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    The poem “The Song Love of J. Alfred Prufrock” is written by T.S. Eliot in 1939. During this time period, the “late Victorian culture forbade the public expression of feeling” (McNamara 359). Eliot defies such principles and writes poems that contribute to the new era of poetry, the Modern Era. Eliot utilizes every aspect of the poem to exploit the hypocrisy of the people during the Victorian Era. Eliot develops this poem to expose the frustrations of the modern individual and the hypocrisies…

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    Macbeth Argument Analysis

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    Shakespeare has written a numerous amount of captivating plays, but Macbeth is on the top of the list. Within this play there is so much excitement, horror, and betrayal all in one. Whether it is a trio of witches appearing, committing murder, or keeping secrets. Macbeth is a beautifully written play that will definitely have you on the edge of your seat. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth had just come back from a battle where he is named a hero, and later receives a prophecy…

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    is a tragedy, it is expected that there are going to be mainly serious moments, and hand helps achieve this. In Act 5, Lady Macbeth starts to go insane and starts speaking very cryptically. While she is washing her hands, she says, “What, will these hands ne’er be clean? No / more o’ that, my lord, no more o’ that! You mar all / with this starting” (5.1.40-42). In this quote, Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and trying to wash blood off of her hands.From this, we can clearly see that she is going…

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    the deterioration of his mental state. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, influences Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order to become the King. Macbeth develops a ravenous nature as he learns from the weird sisters that he cannot be harmed by one born of woman. Lastly, Macbeth’s hunger for power drives him to kill those who could take power from him, including a dear friend by the name of Banquo, whose ghost appears at dinner to haunt him. Due to Lady Macbeth’s control and influence over Macbeth’s…

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    Macbeth Villain Quotes

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    Villains are known for turmoil and ending with a bad tale. In the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, multiple deaths occur and true faces are shown. Many characters change and the will for killing people is easy for them. Macbeth is a true villain because of his actions, ambition, and lack of loyalty that impacts the play. In Macbeth, he kills the man that he was once supposed to be loyal too. Not only does this test his loyalty but also his desire for power. According to Macbeth, “Hear…

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    To begin with, Lady Macbeth, from the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare was perceived as extremely ambitious, even more ambitious than Macbeth himself. Ultimately, she persuades Macbeth to kill the King so he could become king. This is because Macbeth, the newest Thane of Cawdor, receives his future from three decrepit witches. They told him he will become the Thane of Cawdor, then become the King. He told his wife, Lady Macbeth, what the witches have said about him. Now she wants the King…

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    Macbeth had unchecked ambition that turned into greed. Macbeth had unchecked ambition that turned into greed and insanity, causing him to make choices that harmed himself and those around him. Although Macbeth was influenced by the witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth, at any point he could have stopped. However, he deep down he desired to be king and with the prophecies of the witches, he knew that it would happen; it was just…

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    and the king, of course he was aided by his cunning wife lady Macbeth for she was the one who thought of the plan. “The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements (Shakespeare 334)”. To kill a king takes serious courage, courage Macbeth didn’t fully have. Even today individuals may not have the audacity to commit a crime such as this and may need someone with more of a blinded eye to reality, even lady Macbeth called upon a spirit of darkness to blind…

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    The Double-Entendre of Ambition One of mankind’s greatest incentives in societal contribution is driven by an adamant inclination to achieve, otherwise known as ambition. Frequently, this tenacity generates ovation from others and is substantially nurtured by select cultures. In spite of that, what if such aspirations inspired not advantageous after effects, but, rather, detrimental ramifications which foster harm to human aggregations and its individuals? In the tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare…

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    The play Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in 1606. Throughout the play Macbeth turns into a tragic hero. The witches have a major impact on how Macbeth changed throughout the story. The witches not only caused Macbeth’s power to increase, but they also bring him to his tragic fall. Through their influence, Macbeth transformed from the war hero who Scotland loved to the brutal tyrant who ruled the land. The witches have a big impact on what macbeth does in the play by giving him ideas on what…

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