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term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...

is perhaps the worst mistake he could have made. He was not a man of murder, or a man who lusted after power. But, his wife was bo...

brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...

decreed a heros burial for Eteocles, but that no one, on pain of death, can offer funeral rites for Polynices and that his body sh...

in the audience, because the audience members can see themselves as part of this chain of cause-and-effect (McManus). Lets very b...

meant he was not "someone to take seriously" as a threat to his power (Derrick 14; McMurtry 41). Others seriously underestimate A...

her. Antigone The second question involves characters in the story of Antigone. The characters under discussion are Antig...

enough to truly consider them a hero. For example, Miranda is one who is strong and determined. She wants to change the world and ...

as audience members question the correctness of snickering at something so obviously bleak. Still, they are hard pressed to avoid...

Achilles is well aware that he is mortal and that his life will be brief, and Thetis recognition of his mortality "contrasts sharp...

of the Soul Jonathan Lear describes the knowledge someone has regarding something already known as knowingness. This is developed...

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arthur, 2004). ...

were formed as a direct result of Nationalism. Tensions in Germany in particular before the outbreak of war were phenomenal (Arth...

complete madness, until at last Elizabeth Proctor, who is completely innocent, is charged with being a witch (Miller, 1952). Not s...

plague wreaks death and despair onto the Theban people, Oedipus pride motivates him to make a deal whereby he reveals the identity...

keep him out of their clutches: "Because I would not see thy cruel nails / Pluck out his poor old eyes, nor they fierce sister / I...

a noble falls, he takes a lot of people with him. Thats true here, where Othellos suspicion results in his destruction, as well as...

rarely the one(s) to actually suffer the injurious act; rather, terrorists have learned it is much more effective to their cause t...

Castle that Gertrude has hastily remarried a mere three months after her husbands death, to her husbands brother Claudius no less....

fortune / Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, / And by opposing end them. To die- to sleep- / No more; and by a sleep to...

decision for Olivier to choose to embark on this project. At the age of forty, Olivier thought he was too old to play the Danish p...

tragic hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that...

1960s had their beginnings in the 1950s; the Civil Rights struggle, for instance, goes back to the early 1950s and such events as ...

a cave. They make love and, from this point on, Dido considers them to be married even though a ceremony has not officially consec...

done in any serious or affective manner. In all honesty, everyone knows that there is a serious crisis taking place as it...

Luke 2.1 there is also the reference to the birth taking place in the time of the census of Quirinius, this was in 6 CE2, however ...

she and her brothers Oscar, Lou and Emil all have to work extremely hard, and Oscar and Lou resent her, though this isnt revealed ...

In this introduction to the character of Titus it is obvious that he is well regarded and that he has a reputation of being a nobl...