Macbeth of Scotland

The Use of Symbolism Within “The Order of Charlotte’s Going” Throughout many of Shirley Jackson’s stories, symbols are used to portray a deeper meaning. This can be seen in her short story “The Order of Charlotte’s Going,” where the main idea is that jealousy, and the love of possessions, can make people do terrible things to anybody, even the people who are seemingly closest to them. The symbols used within the story are spiders, which portray Charlotte’s fears and Anne’s plot to kill her;…

1. What comes into mind when you see a human skull? What do you associate with a human skull? Why? - When I see a human skull I instantly think of death. Although, it could also have other meanings like a sign of poison. Poison is associated with death, which is why they would label a poison bottle with a skull. Another thing that comes to mind when I see a skull are pirates. Pirates use a human skull on their flags to show power and strength. They also use it as a warning to other people…

The book is more awesome than the movie. There is three good reason show that the book is more awesome than the movie, it is the book more cool detail than the movie. However the book has a lot of character. Also the movie wasn’t good than the book. The book more detail than the movie. I like the way how the book say about the knight of Round Table. Arthur book talk about a lot of knight life, knight love and more. There is the thing that make the book fabulous is the evil and the magic! The…

When I Cast Your Shadow is the kind of delightfully eerie book that is perfect for a gloomy fall afternoon that will quickly turn into evening. About a year ago, yours truly read another Sarah Porter book, Vassa in the Night, and reviewed it for Culturess, so this is not my first rodeo. And like Vassa, When I Cast Your Shadow (sent to yours truly by Tor Teen) goes to New York City and injects a dose of weirdness; in When I Cast Your Shadow, it's the idea of the dead getting the chance to walk…

Potter’s face went slack, morphing into a defensive glare which burned Draco with ire, “So still all blood purity with you then? I can’t say I’m disappointed Malfoy. I thought you’d changed.” He had changed damn it! How could he believe in blood purity when one of the brightest witches of our age, and perhaps all time was a muggleborn? “Just a faux pas! I haven’t believed in blood purity for years now. My parents just brought me up that way! I didn’t know any better.” Potter looked soft now as…

mystery, tension, and suspense. During Acts 1 and 2, of Macbeth, Shakespeare uses these techniques several times. As a result, the start of the play gives off feelings of uncertainty, and anticipation. The author’s rhetoric created a lasting effect on the reader. Shakespeare’s structural choices create an effect of mystery, tension, and suspense in the first two acts of the play, during the first appearance of the witches, the introduction of Macbeth through other characters, and the use of…

and unique character traits correlate to her lack of femininity and symbolize her as xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Lady Macbeth's coercion of Macbeth to killing Duncan illustrates the authoritative power she has over her husband. Her leverage over Macbeth displays her manipulative nature. The metaphor "that I may pour my spirits in thine ear," asserts Lady Macbeth's exploitation of Macbeth and illustrates the immorality of her desires (I.V.23). Her murderous ambitions and lust for power verify her…

Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the word “hail” is used twelve times when referring to Macbeth, the protagonist. However, Macbeth is only hailed before he commits the sinful acts of murder mentioned in the play. Shakespeare’s intentional deletion of the word “hail” in regards to Macbeth reveals how human instinct causes individuals to become alienated from society as consequence for their immoral actions. Shakespeare exposes this quality of the human condition through the lack of praising for…

Like the villains a similar character named Macbeth, from Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, was too once seen as a hero to his country and king in Scotland. Although because of the witches and wife who told him he could be king, his ambition to be king, and the paranoia to keep his place on the throne Macbeth transforms into a tyrant who his own kingdom hates. Due to this the writer is able to show…

Lady Macbeth is one of the most evil characters that Shakespeare ever created. She was extremely ambitious, and she would not let anything get in the way of her goals. Her own desires came before everything, including her husband, her country, and her kinsmen. Unfortunately, she pushed herself to the breaking point and snapped, because she could no longer contain her guilt. Her hunger for power was her downfall. Lady Macbeth exhibited a truly evil and self-serving personality full of…