John of Scotland

Evil tends to be a driving force behind many of the world’s most calamitous acts. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, the inner evil in the boys on the island results in an uncivilized society full of chaos and violence. In Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, evil changes Macbeth from a noble person to a murderer. The article “Stalin’s Great Purge: Over A Million Detained, More Than Half A Million Killed” indicates Joseph Stalin's inner evil by organizing The Great Purge to…

The Three Witches show up throughout Macbeth and indeed do cause trouble. They prophesied about Macbeth’s ascension to Kinghood and that he could only be killed by one not born of woman. However, that is not the point of this, it is to break down and decipher what is really meant in the Witches chant in act 4 scene 1. “Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble (act 4 scene 1 lines 10-11; 20-21; 35-36).” These two lines appear twice throughout the chant, and are recognized…

In Khaled Hosseni’s The Kite Runner, Hosseni uses biblical illusions to show the transformation of Amir’s character from a coward to a courageous man. The first allusion, David and Goliath, shows Hassan’s and Sohrabs bravery in comparison to Amir’s. The second allusion, Abraham and Isaac, represents Amir sacrificing Hassan to get his fathers acknowledgement. The last allusion, Cain and Abel, shows Amir’s jealousy, curse and his betrayal to Hassan. The story of David and Goliath serves as an…

Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of the most well known tragedies about a man who loses everything. When I first found out that the main character's name was Macbeth I immediately thought that the title of the play was simply named after the main character. I didn't question it I just assumed that was the reason for the title. But when I finished the play I was puzzled it seemed like it was McDuff tragedy. This essay discusses why I think it really was macbeth's tragedy and why shakespeare named his…

“Ambition creates success in the hands of the right man, but destroys those with blind hands.” This quote explains how even the most kindhearted of people can collapse and fall to selfish desires. Throughout the play Macbeth’s ambition to rise to power consumes his light, turning a well-respected noble man to a beast despised by all. Macbeth’s ambition is nurtured by the three witches’ prophecies and visions, and later on strengthens by his wife lady Macbeth. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses…

Tragedy is defined as an event that results in massive suffering, destruction and distress for all parties that are both directly and indirectly involved. When reviewing the story of Macbeth, many readers label the story as a tragedy, however because Macbeth is composed of a plethora of elements it cannot be simply defined by the word tragedy. The question at hand is, why should Macbeth’s death should be pitied when he himself has committed unspeakable acts. This is where Aristotle’s theory of…

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a world where we are equal? Well today you hear about a fiction book called Anthem by Ayn Rand. In the book Anthem there's a man named Equality who is different than everyone else and everyone is supposed to look and be the same. Him being different he got picked on alot in school by his teacher. Now he is a street sweeper which was not his job of choice the government picked his job for him. In the book he slowly starts to go against the…

Banquo and would join his wife in the afterlife. While taking a trip to the afterlife the three witches seem to be very pleased with themselves. The mission to change Macbeth’s fate is completely, but it ended in the ultimate death of the king of Scotland and Macbeth. In conclusion this play has shown me that we all may have a fate or destiny we must follow. And we should accept it, however with the guidance of a figure of some sort they have the power to change your destiny. This leads…

Several images are consistently used throughout the play Macbeth. One of the recurring images are hands. In the play, hands are used to signify action being committed separate from your being, and the guilt that comes with it. After having killed Duncan, Macbeth is afraid that someone is aware of the fact he had done it. “As they see me with these hangmen’s hands” (2.2.30). Here, Macbeth is removing his personal self from the murder. He does not see himself as a hangmen, but feels…

I will be discussing the differences that the director made in his version of Macbeth. How those changes worked or didn’t work. I will also be discussing what themes I would bring out to the audience today if I were to direct the play. Geoffrey Wright’s Macbeth is different than Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Wright turned it around and made Macbeth a Rockstar in the Mob. Duncan was the Mob leader. It takes place in modern day Melbourne, Australia. Wright used actor and actresses that weren’t really…