Lady Jane Grey

In The Tempest, Shakespeare many times takes the stance that despotism is not a stable form of government. Shakespeare exemplifies his stance on despotism by narrating prolific power shifts and frequent coups. In fact, the main plotline is about a duke, Prospero, whose title is usurped by his brother Antonio with the help of King Alonso. Then Prospero gets exiled to an island with only one inhabitant, Caliban. After Caliban has shown him everything about the island Prospero takes power and…

Macbeth became overly ambitious and has caused himself to fall. One important theme in Macbeth is the psychological effects of guilt that target both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They both suffered emotionally, but Lady Macbeth suffered even more and that was the main cause of her death in the play. The Doctor in the play, also notes that Lady Macbeth needs God’s help since her Illness seems to be psychological and not physical. He notes that Medicine can’t help her, instead he prays for her to be…

The stage direction, “A bell rings” Lady Macbeth ringing the bell is significant to maintaining the atmosphere of fear and dramatic tension because it alludes to the previously stated “fatal bellman”. By ringing the bell, Lady Macbeth is essentially Duncan’s “fatal bellman” in the sense that after she rings the bell, Macbeth murders Duncan; unknowingly Lady Macbeth announces the death of Duncan. This stage direction, does well to build on the…

position, he is one of the most important people in the country and he leads army in the civil war at the beginning where he comes victorious and the whole tragic story follows. One of the most important external factors for his downfall is his own wife Lady Macbeth. It is his wife who influences him to commit the hilarious crime even at times he changes his mind and evil intensions. His wife always supports him by coverings his sins infront of other…

Don’t Fear the Witch There are many things that can come to mind when one hears “witchcraft”. Classic films like “Hocus Pocus”, “The Craft”, “The Blair Witch Project” and many more are famous for their plots that revolve around the antics of witches. The witches are shown to have supernatural abilities such as being able to shapeshift, levitate objects, turn people into animals, and invoke spirits. Delving into the darker side of the topic, the taboo word can incite thoughts of animal sacrifices…

ideas from the bible almost nonexistent. In Shakespeare’s version of Genesis 3, Macbeth would be Adam, Lady Macbeth would be Eve, and the Three Witches would be the snake. The Three Witches would represent Satan and all things bad, just like the snake in Genesis 3. They are persuasive, cunning, and they say…

Lastly, Macbeth is highly influenced by the apparition’s visions through his full trust upon them that leads him to be over confident. The first apparition gains Macbeth’s trust through the first vision. The armed head declares Macbeth to “Beware Macduff;/Beware the thane of fife” (4.1.78-79). Macbeth is already aware that Macduff is not loyal to him and says “Thou hast harp’d my fear aright” (4.1.81). Due to the fact that the vision confirms what Macbeth thinks, Macbeth begins to trust on what…

Compare Macbeth to Lady Macbeth (Textual Evidence) Corruption of Power played a role in both Macbeth and lady Macbeth as they expresses their inner monster. In comparison to her husband, Lady Macbeth is very foul. She’s more extreme in terms of achieveing the position of King. From the line, “Come, you spirits.That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here.And fill me from the crown to the toe topful.Of direst cruelty!” (Macbeth Act 1, scene 5, 38–43), we can see Lady Macbeth is more…

At times, the viewer is able to see the world as Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, or the witches would by manipulating where the angle was shot from. If Wright were to reproduce each line and move from the play as it was written, the chance of an image-oriented, cinematic approach (Wright). He instead manipulated the events…

increasing ease along with the influence of Lady Macbeth. Ultimately, Macbeth proves himself better suited to the battlefield than to political intrigue, because he lacks the skills necessary to rule without…