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    The play Macbeth and the novel to kill a Mockingbird consist of many similarities‚ some in which are more obvious than others. Both of these two excellent literatures have the common theme of hope for justice‚ similar characters‚ and also both the novel and the Shakespearian play have the suspense and intensity in the atmosphere. In the novel to kill a Mockingbird and the play Macbeth‚ both deliver a message of hope for justice. In the novel we see two young men being judged upon their physical

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    Before he can have that idea‚ his brain needs the fuel to process that idea: Influence. It’s obvious that Shakespeare didn’t just completely make up the story of Macbeth on the spot‚ he was clearly influenced by the history of the medieval Scots‚ with their rises to victory and glory‚ as well as their falls due to corruption and defeat. Although Shakespeare’s Macbeth is truly original‚ it definitely took inspiration and influence from famous medieval authors before Shakespeare’s time‚ such as that of

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    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‚ irony‚ dramatic irony

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    artifice‚ and superficiality from ballet. Modern dance resembled modern art and music being experimental. Pioneers of Modern dance like “Isadora Duncan‚ Loie Fuller‚ and Ruth St. Denis in the United States‚ Rudolf von Landon and Mary Wigman in Germany” they all wanted to create an awareness to their audiences of inner and outer realities. Isadora Duncan started “free dance” where she would perform in a simple tunic like the Greek vase figures that inspired a lot of her work. Her work would use natural

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    William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is a play that revolves around a villainous king and his evil wife. There is a significant supernatural influence in Macbeth. Supernatural as defined by dictionary.com as being above or beyond what is natural‚ explainable by natural law or phenomena. The supernatural influence in Macbeth is evident throughout the play. Firstly Macbeth would not have murdered Duncan if he had not heard the Weird sister’s prophecies. Second of all the ghost of Banquo was important to

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    THE INFLUENCE OF LADY MACBETH AND THE THREE WITCHES THAT CHANGED MACBETH Throughout a person ’s life‚ there are many things‚ like strangers or the media‚ that influence how a person will behave. The main factor in this influence tends to be the people in their lives that they are closest too. Sometimes the influence of people can significantly change a person - whether in a good way‚ or a bad way. In the play _Macbeth_‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many examples of bad influences changing

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    period the humanists try to make the feudalists and the ideas of the middle ages get extinct‚and like this way ‚introduce many new ideas of the rising bourgeoisie‚and also to reconsider the purity of the Christian Church. Also there are many ways in which we can see that the Renaissance was a time of light for many thinkers‚ writers‚ etc.: as it sought to introduce blizzard poetic forms such as: the sonnet‚ free verse‚ these adapted to new topics with great interest communicating targets and new objectives

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    renaissance supernatural powers were believed to be true. Shakespeare expresses this during the play Macbeth. The witches are shown to have supernatural powers in multiple acts throughout the play‚ each time influencing characters. The witches influence most of the actions in Macbeth. Although Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King DuncanMacbeth had the idea planted in his head by the witches. When Macbeth first meets the witches‚ they tell him that he will be king. He responds by giving a soliloquy

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    Macbeth and King Henry VIII Megan Groleau Period 2 English 29 Mr. Donarum Is there such thing as a perfect human‚ someone who has no flaws what so ever‚ they have impeccable physical ability‚ and great intelligence‚ can make the right decisions every time‚ they can restrain themselves from the most tempting situations‚ and have not one ounce of arrogance‚ selfishness‚ or greed in them? No‚ it is not possible. Everybody who is mortal has at least one poor trait in them‚ at least one flaw. Nobody

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    At the start of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as a heroic and courageous man. He created this image for himself by fighting long and hard in the King of Scotland’s battle. The King of Scotland (along with all his people) was very impressed with Macbeth. He was rewarded for his efforts‚ being presented with the title of the Thane of Cawdor. After the battle‚ he and Banquo were out riding when they bumped into a group of incredibly strange women that had a strange aura of power about them (the witches)

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