Volume Three

I have noticed that my masters, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth, have been acting strange lately. It seems as if every day I see them franticly discussing something away from others. Macbeth hasn’t been acting like his usual self and he seems to be angry and nervous. However, I think it might just be a phase that the couple needs to work out. I shouldn’t be too consumed with this as I need to finish setting up for the big event. Oh dear Lord! You would never believe what I just saw with my own eyes.…

If you’ve ever considered working with a gifted spell caster and energy healer, you may have questions about how impactful witchcraft spells can be. At California Witch Spells & Love Spells in Los Angeles, spell caster Tuesday Phillips wants to assure you that when done correctly, witchcraft spells will positively impact your life. Yes, witchcraft is real, and it can be extraordinarily healing when done by the correct spell caster. Many people think that witchcraft spells are hocus-pocus, but…

In the short documentary Shakespeare Uncovered by PBS the host Ethan Hawke led the documentary on playing Macbeth and how to play him. Macbeth written by Shakespeare in 1606 is about a man who is told one day he would become king. He takes it as he has to kill the king to become king which he ends up doing and slowly he loses his sanity until eventually he dies. Ethan Hawke goes over how one can’t just play Macbeth, that to play him you have to understand what type of life he lived and what he…

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…