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    Justification by faith or justification by works? “Justification is a term that describes the event whereby persons are set or declared to be in right relation to god.” Justification by god is presented by Paul to be done only when you have faith and not because of your good deeds/works. On the other hand‚ James states that justification by god is done threw good works. Paul’s letter to the Romans in chapter 4 begins by referring to the Old Testament. The Old Testament taught the same message

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    topic of retributive justice. In Macbeth‚ there are many murders committed and in a Shakespearean play with murders there is‚ without a doubt‚ going to be some examples of revenge. Retributive justice plays no role in the murders of Duncan or Macduff’s family but it plays a significant role in the murder of Macbeth. Duncan was the King of Scotland and he was a righteous leader who was loved by many. He had many loyal companions. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth and Banquo met three witches who

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    Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ King Duncan is brutally murdered by Macbeth. But are actions of brutality a reason to accuse Macbeth? What about the greedy persuasiveness of Lady Macbeth? Or the root of the whole idea that came from the witches? Someone has to be to blame. The story of Macbeth is consumed by witches and their evil potions and spells. Also by temptation from a power hungry woman whose dream is to be queen and will obsess over the idea until she gets what she wants. The character Macbeth is all

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    Act II‚ scene II of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ As a result of the dreadful crime of killing his own king‚ in II‚ii Macbeth expresses his feelings of remorse. As Macbeth leaves the castle hall‚ Lady Macbeth imagines that her husband is killing the Duncan as she speaks. After hearing what she thinks is Macbeth crying out‚ she worries that the others have woken up. She says that she would have killed him herself but he looks too much like her father. Macbeth returns to his wife‚ his hands covered in

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    subjects‚ Macbeth. With his thirst for power‚ planted by the Weird Sisters and amplified by his wife’s persuasion‚ Macbeth stabbed the king in his back‚ both figuratively and literally. Today was the burial at Colmekill‚ Scotland. On Saturday November 11‚ Macbeth hosted a celebration of the Norwegian victory at his castle. King Duncan was invited to that celebration. Little did the king know‚ Macbeth had plans to fulfill a prophecy that would name him the king of Scotland. Lady Macbeth‚ the murderer’s

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    each character in his/her response. This is clearly illustrated through Duncan’s murder in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. In Act II‚ scene ii‚ both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth initially seem to respond in a similar manner‚ however as the scene progresses the diverse reactions are quite easily observed as one character becomes more decisive and the other more distressed. As Macbeth leaves the hall to kill Duncan‚ Lady Macbeth enters‚ remarking on her boldness. "That which has made them drunk had made me

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    Macbeth has clearly been a tale of ambition‚ murder‚ and revenge. Before the climax scene is revealed‚ let’s recap the events prior. Thane Macduff’s entire household were murdered by Macbeth‚ sparking his revenge. Malcolm fled to England to escape Macbeth’s evil atrocities. And finally‚ to give Macbeth what he deserves‚ Macduff also flees to England to rally a crusade of troops to take down Macbeth once and for all. He returns with the troops where the next scene is set. This scene is not present

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    In my opinion Lady Macbeth is more responsible than macbeth for Duncan’s murder. even though macbeth is more of the aggressive since he is the one who actually killed duncan‚ he had no intention of killing the king until his wife started harassing him. in act 1 scene 7 Lady Macbeth say "that made you break this enterprise to me? when you durst do it‚ then you were a man." In that quote she is basically saying he wont be a man until he kills the king. Macbeth was happy with how everything had been

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    characterisation because it enables the plot to develop a certain depth and tension that can only come with varied and conflicting perspectives. In his renowned dramatic script of the tragedy of “Macbeth‚” Shakespeare has cleverly crafted the perspectives of its two main characters‚ Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ through his use of language techniques‚ which when read‚ enhance meaning in the minds of responders. Such language devices as personification‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ bloody and religious imagery

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    Justification of Punishment 1 Justification of Punishment Sociology 120 Derek Goodson April 7‚ 2009 Justification of Punishment 2 There are four different types of punishment that have been put in place over the years in order to deter crime in society; these four types are retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ and societal protection. These four different types of punishment have raised many questions in today’s society. The changes in today’s society have brought into question the effectiveness

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