Discworld

Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”. In other words, this can be seen as advice from the witches indicating that playing “fair” will not let you achieve your ambitions, but playing “foul” will allow you to get what you want. This also foreshadows the upcoming deception in the world of this play, thus implying that not everything is as it seems, while introducing the theme of deception to the audience. The use of juxtaposition in this quote by saying “fair” is “foul” and vice versa confuses the audience, and tricks them into constantly thinking what is actually “fair” and which is “foul” in the play. Furthermore, the theme of deceit can also be seen when Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to “look like th’innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”. “Flower” usually has a positive connotation of purity, while in contrast, “serpent” is connotated with evil spirits and the cunning personality. “Serpent” also cannot be said without a hiss, and thus, this indicates that she has an evil plan in mind. She advices Macbeth to look…

When a person thinks, sometimes he or she does not always catch on to all that is presented the first time. This is what Terry Pratchett terms “First Thoughts” in his book, The Wee Free Men. First Thoughts are the thoughts initially had, whereas Second Thoughts are the thoughts that have been analyzed and looked over again. In The Wee Free Men, the main character, Tiffany, wants to become a witch and has a certain set of ideas about what a witch’s duties are. The ideas she has are her First…

‘Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit monstrous acts, but they are not monsters. Discuss.’ ‘Fate’ and ‘Ambition’ are the two keys components that drive the play Macbeth forward. In terms of plot and characterization, the two powerful characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth take fate into their hands to reach towards their goals which lead to a series of misfortunes and sins which turns them from an ambitious person into a monster. The play starts with the three witches quoting, ‘Fair is foul, and foul…

For example, the ‘clueless blonde’ Hrun (“The Colour of Magic”) Fitting the parody nature of the Discworld series, Hrun fits a typical dumb, strong barbarian warrior stereotype. Partly modeled off of Robert E. Howard’s Conan, Hrun is considered a famous adventurer and treasure seeker. However, he still fits into a very flat character archetype, being considered as smarter than other barbarians by Rincewind for only being able to count on more than one hand. Never does Hrun seem to betray…

actively trying to be motherly, she is trying to do what is morally right and to urge the boys not to lose points for Gryffindor. Hidalgo goes as far as to say “Hermione’s most important mothering support is not intellectual but emotional. Observant and intuitive…Hermione is able to provide (Harry) with the advice and support he needs to hear at particularly trying times” (83). This further proves the point that Hermione is not necessarily acting as a mother, but as an involved and caring…