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Ignorance is the lack of knowledge towards a certain subject and it can cause great conflict. This idea is presented often in the play Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, a play about a pair of star crossed lovers who fall in love and secretly get married. As problems come their way, they decide to take hasty actions. This is all due to their lack of knowledge. Ignorance caused love, violence, and poor decisions that ultimately led to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Ignorance…

In Elizabeth Browning’s pleading letter to Napoleon III, Elizabeth uses many rhetorical devices in order to convince the Emperor of France to pardon Hugo. She flatters His Majesty Napoleon III in an attempt to win his goodwill. Second, she uses syntax in order to create an intelligent letter. Finally, she thoroughly explains her purposes to Napoleon. Thus using flattery, syntax, and logos, Browning was able to effectively persuade Napoleon III to pardon Hugo,had of course he sent the letter.…

Macbeth is a tragedy play written by the infamous William Shakespeare, in Shakespearean language, in the form of iambic pentameter. Macbeth is a play about a man named Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, the plot for Macbeth to become king and how he deals with the consequences of his actions. In this tragedy, Shakespeare uses many literary devices to convey the message of the story. One of the literary devices he uses are motifs, a literary device that is found in either a person, object, or…

Shakespeare wrote the poem Macbeth which is about a great warrior who learns about a prophecy in which he will become king so kill the king and others who pose a threat of taking his crown. Throughout the story of Macbeth there are many actions and causes that lead to Macbeth’s downfall. While other may say that lady Macbeth is to blame for Macbeth's downfall in the story, Macbeth is the sole person to blame for his downfall. Macbeth was a brutal killer and very ruthless in his fighting, it was…

Macbeth Rough William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a tragedy that explores the nature of evil and its characters’ interaction with it. Although this piece was written in 1605, the story takes place in medieval times in 1045. In the 17th century, people were greatly influenced by the supernatural and lived in fear of eternal damnation and the corruption of their souls. Accordingly, these themes are apparent throughout the drama. For instance, the human conscience will rectify the perversion of…

On one hand, we have the poem ‘Medusa’ by Carol Ann Duffy, in a dramatic monologue based on a mythical creature, Medusa, whose insecurity and jealousy leads her to believe that her husband is cheating on her. Consequently, she turns into a gorgon who turns anything she looks at to stone. On the other hand ,we have ‘Les Grandes Seigneurs’ by Dorothy Molloy which is about an aggrandized woman’s romantic relationship with men there to entertain her and to support her self-aggrandizement. However,…

Macbeth, or who actors call it That Scottish Play due to a superstition of a curse on the play, is the story of a Thane, a military nobleman, who hears a prophecy from three witches that he will become not only the Thane of Cawdor, the highest-ranking Thane, but also the King of the land. His best friend and comrade in arms, Banquo, also learns that his linage of sons will be the king thereafter. Soon after this Macbeth commits regicide because his wife pressures him into it after he has second…

During the seventeenth century in England, a great battle for power was taking place throughout the country. William Shakespeare captures this epic battle for power through his tragic play Macbeth. This play takes place in 11th century Scotland and is a story about a Thane called Macbeth, his rise to power and his fall. Throughout the play we see hints of whose fault it is for the actions and eventual downfall of Macbeth. Macbeth is responsible for the death of King Duncan and his fellow people…

I died an hour before this chance,/ I had lived a blessed time, for from this instant/ there’s nothing serious in mortality./ All is but toys. Renown and grace is dead./ The wine of life is drawn , and the mere lees/ Is left this vault to brag of” (II,iii,68-73), displaying how if he could go back in time and not kill Duncan he would. This shows how Macbeth got closer to his fate by his own free will to kill the king, yet he’ll never know if that was the way to achieve it. Later in the story,…

Daenerys Targaryen’s Leadership [Author’s Note: This paper has book and television show spoilers on the Game of Thrones and terminology that may confuse a non-Game of Thrones fan.] Game of Thrones is a fantasy series based on the Wars of the Roses. The Game of Throne’s plot center around the noble families fight for the Iron Throne, threats from supernatural forces, and how the last exiled Targaryen, Daenerys, will retake the Iron Throne. Daenerys Targaryen’s storyline portrays how…