Inverness

Inverness is a city situated in the north east of Scotland, on the edge of the Highlands and is considered the only administrative centre for the theatrical arts. The first theatre to be built in the city was completed in 1805; however, it burnt down during the war. Later in the 1960’s Inverness was housing a population of around 30,000 but the council expected this figure to increase due to new city developments. In the early 1960’s the city council decided to develop and expand the Inverness riverbank into a commercial area. They wanted to build social spaces in the city such as libraries, art galleries, retail stores, offices and museums. At the time, Inverness already had a small theatre but it was demolished in 1971 in order to accommodate for a new dramatic arts space. The growing city needed a more modern approach to theatrical design and so the city council appointed Architects, Law & Dunbar-Naismith to commission a much larger and practical public realm for Inverness: Eden Court Theatre. The project consists of a new, modernist building that connects directly onto the existing Episcopal Palace that is situated on the beautiful banks of the river Ness. The palace was originally built in 1878 for Bishop Eden (from which it takes its name) and designed by Alexander Ross, who had previously designed the cathedral adjacent to the site. After much…

Gwilian’s eyes shot open. “Today is the big day,” she mumbled nervously to herself. It was the day of her first performance, in front of the whole town! She knew that she was ready for it, but she couldn’t seem to calm her nerves. She sat up and her eyes locked onto her most prized possession; her harp. Gwilian’s harp was the most beautiful musical instrument in her town. It had been a gift from her mother, passed on to her from her dying instructor; a gift reserved only for her best pupil.…

everybody. Lady Macbeth deceives Duncan into feeling safe and comfortable at Inverness. She welcomes the king in Inverness at the castle. As Duncan is complementing the castle, Macbeth gradually makes his way to Duncan. Lady Macbeth knows the plan so she does not want him to get suspicious. She is acting all ecstatic and innocent and Duncan is delightful which is why Lady Macbeth knows it’s going well. Lady Macbeth is planning to deceive the king into thinking nothing will happen. She wants him…

Didst thou not hear a noise” (II, ii. 14). This demonstrates a clean statement on how Macbeth is referring to killing King Duncan as doing the deed. Also, Macbeth could barely talk about killing King Duncan. Which does show the passion and courage Macbeth has in his involvement in toughness. In contrast, Lady Macbeth is actually tougher than Macbeth because Lady Macbeth has the ability to focus from the act of killing King Duncan. The situation all started at night time inside Inverness Castle…

tax ships, houses and amenities for the merchants and the workers along with refineries to process the sugar being brought in from the West Indies. Glasgow quickly outgrew London in terms of imports from the North American colonies, bringing in four million pounds of tobacco in 1724, and exporting two million yards of linen outwards. Linen being one of the industries that was created in Scotland, owing to the existence of a countryside industry of weaving textile and flax with mills and…

Between the two risings also marked an increased fortification of the Highland by government troops to better control and pacify the Highlands in an attempt of an uprising. The leader of this fortification was George Wade, who after the ’15 uprising was appointed Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Forces in Northern Britain and was given full authority to undertake any task he deemed necessary to help better the position of the government control in the Highlands. Under his command 240 miles…

As a Georgia native you can imagine my shock when I found out Georgia has it’s very own loch ness monster! The monster’s name is Altamaha-ha, it was given to him by the Creek Indians that lived near the Altamaha-ha river. The monster has been spotted in Darien and Butler Island, Georgia. The Altamaha River is a beautiful place. It’s known for it’s vast marshes and 18th/19th century rice fields and canals. Scottish people from Inverness (the home of Nessie), were recruited in 1735 to come live…

Macbeth as a Tragic Hero Throughout history, humanity has consistently risen to great heights, but due to our flawed nature, met failure and loss. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, it is conveyed through Macbeth which eventually drove Macbeth mad and made him a tragic hero. Due to Macbeths actions, ambition and arrogance he makes many disastrous choices during the play. These decisions leave people very hurt and he affects all of Inverness, Scotland with his immoral outcomes. Macbeth has so much…

Although names remained the same Shakespeare shaped the plotline and characters roles quite a bit. To begin, “Macbeth and his wife murder the aged King Duncan when he comes to visit them in their castle [Inverness].” while in reality, King Duncan is not murdered in Inverness as the play sets up the scene, but in reality, “Macbeth killed Duncan, who was about 39, in battle, and made himself king instead.”( ) At the time, was one of the most honorable and respected ways to die, and unlike in the…

Loch Ness (Great Britain) This is probably the world's most famous monster mystery. The Scottish lake Loch Ness has been talked about for centuries and under 1900s the place became famous as the home of the mysterious long-necked creatures. Loch Ness cuts like an arrow through Scotland and stretches from Inverness in the northeast to Fort William in the south. On November in 1933 took Hugh Gary a factory worker, what appears to be the first photograph of the beast. It took place where the river…