Three Gorges Dam

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth begins in confusion, opening with the end of a conversation between three witches about a war and someone named Macbeth. Then, we meet a king named Duncan, who receives a report about how “brave Macbeth” (1.2.16) defeats rebels and a Norwegian lord. On their way back to Duncan, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet the three witches, who tell Macbeth that he will be thane of Cawdor and king and Banquo that his descendants will be kings. Upon their return, Duncan…

In Shakespeare’s well-known play Macbeth, the minor characters The Three Witches otherwise known as the three weird sisters, prey on Macbeth’s ambition to be king. They do so by pushing their supernatural power and understanding of others weakness to explain their prophecy and watch it unfold. It is often argued if the witches inherent wickedness caused Macbeth 's downward spiral, or did they just spoil him with his future reign and his underlying tendencies causes his eventual death? The…

After the three blind queens were exiled, the second queen refused to eat her son, with hopes that one they will be liberated for their pitiful state. The father of the seven sons, the wicked nursemaid, and the step mother all had somewhat anger in them, resulting to their actions. The father cursing his sons because of their nose, the nursemaids requiring the eyes of the three princesses and taking over the entire kingdom, the step mother taking…

regarding who was ultimately responsible for the death of Macbeth while many characters in the play could have been blamed, I believe that Macbeth himself was ultimately the cause and was responsible for his own death. I also believe that out of the three options, fate, free will and predestination. Free will is the most relevant to the play Macbeth because it is all based on people making their own decisions and determining the future. Ultimately, Macbeth allowed himself to be tempted by…

Throughout the creation stories of The Enuma Elish and Xowalaci and His Companion, the power dynamic between men and women is seen to be relevant in both, but in extraordinarily different ways. In The Enuma Elish, Tiamat seems to have all of the power she could possibly want, but from further inspection, it can be seen that her character was corrupted from men’s influence from the beginning. Because she was forced to kill her children by men in the beginning, and her husband was later killed,…

responsibility of our future.” -George Bernard Shaw In the Story Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, we see exactly how one's decisions can affect their ultimate destiny. For example, in Act I scene III of Macbeth; Macbeth is given a prophecy by three witches, and this prophecy ends up influencing Macbeth’s decisions which will end up affecting his future drastically. First of all, Macbeth should have just ignored the witches when they told him that he was going to be the Thane of Cawdor,…

King Lear is thought to be one of the most intricate yet interesting plays ever written by William Shakespeare. It was written around 1605 during a period in Shakespeare’s life when he was engrossed in writing about how flaws in a character can cause great turmoil amongst other characters. One of the key characters in King Lear is known as the Fool, and he is the epitome of the style Shakespeare was using as he was writing King Lear. The Fool serves as a caretaker, confidant, and overseer to…

(INTRO): The most crucial and pivotal part of a storyline is the ending. Oftentimes, a movie and a book based on the same storyline will differ in a multitude of ways. Consequently, the entire interpretation of a story is based on the ending. This concept is expressed in the intricate and intriguing plots of the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates and the movie Smooth Talk. (THESIS): The ending of the short story is more effective than the ending of the…

Lecture one of "Taming of the Shrew" covers how Shakespeare views London, the importance of religion, bear baiting, backstory of old London such as sewage pollution, a discussion of "Shakespeare in Love" and how the movie is different from actual London during the 17th century, the plot structure, how "Taming of the Shrew" is a mixture of genres. While, lecture two continues the plot structure of the triple action play, changes in identity and personality, relationship dynamics, the use of…

Question # 1: How do the witches introduce the conflict in Macbeth? What might their predictions reveal about Macbeth’s subconscious? The Witches manipulate Macbeth for the shear amusement which ignites Macbeth into an insane, power thirsty spiral without him being aware of it. The witches pay a visit and speak to Macbeth and Banquo before they mysteriously vanish. Macbeth gets latched onto these words of the evil witches, “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.48). With these…