Lady Jane Grey

The preacher Hosea Ballou once said “there is no possible excuse for a guarded lie. Enthusiastic and impulsive people will sometimes falsify thoughtlessly, but equivocation is a malice prepense.” William Shakespeare’s Macbeth evolves the ideas of deception and lying through the voices of characters dealing with their own morality. His use of equivocation not only shows how people lie, but their intentions while doing it as well. People’s greed for power will often make them do immoral things. At…

Shakespeare introduces both Macbeth and Banquo as two noble men, brave warriors who fought side by side courageously for their king. Both men are celebrated for their victory and prove themselves as worthy of Duncan’s love and regard, who addresses him as his captains. The two noble men make an impression on the audience in ACT 1. Not only does the king regard them as equals but the supernatural elements who play a crucial role in the play make prophesies for both of them; Macbeth to be the…

notable motif of opposites. For example, in the play, Banquo’s character stands as a rebuke for Macbeth, since he represents the path Macbeth chose not to take: a path in which ambition need not lead to betrayal and murder. The roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth compared to the beginning of the play were completely reversed; Macbeth who was kind-hearted and honest eventually became a bloodthirsty tyrant. Additionally, the character of Mcduff served as the foil of Macbeth’s…

Jose Sanchez Period 6 January 11, 2016 Star Rating: 4 out of 5 The television version of Macbeth directed by Jack Gold came out in 1983. This film adaption was a great way to understand the play if you weren’t able to understand the reading. The actors chosen to play the characters showed the true colors of them in no other better way. The director also did a good job showing the crowd the visuals you weren’t able to see in the reading. The play begins with the Three Witches and…

(Shakespeare 43) He on the other hand did not work that hard to become king, at first. He lacked the drive that men are supposed to have. “What thou art promised: yet I do fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness.” (Shakespeare 39) Lady Macbeth started…

“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature,” Eric Hoffer. Yes this may be random, but so is life. You can still learn from random things in life. These topics are just that random but you can always learn something. "Dessert began from the French word desservir, signifying "to clear the table." In the United States, Canada, and Australia the last meal is called dessert, In the United Kingdom the last meal is called "pudding". “Sweets were fed to the gods in…

After impeding a rebellion led against King Duncan, Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, and his ally Banquo, encounter three prophesizing witches whom relay their future success. With promises to Macbeth that he will not only become Thane of Cawdor but also will eventually gain the status of King, the witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, initiate an ambitious drive within the Thane. Although Banquo is promised the prosperity of his descendants, he is not as inclined to believe the sisters, resulting…

The Murder of Dreams Examine how Eliot utilizes literary devices to convey and enhance one of the themes of his poem. You may want to consider tone, diction, allusion and/ or imagery when creating your analysis. “The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock” is a collection of fragmented depressing thoughts of a man, Prufrock with no self esteem. When one thinks of the title “The Love song” one often assumes the poem is based affection, and their one true love. “ The Love Song of J. Alfred…

Macbeth was influenced by Lady Macbeth and the witches, but he is the only one responsible for his downfall. In Macbeth, he’s a tragic hero who’s destroyed by greed. Macbeth always had the desire within him to become king so, when he’s giving the prophecy, he seizes the opportunity to become royalty. The witches influence Macbeth by giving him a prophecy saying he’ll be a king. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth…

Ambition As falls the dew on quenchless sands, blood only serves to wash ambition's hands (Lord Byron). In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and George Lucas’s Revenge of the Sith (ROTS), both Anakin and Macbeth become aggressively ambitious of achieving power through being ruthless and killing people. This warring ambition which is influenced by external forces advents the destruction around them and in themselves. An ambition that goes against moral conscience has devastating results. Such…