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What makes William Shakespeare and his plays so intriguing? How can someone write so many pieces alone? Very little is known about him as a person, for only a few records have been kept over the centuries. We don't even know if he owned any books! Yet he remains one of the most famous poets to have lived. Perhaps it is because of the many conspiracies and mysteries about Shakespeare and his works of literature. The mysterious curses, superstitions and lost years of his life keep us wondering.…

The Temptation of Corrupt Desires Since the beginning of mankind, we, as humans, have always struggled with controlling and deterring our debauched desires. Whether it be the prehistoric hunt of predator and prey, a medieval fight to death among knights in shining armor, or a politician’s deceit in pursuit of power and stature; the struggle of resisting temptation has always been present. This struggle of succumbing to our desires is often reflected in different works of literature throughout…

Greedy people are going to take over the world, but the characters hope to stop this downfall of humanity. In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth strives to become King and change society. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag strives to change the society he lives in to make books legal again. Macbeth and Montag are motivated to acquire power in order to exploit the problems of society in hopes of preventing a downfall of humanity. In both works, the…

Knowing your fate is something not many people want.The ability to know what’s going to happen to you and know you can't change it can drive someone to insanity because no matter the effort given to challenge it, fate is fate. Throughout the play, Macbeth’s challenge to fate brings about his downfall. Written throughout the play Macbeth by Shakespeare are examples of how knowing the fate given to you can lead to insanity, causing all common instincts and rationale to disappear and cause…

The quote was written in the context of Lady Macbeth having a soliloquy about her husband Macbeth after she reads the letter that he sent her. In the letter, Macbeth writes about the witches and the prophecies they spoke on account of his future. The first two parts of the prophecy have been fulfilled seeing as how Macbeth now thane of Cawdor and Glamis but the last prophecy of him being king wasn't achieved yet. And so Lady Macbeth wants to hurry and have it carried out as soon as possible. She…

Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth to the Doctor? Why do you think she refused to tell the Doctor what Lady Macbeth has said? The problem that the Gentlewoman reported about Lady Macbeth was that she has been sleepwalking and appeared writing letters in her sleep. She refused to tell him considering Lady Macbeth has discuss evil things she has done as well as admitting them. What strange physical action of Lady Macbeth’s does the Doctor observe? The strange physical actions Lady Macbeth…

crown me, without my stir” (1, 1V, 144). corruption from the prophecy began to make Macbeth believe that if he wants to become king that Macbeth would have to take the crown himself. The madness of the prophecy was not only in Macbeth, but also in Lady Macbeth. “When we have marked with blood those sleep two of his own chamber and used their vary own…

even more cynical and twisted and his actions become even more intense. Macbeth reaches the point of showing no emotions, toward the people he loved most. This is shown when Lady Macbeth kills herself. "I have almost forgot the taste of fear." (Page 126) This is after Lady Macbeth yells out her last scream. When Macbeth hears Lady Macbeth's scream, he recognizes that it's been a long time since he has had…

Term: Anaphora- “In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence of neighboring clauses in order to achieve an artistic effect is called anaphora” (literarydevices.net) Context: Unaware of his family’s murder, Macduff has fled to England to plead to Malcolm, heir to the Scottish throne, to fulfill his duties as the new King and overthrow Macbeth immediately. However, the state in which Macduff finds Malcolm is wretchedly pitiful; Malcolm has resigned, even…

predict will happen in the future. Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth even though he thinks that he has nothing to worry about when he probably should be worried. Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to kill the King which also influences him to kill many other people. Ambition could be both positive and negative. It shows the different achievements everyone wants to reach but the outcome of the achievement is unpredictable so it could be a good…