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In Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, Lady Macbeth is somewhat responsible in the downfall of her husband’s tyranny. She does this by coercing her husband into doing things he had very serious doubts about. She pushes him by calling him a coward, essentially converting him into a mindless tyrant. Although later in the play her role diminishes, and Macbeth makes his own decisions. In Act 1, Scene 5, Lady Macbeth considers the witches prophecy that her husband will be king. She says: “Yet do I fear thy…

Historical Young Adult books are so few and far between, I was delighted that The Witch Hunter was both that and a fantasy. The earlier time period fit the tone of the story very well, especially considering that Elizabeth's profession is to hunt witches. In this world, a powerful wizard was blamed for the start of a plague years ago, so all magic is forbidden. If you are caught practicing witchcraft, you will be arrested and burned at the stake. There are those who of course oppose the laws -…

In shakespear play, gendre roles arent what we are used to, its disuruption is presented through Lady Mcbeth 's being the dominate role in Macbeth 's marriage, even though Macbeth is a brave general but his wife seems to control him either by crafty manipulation or by direct order. It seems unlikely that Macbeth would have committed Duncan murder without his wife’s powerful taunts and persuasions. So she control him and influence him in a bad way, she rules her husband and judges his actions by…

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;…

The poem Uncoiling by Pat Mora is a piece that uses interesting techniques and literary devices to write what seems like a story about a woman, but what is actually the journey of a tornado. The poem starts with her awakening, and gathering animals and lighting in her hair, and moves onto her scaring the rocks and rivers. The woman then creates wind and thunder, and scares people into their houses. The story then speaks about the fearful people singing to their children, and the carnage that the…

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…

Is Lady Macbeth evil? Lady Macbeth evil? Or not evil? In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare the character, Lady Macbeth is completely evil. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband to kill King Duncan, for her and Macbeth to become King and Queen. Throughout the text, there are moments where she is very evil, and very manipulative. For example, Lady Macbeth says, “Do mock their charge with snores. I have drugged their possets, that death and nature do contend about them whether they live or…

In “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, In Act 4 scenes 1 pages 130-144, I read about Three witches in a cave stirring a cauldron with a mix of disgusting ingredients, all the while chanting “double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble” (p130 lines 10-11). Hecate makes an appearance and sing along but leaves before Macbeth enters. He demands answers from the witches about his future. The witches use a spell to summon some apparitions. The first apparition is an armed head that warns…