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    At the beginning of the play Macbeth is seen as a courageous soldier who is loyal to the King but is corrupted from the witches prophecies and by his and Lady Macbeth’s ambition. Their marriage is of convenience for Lady Macbeth‚ but for Macbeth it is more than that. He loves his wife‚ and she takes advantage of that. She is continuously making him feel guilty‚ for being weak‚ and challenges his manhood‚ with these words "When you durst do it‚ then you were a man‚ and‚ to be more than what you were

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    Title: The Portrayal of Hitler in “Downfall.” General Purpose: Describe and analyze the portrayal of Hitler in “Downfall.” Judging from the script of the film and the performance of Hitler by actor Bruno Ganz‚ what do you believe was the purpose of and effect on the audience intended by the portrayal of Hitler in this film? Thesis Statement: Hitler’s portrayal‚ highlighted his erratic and tyrannical behavior‚ through his leadership style‚ mental instability and social interactions‚ and had

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    Empathy In Macbeth

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    Question: Macbeth fails as a play because we are unable to empathise with the protagonist. Introduction: Body: * Firstly‚ we must define Macbeth as the ‘tragic hero’ of the play. It is the protagonist in a tragedy who possesses a tragic flaw eventually leading to their downfall. Aristotle’s view of the effect of tragedy was to arouse empathy for the ‘tragic hero’ and then to purge it from the audience‚ at the end an audience can be drained of all emotion. Macbeth parallels all of the characteristics

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    Greek Theatre – Tragedy & Comedy As part of the festival called Dionysia which honoured the God Dionysus‚ tragedy‚ comedy & satyr play were the three genres to emerge from the theatre of ancient Greece. Tragedy is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes in its audience an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in the viewing. From its obscure origins in the theatres of Athens 2‚500 years ago‚ from which there survives only a fraction of the work of Aeschylus‚ Sophocles and Euripides

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    Significant Quotes for your Macbeth Character Analysis and Development Essay Opening Scene: Witches plan to meet Macbeth (Act I‚ scene i) Descriptions of Macbeth as “Brave‚” and as a “Lion” and “Eagle.” COB “For Brave Macbeth‚ (for well he deserves that name)‚ Disdaining Fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚ (Like valor’s minion)‚ carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne’er shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚

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    Much like Macbeth did to Duncan‚ Banquo and the whole land of Scotland in order to gain power and become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King. Macbeth betrayed Scotland‚ but he wasn’t the only one at fault. Lady Macbeth and the three witches took a role in the destruction and betrayal that went on in Scotland. Also‚ Macbeth shows his betrayal by befriending Duncan and Banquo then plotting against them and killing them in order for him to become Thane of Cawdor and King. Finally‚ Macbeth shows his

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    Ambition In Macbeth

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    driving force throughout _MacBeth_. It is the "engine" running the whole story. A tragic hero is the great character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for defeat. The main character‚ MacBeth‚ is the one who ambition is driving the most. He is also the tragic hero of this story. Ambition is big in three ways in _MacBeth_. The three ways are three witches created and added more ambition in Macbeth throughout the play‚ ambition drives him to commit murder‚ and it added to his cockiness and his feeling

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    The Tragedy of Othello

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    The Tragedy of Othello‚ The Moor of Venice Act I 1. A noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state‚ a General. He is somewhat important to society. And he was slightly famous and well-known captain and general. To others that knew who Othello was didn’t really like him as a person but they liked him for the things that he had done for the country and the people. Also some of the people were jealous of Othello because of the fact that he was a moor and that Desdemona was in love with him

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    AS91101: Formal essay A main character who undergoes a significant change in a text is Macbeth‚ a character in Shakespeare’s play. He changes from being known as “noble Macbeth” at the start of the play‚ to being viewed as a “tyrant” at the end. This is an important change because it shows a once noble man who would do anything for king and country‚ to becoming corrupt in his ways. All because of his blinded ambition and desire to become the King of Scotland. Techniques that are used to show these

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    MACBETH QUOTES “ Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” * Equivocal sentence‚ inversion‚ defies logic * Is a set up to show Macbeths fate is sealed “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name – disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valour’s minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave‚ which never shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚ till he unseamed him from the nave to the chaps and fixed his head upon our battlements” *

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