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    Trust In Macbeth

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    assassinated in Macbeth’s castle, while he is the murderer, the mastermind behind the scheme is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth herself is the driving force that leads to the plot of killing Duncan even coming to fruition at all. However, later on we see Macbeth planning the murders of Banquo and his son himself with no assistance from Lady Macbeth. The roles have been reversed between these two characters because now Lady Macbeth has achieved her goal and Macbeth has started to become driven by fear and mistrust

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    Is Macbeth to blame for his actions or was this just fate set against him? In the classic story Macbeth a play written by Shakespeare, Macbeth is told a prophecy by three weird sisters. Once hearing his “fate” Macbeth's life becomes a killing spree in order to get and remain the king. Before we can answer the question, we need to know what fate is. Fate is “A power that is believed to control what happens in the future” (Merriam-Webster). Knowing this, it is easy to say that Macbeth's actions were

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    Macbeth at the start of the play was a hero and a good person. Lady Macbeth even described Macbeth as “too full o’ the milk of human kindness”. But as the play progresses Macbeth is influenced by Lady Macbeth in which calls Macbeth a ‘coward’. The quote “Let not light see my black and deep desires” is an example for the first time Macbeth is lusting for power. The biblical allusion

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    king hereafter!” (1, 3, 50). This is the start of Macbeths greed. Macbeth knows about the prophecy now and this prophecy is slowly starting to become true and only Macbeth and Lady Macbeth know about the prophecy. There is one huge problem with the prophecy its that there is a current king alive and healthy. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to kill the king “When Duncan is asleep […] When in swinish sleep their drenched in natures lies as in death” (1 7 61-68). Macbeths greed is greater as he wants

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    Old English Stereotypes

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    Have you ever re-watched a tv show you absolutely adored as a child, and thought, what you found so appealing as a child? Maybe because the graphics and media has now advanced light years ahead. Or maybe our brains have become numb due to the amount of pointless Facebook videos ‘that get us every time’ and can no Though we don’t like to admit it, we have inevitably matured and expanded our understanding of society, thankful beyond play schools cardboard representation. Contemporary movies and tv

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    Two-Faced “No, no please stop!” Her sweet innocent voice cried, begging for the killer to stop. She struggled and begged for mercy, for life. The killer’s hands were covered in thick rosy red blood. He dragged the knife along her throat, dots of blood covering his face, clothes drenched in red. Lucinda couldn’t see the face of the killer but knew exactly who it was. The moonlight shined directly on her and she saw the glint of the blade dragging across her skin. Blood oozed, bit by bit. Finally

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    In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare utilizes syntax to reveal Macbeth's interest in the witches' predictions, causing the audience to think that he trusts the witches. While speaking to the witches, Macbeth speaks in both imperative and interrogative sentences. Speaking in imperative sentences demonstrates Macbeth's urgency by commanding the witches to stay, while speaking in interrogative sentences reveals his curiosity about what the witches have already told him. In the beginning of the passage

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    In “The Odyssey”by Homer, Odysseus and his crew go in a journey to going back to their home, but they go through some obstacles just like when you are going through life. For example in the book Lotus Eaters were trying to encourage Odysseus and his crew into eating their Lotus which can make you lose your sense of place or home, just like with drugs or peer pressure. Another example is the monster six headed monster Scylla who can kill and snatch you quickly, that represents how easily an accident

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    In act V scene I of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking by her servants. She is in a panic over her permanently blood stained hands. The significance of this scene is the clear anguish Lady Macbeth feels in her role in the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth says, "Here's the smell of blood still; all of the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this hand" (5.1.45-46). Evidently, Lady Macbeth is subconsciously aware that her actions were wrong, yet she defied her own principles by going through

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    J Alfred Prufrock

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    surroundings such as vacant streets and dreary sights. Women are also introduced as talking about Michelangelo. The setting is covered in a yellow fog that stretches over every detail of the town. Prufrock’s emotions at first seems to be confident with the ladies. As the poem progresses, Prufrock is seen more as an average middle-aged man, but also a sad honest man. He seems to stick to a routine and does not stray from it much. His bland personality is not much of an appeal to the women, thus making him pathetic

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