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    She calls on the supernatural to help her “come‚ you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here and fill me from crown to the toe topfull of direst cruelty” this shows Lady Macbeth is ruthless is thought but not in action. She doubts whether Macbeths has what it takes to seize the crown‚ she views his kindness and essential goodness as negative “it is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness”. Macbeth is ruthless because he is the one to kill Duncan. At first Macbeth is hesitant when

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    double handfuls of ripe fruit. (56) Furthermore‚ like Christ‚ Simon too made prophecies when he predicted that Ralph would return to the civilized world‚ “You’ll [Ralph] get back to where you came from”. (111) Simon‚ being the Christ‚ represents the goodness within human nature. Without him‚ civilization was cease to exist‚ as it did for the boys after his death. Ralph chose to follow the words of holy Simon and fought against his dark side. He clung to the rules of his childhood in hopes to return

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    “Cinderella” the fairy godmother gives Cinderella glass slippers to got to the ball to meet Prince Charming. The glass slippers has its significance not only by allowing the reunion of Prince Charming and Cinderella‚ but it represents her character beauty‚goodness‚ kindness‚ and ability to last through a rough situation. Disney’s animated motion picture also includes the fairy god mother as not in Grimm’s version of their story The fairy god mother symbolically represents an angel or faith in God and His love

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    This was an oral presentation‚ in which I prosecuted Macbeth. I received a grade of A-‚ however was told that it was my actual presentation rather than my essay that stopped me getting a higher grade :) Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I will be brief. You have heard the testimonies and seen the evidence; it is now time for the fate of Macbeth to be decided. Today you have met scores of witnesses testify‚ under oath‚ the defendant’s entirely good and honest character‚ and have pondered as to how the King

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    direst cruelty. Make thick my blood…”(1‚5.47-50). Lady Macbeth did this because she feared that Macbeth could not commit murderer. Macbeth at this time still has a strong underlying sense of morality‚ and although he does have a sense of ambition‚ he does not want to commit murderer in cold blood to achieve his goals. Ramsey proposes that Lady Macbeth twists her interpretation of manliness after contemplating Macbeth’s unwillingness to kill Duncan “Greatness must be divorced from goodness‚ highness

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    Harold Kushner’s General Propositions Reflection Essay Harold Kushner illustrates ways of coping with unfortunate events that occur at inconvenient times to individuals who do not deserve them. In order to convey his message effectively he used The Book of Job as an example to his audience. He then made a point to discuss three propositions that go along with the reading. However‚ only two may be accepted whilst the third be denied. The propositions consisted of: 1) God is all-powerful 2) God is

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    Mysterious‚ double-crossing‚ gorgeous‚ unloving‚ unreliable‚ manipulative are all adjectives that are used to describe the femme fatales in classic film noir. She is often the main incentive for the protagonist in film noir to commit crimes and cause him to make an ambitious choice that would eventually lead to his downfall and unpleasant fate (Dirks). Despite the characteristics that conventional femme fatale should possess‚ Phyllis in Double Indemnity directed by Billy Walder‚ Pat in Raw Deal directed

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    Tom Jones and Morality The two hundredth anniversary of Henry Fielding is very justly celebrated‚ even if‚ as far as can be discovered‚ it is only celebrated by the newspapers. It would be too much to expect that any such merely chronological incident should induce the people who write about Fielding to read him; this kind of neglect is only another name for glory. A great classic means a man whom one can praise without having read. This is not in itself wholly unjust; it merely implies a certain

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    themes in Wicked is the fight of good versus evil. Although Elphaba adapts the nickname‚ The Wicked Witch of the West‚ by the end of the book‚ it is revealed that she is not actually the wicked one. The Wizard of Oz‚ who is supposedly the face of goodness‚ is exposed to be the evil one. Boq says that: “People who claim that they’re evil are usually no worse than the rest of us." He sighed. "It’s people who claim that they’re good‚ or anyway better than the rest of us‚ that you have to be wary of

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    witches. The witches planted the idea that Macbeth should become king. Lady Macbeth followed through with this idea by pushing Macbeth to kill Duncan. "... a very definition of the weird sisters - calling on them to unsex her to cram her with cruelty from top to toe..." (Bloom 29). This quote illustrates the connection between Lady Macbeth and the witches‚ showing us that they both participated in Macbeth’s moral decline. Shakespeare‚ it seems‚ utilizes the symbol of the witches to portray the

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