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Macbeth: Decisions That Determined Fate

... MacBeth art first because although the is Thane of Glamis at that time, the Thane of Cawdor is still alive. Shortly after he is told these statements which he can not believe to be true, MacBeth begins to wonder if he, one day, will become king. "Glamis and Thane of Cawdor! The greatest is behind" (Act I scene 3 line 133). The truth in this prophecy leads MacBeth to ill thoughts as to what is in store for him and how he can achieve becoming king. King Duncan names his son, Malcolm, heir to the Scottish throne. This action reduces the ...

Number of words: 929 | Number of pages: 4

The Crucible

... most respected villagers, such as Rebecca Nurse, are sentenced to hang for not confessing to witchcraft. Throughout the book we see the characteristics and personality traits of several characters change under the pressure of the witch trials. Among these characters are John Proctor, who changes his own opinions in a hypocritical way, Reverend Parris, who changes his views on whether or not witches exist, and Abigail Williams, who changes her story several times throughout the book. John Proctor, a local villager, was a firm believer that t ...

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The Characteristics Of Shakespeare's Comedies

... as we experienced it in one of his most famous comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. The structure of Shakespeare comedies is common in all his comic drama. The play goes through three phases. In the first stage there is order and discipline. Then it goes through a situation where there is chaos and disorder. Finally in the third stage order is restored again and the play ends in a festive ending. In the beginning of A Midsummer Nights Dream we see that Theseus has entire control over the people in Athens and he is getting ready to wed Hyppolita, ...

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Macbeth: Symbolism Of Blood

... of blood is portrayed often but, with different meanings. It is a metaphor that develops into almost the whole theme of the play. The word "blood" itself, or different forms of it was mentioned an astonishing forty-two times. The best way to examine how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play, is to follow the character changes in the man Macbeth. The actual meaning of the word follows Macbeth’s changes, from honor to treachery and treason, to guilt. First he is a brave honored soldier who saves his country by killing the enemy wh ...

Number of words: 1065 | Number of pages: 4

Talk Show Trash

... public...not at all. Today's topic was “engaged men who wanted to tell their lovers about their secret gay lives”, what trash this was. It started off having the men come out and talk about their women and then about their gay partners. Then in front of millions of people they brought out the ladies on stage, to then embarrass them by talking in detail about their gay encounter, I was almost sick. One man actually told his fiancee the he had sex with one of her male cousins. Another told of his experiences of picking up male ga ...

Number of words: 1380 | Number of pages: 6

Hamlet: Character Traits

... for some term To do obsequious sorrow. 1 The King is telling Hamlet that death is only natural and that Hamlet's father lost his father too. He is informing Hamlet that he is mourning too much for his deceased father and he should try to get over it. Another example of Hamlet's emotions getting the better of him can be seen when he is reminiscing his father's death. Hamlet says, "...How stand I then,/That have father killed, a mother stained,...2". He is asking himself what kind of a person he is if he can allow his fath ...

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Death Of A Salesman: Willy Loman

... dreams, his pride, his career choice and his failure to manage life's problems. Willy, at a young age, noticed an old salesman who worked at an age of 80 and made a lot of money. The old salesman took orders from no one, he made his own orders and everyone did as the old man said. When the old salesman, Dave Singleman dies, all the buyers came to his funeral. All the people Dave ever knew came. There were thousands mourning his death. From that point, Willy Loman found an awesome dream which he followed the rest of his life. Wil ...

Number of words: 765 | Number of pages: 3

Sex Sells?

... and in touch with their feminine side. Advertisements are full of sexual content, but the manner in which it is presented all depends on which gender is looking at it. The first type of advertisement that will be talked about are the advertisements targeted at men depicting a beautiful woman. When a man is flipping through a magazine and passes by a page that has an attractive woman on it, of course he is going to take a second and look. When he stops to look at the woman he will see what is advertised and when he does this the adve ...

Number of words: 1249 | Number of pages: 5

Hamlet: Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword

... interwoven. Their destinies are forged by the others actions. To attempt to separate the life and death of each separate character would be impossible because their destinies are so closely tied together. Each one's destiny is determined by the actions of not only their life but also the reactions of others. Claudius, King Hamlet's brother, desires to have more power than he currently has. He devises and executes a plan to murder his brother, the king by placing poison in the sleeping man's ear. The king dies from the poisoning, and Cla ...

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Arts And Ceramics In History

... Greek works were traded for raw materials such as lump iron, bronze, and lead along with other commodities. This is because there was little Etruscan art found in Greek sites. Corinth dominated the pottery trade in exportation up to the sixth century BC. Around about 525 BC the Corinthian and all other regional styles had been driven from the ceramics scene by Athens, who had created an empire of luxury wares with Attic Black Figure pottery. Around 530 BC there was a birth of a new type of pottery called Attic Red Figure. Attic Black Figu ...

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Hamlet: Human Nature

... when the truth was revealed only a few were true. Ophelia was his one and only true love who meant everything in the world to him and his life. He would kiss the ground that she walked on and beautifully wrote her sweet love letters that expressed his undying love. However, once Hamlet discovered the truth about his father’s planned murder he discovered that Ophelia’s father, Polonius was involved. In his outrage he ended the romance by saying: I have heard of your paintings, well enough. God hath given you one face, and you make yo ...

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How Effective Is Act Three, Scene Four Of Shakespeare's Macbeth

... on behalf of Macbeth, his body was left in the street with twenty trenched gashes on his head as he had sacrificed himself to preserve the life of his son, the predicted heir to the throne, Fleance. The combination of these sinister events create the perfect prelude to a communion between Macbeth and his Thanes, with the notable exception of Banquo... The opening sequence of events would have been easily recognized by the audience who were familiar with the traditional banquet scene. The places have been previously set with particular referen ...

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