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- 761: Macbeth - Supernatural
- In Shakespeare's Macbeth, specific scenes focus the readers' attention to the suspense and involvement of the supernatural. The use of witches, apparitions and ghosts provide important elements in making the play ... act one, scene one. After learning of his prophecies to become king, Macbeth states, "Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor: The greatest is behind (still to come)." (1.3.117-118). Shakespeare uses foreshadowing, a literary technique, to suggest to his readers the character Macbeth will suffer a personality change. Macbeth also implies his first notions of plotting an evil scheme by ...
- 762: Macbeth: Plots for Murder
- Macbeth: Plots for Murder In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, there are many plots for murder. The murder of Duncan has a significant impact on Macbeth. He, along with his "sleep" is never the same after this event ... at the banquet when he pretends to see Banquo. His acting after Duncan's death is proof that pretending is not difficult for him. In conclusion, the third murderer in Shakespeare's Macbeth is Macbeth himself. Every aspect of act III makes it fairly obvious that it is indeed Macbeth. First, his comments to the people; next, the circumstances surrounding the ...
- 763: Hammlet
- Masks A mask is a covering worn on the face or something that disguises or conceals oneself. All the characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet hide behind masks to cover up who they really are, which contridictes a main idea, expressed by the fool, Old Polonius, "To thine ownself be true" (Polonius - 1 ... are and there true convictions. The masks brought about feelings such as fear, hatred, insanity, indecisiveness, ambitiousness, and vengeance all of which contribute to the tragic ending of the play. Shakespeare reveals the idea of the masks in the first lines of the play, "Who's there" (Barnardo - 1.1.1). "Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself" (Fransisco - 1.1 ...
- 764: What Is Art ?
- ... writer and reader. Literature, since it's inception has always been a form of communication, and good literature be it the prose of Trollope, poems of Blake, the plays of Shakespeare or even political propaganda has always had the sincerity of its creator. Throughout history, literature has been able to bring a social, or moral message to the people. And good ... of drama he does put his thoughts into action and murders his step-father. Murder cannot be justified much less when all evidence of the crime comes from a ghost. Shakespeare's work was never intended to be didactic, but it was meant to be dramatic. Even though the dilemma of Hamlet provokes our ethical deliberation, it does not attempt to ...
- 765: Hamlets Verse
- In William Shakespeare's entire play collection, soliloquies are one of the most important elements of literature that are used. In most of his plays, Shakespeare uses soliloquies to convey what course of action the character is going to take or to review what has already happened. In Hamlet, soliloquies take on a different purpose; they ...
- 766: Macbeth - Manipulation
- ... to think about the murder, she even knew what to say after he had started thinking about the murder. The power of evil is also another force that controls Macbeth. Shakespeare mainly personifies it as the three witches and Hecate, the head witch. Despite Macbeth being ambitious, he probably never though that he would become a King as Duncan already had ... powers through his wife. It was assumed that in those days, women portrayed the elegant side of the human race and men could have been ruffians. Keeping this in mind, Shakespeare still portrayed Lady Macbeth as a person with a murderous heart from the speech "Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done’t." (2.2.13 ...
- 767: Hamlets To Be Or Not To Be
- ... but smart to wait and take decisive action. Evidence shows that Hamlet feels life is a burden yet Hamlet still remains tranquil as he soliloquizes. The perfect iambic pentameter of Shakespeare gives this passage a sense of fluidity in contrast with the whirlpool of emotions in other soliloquies Words such as suffer, troubles, dies, sleep, heartache, calamity, and weary, depict depression as Hamlet is a very low-spirited and depressed man. There are also images that are tools of destruction: slings, arrows, arms, and whips. Shakespeare s c eful use of words and structure displays Hamlet s ideas successfully. If one chooses to take the path of suicide as a result of an unfortunate life, the ...
- 768: Evil In Macbeth
- ... evil. For instance, a black cat, a dark night, a dark place are all symbols of evil. There are only a few good people out there today. In Macbeth William Shakespeare proves to us that there is evil in all of us but in the end the good triupths. In this play the main character Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth ... what they deserved but if it was not for them the evil would of not been destroyed. The message of this play is that what goes around comes around. Bibliography Shakespeare, William Macbeth Toronto: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1988
- 769: Othello - The Ambivalence Of H
- William Shakespeare began writing tragedies because he believed the plots used by other English writers were lacking artistic purpose and form. He used the fall of a notable person as the main ... the exact opposites in the play, but they are exactly the same in that they both possess this ambivalence of good and evil. There is no character in all of Shakespeare's plays so full of serpentine power and poison as Iago. He is envious of Michael Cassio and suspects that Othello has wronged his honor; but his malignancy is all ...
- 770: Julius Ceasar
- SUMMARY: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the story of the resulting conflicts from the assassination of perpetual dictator and Roman emperor, Julius Caesar. A great friend of Caesar, Mark Antony, comes to ... man named Casca stabs him in the back, and the other men follow and wound him with their swords until he falls to the ground, dead. EVALUATION: In this play, Shakespeare gave morals to the audience about right and wrong and acting upon one's opinion. He showed that one should not bring death to someone else based on their personal ...
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