Three poems

Analyzing Macbeth Scene Like many Shakespeare reads, Macbeth is very cryptic. You have to read in between the lines to understand the hidden messages. That is what makes Shakespeare’s work fascinating, and is able to bring into life raw emotions in the acts. When the first time I saw the Macbeth book, I thought this book must be interesting because of the bloody picture that was printed on the cover. I enjoy reading crime stories and mystery novels and I was hoping Macbeth would be a similar one

The Cherry Orchard: Critical Analysis The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is about a Russian family that is unable to prevent its beloved estate from being sold in an auction due to financial problems. The play has been dubbed a tragedy by many of its latter producers. However, Chekhov labeled his play a farce, or more of a comedy. Although this play has a very tragic backdrop of Russia’s casualty-ridden involvement in both World Wars and the Communist Revolution, the characters and

It is evident from the beginning of the play that Macbeth is sheltering something sinister within him. At that moment, it can only be guessed as to what it is, but as the play moves along this terrible feeling grows and feeds on Macbeth’s paranoia and his disappointment with life as a whole. Macbeth gradually goes on both a literal and figurative life journey, with its disappointments and joys. Strangely, though, Macbeth is not pleased by these accomplishments, and only seeks more. There are multiple

At the time Virginia Woolf wrote The Years and Three Guineas, there were many differences between men and women, one of which was education. Most women were not educated, which prevented them from entering into agency. Women allowed themselves to be played by history. In order for them to change a world that was dominated by men, women needed to refuse what history said was their essence, and rather, use that essence to create critical ways of being in the world. The photograph, "a crudely colored

The scholar is engaged in the interminable quest for truth. The knowledge that one can never understand everything makes a person wise. Ignorance is the assumption that one can understand all about the world around them. An ignorant person is so confident they comprehend the truth, that they are blind to the greater truth. Anton Chekhov and Sophocles deal with the idea of this sinful pride that leads to ignorance in their respective works, The Cherry Orchard and Oedipus Rex. In each drama, certain

Women in gothic literature are presented as either evil or victims how far do you agree? The Gothic genre is an increasingly popular area for feminist studies, showing contrasts in society at the time and the expectations of women within it. In pre industrial times, women were expected to play a subservient role to men, they were expected to marry young and bare children, they would simply care for their husbands and support the family, they were denied the right to vote or own property and were

Character vs. Nature –Dr. Armstrong, Vera Claythorne, Mr. Rogers The fact that they where on an island with water everywhere gave Wargrave an easy disposal of the Doctor by just pushing him over the cliff and letting the water do the rest of the work of drowning him. “-If he had only remembered the words of the nursery rhyme, “A red herring swallowed one…” He took the red herring all right.” (p.271) Vera’ s past which is very much centered on water initially made her very paranoid and slightly

Through literature heroes and villains have always been read about. This is about a man who can be seen as a villain taking over a country and the original king’s son takes back his crown. Macbeth kills the king of Scotland to become king and ultimately Macbeth is killed and the rightful heir to the crown takes over. Macbeth in this play starts out not wanting to hurt the king or anyone but ends up killing the king, Banquo, and Macduff’s family. In the beginning of the play Macbeth was brave. In

As we read Macbeth, I realized that there are many similarities with Oedipus Rex. Macbeth and Oedipus are both the main lead and the tragic heroes. The plot of both plays are about gaining control, using power, and taking charge for one’s actions. Both Oedipus Rex and Macbeth are disasters. Sophocles and Shakespeare wrote these plays to teach a simple lesson for average people. Oedipus and Macbeth are both men that have a lot of power but are not capable of keeping it. Both experienced many contradictory

Lady Macbeth is presented as multifaceted in the play Macbeth because she seemed evil for wanting to kill Duncan, persisting Macbeth to go through with the deed, making herself maleficient but towards the end is faced with guilt. The play by William Shakespeare shows the decline and downfall of the tragic Hero Macbeth, starting off as an admired hero but later on as a monster together with his wife, Lady Macbeth. It all begins with the witches telling Macbeth the prophecy, he is ambitious for the