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Heavy Hands Macbeth is a play highlighting power, greed, and guilt. Throughout the play the word hand is used numerous times to amplify some of these major themes. The word hand appears in a variety of denotations and connotations as the play progresses. In Act I, hand is used often as a welcoming motif. Whether it be shaking one’s hand or the witches walking hand and hand, the word seems to appear only in a good sense. In Act two the word evokes a new feeling, that of implementation of evil…

Regarded as one of the most powerful female figures in literature, Lady Macbeth stands out far beyond the rest of Shakespeare’s female characters — remarkable for her ambition, boldness, and cruelty. However, these three intense traits contribute to her downfall and eventual suicide. If one was to step back and examine the corpse, the most noticeable feature would be her “wings.” After reading Macbeth’s letter at the beginning of Act I, Scene 5, and learning of the three witches’ prophecies,…

In the play, Romeo and Juliet the Nurse plays a key role. Although we don’t know her real name, that doesn’t make her any less significant than other characters. Throughout the story, we have seen her being loving and protective over Juliet because she is a mother figure to her. Not only that, but we have also seen her lighten the mood with her comedic attitude. The Nurse has a very close relationship with Juliet (even closer than Juliet has with her own mother). When Lady Capulet is unsure of…

on Act 5 Scene One The scene starts with one of Lady Macbeth’s women up in the middle of the night talking to a doctor about her Lady’s sleepwalking. The doctor and gentlewoman hide and watch as Lady Macbeth comes out, sleepwalking, washing her hands and talking of the evils she and macbeth committed. The doctor tells the gentlewoman that she should contact a priest to deal with this issue. And that they have heard things not meant to be heard. Scene Two Malcolm’s men talk on their march to war…

In the play “ Macbeth” , there are many examples of people going wrong when they don 't realize it. For example, a person who harms themselves and other people to gain power will end up facing negative consequences. Next, when someone makes a poor decision, it will affect them in an unpleasant way. Lastly, when someone will do anything to get what they want, they will get payback. Someone 's desire for power causes harm and consequences that negatively affect themselves and people around them.…

“ Benjamin Franklin stated,”That it is better 100 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer, is a Maxim that has been long and generally approved.” In William shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, people often wonder how things could have gone so wrong for the “Two star-crossed lovers.” As the story unfolds, it is evident that many characters play a vital role in the event that ultimately leads to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Well because of their…

The doctor begins to ask questions with the gentlewoman responding what she has seen Lady Macbeth do. She begins to say Lady Macbeth has “throw her night-gown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t , read it, afterwards seal it, again return to bed” (V.1.4-7) The Doctor…

Shakespeare and his plays are still influential to the current society. The characteristics and behaviour of the people in the play are still seen today, some aspects of this are guilt, greed and ambition which in shakespeare's play aren’t good traits to have but are still very much seen in today's modern society. In the play Macbeth it is shown that women and power aren’t a good mix. When the witches say to Macbeth that once King Duncan dies Macbeth is next in line to be king, Lady Macbeth…

During Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the blood-stained hand is a recurring symbol which is used to contribute to the understanding of human nature and the struggle with acts of evil and its consequences, which subsequently leads to the downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The concepts explored throughout the use of this symbol include the acts of evil, which then leave the characters filled with guilt and remorse and this finally results in the overthrow of natural order. The acts of good and evil…

Women and Her Role in the 18th Century Society in Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe It was and is always hard to be woman in this world. You need to know what you want, be strong and determined. Because everything you do will be talked by others. The year you live doesn’t matter, there are some dogmatic thoughts about women and whatever we do, we cannot change them. Virginia Woolf, one of the most important writers in English Literature, said: “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” But the…