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Macbeth: Macbeth A Murderer?
Number of Words: 825 / Number of Pages: 3
... almost 'forced' by Lady Macbeth to murder
Duncan. After committing the murder, Macbeth seems almost delirious and he says
that "...all great Neptune's ocean....hand". We can already see that he is sorry
for what he has done.
When Macbeth orders Banquo's murder, he is still in torment, but the cause of
his anguish seems to have been changed. He is afraid of Banquo, because Banquo
knows about the witches and their predictions of his(Banquo's) descendants being
kings. Banquo's death, he says, will put his mind at rest. Banquo's murder, he
figures, will serve as an aspirin to his aches and pains.
We are ...
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Dead Poet's Society: Significant Experiences; The Twists Of Life.
Number of Words: 1062 / Number of Pages: 4
... broad possibilities that life held for them. The boys learned
that they deserved more than the daily routine, that they were not satisfied
with living up to the expectations of others. As a result, they re-established
the Dead Poet's society, and consequently experienced what they had been
protected from previously. The most significant change wrought from both the
arrival of Mr. Keating and the re-instatement of the Dead Poet's Society was
Neil Perry's change in attitude. He realized what his dreams were, and to
accomplish them, he had to do something he had never dared to do in the past,
disrega ...
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Hamlet: Playing The Roles
Number of Words: 1387 / Number of Pages: 6
... revenge. In this statement the play makes an easy to follow shift. This shift consists of Hamlet giving up the role of a student and mourning son. Hamlet says, "I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth and observation copied there, And thy commandment all alone shall live Within the book and volume of my brain" (1.5.99-103). Hamlet is declaring that he will be committed to nothing else but the revenge of his father's death. In the next act, however, Hamlet's status and intetions suddenly, and with out demonstrared reason, become m ...
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Who Is Most To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall?
Number of Words: 490 / Number of Pages: 2
... decline of sanity
and power. Although it didn't take much, her persuasion lead to the killing of
Duncan. She wanted Macbeth to take the rank of king as much as he did.
Pressure from his spouse added on to all the other pressures from the prophecies,
also helped tempt Macbeth to murder. Not only did her doings contribute to
Macbeth's turmoil, but it also lead herself to become mad.
The character most guilty of Macbeth's physical downfall would have to be
Macduff. He was the one that actually removed Macbeth's head from his spine.
Also when Macduff left, Macbeth became more ensnarled by his ang ...
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Hamlet: Feigned Madness
Number of Words: 727 / Number of Pages: 3
... agents (Hankins 127). The train of events from the death of his father to the revelation of the ghost has profoundly disturbed Hamlet. He realizes it himself and fears that the excitement within him may betray his secret. He knows well that it is beyond his power to suppress it altogether, and so he pretends to be mad. Any slip of the tongue about his secrets will seem like the uttering of a mad man, and his real thoughts will be unknown to those around him. Hamlet must have time to think, time to perfect a plan of action, and in the meanwhile he must protect himself from any involuntary betr ...
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Macbeth: Macbeth - A Human To A Killer
Number of Words: 505 / Number of Pages: 2
... meant that more people would have to be
killed, and this included the king's son who was next in line for the throne. At
this point Macbeth experiences the first of a number of breakdowns, and he
begins to lose his human characteristics. Macbeth begins to fall into a
murderous rage after killing Duncan. He thought this would clear his name, but
it only made things worse. Each person he has killed results in another that
needs to be killed. With each kill Macbeth makes he loses feelings. Macbeth's
conscience is soon deteriorated to nothing, and his killings are numerous. After
killing Banquo and confro ...
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Interpretation Of Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
Number of Words: 1316 / Number of Pages: 5
... depicts the role of women as subordinate in order to emphasize the need to reform their role in society.
Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a relationship are emphasized through Nora's contradicting actions. Her infatuation with luxuries such as expensive Christmas gifts contradicts her resourcefulness in scrounging and buying cheap clothing; her defiance of Torvald by eating forbidden Macaroons contradicts the submission of her opinions, including the decision of which dance outfit to wear, to her husband; and Nora's flirtatious nature contradicts her devotion to her husban ...
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Nature’s Significance In King Lear
Number of Words: 1563 / Number of Pages: 6
... expects to be revered and obeyed both as a king and as a father by all his daughters. Shakespeare demonstrate this idea when he points out that at a later point in the play, after Lear was treated horribly by Goneril, Lear express his conviction that Regan, unlike Goneril, knows better “The offices of nature, bond of childhood.” (2.4.202) It is ironic that here Lear uses the exact same word as Cordelia has used before, that is, “bond” to describe the natural ties that he himself broke before only to expect that they will be followed by his daughter, Regan when he is in a time of need.
However, Lear p ...
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The Play "Amadeus" Is Mainly Concerned With The Destructive Nature Of Jealousy
Number of Words: 558 / Number of Pages: 3
... of saving it. He spends all his time churning out music in final
copy, which, although beautiful, doesn't earn money as would teaching music.
Mozart is really the one who should be jealous, as he has little in the way
of money or assets, or even respect. All he has is his talent and his
priceless music, but not the sense he needs to capitalise on it.
It isn't the fact that someone has more talent than him, the problem is, as
he sees it, that he isn't as good as someone else after making a bargain
with God, which should guarantee that he is the best in the world at least
until he ...
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The Crucible: Act Four Analysis
Number of Words: 608 / Number of Pages: 3
... his decision whether to confess to
this outright lie, or to spite the evil and be hung in martyrdom. Up to
this point in time, the court officials have no definitive proof that any
witchcraft has actually been practiced. Innocent people are being hung only
on account of the testimony given by one young girl. Proctor realizes that
by confessing, he will mar the memory of the many who have thus far been
killed without confirming the false accusations. These dead would not sign
their names falsely just to spare their own life. How could Proctor
disrespect the cause that these dead gave their lives for, ...
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