Three novels

“I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on th’ other‘.” William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ explores the central themes of guilt, ambition and power. Yet Shakespeare’s intentions were to suit the expectations and knowledge of the audience in the Elizabeathan society. In Macbeth, Shakespeare has used the theme of guilt to outline the consequences of having a lust for power. “I am in blood Stepp’d in so far, that, should

Greed is a very powerful thing in today’s world. So many people lose a fight to greed and don’t even know it. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth himself is being controlled by his greed. He wants power. Tragedy begins to strike as Macbeth starts to do bad things. Macbeth was never supposed to become royalty. He was in the lower class and not in a bloodline to become king. Macbeth meets these witches that tell him about a prophecy that says he will become king, “All Hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king

Joan Kane Dwinell AP Language, Period 5 9 September 2016 Simile Device: Simile–A word or expression that makes an explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature that yet have something in common. Similes usually use the terms “like” or “as” in making that explicit comparison. Example: “A writhing horror twisted itself across his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one little pause, with its wreathed intervolutions in open sight” (Hawthorne 14). Context: Hawthorne

In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde it is said that “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.” This shows that none of us are free from temptations and there is no way to overcome it, you must give in. In the D.C. Universe movie “Suicide Squad” Cara Delevigne’s character The Enchantress is a master of temptation. She uses her powers of manipulating magical energy, and people, to possess a woman named Jane Moone. The Enchantress uses Jane to take advantage of her

Mark Twain wrote this novel at the end of what is known as the Industrial Revolution, not only in the United States, but in some European countries. It is important to locate the years when it was written as to what is that Twain was most probable directing his underlying critique. It was published in 1889, at the verge of 20th Century. New ideas were introduced to the United States in terms of social and political issues, like communism, for example, threatening all those business interests growing

Is Macbeth a moral play? Tough question isn’t it? It all depends on the type of mentality you have or the way you take things. In my opinion this is definitely a moral play. The reason for this is because at the end of the play everybody and I mean everybody learns a lesson. The lesson is that ambition may seem all nice at the beginning but later on karma will bite back. Macbeth killed the king to become king, but when the witches had said that Banquo’s kids will also be kings Macbeth got jealous

In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare utilizes syntax to reveal Macbeth's interest in the witches' predictions, causing the audience to think that he trusts the witches. While speaking to the witches, Macbeth speaks in both imperative and interrogative sentences. Speaking in imperative sentences demonstrates Macbeth's urgency by commanding the witches to stay, while speaking in interrogative sentences reveals his curiosity about what the witches have already told him. In the beginning of the passage

In Shakespeare's “Macbeth” both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are crazy but the crazier one is Macbeth. Macbeth murdered innocent people, he was obsessed to become king and he believed whatever the witches said. Macbeth is crazier because he killed innocent people. For example Macbeth says “Their hands and faces an badged with blood.” He also says “That I did kill them.” These quotes show that Macbeth killed the guards and he did not have reason. This supports the claim because it is describing how

Is there any hope for the human race, every day that goes by some is harmed from another being. Whether the violence was intended or not, life still goes by. In the everyday life for those in Ender's Game, they were pretty much born into the hands of the government to fight the buggers. Taken at a young age those of Ender's Game was given no personality and were molded by the games of violence and training. In the early pages of Ender's Game, Peter was on top of Ender, while playing a game of Buggers

In “The Odyssey”by Homer, Odysseus and his crew go in a journey to going back to their home, but they go through some obstacles just like when you are going through life. For example in the book Lotus Eaters were trying to encourage Odysseus and his crew into eating their Lotus which can make you lose your sense of place or home, just like with drugs or peer pressure. Another example is the monster six headed monster Scylla who can kill and snatch you quickly, that represents how easily an accident