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    When you think of a King‚ what comes to mind? A honest and truly hardworking man? Or a deceptive and cruel man? Oedipus the King‚ by Sophocles‚ explores the timeline where a King hopes for the best for his country but ironically destroyed it before. Sophocles brings on the original concept where one man reveals to his city his intentions‚ but doesn’t realize that those intentions would bring about his downfall. Previously‚ before knowing the truth‚ Oedipus exclaims to his people of how he will do

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    distinguish between honorable and dishonorable violence. For example‚ Macbeth begins to form an internal conflict prior to murdering Duncan. The conflict can be seen throughout lines 34-64 of Scene 2 in Act two‚ specifically with the lines‚ “I see thee yet‚ in form as palpable as this which now I draw.” This murder is definitely seen as a dishonorable death‚ as Macbeth murders Duncan due to the fact that he wishes the prophecy to come true. Another example of dishonorable death would be in scene three of act

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    Macbeth knows that killing Duncan is not right because he states‚ “…it’s necessary to hide his black and deep desires.” The ambition that Macbeth is portraying is careless. Macbeth’s ambition led him to only focusing on one thing and it was the throne. He became

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    out for your little brother to reach or killing someone. In the play Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth faces the guilt of something very bad‚ killing Duncan. Macbeth says‚ “I am afraid to think what I have done. Look on ‘t again I dare not.” (Shakespeare 2.2‚ 66-67). Macbeth is talking to his wife while he says this. He just killed Duncan‚ and is feeling guilty of his actions. Macbeth was supposed to leave the daggers‚ but instead he brought them with him. He is very worried that someone heard

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    Blume 1 22/09/11 The Kings Speech Review Refurbished History The King’s Speech is a moving film which provides viewers with an auto- biographic view on King George VI’s reign to power. Set in the 1930’s‚ The King’s Speech accurately conveys a believable setting and experience through the acting and camera work. Every emotion portrayed

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    situations to emphasize this confusion between the real and the surreal‚ the authentic and the fake‚ the act and the sincere. In order to discuss this theme‚ different characters will be looked at: in the first paragraph‚ the Witches‚ in the second‚ Duncan and in the third‚ Lady Macbeth. Appearance vs. reality is also seen in the beginning of the play when the witches introduce the quotation‚ "fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚" or what seems good is really bad—Macbeth; and what seems bad is really good—Malcolm

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    universally known evil creatures. After hearing their prophecies‚ one can say that Macbeth considers the witches to be "fair" when in reality their intentions are quite "foul." Macbeth’s possession of the titles of Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland come by

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    cross. Shakespeare’s Sergeant tells King Duncan that the army he has just encountered is as violent and remorseless as the soldiers who put Christ to death. Ross: God save the king! (1.2.48) Commentary: Although Shakespeare would have been familiar with this now commonplace salutation simply by living under monarchical rule‚ the saying originated in the Bible. In 1 Samuel 10.24 the people greet King Saul: "And all the people shouted‚ and said‚ God save the king." Act 1‚ Scene 3 First Witch: All

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    Macbeth and great expectations Alan Voong Shakespeare and dickens are very effective at presenting the flaws and weaknesses of key characters in both Macbeth and great expectations .using different techniques‚ miss havisham and lady macbeth and lady macbeth both impact others characters and events in a negative way. Females would have been seen during that time period as passive‚ gentle and weak therefore the characters would be appealing to and acceptable to the audience to have a common stereotype

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    Fear has been important in many events from both the real world‚ and works of literature. For example‚ the play Macbeth used fear as a motivating factor for many of the characters actions. Macbeth was fearful of being caught after murdering King Duncan.

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