Three-tier education

In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth depicts an epitome of a tragic hero. The protagonist, valiant warrior, and loyal Scotsman uses his power to beat people over the head and to control and punish those who do not fall in line. Macbeth decides to take matters into his own hands to portray his determination 0to become king of Scotland. Throughout his personal journey, Macbeth’s ambition, acts of violence, and trust in fate all lead to his downfall from hero to tyrant. Macbeth’s…

When deciding how to punish the Duke of Gloucester, both Reagan and Gonoril in King Lear display brutality. Reagan wants to, “Hang him instantly!”1 while Gonoril says, “Pluck out his eyes.”2 Carrying out Reagan’s suggestion means that Gloucester will die immediately, and he will never reconcile with his son, Edgar. Gonoril’s suggestion, then, allows him to still hope that this will one day happen, but at a price. Lack of sight will leave Gloucester unable to tell at a glance if friend or foe…

Lady Macbeth “[Frances Dolan] observes “Macbeth uses female characters--the witches and Lady Macbeth--to instill ambition, translate that ambition into violent action, and thus cast doubt on ambition and agency as associated with violence”. Leah Marcus suggests that “Lady Macbeth is a ‘woman on top’ whose sexual ambivalence and dominance are allied with the demonic and mirror the obscure gender identifications of the bearded witches (1988, 104)” (“Fantasizing Infanticide”). Despite Macbeth…

novelist whose works is most profound in historical adventure novels, wrote numerous novels that have been interpreted into a diverse range of languages and into films. One of the most prominent historical adventure novels that he had written was the The Three Musketeers. Dumas wrote the novel in the seventeenth century, as absolute monarchy was arising in France specifically. Ideally, loyalty and honor are illustrated in any type of relationship despite the hierarchical status of an individual.…

subject, “I have begun to plant thee and will labor / To make thee full of growing” (1, 4, 33-34). However, it is not the seeds of loyalty and a career of being the Thane of Cawdor that is being planted, but ironically, the seeds of betrayal. Since the three witches’ prophecy of Macbeth receiving the title of Thane of Cawdor came true, Macbeth starts to believe that there is a chance of the latter half also coming true—the prediction that he would become king. Yet, this thought of…

Throughout the play Macbeth we are met with conflicting feelings about the main character himself, Macbeth. As the play proceeds Macbeth’s initial personality is warped in his want and/or need to gain the crown thus creating a mix of emotions for the audience. Throughout reviews Macbeth is either loved or hated, there is no in between, for the way he rose to power. Some believed that he did what he had to do and/or did what he felt was the correct interpretation of the instructions the witches…

English Essay Ambition George Orwell and shakespeare share many of the same views on ambition in the world, being either individual ambition, or that of an entire nation. Both authors play with the idea that ambition can be good, or sometimes very bad, leading people to corruption and self-destruction. Both Macbeth and Winston fall into this trap where they believe and lay trust in information that aligns with their own desires. They let their desires blind them from rational thinking, and…

Do you believe it's appropriate for your child to read an horror genre? Would you even believe your child reads about murder in school? The Tale-Tell Heart is an horror genre your child is reading at school. It's about a man named Edgar Allan Poe not liking a man because of his eye. He didn't like the man eye so bad that he decided to kill him. He thought he got away with the murder but he ended up telling on himself. I strongly believe The Tale-Tell Heart is appropriate for my age group.…

Macbeth: Day 1 Name: Cayleigh Hickey Class: Advanced Placement Literature (AP Lit) Date of Lesson: 4/10/17 Goals and Objectives Essential Questions: How does power corrupt people? How does blind ambition corrupt motives, particularly political motives? How does superstition affect human behavior? If you believe in fate, does that belief have any power over your future? What value does Shakespeare’s work hold for our modern world? Are the works still relevant? Standards/Daily Objectives: 11.4.4…

year of hard labour, in the middle of the night she is dragged before the crown prince who offers Celaena her freedom with one condition, she must act as his champion in a competition to fill the role of the royal assassin - if she can beat twenty three killers, warriors and thieves. But something evil dwells in the glass castle and when some of the other competitors wind up dead in brutal ways Celaena must find out who is killing the victims before she becomes one.” In Sarah J. Mass, new book…