Psycho III

1.) Identify Key Elements Title & Playwright: Macbeth by William Shakespeare Setting & Time Period: 11th Century (1001-1100), England, Scotland, Ireland, (Scene 1) A desert place. Main Characters & Supporting Characters: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, The Three Witches, Banquo, Fleance, King Duncan, Malcolm & Donalbain, Macduff, Lady Macduff, Son of Macduff, Lennox, Ross, The Three Murders. Menteth, Angus, Caithness, Seyton, The Porter in Macbeth's service, The Old Man, The English Doctor, The…

A play that derives from shakespearean times, Macbeth is a power struggle to see who is in control of the outcome. In Macbeth, a gifted warrior turns king, but his ambition eventually gets the best of him, and eventually leads to his downfall. While the story itself is enticing, the main problem in the play is as follows: who is really pulling the strings in Macbeth? Multiple characters shape the events that take place in Macbeth, however Macbeth himself remains the most responsible for being in…

Reverend Hale vs John Proctor In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there are two main characters, Reverend Hale and John Proctor. Both of them are portrayed as two very well respected men in the play. They both play a big role in this play, as Hale is an intellect and an expert in witchcraft, while Proctor is a farmer who stands against witchcraft. Ultimately, Hale helps Proctor by siding with him when Proctor was accused of witchcraft. However, Proctor chooses his own fate and he is…

Macbeth by William Shakespeare focuses on the exchange of power and the lengths people are willing to go on behalf of their ambition. The lead character, Macbeth, faces internal conflict over the immoral actions he commits in order to achieve the witches prophecy and become King. Throughout the play the reader sees the ramifications of the murders he commits on the kingdom as a whole, and on a slew of other characters. Prince Malcolm falls victim to Macbeth's dastardly plans, and flees to…

Faustus in Christopher Marlowe’s play is a conflicting character, his capability of words is tremendous and he is very ambitious, yet doesn’t take a minute to think which makes him a little strange, he is willing to do anything and lose everything in order to get what he wants from Lucifer even if that means he will waste powers that he has gained at great cost. When Faustus is introduced to the reader, he is just preparing to board on his career as a magician, and while we anticipate that…

Inner Conflict and Murder A wish for murder comes from extraneous variables that lead to an internal conflict, which develops a person’s individual psychology. Internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character’s mind. People have different reasons to kill, soldiers have to go to war, some people have to murder in the name of self defense, and finally, there are mentally unhealthy individuals who have to murder due to the lack of emotions. Emotions play a big role in the whole…

“Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood, stop up th’access and passage to remorse”. I believe that Lady Macbeth is the truly evil villain of this play. In this play, Shakespeare evoked many negative themes in Lady Macbeth. She had made many spiteful tendencies which leads to her act and avarice to gain the power of the country and the name, Queen of Scotland. By the end of this essay, it will prove that Lady Macbeth is the true villain of this play. In Act 1 Scene 5 “it is too full o’th’milk of…

While every Shakespeare play claims to be the one with Shakespeare's greatest villain, scholars contend that the choice is between Iago of Othello and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth. While neither can difinitively claim the prestigious title, both are clever, manipulative, greedy villains who will do anything to further their ends and destroy their story’s protagonist. Iago’s idea of revenge is destroying Othello and causing him the very grief which Iago himself feels. Lady Macbeth’s power hungry…

People are often blinded by their own ambitions. Macbeth wants to be king. He is willing to do anything in his power to secure King Duncan’s crown. Macbeth’s only purpose is to kill King Duncan in order to take charge of the throne. He becomes more and more obsessed of having the throne. Innocent people will die. Macbeth soon will discover the witch’s prophecy to be true when his crown is taken. The wrath of Macbeth, the greedy king of Scotland, will not last for long. In The Tragedy of Macbeth,…

“I care not if thou dost for me as much/ I pull in resolution, and begin/ To doubt th’ equivocation of the friend.” V.V.41-43. This quote was taken from “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. The Tragedy of Macbeth has several different themes with one being Ambition. Another theme of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is the theme of evil. As for the final theme, it would be the theme of Guilt and Conscience. In the “Tragedy of Macbeth”, Macbeth is a Tragic Hero. The themes for “The Tragedy of…