself is merely a branch from the root of all evil and not the poor, forsaken, fate-sunken man, according to Aristotle\'s idea of tragedy, he is s .....
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Macbeth - Tragic Hero
.... to assassinate King Duncan. After Macbeth had killed King Duncan, he later regrets on his wrong doing. At the point of this play the audience can note the change in Macbeth\'s character. Macbeth\'s first murder was a trying experience for him, however after the first murder, killing seemed to be the only solution to maintain his reign of the people of Scotland. Therefore, it was Lady Macbeth who introduced the concept of murder to Macbeth.
Macbeth\'s ambition also influenced his declining charac .....
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Macbeth - Witches
.... in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches offer great enticement, but it is in the end, each individuals decision to fall for the temptation, or to be strong enough to resist their captivation. The three Witches are only responsible for the introduction of these ideas and for further forming ideas
in Macbeth head, but they are not responsible for his actions throughout the play. Lady Macbeth is shown early in the play as an ambitious woman with a single purpose. She can manipulate Macbeth .....
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Macbeth -Schizophrenia In MacBeth
.... fulfilling the prophecy alone. So, she says to herself, \" Hie thee hither, that I may pour my spirits in thine ear, and chastise with the valor of my tongue which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crowned withal.\" (I.5.23-28) Macbeth becomes so passionate about becoming the king that he killed anyone who could possibly take the throne away from him, even the king, Duncan. \"I have done the deed.\" he said to his wife after killing him. (II.2.14)
Macbeth shows several symptoms of schizo .....
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Merchant Of Venice Character Diary - Shylock
.... but what happened next I\'m not sure of. A lawyer came in and seemed to be on my side until she mentioned that I could only take Antonio\'s flesh, no blood. I was shocked to hear this but I then tried to accept the double amount but knew it was too late because that wasn\'t written on the bond. If that was not enough I could not just go home. The lawyer bent the law and would have taken away my life if it weren’t up to the Duke. The lawyer took away my moneys, but even worse than that Antonio took .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
.... most overhear discussions are deceptions. It is through eavesdropping that we see the true battle between deception and reality as we look at the subplots of Bene*censored* and Beatrice, Hero and Claudio, as well as the comedy of Dogberry and his crew. The relationship between Bene*censored* and Beatrice is one manufactured completely through deception on the behalf of their friends. Though the plot to unite them was planned, many of the problems that arose were because of things that were overheard accide .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
.... for them to try and trick Benedick into falling for Beatrice. The three men talk of Beatrice’s false affections towards Benedick, and in his eavesdropping he falls for the bait. Benedick, shows us his true feelings in his soliloquy: "This can be no trick… / I will be horribly in love with her" (2.3.210,223). Benedick, decides that he will allow himself to fall in love with Beatrice.
The second example of deception is seen in Act 3.1. Hero and Ursula do their parts to trick Beatrice into .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
.... at the start of the play, but as the play goes on we witness the emergence of deception into their relationship as well. The deception starts as Borachio reports to Don John of a conversation he overheard between Claudio and Don Pedro. At the ball, while Don Pedro is dancing with Hero in hopes of wooing her for Claudio, Don John and Borachio move in to convince Claudio that Don Pedro is in love with Hero and wants to ask Leonato for her hand in marriage. When Don John is asked how he knows Don Pedro l .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
.... Benedick felt that marriage was going to
change the way Claudio lived. Benedick was also very
stubborn. He never wanted to give into other people\'s
ideas, and that was why he didn\'t want to give into the idea
that marriage could be a good thing in a person\'s life.
Beatrice was a character very similar to Benedick.
She was a very independent person, and didn\'t want to rely
on anyone for support. She also was very smart. She
enjoyed reading poetry, and tho .....
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Much Ado About Nothing - Passion Vs. Reason
.... aspect of Passion vs. Reason greatly affects the two throughout the play.
The notion that Beatrice was not fond of Benedict was conveyed very early in the first act. As news of the arrival of Benedict and company to Messina was announced, Beatrice immediately started to poke fun at him. She inquired as to who he had become friendly with and then began to say she knew Benedict to be fickle and have a new sworn friend every time that she sees him. This was the first clue to her distaste and also l .....
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Much Ado About Nothing - Summary
.... right moment to cause problems for his brother and Claudio, who he thinks has taken his place in his brother\'s affections. He hopes Claudio\'s desire to wed Hero will give him an occasion to cause some mischief.
Act II, scene I
Leonato and his daughter and niece are ready for the party to begin. While Beatrice complains that there is no man who can match her spirit, Hero obediently consents to her father\'s counsel to accept the Prince when he woos. All wear masks for the dance which leads to confusi .....
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Much Ado About Nothing: Love And Marriage
.... in the woollen…
Benedick: the savage bull may; but if the ever sensible Benedick bear it, pluck off the bulls horns and set them in my forehead; and let me be vilely painted, and in such great letters as they write ‘Here is a good horse to hire’ let them signify under my name ‘Here you see Benedick the married man’…
Each of the two know deep down that they do love each other and only when their friends plot against them do they end up declaring their love for each other. Benedick has protested in .....
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Othello
.... for Desdemona and keeping them for himself, and in doing so, making a substantial profit. \"Thus do I ever make my fool my purse\" (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 376). Roderigo eventually starts to question Iago\'s honesty. When faced with this accusation, Iago simply offers that killing Cassio will aid his cause and the asinine Roderigo falls for it. \"I have no great devotion to the deed / And yet he has given me satisfying reason,\" (Act 5, Scene 1, Line 8). In doing this, Iago keeps Roderigo in the dark and co .....
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