Prophecy

This is a story about three kingdoms (Obviously). Now these kingdom's names were the Naturae kingdom, the Bellator Kingdom, and the Magicae Kingdom. The Naturae kingdom was where people and animals live in harmony and together. They hardly ate meat and the rulers were very kind. The present rulers were king Preston and queen Priscilla southeast their daughter sweet Pacifica. The Bellator Kingdom were the homes of many famous warriors and birthed amazing ones still today. The rulers were very…

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a brave and virtuous man who fights for his country and has the respect of many, including the king. After receiving a prophecy from the three witches, Macbeth's ambition is awoken and he kills King Duncan and takes the throne for himself. After killing the king Duncan to become king, Macbeth is clearly consumed by his guilt saying that “Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more: Macbeth shall sleep no more.” . Once king,…

Macbeth faith in the three witches’ and the prophecy enables him to commit treason against Scotland and the and the king, of course he was aided by his cunning wife lady Macbeth for she was the one who thought of the plan. “The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under…

"I am the master of my fate and the captain of my destiny." These were the great words of poet, William Ernest Henley. However, how true are these words? Many people believe the exact opposite. They believe that everything that happens is predetermined by fate. With this belief you go from the captain commanding the ship to just a lowly passenger simply along for the ride. We may never know in this life the true answer to the question of fate and free will, but that has never stopped wrtiters…

idea in his head, Macbeth acted upon his fate instead of letting it happen naturally, making it a matter of character. Before stumbling across the witches, Macbeth seemingly had no intention of making any attempts to become king. One he hears the prophecy given to him by the witches, ambition gets the better of him and the idea of him becoming king grows. The idea grows drastically in a short amount of time and soon, the idea of murdering Duncan and gaining control of the throne is consuming…

In Ancient Rome there was this prophecy of an epic hero that would someday come by the name of Burray and help bring the humans and the dragons together and live in peace. When would this hero come? What would he or she look like? Would they have any special power? Would he or she help people in need? These are all questions the people of Ancient Rome had at the time. Years went by, decades passed , centuries came and gone, but finally our hero was born. The parents were grateful they had a son.…

William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy Of Macbeth was written roughly around 1606. Macbeth is considered to be a tragedy for the recognizable disturbance created by the tragic hero, followed by bad choices, eventually concluding in this minimal disturbance affecting the entire universe. William Shakespeare’s interpretation of an envious man, Macbeth, paints a horrifying picture: destruction of friendships, betrayal among loved ones, and deceiving the trusted. The Tragedy of Macbeth begins with order…

A Tragedy of Character: The Decay of the Red King’s Morals Taking responsibility for one's actions, particularly those with negative consequences, can be tough to do. Some people have a tendency to reject responsibility while others own up to what they have done. In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, it is a point of debate as to how much Macbeth is responsible for his own actions. Although he is heavily manipulated by his wife and the witches, he is also partly to blame for his evil actions.…

“A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. A woman must do what he can’t.” (Hansome). One of the most memorable and powerful characters responsible for the reigning and defeat of Macbeth is Lady Macbeth. According to Mcpherson, “Lady Macbeth’s aggressiveness and murderous ambition makes her one of Shakespeare’s most powerful female characters, these unnatural attributes clashed with dominant constructs of femininity making her difficult to accept” (302). In a male dominated society, Lady Macbeth…

Oedipus Rex It is easy for a person that has great vision and can see clearly to be blinded by the truth. The Greek play, Oedipus the King by Sophocles is the story of Oedipus, a man who becomes the king of Thebes, while unwittingly fulfilling the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his own mother. One of the main themes in this play is blindness: physical blindness, which is lacking the sense of sight; and intellectual blindness, which is the refusal to accept knowledge. In the play,…