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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 praises Macbeth and Banquo, and names Macbeth thane of Cawdor and his eldest son, Malcolm, heir to the throne. During their celebration at Macbeth’s estate, Macbeth is persuaded by Lady Macbeth to “be so much more the man” (1.7.52) and kill Duncan. In the…

Game of Thrones is the primetime fantasy series produced by HBO, based on the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Game of Thrones has earned its fame not only as the most pirated TV show in the world (Sweney, 2014), but also won 38 Emmy awards setting a new Emmy primetime record in the history of television (Ledbetter, 2016). The record-setting viewer ratings of the TV show estimate around 23 million per episode (as of season 6), which solidifies Game of Thrones as the…

Game of Thrones is a fantasy medieval television series based on the book A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Similar to the books, the show has an overflow of gratuitous sex and violence especially when portraying women in positions of power. Heroes die, villains triumph, peasants and slaves suffer horribly but Martin does not shy away from the reality of starvation, rape, and murder that follow in the wake of war. The class stratification and brute injustice of the feudal society are…

happened because most would think they killed the king since they were next in the line for the throne. Because Macbeth is the Highest ranking military official he is named king of the land. After some time has passed on the nigh of a royal supper that Banquo is invited to, Macbeth hires two men to kill Banquo and his son because Banquo grows slightly suspicious of the king and so they can inherit the throne. Banquo is slain by the murders, but his son lived. Later that evening when all the…

HBO’s television series Game of Thrones has characters with a lot of psychological disorders, in this paper I will discuss the issues or disorders these characters face starting with Tyrion Lannister who suffers from alcoholism which is a disorder that involves long-term, repeated, uncontrolled, compulsive, and excessive use of alcoholic beverages and that impairs the drinker’s health and social relationships. After throwing up from drinking too much he will still continue to pour another glass…

said that his mom had chronic depression from seeing everything like smart phones, fast computers, things anyone can get today, even a bright hopeful future go to shit. So what does she do? Wades mom killed herself. You know people say that Game of Thrones is a message about climate change. The White Walkers represent the end of everything, climate change, but everyone other than…

Macbeth is a tragedy play written by William Shakespeare in 1606 and published in 1623. Shakespeare created this play during the Elizabethan era, and was highly influenced by ‘The Great Chain of Being’, which the social structure of the time. This play revolves around a noble that soon changes after he meets three witches on his way home from a battle and they tell him of three prophecies, which spark his interest and causes worry when they start coming true. These prophecies start to occupy his…

In all honesty, it had always been difficult for me to follow a television series. I could never understand how my friends could invest a decent amount of their time into watching multiple series. That was until I started watching Game of Thrones late summer of last year. Although the pilot of the series aired on April of 2011, I finally got around to binge-watching it last summer to understand what the fuss was all about. Granted, I held off watching the show due to its’ excessive nudity and…

Written in 1606, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been a true example of tragedy for readers to enjoy, even centuries from its birth. The play begins with a scene that introduces the three witches, who are a vital piece of the puzzle that is Macbeth. Mischievous and magical as they are, the witches predict that Macbeth, a highly praised war hero, will become king. Among many other issues, Macbeth’s biggest hurdle with proving the prediction to be true, is King Duncan. In order to acquire the…

unlikely. Another knock to his door but this time, a welcomed interruption since it was Ject who had planned to send for shortly and whatever reason Ject had for his visit, now superseded by his orders to summon all the members of the Order to the throne room. After several hours, most of the members, Ject informed, had nervously gathered in the…