Banquo

Exegesis This chapter is one inserted into the book Inheritance, from the series Inheritance Cycle. The series revolves around the protagonist Eragon and his companion dragon Saphira and his ongoing conflict to free the magical realm of Alagaesia from the evil reign of Galbatorix. Blödhgarm and his company are a group of the best elven mages sworn to protect Eragon and Arya is daughter of the Elven queen. Elva was created in Eragon’s inexperience; Elva was a baby who a spell was placed on…

Macbeth is considered one of the most controversial characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Many literary scholars discuss in detail Macbeth’s character and how he should be viewed. Many scholars believe he is the villain in the novel while others take the view that Macbeth is the victim. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth emerges as the villain in the play as he knowingly violates his conscience; and his unbridled courage and ambition take full control over him. Many critics, scholars and readers…

“Which thou esteem’st the ornament ofe life and live a coward in thine own esteem.” The story of tragedy, disrespect, and no loyalty. Murders and witches combined to make one of the bloodiest plays in history. Could the main character Macbeth be considered a tragic hero? In my opinion, Macbeth never learned from his mistakes and his only fear was losing his title, so therefore he is not a tragic hero. The first reason is that Macbeth never learned from the mistakes. He killed one, then…

Witness by Karen Hesse focuses on characterization and the personalities. All novels have a point of view. Hesse shows personality by writing the book in first person limited, but she also shows every character’s thoughts and feelings by making every character the narrator. Every character in the book gets their chance to show their feelings and thoughts by telling the reader through their eyes what they think about the current situation. Merlin Van Tornhout is one of the main characters in…

For many people it is nature to lie in order to evade prosecution or trouble. When people fail or make mistakes in life, they tend to blame others. The enormous amounts of guilt that comes when committing a murder is a lot for one single person to hold alone. In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare there is plenty of this going on. Macbeth’s downfall was mostly caused by Lady Macbeth and the witches. Macbeth’s evil action would not have happened if the witches weren’t in the story. If they had not…

The drama “Macbeth” is a very tragic one. The hero, Macbeth has a desire for power. He uses murder and ruthlessness to make sure nothing stands in his way. Throughout the play, you observe how Macbeth transformed from a warrior, to an immoral enemy. Good vs. Evil is the most important theme. In the play, there are multiple examples that show Good vs. Evil. First off, one would be when Duncan begins talking to Malcolm. “There’s no art to find the minds construction in the face: He was an…

Is power and fortune worth the life of a longtime friend? Shakespeare answers that question in one of his most famous dramatic plays, “Macbeth”, which takes place in Scotland. The main character, Macbeth, desired to become king, so he plotted to kill King Duncan. After going through with his plan, Macbeth is then proclaimed king and later killed in battle. The theme of the play was ambition, which can clearly be seen through the characters Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Malcolm. To start with,…

A slightly different version of the old fairytale, Sleeping Beauty, Disney’s Maleficent tells the story of a young fairy in a forest kingdom that is protecting the land from an invading army. As the young fairy grows up she comes across a human friend named Stefan. Maleficent’s wings are stolen and she is betrayed by her friend in return for being king. Although Maleficent seeks revenge and curses the king's daughter, in the end it is Maleficent that ultimately looks after her and breaks the…

The purpose of the Porter’s scene is to provide comic relief because the play is at such a high level of intensity after King Duncan is killed that the this scene is placed to lower the level of intensity so that when Duncan’s body is discovered it will raise levels of intensity again. The Porter gives rise to a metaphor in the act, relating Macbeth’s castle to the gates of hell. He refers to satanic images and Beelzebub, which is the Devil, and the porter refers to himself as the gatekeeper.…

A man of great height in leather and green cloth was brought into the throne room, oddly there was no struggle he just let him drag him across, the only people awaiting the man were 2 guards and the king, then the man was Thrown onto the ground, no grunt of pain from the impact however in front of the king then king saying "tis thou again". The man said"aye, this thou again 'my lord'" "Might I ask what hooligan thing was done this time" "I can not come to visit, can I" "Nay!" "Spoken like…