Three Kingdoms

Shakespeare’s Defense of the Divine Right of Kings Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragic story about a trusted nobleman who after having risen to be the second most important man in his kingdom through his heroism in killing a traitor, becomes a traitor himself by murdering his king. The message of Shakespeare’s play was about Divine Right which is the concept that the power of the King comes from God. The play is a moralistic tale of the consequences of treason through usurpation which is treason…

The Comparison of Alice and Odysseus’s Heroic Journeys “Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.” (James 1:2-4.) As in the first chapter of the book of James, battles are found in both Homer’s The Odyssey and Tim Burton’s film, Alice in Wonderland. The similarities between the characters’ experiences in…

Early on in the play, Shakespeare provides a glimpse of Macbeth’s valour strength and the high esteem in which he is held as a fighter. We learn about the defeat of MacDonald and the Norwegian King, by Macbeth and the scene instantly arouses the audiences’ curiosity about the ‘brave Macbeth’ who sneers at defeat, “Disdaining Fortune, with his brandish’d steel…smok’d with bloody execution” in the words of the bleeding Captain who reports the news of the victory. Duncan receives the news of the…

plays, as well as his characterization and dramatic effect. Another element that makes his writing so incredible is the symbolism and themes that are hidden in the messages of his major works. After going back and reading a particular play two or three times, a reader can soon discover the hidden meanings and connections that are being made constantly. Every single line of Shakespeare’s writing can be depicted and found to have a much deeper meaning that what the reader initially thinks. There…

In Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth, the main character becomes responsible for numerous murders that leads to his mental state deteriorating. In the beginning, Macbeth was described as a loyal and virtuous nobleman; however, after he was told by three witches that he would become king, Macbeth decided to kill him, Duncan, in order to seize the label. Macbeth then started developing paranoia and insomnia, that got echoed through his other killings later on. Paranoia is the excessive delusions…

Through all elements of history, these will always be people who crave for power. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth is an allegory about a gentleman who wants to be a “uile-neartmhor” member of society through unrighteous methods. The question is…who has the most control throughout the story? The possibilities range from many different characters such as Macbeth, the Weird Sisters, or Lady Macbeth, who are all a big part of this classic piece of literature. Power not only flows through them, but they…

deceased father. Macbeth was told his fate by three witches; as well was haunted by the ghost of Banqo. The presence of the supernatural influenced both of the actions of Macbeth and Hamlet. The society that they both lived in had advocated for violent actions as a means to gain stability financially and socially in life; though these means, they both became tangled with guilt and than by their madness. Even though Macbeth was given the prophecy by the three witches and had been haunted by…

construction in the face./ He was a gentleman on whom I built/ An absolute trust,” he eats his own words (1.4.13-16). It is plain to see that Duncan has not learned his lesson with the Thane of Cawdor, and he blindly allows evil to crawl back into his kingdom. Unlike the Macbeth’s, Duncan in no way summons evil, yet he naively welcomes it. As…

Macbeth was written between 1603 and 1609. the play of macbeth is centered around its main character who is courageous and at the same time very ambitious. he is on one side influenced by the predictions of the three weird sisters and on the other side forced to act by his highly ambitious wife. in other of Shakespeare's tragedies, the evil is focused on the antagonists who destroy other people's life by using their weaknesses such as pride, cruelty and lust against themselves. however in this…

The Spell of Ambition It could be argued that love and ambition are essential to achieve one's desires. However, how far can one go? In this essay I will analyze the role of ambition in the relationship between the two epic protagonists, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Moreover, I will focus on the changes they go through, as a couple and individuals, as the drama progresses. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth shows his first signs of ambition after getting the witches' prophecy.…