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    Macbeth Questions Sunny Ou 10C Discuss Lady Macduff’s thoughts in lines 71-76 in light of the theme of ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair.’ Consider this conversation she has had with her so, and consider the consequences of her husband’s honourable actions. In this scene, Macduff has left England, leaving Lady Macduff afraid and concerned. Lady Macbeth seems unsure if Macduff leaving…

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    True Villain: Lady Macbeth “I like villains because there is something so attractive about a committed person. They have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They are motivated." (Russell Crowe). From the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Lady Macbeth can be directly related to the quote. The villain is the character in literature that creates the conflict and many would agree that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are the villains. The play follows the story of Macbeth, the…

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    Many works such as “Macbeth”, “Beowulf”, “11/22/63”, seem to portray the importances of loyalty, bravery, and internal conflicts. These characteristics often determine the fate of a character. For example, in the book “11/22/63”, the main character Jake Epping tried to stop the assassination of JFK, and during the process, he failed many times due to his emotional weaknesses and conflicts with others and himself. All of the three books share similarities when it comes to internal conflicts and…

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    Macbeth is a play that shows life in the most brutal and most cynical way. It is considered one of the most tragic plays written by Shakespeare, being one of his darkest works. It allows audiences to see the betrayal and bloodshed with each gory detail. The play tells the tale of Macbeth’s bloody rise to power, killing King Duncan to fulfill the prophecy proclaimed by the three witches. Macbeth then is faced with the guilt-ridden psychological aftereffects of his evil deeds. Throughout act one,…

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    of decision-making that we must use our free will and be able to recognize the difference between right and wrong to consciously make the right call. Throughout the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the protagonist, Macbeth, is faced with many decisions and is influenced by various characters, including, his wife, Lady Macbeth, the three withes, and his own conscious mind. Although he possesses free will, he frequently chooses to do what others want of him. Incontestably, the foregoing…

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    easy to comprehend, and the questions he asked made us think for hours after his lectures, and i think that's what made me love these texts so much. Throughout the course of semester two, there were three texts that really stuck out to me. The first text we read that i enjoyed was “The tragedy of Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. Hamlet was a classic story about revenge, love, and family. Hamlet's father was killed by his uncle who proceeds to marry his mother. After spotting his father's ghost…

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    be one of closest friends.” (B.R Ambedkar) Macbeth is a tragic Shakespearean play about one man’s murderous spree to obtain the throne of Scotland, after receiving a prophecy from three witches, that he would become King. However, the murders that Macbeth commits cause his own people to turn against him and he loses his throne soon after. This play features an ever changing relationship between the protagonist, Macbeth, and his wife, Lady Macbeth. As their marriage changes, each character…

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    negative, questionable acts. Macbeth, by William Shakespeare is a brilliant short story about a soldier (Macbeth) who becomes deprived of his own assumptions of becoming king, and in the end, is willing to do anything for being crowned Thane Of Cawdor, and then king. William Shakespeare uses symbolism and character…

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    believe that he was in a love triangle with a young man.He wrote multiple plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and his most famous love story, Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s first play was called Henry VI, Part II. Romeo and Juliet focused on a dynamic love story between two rival royal families: the Montagues and the Capulet. Romeo was the son of the head Montague and Juliet was the daughter of the head Capulet. Before…

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    For example, in the play Macbeth written by Shakespeare, a prime example of an excessive amount of ambition is displayed through both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s actions. Essentially, Macbeth becomes power hungry and goes on a rampant killing spree that causes Lady Macbeth and Macbeth to be overcome with guilt. They both possess an excessive amount of ambaition due to their ultimate goal being for Macbeth to be crowned king. However, throughout…

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