Gentlewoman

Alice are part of the new social mobile movement. In addition, Alice’s abuse of Arden’s properties and her handling of her new freedom and power, serve the needs of herself before the needs of her country, and characterizes her as an unvirtuous gentlewoman according to civil…

One of William Shakespeare's most famous pieces of literature, Macbeth, features the downfall of the tragic hero, Macbeth. His downfall is credited to the Witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth himself, however it is commonly debated as to who has the highest responsibility for it. The Witches are mysterious creatures that thrive on mischief; they have the ability to disrupt the lives of humans, and Macbeth is a primary victim by using temptation and taking advantage of his ambition. Lady Macbeth…

of Juliet as her own daughter. The nurse is very protective over Juliet as well which is seen when she gives Romeo a warning to look after Juliet properly, “…If ye should lead her in a fool’s paradise…it were a very gross kind of behaviour…the gentlewoman is young…if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing.” (Act 2 scene 4 lines 151-154). Here, Romeo is being told not to play around with Juliet and to treat her right, as she is still young. From this, the audience can see the…

Symbolism is something that is used to represent something else in literature. A symbol can be a material object or something other than the literal surface meaning. Symbols are typically thrown around in a piece of text to bring up something that is important to the author and what he is emphasizing. William Shakespeare wrote a play called the tragedy of Macbeth. Throughout this entire play, there are multiple words and phrases that have more than one meaning. Strategically, he placed these…

“The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin represents marriage in a negative view. It does this by exposing the reader to a woman who experiences joy at the news of her husband’s death. This is most clearly seen through the language of the story that Chopin uses. The narrator of the story relates what is observed by using prose, but when the emotions of Louise are described, the words tend to always be powerful. This turn of language suggests a more interesting inner-life the character lives that is…

cannot be undone, To bed to bed”/ (5.1.70-73). We can see the change of not really regarding the deed of wanting to undo what has already passed. Another affect that guilt seemingly had is that she can no longer sleep in complete darkness, the gentlewoman says, “She has light by her continually. ‘Tis her command”/(5.1.24-25). Previously she called for darkness as…

In the play Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare portrays many different personalities in diverse ways thus creating good characters and bad characters. 3 characters in this play that can be perceived as good role models include the Nurse, Benvolio, and Friar Lawrence. The nurse is caring, loving and trustworthy. Benvolio is kind hearted and non-violent. Friar Lawrence is intelligent, wise and like the nurse, trustworthy. Throughout this play, Shakespeare clearly demonstrates these personality traits…

Essay Imagery is used to describe a situation in such a way that a reader can get a sense of what is happening. It can be conveyed in a form of a picture, smell or even sound. Imagery is used in Macbeth to help the reader visualize it as if they were in the scene themselves. Imagery is also used to drive the play due to its significance in the book. One of the major example of imagery used it light and day. It does not only give us the image of the time, but also a reason to believe that…

The creative monologue takes place at the same time of Act 5, Scene 5 where Lady Macbeth dies. The purpose of the piece is to create insight as to why Lady Macbeth had chosen to end her life late in the last act. The scene starts with Lady Macbeth 's sleepwalking routine. The Lady Macbeth in the monologue remembers past events, specifically her part in King Duncan 's murder plot. Through this, her earlier strong and ruthless character is presented as well as her later and more vulnerable…

Henry Pratt Mr. Lourenco Period C 7 January 2016 Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a seventeenth century play written by William Shakespeare and set in Scotland in the early 1600’s. The story starts with Macbeth, who is given a prophecy that he will become Thane of Cawdor and later become King of Scotland. After he is named Thane of Cawdor, He kills King Duncan so that he can assume the throne. The rest of the play shows how Macbeth continues to kill anyone who might take the throne until he is defeated.…