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    grabbed his bag and grabbed a small dagger, which he brought just in case. He went out first, and I was right on his tail. When we walked…

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    government should be limited to national security, the promotion of justice, and infrastructure (Ball and Dagger 20). The federal government attempting to prohibit private corporations through legislation from pursuing their business interests would seem to violate this principle of classical liberalism. The classical liberal view posits that government…

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    Scene 1, as Macbeth is considering actually killing Duncan, he suddenly sees a “dagger of the mind” which he thinks is a “false creation”. (2.1, 50) It then shows him the way to the king’s room where Duncan is sleeping. As Macbeth begins to wonder if the image of the dagger is of his imagination, the dagger becomes coated with imaginary blood. The same way real daggers are tainted when used, and the same way Macbeth’s dagger will be after Duncan’s murder is performed. Even after Macbeth kills…

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    St. Louis Art Museum

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    contradicting stances, expressions, and the colors of their clothes. The bright and oblique light emphasizes the intensity of Arria, standing within a firm profile, offering a dagger. Be that as it may, the focal point of the painting is Arria holding the knife. Both of the characters eye lines are looking towards the dagger. To the flowing heavy draped orange garments covering her figure. In contrast the slumped body of Paetus, robed in icy shades of green for his tunic and blue for his…

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    Imagination In Macbeth

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    There’s a very old saying, which is still prominent in our lives, that ''the man, who has no imagination, has no wings''. We are all aware of that. The imagination runs the show. We can't accept the modern literature without it. Shakespeare used it very often and with so much excellence that he brought it to the perfection. Macbeth is the best example of Shakespeare's use of imagination. Macbeth becomes very obsessed, or say possessed with an idea of becoming king that his imagination leads him…

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    Throughout the story Macbeth went on a tragic downfall, murdering his friends and the people he loved. He went from a loyal Thane to murderous king who had one goal of maintaining the crown. Although Macbeth was the one to go on a drastic downfall, Macbeth is not the one responsible for this it. Lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth’s downfall. Lady Macbeth starts to manipulate Macbeth by convincing him he is not manly. After the three witches prophecy, Macbeth has written his wife…

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    Hoarfrost: A Short Story

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    shining glow. I bent down towards it, and a small pop-up materialized in front of my eyes. Bag (not searched) I opened the bag, and the popup vanished. Two screens appeared in front of me. On one screen, four squares. Two of them were occupied by a dagger. On the other screen, there was my own inventory. An image of me was off to the side, changing as I moved. There were nine squares in my inventory. God dammit, this is gonna be one of those stupid tetris systems, isn’t it? I’m probably gonna…

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    the poison and slowly chokes and dies. Now as Juliet wakes up from the potion given from Friar Laurence, she notices Romeo dead. Juliet: “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and let me die. (Stabs herself with ROMEO’s dagger and dies) {V.iii 182-184}. Formerly taking Romeo’s dagger and stabbing herself. The primary characters kill each other with a small misunderstanding, both sacrificing to…

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    thee:” (2.1.34) the handle of dagger points toward Macbeth’s hand foreshadows that eventually Macbeth will stab Duncan to death with the dagger “And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood.” (2.1.46) Shakespeare decided to use dagger as a tool of committing this crime because stabbing will create a lot of blood, proving the blood thirst of Macbeth. This line also triggers the thought whether Macbeth is ‘forced’ to kill Duncan (the blood is already on the blade of dagger) as a part of the…

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    is a wicked person because she rather put the dirt on Macbeth’s hands instead of her own. In Act 2, Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan so that he can become king and get her more power. As Macbeth is going to kill Duncan he sees a dagger. The dagger represents Lady Macbeth because it is making the…

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