... that contributed to the fall of his character. If the witches would not have told him that he was going to become the Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and King of Scotland, maybe Macbeth would not have went on this killing rampage and maybe order would have still been in Scotland. The only thing the prophecies did was, boost Macbeth’s ambition to be king and to control the future. When the witches told Macbeth all these good things, Macbeth felt as if he could not be beaten. He felt as if every thing was going like he wanted it to. That is until he hears the apparitions. The influence of Lady Macbeth also ...

... our worth by what we have accomplished before our deaths. We grieve when others die and are truly concerned for the dying. Why else would we try so vehemently to find cures for so many diseases? Therefore, most great literature is about sex and death, for it is those two things that are universally understood. Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, Strindberg’s Miss Julie and Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, are three plays that illustrate the sex and death theory. A Doll’s House contains typical characters, a husband, Torvald, his wife, Nora, and the man Nora really wants, Dr. Rank. Immediately following Dr. ...

... wife later in the play. Macbeth doesn't want Banquo to tell anyone of his intentions of becoming king and he doesn't want any of Banquo's descendants to reign as king so he decides to kill him. At the royal banquet Macbeth has a delusion of Banquo's ghost. Later when Macbeth hears of Macduff's flee to England he is very angry so he takes it out on Macduff's wife and kid. He then meets up with the witches and is very fearful and then very secure in the apparitions prophecies and is also very angry when he hears of how one of Banquo's descendants will indeed be on the throne. At the end when Malcolm and his army ...

... actions are looked upon. He has just returned from killing Pompey and Pompey's sons. He did this to gain complete control of Rome instead of sticking with the triumvirate that had currently ruled. He was ambitious, or so it was said, and he wanted only power. This alone shows that his motives were not as pure as was first thought. The next person to be looked upon in Mark Antony, apparently Julius Caesar's right-hand man. He plays the part of the hero as he takes Caesar's side after death and rallies the people against the conspirators. As he speaks to Octavius, though, he shows that he is mainly after the po ...

... to make up lies, so that his enemies don’t find out the truth. He made up stories and denied that he even spoke to her. Just as I said in line 21 of my poem, that there is always a time for truth and that was one. There are many times throughout the story that dishonesty accrues Act I of this story it begins with three girls who accuse dozen of people of witchcraft. The fact that the girls are trying to conceive of some way in which to escape punishment for having been caught dancing in the woods is clearly revealed. The irresponsible accusations have resulted in the deaths of twenty people. But later on ...

... spirits to "unsex" her so she can become a genderless, pitiless fiend. In my view one of the most important lines in the play is when Lady Macbeth says "Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here,". I think that Shakespeare is showing us that, you must be careful what you wish for. When Macbeth returns to his castle Lady Macbeth greets him with joy, addressing him as "Great Glamis". Macbeth tells her "Duncan comes here to-night". Upon hearing this Lady Macbeth says "O never/Shall sun that morrow see! She sees Duncans coming not only as an opportunity to murder Duncan, but also as a sign of fate ...

... conflict and contradiction ( ). In "A Doll's House", Nora's independent nature is in contradiction the tyrannical authority of Torvald. This conflict is concealed by the way they both hide their true selves from society, each other, and ultimately themselves. Just like Nora and Torvald, every character in this play is trapped in a situation of unturth. In "Ghosts", the play Ibsen wrote directly after "A Doll's House", the same conflict is the basis of the play. Because Mrs. Alving concedes to her minister's ethical bombardment about her responsibilities in marriage, she is forced to conceal the truth about ...

... as from the readings in Women Artists Multi-Cultural Visions and In Her Own Image. In the year 1920 that the first Native American basket, "eyes on cattle" was collected and displayed in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. To European Americans they were honoring the Native American culture. According to the book In Her Own Image, "women artists have been silenced, lost hidden, or neglected through the centuries, that is in large part because they have lacked an audience aware of their existence or willing to consider their work". (page xxv) Although that statement is true, I don't think it ever occurred to the auth ...

... tells us "It is not suggested that Shakespeare in portraying Shylock, had any political or social intentions" ( 112-13). Both Jews were placed in time where "anti-Semitism was in fashion" (Palmer 113), and both thrown into court where they would be tried unjustly. The story of Roderigo Lopez sets the tone for The Merchant of Venice. Lopez' incident occurred in 1594, The Merchant of Venice was written only two years later. Anti-Semitism was prevalent during Shakespeares' time, and therefore we must understand that it was as easy for him to make a Jewish man the villain as it would be for us to make a Nazi the v ...

... will be destined for greatness but not in the way he thinks. After receiving the three prophecies, Macbeth is intrigue by the idea the he will be king hereafter. He soon shows his intention to carry out the prophecies in his aside: "The prince of Cumberland! that is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'er-leap, for in my way it lies" (I. iv. 55-57). With the help of his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth was able to kill the Duncan, the king of Scotland, a man whom trusted and loved Macbeth. With Duncan dead and the two princes fleeing, Macbeth was crowned king of Scotland. In the end, Macbeth had fulfilled his ...