... you just ran into in the woods, especially if they told you you would be the ruler of your land. You would probably brush the encounter off, but not Macbeth! He believed them. Right after their encounter with the witches, Macbeth and Banquo discuss what they have just seen. "(Macbeth)Your children shall be kings. (Banquo)You shall be king. (Macbeth)And thane of Cawdor, too" (I. iii, 86-88). Here we can see for ourselves that Macbeth has trusted the witches from word one and does not even think to question what they have told him. Not too much later, Macbeth discovers that the thane of Cawdor has been killed f ...

... not repeat itself, avoiding another Salem tragedy from occurring. At the time of the witch hunts, the Salemite's society was an organized theocracy in which their Puritan church ruled. It was instilled to ensure moral order and justice within Salem and "to prevent any disunity that might open it to destruction by material or ideological enemies"(Miller 7). While espousing purity and godliness, the Puritans of Salem were a political group with leanings toward power and weakness. They were unable to keep these two characteristics in check at the time of the witch hunt. This resulted in the witch hunts becoming ...

... but at the same time they have demoralized the human race. Jerry Springer’s talk show is known nation wide for its popular attraction to the public. Violence and moral issues are the primary focus incorporated in drawing its viewers. Springer episodes provoke their guests to exaggerate their emotions to draw attention, including physical assault. In the attempt to obtain a higher status among the television world, Springer fails to incorporate the positive morality in today’s society. The appeal of the public favors violence on television. There are presently many issues questioning the relation between ...

... It killed every man that answered the riddle incorrectly. Oedipus arrived at the solution and saves the city. He is immediately proclaimed King. He does not know he has killed the former King nor do the people. He marries the queen which just happens to be his biological mother and has children by her. " ...child of impurity, begetter in the same seed that created my wretched self." Oedipus does not try to defend his actions. In fact he blames himself as quoted from the story "Light of the sun, let me look upon you no more after today! I who first saw you the light bred of a match accursed, and accursed ." ...

... do in the show is the ideal way to deal with these types of situations. Many aspects of American culture are represented on the television show Beverly Hills 90210, or just 90210 as it is commonly referred to. Three to four years ago it dealt with the subject of murder or homicide. One of David's, a star in the show, best friends was playing with a gun which he had acquired during a summer vacation to the mid-West. The friend shot himself by accident; what followed was a time of mourning for David and a recollection of many fond memories of the times they shared together. This episode's tragedy brought the c ...

... just publish pictures, and then let you choose who you want to feed. There is also the possibility that the only reason that big news companies just need filler for their network, so they go to another country to find some story on miserable people. If I was in some tribe in Africa or something I would not want anyone bothering me by putting a camera in my face. I would want the money to buy food, but if someone over in America just needed my story for filler, I wouldn't be too happy. It should be the tribe's leader that should have to get the tribe out of trouble in any way that he could. It is not our busi ...

... during the course of the play eventually to realize that she must discontinue the role of a doll and seek out her individuality. David Thomas describes the initial image of Nora as that of a doll wife who revels in the thought of luxuries that can now be afforded, who is become with flirtation, and engages in childlike acts of disobedience (259). This inferior role from which Nora progressed is extremely important. Ibsen in his "A Doll's House" depicts the role of women as subordinate in order to emphasize the need to reform their role in society. Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a relat ...

... the 3 prophecies. They are that he will become the thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and the king of Scotland. " All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter."(I, III, l. 50-53) Soon after the meeting with the witches Macbeth realises that he is the thane of Glamis and the thane of Cawdor. He realises that the only way for the 3rd prophecy to come true is to kill Duncan the king of Scotland. So Macbeth and his wife decide to kill Duncan and Macbeth becomes the king. He then decides he should kill Banquo because he co ...

... years ago. Prospero then says something a little strange, but it makes sense in the context of the story, he ask us to "release [him] from [his] bands with the help of your good hands." In other words, clap so that the sails of the boats his friends are riding in will be safely returned and Prospero can be "relieved by prayer" of the audience. All of what Prospero has said is very nice cute, but the most interesting part of this monologue is what Shakespeare himself is saying. "Now that my charms are all o'erthrown, and what strength I have's mine own" means, now my plays are over, and it's no longer my characters sp ...

... to live with a guilty conscience as an unhappy, poor, old man. The characters show by their expressions what kind of leader Creon is. When Creon is telling Haemon that he is going to kill Antigone, Haemon says, “…But a wise man is flexible, has much to learn without the loss of dignity…� (p.222). Creon doesn’t listen and Haemon says, “A one man state is no state at all.� (p.224). Once Creon hears this he lashed out in frustration and runs out into the palace. Later, while talking to Tiresias about how Polyneices’ punishment had no purpose because he was already punished since he was dead. Creon s ...