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    character who learns his fate and kills King Duncan to become King. Macbeth is the main character in the play and he is neither a clear protagonist or antagonist. We first meet Macbeth after a battle and he appears to be a nobel and who is loyal to his country. As time goes on however‚ he begins to change and turn towards actions that would be perceived as evil. Shakespeare used Macbeth to represent how the witches manipulated him and it is for the reader

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    with achieving perfect revenge; ultimately‚ this conflict facilitates Hamlet’s demise. His actions reflect toward the entire family‚ which contributes to the meaning of his madness and insanity. Throughout the play we notice Hamlet calling

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    on their society. In the play‚ Abigail Williams is dismissed as the servant of the Proctors due to her affair with the husband‚ John. Proctor wants to move on after the affair as he states‚ ‘I may think of you softly from time to time‚ but I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again (1270)”. This shows that he loves his wife which incites a feeling of vengeance inside Abigail‚ which proves to play a crucial role in the events that occur later in the play. She attempted

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    stories in the play deal with hate‚ love‚ deception. Rosalind‚ who is the daughter of expelled Duke became attached and in love with Orlando who is the disowned son of the Duke’s friend. Rosalinda was expelled by her uncle Duke Frederick‚ who was in power illegally. She went to the forest of Arden where her father and his friend lived and she was accompanied by her cousin Celia and the fool Touchstone. Rosalinda disguised herself as boy and called herself Ganymede. At end of the play four marriages

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    Hamlet is the main character of a well-known Shakespeare play named Hamlet. In this play‚ Hamlet is the son of the late king Hamlet‚ who was recently murdered by the new king Claudius. Prince Hamlet has trouble dealing with his father’s passing and his mother’s quick remarriage. Throughout the play Hamlet deals with many emotions. Hamlet represents a typical protagonist of a Shakespearean tragedy. Hamlet starts the story as a troubled and conceited character‚ but irrevocably changes into altruistic

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    construct new knowledge within a supportive and nurturing environment. This will help to develop their competence and confidence to learn and do more on their own. Play is a child’s work (Paley‚ 2004). Play is the children’s most useful tool in which they learn. It is important that learning is fun at this age. Vygotsky indicated that play is a leading activity that determines a child’s development and creates the zone of proximal development (cited

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    Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is the first play of great tragedies. Because of Hamlet’s father’s death‚ Hamlet is faced with life’s most difficult question about the nature of good and evil. Love‚ grief‚ anger‚ or despair can bring about dramatic action but by taking the life of a human needs only the nerve of a common man. Revenge however‚ calls for wisdom and discipline. The Protagonist‚ “Hamlet” some thought displayed signs of true and feigned madness. He displayed over whelming grief to rage. Some

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    How did the Constitution guard against tyranny? Tyranny is means ‘as harsh absolute power in the hands of one individual’; it has happened everywhere. Whatever the size or shape‚ tyranny is a problem because it means too much power in the hands of one person or group. In 1787‚ Representatives from almost all the states in the U.S‚ met in Philadelphia to fix the issue of tyranny. The House presents us to “The Articles of Confederation” to help guard against tyranny. The Constitution guarded against

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    featured as itunes Single of the Week in October 2013 and achieved in excess of 150‚000 downloads. She describes her music as "sparkly folk pop”  She met long-time manager Bob James and started collaborating with different writers across multiple genres. Work included writing and performing on Britains got talent finalist Andrew Muir’s debut album for which she wrote the lyrics to Can’t Say That It’s Over in 2009. Soon after‚  It was during songwriting sessions in Los Angeles she began to seriously

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    In this medieval drama‚ a man who is known as Everyman‚ unexpectedly has to face with God. Many characters are classified in the play‚ one of them is Death whom is sent by God to summon Everyman to his “court” for his pilgrimage‚ which is his final expedition. Death asks Everyman if he had forgotten his creator‚ because he is very much implicated with worldly things. When they are about to start his pilgrimage‚ Death wants him to take his full book of accounts‚ yet he states it is not even ready;

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