Dagger

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a brave solider in King Duncan’s Army but his envy for what others have will lead him down a dark road to acquire what he wants. Envy is the desire for the traits, status, abilities, or situations of others. Envy has been the downfall of many Kings in the Middle Ages, their constant desire for what others have led them to commit atrocities and tear their kingdoms apart and Macbeth is no different. Macbeth is not envious of the possessions…

he had said “I dare no longer stay.”(Act V, Scene iii, Line 172) and leaves Juliet there with the bodies of Paris and Romeo instead of getting her out of the tomb forcefully. Juliet then notices that Romeo had poisoned himself and she grabbed his dagger and stabbed herself. Friar Laurence could have stayed there if Juliet did not want to leave and he would have been able to prevent Juliet from stabbing herself and would have at least saved one person. As has been noted Friar Laurence is the one…

wider, lower silhouette also indicate controlled movement eastward. The figure is dressed with detailed beads in the beard as well as geometric patterns engraved on the incised drapery and headdress, suggesting wealth. There are also three handles of daggers tucked under the figure’s clothing beneath the right arm, possibly indicating strength and intimidation in battle. These qualities assert that the figure is most likely a ruler, particularly King Ashurnasirpal II. Alongside the large wings…

Prior to killing Duncan, Macbeth hallucinates and sees a dagger in front of him. This dagger leads Macbeth to the murder of Duncan. The fact that he was hallucinating may have helped him kill Duncan as it eased the actual deed in that very moment. It seemed that Macbeth was being guided to the murder by himself without knowing…

So, if I see fit to have any one of these people you see here put to death right on the spot, to death he’ll be put... Suppose you didn’t believe me and I showed you the dagger. On seeing it, you’d be likely to say, But Socrates, everybody could have great power that way... But then that’s not what having great power is, doing what one sees fit... This is punishment, and being punished is a bad thing and does not constitute…

When you read the story Macbeth, you read about a man who knew the different ways of how he could die, but was unable to avoid his death no matter what precautions that he took. The events in the story, could be considered fate by most readers due to that fact. Although, when you delve deeper into the story and think about how all the events truly started, you would soon discover that the origin of everything, would be the free will of Macbeth himself. Macbeth having a very naive nature created…

Love and Priorities “Action expresses priorities” (Mahatma Gandhi). These include priorities to your family, priorities to a friend, priorities towards your job, priorities to the one you love. What we do on a daily basis is evidence to what we really care about. Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy by William Shakespeare depicts two young star struck lovers who fall in love despite the prejudice between their families. The play was published in the 1500’s, yet its message of anger, hate, loyalty, lust,…

Roman culture also held education in high esteem, respecting learned political figures and leaders. In Lives, Plutarch discusses Caesar’s virtuous passion for learning: “In the meantime Sylla's power being now on the decline, Caesar's friends advised him to return to Rome, but he went to Rhodes, and entered himself in the school of Apollonius . . . Caesar is said to have been admirably fitted by nature to make a great statesman and orator, and to have taken such pains to improve his genius this…

time. Besides the constant static, another problematic aspect of the technology is the fuzziness of higher notes that the technology can’t quite handle. In my opinion these two aspects rob the music of it true beauty. Likewise with Victor Herbert’s “Dagger Dance”. Such a…

simply grey. Hickory hair tempestuous, eager to run away from such act of ignominy. Stature, not of a skeleton, rather, containing an elegance that only a dead body could possess. Immersed in layers of peachy skin, lit by the subtle moonbeams, rests a dagger smothered in ruby blood. What malefactor could have committed such an insidious action? One only in possession of wickedness as pure as water. Her eyelids settle in a relaxed state, depicting an unforeseen serenity. Her physiognomy is…