Banquo

Reverend Hale vs John Proctor In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are two main characters, Reverend Hale and John Proctor. Both of them are portrayed as two very well respected men in the play. They both play a big role in this play, as Hale is an intellect and an expert in witchcraft, while Proctor is a farmer who stands against witchcraft. Ultimately, Hale helps Proctor by siding with him when Proctor was accused of witchcraft. However, Proctor chooses his own fate and he is…

Macbeth by William Shakespeare focuses on the exchange of power and the lengths people are willing to go on behalf of their ambition. The lead character, Macbeth, faces internal conflict over the immoral actions he commits in order to achieve the witches prophecy and become King. Throughout the play the reader sees the ramifications of the murders he commits on the kingdom as a whole, and on a slew of other characters. Prince Malcolm falls victim to Macbeth's dastardly plans, and flees to…

Faustus in Christopher Marlowe’s play is a conflicting character, his capability of words is tremendous and he is very ambitious, yet doesn’t take a minute to think which makes him a little strange, he is willing to do anything and lose everything in order to get what he wants from Lucifer even if that means he will waste powers that he has gained at great cost. When Faustus is introduced to the reader, he is just preparing to board on his career as a magician, and while we anticipate that…

“Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, stop up th’access and passage to remorse”. I believe that Lady Macbeth is the truly evil villain of this play. In this play, Shakespeare evoked many negative themes in Lady Macbeth. She had made many spiteful tendencies which leads to her act and avarice to gain the power of the country and the name, Queen of Scotland. By the end of this essay, it will prove that Lady Macbeth is the true villain of this play. In Act 1 Scene 5 “it is too full o’th’milk of…

Skyelar McQuillar Honors Comp & Lit 3A November 4, 2016 Is Being Famous a Faustian Bargain? In the play ‘Faustus’, the main character, Doctor Faustus made a deal with devil. Faustus was very knowledgeable but he wanted more, he wanted black magic. In order to get that he sold his soul to devil for 24 years in return for Mephastophilis as his servant. Faustus signs the contract in his blood and has second thoughts on what he just did. Faustus begins to learn new spells and uses his gift as…

Lastly the Scottish witches the antagonists from the play are portrayed as evil witches who are slaves to the devil. Throughout the play, the witches are referred to as the “weird sisters” by many of the characters lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. In part, the mischief they cause stems from their supernatural powers, but mainly it is the result of their understanding of the weaknesses of their specific interlocutors they play upon Macbeth’s ambition like…

THE GLOBEL NEWS THE Scottish curse “Truth or superstition?” The "Curse of Macbeth" AKA “The Scottish curse” according to theatrical superstition, is the large amount of “bad luck” that occurs during the production and acting out of Shakespeare’s famous play “Macbeth” The opening scene of Macbeth was a very spooky scene already. 3 old sisters appear with ragged clothes and begin chanting a curse or incantation on Macbeth. It is said that Shakespeare wanted to impress the king at the time, King…

People are often blinded by their own ambitions. Macbeth wants to be king. He is willing to do anything in his power to secure King Duncan’s crown. Macbeth’s only purpose is to kill King Duncan in order to take charge of the throne. He becomes more and more obsessed of having the throne. Innocent people will die. Macbeth soon will discover the witch’s prophecy to be true when his crown is taken. The wrath of Macbeth, the greedy king of Scotland, will not last for long. In The Tragedy of Macbeth,…

When I write,I try to capture in words, the half etched thoughts, the unformed silences ,the vaguely understood swirl of emotions all entangled with and undifferentiated from the chaotic images that flash and disappear. When I visualize, I try to capture,in images this time, those half etched thoughts, those unformed silences,those vaguely understood swirls of emotions entangled with and undifferentiated from the chaotic words that flash and disappear. An image, that has never been a word…

“I care not if thou dost for me as much/ I pull in resolution, and begin/ To doubt th’ equivocation of the friend.” V.V.41-43. This quote was taken from “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. The Tragedy of Macbeth has several different themes with one being Ambition. Another theme of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is the theme of evil. As for the final theme, it would be the theme of Guilt and Conscience. In the “Tragedy of Macbeth”, Macbeth is a Tragic Hero. The themes for “The Tragedy of…