Fiend-like queen

of greater power, they make the ill-advised choice to murder the esteemed King Duncan. After witnessing the “sorry sight” (Macbeth 2. 2. 20), the couple is overcome with guilt, yet they put up an innocent facade to maintain their titles of king and queen of Scotland and to prevent their death sentence for treason. After Duncan’s tragic death, Macbeth reveals his remorse for his immoral actions, but Lady Macbeth proves to be more stubborn and pretends as though the depraved scene does

famous queen: Queen Elizabeth I. In a play centered on a man whose morality is deteriorating, the sanity and will to live of a woman diminishes. The transformation

a sever way, and are punished accordingly. In Genesis, the serpent said to the woman, “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4-5). Here Eve is just a mere human, but is tricked into disobeying God’s only rule by believing she would become like God by eating the forbidden fruit. Adam and Eve commit a serious crime against God, and are punished justly. In ‘Macbeth’, Macbeth is given a prophecy by the witches, who

     2.) The Types of stories found in this book are Medieval Stories. They contain Kings, Queens, and Knights, wars and battles, dragons, and beautiful maidens.      3.) One of the myths that I enjoyed was the one about Beowulf, from Scandinavian Mythology, entitled: Beowulf And The Fiend Grendel. This story is about a Danish Kingdom that was ruled by a King, named Hrothgar. Hrothgar was a great King, admired by people everywhere

Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 to 1603), the Church of England that was created by King Henry VIII (who reigned from 1509-1547) was the only tolerated religion in England. The Church of England held that the British Monarchy, rather than the Pope, was the leader

could imagine, and they loved their kingdom. But what the villagers loved most was their beautiful queen. She was a wonderful and benevolent woman who lived in an enormous pure white castle just outside of the village. From there she would

Scotland, but now that my husband shall become king, that makes me queen. Is there no better a reward for the death of merely one person? I have simply removed an obstacle that was in my way. Any creature that stands in my way will be obliterated, for I hath been unsexed and the great spirits have taken “my milk for gall” (1.5. 55). Fear has been instilled in my husband’s heart but mine, no, not mine. My heart makes lead feel like a feather. I

At the end of the play, Malcolm describes Macbeth as a “butcher”. Do you think that Macbeth is merely portrayed as a “butcher”? Malcolm’s description of Macbeth as a “butcher” is appropriate at face value due to Shakespeare’s portrayal of excessive violence, it seems as though Macbeth possesses this “vaulting ambition” which allows him to endure the tendencies of a “butcher”. The connotations of a “butcher” implies a de-sensitised individual capable of slaughtering animals or in this case humans

is one of warfare with supernatural creatures, Grendel and his mother, and a great dragon. It all begins with an attack on Heorot, which is named after a stag, a “hart,” which like the hart the mead hall is preyed upon by “a powerful demon, a prowler through the dark” (Norton Anthology: English Literature, 43). If this “fiend out of hell, [hadn’t] began to work his evil in the world,” the story of Beowulf wouldn’t have occurred but more importantly the culture that the Danes and Geats are a part of

Life is a great balancing act, whether you are trying to juggle school, work, family, relationships or your own personal life, it can be tough to find a stable ground to walk on. Think about a tightrope walker in a circus. They have to remain perfectly balanced to stay upright and on the rope. There can be no disruptions or ripples, and if there is they must be quick to regain the balance they once had. If the tightrope walker loses their balance they risk not only humiliation but also very serious