Three Gorges Dam

Throughout our childhood, when hearing about superheroes and villains, we were always taught to be the superhero and follow the morals that superheroes had. Although the villains weren’t always as evil as they seemed, majority of them were good until they had a significant physiological transformation which made them become who we all know as villians. Like the villains a similar character named Macbeth, from Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, was too once seen as a hero to his country and king in…

William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, originally performed in the early 1600’s, definitely deserves it’s recognition as a tragedy. With three brutal murders, witches, and craziness what more could Shakespeare have added, to make this play such a hit. Not only were all the common people in love with another one of Shakespeare’s plays, but Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to impress one certain person, King James. King James of England and Scotland was an avid witch hunter and the author of a book entitled…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is considered to be one of the greatest plays of all time. It tells the thrilling story of the Salem witch trials of 1692. Throughout the story many characters are introduced, and each one can be seen changing as the story progresses, be it small changes, or extraordinary ones, that alter the course of the story itself. Reverend Hale is one such character that makes changes that alter the story. At the beginning he truly believes that there are witches running amok…

Obsession Leads to Destruction The myth of Pandora’s Box and Tolkien’s Gollum showcase how temptation over an object can lead to something tragic. Obsession leads to tragedy whether it is an individual or societal matter; the mythological Pandora obsesses over her box, while Tolkien’s Gollum obsesses over his “precious”, yet both attachments bring irreversible misfortune. The mythological Pandora and Tolkien’s Gollum obsessions led to catastrophe. Their temptation for their…

In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare, Macbeth is given a prophecy by the witches who say he will become one who is praised by the people and later become the King. When told these things, he went from being a hero and noble to greedy and murderust. Throughout this play, there are multiple ways in which it was evident that Macbeth is tragedy. The elements of tragedy shown were: tragic flaw, tragic hero, antagonist, and a catastrophe. A tragic hero appear in tragedy such as this one. In act one,…

Prince Hans, voiced by Santino Fontana, was introduced as Anna’s love interest, but later revealed to be the villain. I heard a theory that Hans was based off the mirror in “The Snow Queen,” and there is a little bit of evidence to support this. His personality and motivations are constantly changing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLv9cYOA6M He’s upbeat and awkward when he’s with Anna, he’s quiet when he’s with Elsa, he throws his weight around when he’s with the diplomats, and he even shows…

Graphic 1 Activity 1 Theme: Revenge Activity 2 Revenge takes over every man it touches. Its thirst cannot be quenched until the last man standing has fallen Activity 3 In the amazing Spiderman we saw when peter uncle got shot at the shop peter wanted to get revenge on the person who shot his uncle. As we see in graphic 1 the girl expression and body language shows that she is going out to get revenge on someone. The girl face expression shows that she is angry and her body language tells…

Parneet Gill ENG3U1-02 Ms.Vitti January 15th, 2018 Contrast between Macbeth and Banquo In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Banquo serves a foil to Macbeth as Banquo's reason contrast with Macbeth's ambition, Macbeth represents darkness due to his evil actions whereas Banquo represents light because of his morality, and also Banquo is loyal whereas Macbeth is disloyal and selfish. The use of contrast is significant because it is an impactful way to focus viewer's attention on the…

Praewpetch Unakul Miss Farrah Collette IB English A Language and Literature Standard Level Year 2 14 November 2015 Macbeth as A Tragic Hero “Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.” - Macbeth (2.1.63-64) Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered as ‘Shakespearean Tragedy” with the protagonists as ‘Tragic Hero’. A character is a prominent noble defected in some way and the flaw causes his downfall. After the punishment of his own action, he comes to…

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is an amourous tragedy written by William Shakespeare. The written date of this play can be dated to 1595. Written during The Renaissance period, soon after the deadly plague, this event is reflected on Shakespeare’s choice of language throughout. This woeful play tells the tale of two lovestruck adolescents, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, which takes a fatal turn towards their devastating end. The loss of the children was the only thing which could bring together the…