Ladies and Gentlemen

though, hold dark truths within them. Lady Macbeth is one of the most controversial characters in the play. Her outward appearance being that of an innocent woman, in reality she has a dark soul. After receiving a letter from her husband, which tells of his new title as Thane of Cawdor and of the prophecy the witches gave him, Lady Macbeth states, “Yet do I fear thy nature; / It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way” (1.5. ). Lady Macbeth…

The three characters I would give gifts to are Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Macduff. I would give Lady Macbeth a gold star for doing a good job covering up her husband’s deed. “Woe, alas! What, in our house” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc 3 li. 64-65). Lady Macbeth did a good job pretending that she didn’t know anything about Duncan’s death; therefore, this action deserves a golden star. The next character I would give a gift to is Macbeth. I would give Macbeth a flashlight so he could see in the dark. In…

Shakespeare’s The Tempest possesses an artfully woven in commentary of the state of the New World, while never directly referencing the situation as it unfolds. Caliban, the bastard and demon-spawn of a witch, acts as a stand in for the indigenous American people, while Prospero, the play’s hero, plays the role of the European settlers. While on the surface the line between who is good and who is evil may seem clear cut, with close reading that distinction quickly fades. While Shakespeare does…

In Robert Pack’s poem “An Echo Sonnet: To an Empty Page”, the narrator is uncertain about what comes with death. He worries about his future and what may happen to him. As the narrator asks questions into the emptiness, he finds answers in the echoes of his voice. Robert Pack uses literary devices such as rhetorical questions, selection of detail, metaphors, juxtaposition, and connotation to construct the meaning of his poem. Beginning in the first quatrain, the voice is very anxious and…

The play Antigone by Sophocles and the play Macbeth by Shakespeare both have characters Creon and Macbeth, who demonstrate the traits of a tragic hero because Creon and Macbeth are good, consistent, and lifelike. Macbeth is good because he fights against the rebels and helps Scotland. By giving Eteocles a proper funeral Creon is seen as a good man. They are both consistent because Creon keeps enforcing the law and Macbeth tries everything to stay king and does anything he needs to do to stay in…

Macbeth just killed Duncan and is now talking to Lady Macbeth and he is “afraid to think what [he] [has] done” (Shakespeare II.ii.66). Macbeth is lifelike because he feels guilty for what he had to do to become king and he does not feel good about it. Even though he killed Duncan for his own selfish…

Camille Bruce Mr. Evans English 12, Period 3 3 January 2018 Poem Summary The poem “The Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot talks about the struggles of the men/women in a special world. These people are called hollow men and ultimately represent many of the people in the real world. Eliot is trying to show the similarities of the hollow men to the people in the real world by saying they are lacking certain things such as happiness, love, and hope. The first section of the poem talks about the…

the king, but was persuaded by Lady Macbeth and even after conquering the throne,…

When Lady Macbeth hears about the witches’ prophecy, she is tempted with the idea of power but but she is worried that her husband is too kind and loyal to do what it takes to become king. She does rely on the supernatural during the play when she calls upon the spirits to give her the power to plot and carry out the murder of Duncan. After the witches put the ideas of her husband becoming king in her head, Lady Macbeth helps bring out the evil side of Macbeth…

“If a chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir” (1.3.157-159). Shakespeare believe that our action determines our fate as shown through Macbeth.. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the tragedy began when Macbeth became the victim of his own desire. Every downhill and event was created through his own will. The prophecy was told, but it was up to him decides to carry on the murder of King Duncan. The witches foretell the future, but they did not control his action. Macbeth has…