Period 1 February 22‚ 2015 Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Director Analysis Shakespeare creates a scene in Macbeth in which his conscious comes into play to mess with his head and to show the audience the insanity that is ever present in the man. After killing the king and becoming the king Macbeth realizes that the witches prophecy came true‚ the prophecy that was stated in Act 1 Scene 3‚ where Macbeth and Banquo are told that they will become leaders. Macbeth is told he shall be king and yet Banquo is told
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portraying her in Scene Three. Sandra: Of course. I can spare some time right now. What’s the issue? Mikaela: I have read the character list‚ and it describes Anna as a solemn and knowledgeable character. More specifically it states that Anna is “quiet‚ serious‚ highly intelligent and thoughtful. Compelled to tell her story.” I am just a bit worried that I am not capturing her as you intended when you composed her character. Sandra: Okay I think I can help you. In this scene‚ Anna is still developing
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In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚
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To begin with Macbeth and Banquo had their prophecies‚ both the characters and the audience are forced to wonder about fate. Is it real? Is action necessary to make it come to pass‚ or will the prophecy come true no matter what one does? Different characters answer these questions in different ways at different times‚ and the final answers are ambiguous as fate always is. Unlike Banquo‚ Macbeth kills Duncan. Macbeth tries to master fate‚ to make fate conform to exactly what he wants. But‚ of course
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R & J Lady Capulet tries to convince Juliet that Paris is the perfect man for her by magnifying him to persuade Juliet round to the idea. Lady Capulet expects marriage to be an easy thing to consider and agree to; this means her expectations of Juliet are to take the hand of whomever Capulet & Lady Capulet think is the perfect man and not of whom Juliet thinks is best. Lady Caplet has shown she has taken up her role in the Patriarchal Hegemony that surrounds Veronese society and she and all women
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filled with some kind of drama‚ tragedy‚ emotion and‚ of course‚ love. Some of the themes explored in Romeo and Juliet are: tragedy‚ love‚ fate and death. Act 3‚ Scene 1 is a very dramatic scene‚ and is the turning point of the story; the climactric. It is at this point that everything changes for the worse and starts going downhill. In the previous scene‚ Romeo and Juliet were married and that tells us that Romeo must be feeling on top of the world right now. But this all changes‚ faster than a flash
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In Act 2 Scene 2‚ Lines 1 to 13 of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Shakespeare questions the reader about who in truth is controlling Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth or himself. Shakespeare also makes us ponder if Lady Macbeth has a healthy ambition‚ that she herself controls‚ or if her ambition is controlling her. The three main themes of Evil‚ Ambition‚ and Macbeth-The Victim of Manipulation are heightened through the use of Positive and Negative Sleep Motifs‚ expressed in a negative context. Also found in this
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Banquo lies on the side of the river after being ambushed by Macbeth’s hit men. He reflects on Macbeth’s and his own behavior since the prophecies made by the witches‚ as well as reflecting on Fleance and the person he is to become. The end of Act III‚ Scene 3. After Banquo’s murder. (Lying) Here I lie‚ cold‚ wet‚ alone and betrayed on my death bed. Is this what I deserve? Have I been dealt a hand fair to the way I have lived my life? No‚ I know that I lived my life justly. I acted on my beliefs
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Macbeth and Banquo were on there way back from a battle when 3 witch’s show up they thought they were seeing things because what person would be in a battle field with blood and body’s on the ground. Macbeth and Banquo walked up to them and one of the itch’s started to say “All hail Macbeth Thane of Cawdor”‚ Macbeth thought they were just saying stuff cause they were crazy.So Banquo wanted to ask what they seen in his future and they just told him “All hail Macbeth and Banquo”. Macbeth will kill
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Scene 1‚ Act 1. Details-The Royal Advisor is trying to convince the Duchess to make Alliances with France and Britain. Royal Advisor: My queen you must choose a country to fight with. We are not strong on our own and we have what others need. Please think twice about your decision. I beg you. I understand that you are having trouble with choosing‚ but when you choose‚ choose carefully. I can help you if you would only listen to me. You are in charge of Russia while Tsar‚ Nicholas II‚ your husband
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