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    Midterm Paper: Lady in the Water (2006) In the movie, Lady in the Water (2006), an assembly of residents of an apartment complex called the Cove, managed by a handyman, Cleveland Heap, collaborate to assist a water nymph, Story, return to the Blue World after she meets with the “vessel”. This vessel is an author, who will write a book, which will inspire the mind of a future American leader, who will use the change the world’s perception on politics, cultural issues, and leadership. In order to

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    Blood and water is the only way macbeth and lady macbeth sees to unveil a new world to them and they get affected by their guilt mentally, and will lead to horror. The play of Macbeth is a play of both violence and regret and how certain characters deal with it apart from others.Macbeth is seen as a In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare,Water is the only way in which macbeth and lady macbeth sees to be able to get rid of evidence and guilt. In the play it is shown that blood and water is the only

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    English 101 21 February 2017 Lady Macbeth: Powerful or weak? Macbeth is a play full of mystery, blood, and deaths. The main ideas and plots drive us to different processes of thinking, the interesting backgrounds of the characters drive the reader to pay close attention to any small details of the play. Lady Macbeth, a victim of her own imagination, adds plenty of questions about gender roles, imagery, and her own guilty conscience. The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is another recurring

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    Just after the murder of King Duncan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is comparable to the relationship between blood and water, with Macbeth doing the bloody deed and Lady Macbeth washing away the evidence. Before the actual murder, Macbeth is seen as the more cowardly and weaker person in the relationship, as Lady Macbeth is the one planning the murder and the one convincing him to go through with it. In a reversal of roles though, Macbeth is the one who

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    Blood and Guilt in Macbeth In daily life, water lifts dirt and washes away unwanted residues. However, in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, water fails to wash away the overwhelming guilt that his characters experience. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt causes them to experience a character reversal throughout the play as they continue causing death and destruction. Macbeth goes from a moral soldier to a tyrant who kills without hesitation. In contrast, Lady Macbeth goes from a deceptive and cold-hearted

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    Macbeth, Shakespeare incorporates the feeling his idea of guilt into images for the audience. Blood and water are two symbols in Macbeth that function as keys to unlock the hidden message of the effects of guilt. Blood is used to remind Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of their cruel actions, while water acts as a way to cleanse their minds and find their panacea. Shakespeare’s use of the symbols of blood and water demonstrates the powerful nature of guilt to the audience. advise the audience of the possible effect

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    Tyler Flanagan Mrs. Albers English III 12/16/15 Blood and water are two symbols in the play that function to unlock the mystery behind guilt. Blood is used to show that lady macbeth and macbeth have done some violent crimes, While water is used to try and cleanse their minds of the bad stuff they have done so they don’t have a mental breakdown. Blood and water are a very chilling reminder of how guilt can and will effect a person or group of people. it also show that a person can overcome guilt

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    Stage 1 English Macbeth: text analysis How does imagery reinforce one or more of the main themes of Macbeth? In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare relates the imagery of blood and water, which are symbolized in the major themes of the play. Images of blood and water are mainly shown together as one main symbolic image of numerous themes. Each detail of imagery has an important symbol related to the major themes of the play. Shakespeare’s play is about Macbeth’s power to become king, including the murder

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    castle where Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, plan to murder him. Once Duncan is murdered, both Macbeth and Lady

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    clarify broad themes and character insights throughout the play. Specifically, the classification of water imagery present throughout Macbeth will be discussed broadly to include descriptions of rain, water, and the act of cleansing with water, whether or not they are real or imagined by the characters. Shakespeare uses all of these images to create an atmosphere that highlights Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt and their subsequent desire to purify their tainted moralities. In addition to this, Macbeth

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