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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…

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…

Football: Champions Cup Review It’s of the most popular sports around the world and definitely throughout Europe, so it comes as no surprise that game developers are looking to football to help them generate new slot game experiences. Football themed games are nothing new on a whole, but they are new to NetEnt, whose first attempt at the genre is Football: Champions Cup. NetEnt have brought to the table a smooth, beautifully designed experience with a realistically exciting atmosphere. With…

In Shakespeare’s historical yet a tragedy play “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, Richard has come to show that he is one character that is very complex based on the different characteristics that are displayed throughout the play. Whether the common people found him a miserable King of England or an indecisive and childish ruler, not many people appreciated his time on throne. For this reasoning, Scene 5.5 of this play has evidently showed why King Richard has led to his downfall…

On Saturday, November 18, 2016, I visited the Rio Grande Valley Commemorative Air Force Museum (or just CAFM) in Brownsville, Texas. It is located on Minnesota Road by the SPI/Brownsville International Airport. Although this museum resides a few streets away from my home, I never visited before. Therefore, I gave the place a shot in impressing my brother and I. Admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 55+, $3 for kids 12-18, and FREE for kids 11 and under. The museum was…

Overview For this research paper, I will concentrate on the happenings of the War of the Roses in 1455-1487. The War of the Roses commences as Henry VI’s mental health begins to deteriorate. Due to King Henry VI’s indisposition and consequent weak rule, Richard, Duke of York acquired an interest in seizing the English throne for himself. Opposing the York house was Henry Tudor of Lancaster. Throughout the bout of the War of the Roses, Sun Tzu’s philosophies dictated in his book, “The Art of War…

According to Harris’ Exploring the Bible, “...the Book of Isaiah represents and incorporates the three principal themes or concerns of Israel’s prophets: warnings of divine judgement, promises of forgiveness and reconciliation, and responsibilities of restoration” (163). However, what sets the book of Isaiah apart from the other prophet books is that it is actually compiled of three different prophets. These three prophets correspond with different periods of Judean history which take place…

Venkatrarma’s painting of the Kurukshetra War serves as an artistic response to war, primarily because it portrays the battle between a group of cousins (Kauravs and Pandavs) for the throne of an Indian Kingdom known as Kuru. The account of the battle is from the epic Indian story, Mahabharata. The painting by the artist depicts the time when chakravyuh was formed as a defensive formation which appears like a blooming lotus by the commander in chief of Kauravs in the battle of Kurukshetra. As…

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the titular Macbeth and his wife attempt to avoid being accused of the murders they have committed by transforming their own personalities; however, throughout the story, a more prominent manipulation of suspension of disbelief develops. Although Lady Macbeth is able to successfully masquerade as a guiding voice for her husband, she is secretly manipulating him so that she may both inflict death on as many people as possible and guarantee herself dominance of…

In Macbeth, Macduff and Malcolm’s leadership qualities increase while Macbeth’s withers because they have done good deeds and made the right decisions rather than bad ones. A leader is someone who leads their followers to a greater outcome. At the beginning of the book Macbeth, Macduff, and Malcolm were all well respected. Macbeth was praised for killing the leader of King Duncan's traitors. The captain, King Duncan, and his people praised him. “O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!” (I. i. 26)…