Robert I of Scotland

When Count Rugen said he would, Inigo replied “’I want Domingo Montoya, you son of a bitch’” (349). Inigo then then proceeded to attack until “ the Count screamed one final time and then fell dead of fear” (349). Inigo is driven because he had the courage to use his fist to cover his initial wound and…

Themes repeatedly displayed in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and alternative works like Sir Gawain the Green Knight would include subjects like Good Vs. Evil,and conclusively Characteristics of a noble quest. These appear generally and are burlesqued all throughout Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The contrast between these three works are whimsical, prestige, and abstemiousness. Starting with the first theme of Good Vs. Evil, it is shown in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as the promise of…

In 1606, when Shakespeare completed Macbeth, women’s opinions and advice were taken seriously, and satirical writing about how frivolous women were was common in the writing of the time, even in Shakespeare’s other play. The Taming of the Shrew, for example, is entirely about an uppity woman being put in her place by a good man, and any Shakespearean play with a strong female character offering useful advice either ends with her death in the tragedies or subdued in marriage in the comedies.…

Macbeth decided together to kill the king. Even once they were committed, it was not too late to back down. Lady Macbeth chose not to kill the king because the king looked too much like her father. She said, “Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t” (Macbeth Act 2 Sc. 2 li 12-13). Macbeth could have also chosen not to kill the king and they would both not even be dead, let alone in the situation they were in leading up to their death. Although it may seem like the witches…

Ivianni Y. Castillo British Literature Honors Mrs. Rosario November 24, 2015 John Steinbeck once said, “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” This quote exemplifies a major theme in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, which is Macbeth’s fear of not being able to obtain the powers he is said to have. The thought of being king corrupts his mind and soul, leading to his downfall. This play portrays a well known and loved soldier, whose thoughts and actions…

Good Verses Bad Is it better to be good with a bad reputation or to be bad and have a good reputation? In the story Gyges’ Ring, Plato talks about if it is better to be good or better to follow your own desires. In the tale, he explains how Gyges finds a ring that provides him with the power to be invisible. He uses this ring to seduce the king’s wife, and convinces her to help kill her husband. After he gets help to kill the king he takes over the realm. This is a perfect example of being bad…

Figure 4, an advertisement in The New Yorker for the play Hand to God, employs inverted cliché and religious diction to allude to the content of the play and to interest the reader (Hand to God). Large white text announces, “Broadway’s Going to Hell in a Hand Puppet.” The advertisement is a play on the phrase ‘going to hell in a hand basket,’ which describes a rapidly deteriorating situation. Though this inverted cliché, the ad introduces the reader with something familiar with a unique twist…

A Change of Heart Macbeth goes through many tremendous changes throughout the play Macbeth. The first big transformation is after meeting the three witches at the very beginning of the play. He becomes ambitious about being king. The second large character twist is when he starts to do things and and starts killing whoever gets in his way of being king without Lady Macbeth’s bullying to do so. The third change is the saddest, when Macbeth stops acting like a real person, and forgets the…

play take place in Scotland and also England in the eleventh century. As in the real history, Shakespeare wrote this play at the time period when James I is the king. And also, people believes the witchcraft and prophecies which will be very important and significant in the whole play. The opening of the play starts with a stormy weather, which illustrate the idea that the whole play will surrounded by darkness and horrors. The dessert of the opening, which foreshadows that Scotland is under…

Throughout Macbeth, setting has been a crucial aspect in the development of the plot. Shakespeare contrasts the setting to the events that occur there to highlight and create a separation between appearance and reality, bringing light to “fair is foul and foul is fair.” He also uses darkness as a setting to support unnatural and sinister occurrences as well as a means of disguise from goodness. Dating back to the beginning of time, evil has been thought to manifest itself in darkness, and it…