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    evil by organizing The Great Purge to lead the Soviet Union to corruption. In the novel, play and the article, evil is committed by individuals based on their own interests and it leads to the destructions of their various societies. Throughout the three writings, evil plays a chaotic role in society by creating violence, fear and lack of safety. In Lord of the Flies, Roger’s hostility towards Piggy results in his death. During the confrontation between Piggy, Ralph and Jack, “Roger, with a…

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    Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy Macbeth denounces the Elizabethan ideology of fate and predetermined destiny by presuming that although Macbeth was a victim of his vast ambition, he was ultimately responsible for his downfall. Though there is much in the substance of Shakespeare’s tragedies that complicates the relationship between action and accountability concerning the tragic heroes, one can not assume, merely because they find themselves in an arduous position, that the events which unfolded…

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    The Three Witches show up throughout Macbeth and indeed do cause trouble. They prophesied about Macbeth’s ascension to Kinghood and that he could only be killed by one not born of woman. However, that is not the point of this, it is to break down and decipher what is really meant in the Witches chant in act 4 scene 1. “Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn, and cauldron bubble (act 4 scene 1 lines 10-11; 20-21; 35-36).” These two lines appear twice throughout the chant, and are recognized…

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    In the novel Macbeth, the character Macbeth could solve all of his issues if he would have not killed the king. All humans have the power of free will, and we must choose carefully or situations can snowball out of control. The thought of becoming king really stuck into Macbeth's mind. The witches line "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!"(Macbeth Act I Sc 3 li. 56-57) had this echo effect that made Macbeth have this everlasting thought of being king. Furthermore, Lady Macbeth would…

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    In Khaled Hosseni’s The Kite Runner, Hosseni uses biblical illusions to show the transformation of Amir’s character from a coward to a courageous man. The first allusion, David and Goliath, shows Hassan’s and Sohrabs bravery in comparison to Amir’s. The second allusion, Abraham and Isaac, represents Amir sacrificing Hassan to get his fathers acknowledgement. The last allusion, Cain and Abel, shows Amir’s jealousy, curse and his betrayal to Hassan. The story of David and Goliath serves as an…

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    How do you see medieval rulers? Are they strong and manly or weak and feeble? An important theme in Macbeth is the relationship between gender and power, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary merely says that manhood is “the condition of being a human being; or qualities associated with men.” Evidently, the ideas of what really constitutes manhood are vague at best. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses varying interpretations of manhood presented by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in order to debate the meaning of…

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    Shakespeare's Macbeth, one of the most well known tragedies about a man who loses everything. When I first found out that the main character's name was Macbeth I immediately thought that the title of the play was simply named after the main character. I didn't question it I just assumed that was the reason for the title. But when I finished the play I was puzzled it seemed like it was McDuff tragedy. This essay discusses why I think it really was macbeth's tragedy and why shakespeare named his…

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    Macbeth did the “unnatural” which mean he murdered the King Duncan and Macduff’s family. He was evil person who learned lesson from witches, they are bad people. Witches predict Macbeth’s future but Macbeth was in control of himself and used power to murder. Later on, Macbeth don’t have a power and don't want to murder people, it was his witches and his wife. Macbeth did horrible things to do like as blood on his hands as killer. He agreement with witches because he really want to shut Macduff,…

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    Is there such a thing as free will? Or is there free will with a set fate no matter what choices we make? Shakespeare’s Macbeth dwells upon this subject often. Three witches, who claim to know Macbeth’s future approach him. They hail him as thane of Glamis, Cawdor, and as King of Scotland. The audience knows that he is the thane of Glamis and that Cawdor will soon be given to him, but the idea of becoming king never occurred to him until this moment. So the question remaining is: Did the weird…

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    Lady Macbeth's Ambition

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    turning a well-respected noble man to a beast despised by all. Macbeth’s ambition is nurtured by the three witches’ prophecies and visions, and later on strengthens by his wife lady Macbeth. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses details to reveal how the protagonist’s tragic flaw, his unruly ambition, ultimately causes his catastrophic downfall. After successfully emerging victorious from battle, three witches appear before Macbeth slowly awakening his ambition. The witches…

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