... blame it on the guards. After they discover that Duncan has been murdered his two sons split up so they wouldn't be killed. Then Macbeth becomes king. Later in the play Macbeth gets worried about Banquo because he thinks that Banquo might figure out what Macbeth is doing and get Macbeth murdered for treason so Macbeth hires three hitmen to kill Banquo which they did successfully also at the same time the third assassin killed the other two assassin's. Macbeth's conscience then got the best of him because he saw the 'ghost' of Banquo. It wasn't really a ghost because everyone can see ghosts and Macbeth was the only one who really saw Banquo. This shows that his m ...

... where the characters in the play actually sit and watch a play being performed. The idea of a play within a play just adds more to the overall effect of the play, and makes the events seem more real and believable. Also by having the characters of the play watch a play, it makes them seem more real with characteristics like actual people instead of just actors. This however is not the only time that Shakespeare uses such a smart and original technique, although the second one is a little different than the first. At the end of the play one of the main characters, Horatio, begins to tell the story of to a group of soldiers. The audience can also be considere ...

... Fox Hofrichter, "Happy Mothers and Other New Ideas in Eighteenth Century French Art" by Carol Duncan, "Morisot's Wet Nurse: The Construction of Work and Leisure in Impressionist Painting" by Linda Nochlin, and "Like an Artist" by Janis Bergman-Carton. First, the article "Judith Leyster's Proposition - Between Virtue and Vice" by Frima Fox Hofrichter talks mainly about the sexual proposition of a man towards a woman during the seventeenth century. The painting "The Proposition" represents an indecent proposal towards a woman and her reaction to this indecent proposal. During this century, there was a resurgence of prostitution throughout European countries. The ...

... on he clarifies his pain in this way; "Each of you suffers in himself alone/His anguish, not another's; but my spirit/Groans for the city, for myself, for you" (Sophocles 5). His pain is not his future; it is the plague of the country. The same basic prophecy of Oedipus is proven in many characters. No matter how many times a specific character tried to play off fate and try to get rid of the situation it stayed exactly the same. Teiresias, the oracle, knows the end of all fates. He knows that fate control every minute of an individual's life, "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be/When there's not help in truth!" (Sophocles 16) Oedipus was told by Te ...

... the head of state and he is control of a powerful army, while Hamlet can barely control himself. Fortinbras holds a position that Hamlet was destined for, yet Claudius intervened and took Hamlet’s rightful position. This fact may imply that Hamlet sees his father’s actions personified in Fortinbras. Although Hamlet seems to admire the dominance and will power that Fortinbras displays, he also criticizes him and his unattainable dream. “ The imminent death of twenty thousand men that for fantasy and trick of fame.” In this statement Hamlet is declaring that he thinks Fortinbras quest is meaningless and therefore deems it foolish. He is also compromising Fortinbras b ...

... down without a fight. Through seemingly endless struggles, Mr. Escalante endures hardships and insults to try and save the students and the school. Finally, he finds a handhold and clings to it as if his life depended upon it. In the end, Angel, as well as the other students, makes a huge stride by studying and passing the AP Calculus exam. In yet another interpretation of this seemingly meaningless statement, Mr. Escalante could be referring to the hole caused by discrimination. Jaime knows that because of their ethnic origin, they will have a constant struggle to overcome the hurdles life has already set for them. ETS questioning of the results of the first ...

... and what it and do to a person. To begin, we'll address Macbeth's subsequent murders, following Duncan's. For Macbeth, he's just killed the King of Scotland and blamed it on his son. It worked and he became King, however he remembered the witches' prophecies. They claimed that Macbeth would be King, but it would be Banquo's children that would follow after him. This made Macbeth very angry, he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow. Only for them; and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man, To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings! [A ...

... He boasts of his military victories "at Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds/ Christened and heathen, must be beleed and calmed/ By debitor and creditor." (lines 30-32) Iago was denied a position of high valor and takes umbrage to the person responsible. That person is Othello. Othello chooses Michael Cassio, whom Iago denounces as "a Florentine." (line 21) Iago has been beaten by a Florentine with (as Iago thinks) less military ability than him. This deep wound commands Iago to revenge. Iago cannot bear Othello's being a superior figure. Iago comments on Othello's going to war as "Another of his fathom they have none/ To lead their business." (lines 15 ...

... love, and that their relationship would have blossomed if it wasn't for the recent interference. Their conversation remains about their love for each other and then they kiss. It seems as though after the kiss, Hamlet realizes what might be going on and asks where Polonius is. Hamlet then realizes that he is in the room and continues his charade of acting mad. I think that this interpretation is the best one because it reflects my view of this scene as well as what I think Shakespeare's intentions were. Another version was the with Lawrence Olivier. Compared with the other two, this version didn't quite seem as realistic. When Hamlet enters them room, it seems ...

... her husband. Nora believes Helmer will try to take the blame for what she has done. She thinks he will keep being the man that takes charge and fixes all problems that may come about. What she doesn't realize at this point is that Helmer does not truly care for her the way she has brought herself to believe throughout the years of their marriage. Nora tells Dr. Rank, a family friend: “...You know how deeply, how passionately Torvald is in love with me. He would never hesitate for a moment to sacrifice his life for my sake.” Later in the play Nora made the same mistake with Kristine Linde as she did with Dr. Rank. In the following line Nora expresses her beli ...