Think not, thou noble Roman, that ever Brutus will go bound to Rome. ... Even though Cassius had had a similar conversation with him earlier that day, Brutus was so overly trusting that he was incapable of seeing the truth. ... More important than Brutus's honor and lack of caution is his devotion. " O Rome, I make thee promise, if the redress will follow, thou receivest Thy full petition at the hand of Brutus!" ... I killed not thee with half so good a will." ... In conclusion, the way a person lives their life is a good indicator of who they will die. ...

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I had people else this isle with Calibans? ... The second mistake Caliban makes is when he counters Miranda after she says,But thy vile race, though thou didst learn, had that int which good natures could not abide to be with. ... ll rack thee with old cramps, fill all thy bones with aches, make thee roar that beasts shall tremble at thy din? ... When they are near Caliban says,Within this half hour will he be asleep. ... Caliban is so angry he will do anything to end his slavery and his cruel treatment. ...

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"All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, that shalt be King hereafter". ... "Lesser than Macbeth, but much greater" "Not so happy, yet much happier" It is possible that Macbeth believes the witches very easily because now he has been told he will be king. ... He soon tells Banquo that he has passed that thought and will not do it. ... The witches play a large role in making Macbeth commit the murder because they only tell him good things, and not the whole truth. This leads Macbeth to think that...

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"When I raise my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance upon mine enemies. And I will repay those who haze me. ... Murphy says: "So that which is good may flourish." ... So We Shall Flow A River Fort To Thee, And Teeming With Souls Shall It Ever Be. ... Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal. ...

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"Hamlet: No might I do it pat, now he is praying; And now I"ll do't: and so he goes to heaven: And so am I revenged. ... He sharpens the end of the fencing sword and puts a very lethal poison on the end of it so all he has to do is scratch Hamlet and he will die. Laertes accomplishes his little mission on killing Hamlet and says, "Laertes: It is here, Hamlet: Hamlet, thou art slain: No medicine in the world can do thee good, In thee there is not half an hour of life; The treacherous instrument is in thy hand, Unbated and envenom"d:"...

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Brutus, not paying any attention to the dead and gone Caesar, does not listen. ... "Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee."(Shakespeare, Pg.96) Brutus's final words are somewhat similar to the previous quote, "Caesar, now be still; I killed not thee with half so good a will."... Caesar had nothing to do with their deaths. ... In this I bury all unkindness."...

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Good or Bad? ... Brutus" personality clashes with the other characters when they do not make the same ethical decisions. ... Brutus is ready for all of the chaos and torture to be over with when he announces his final words, "Caesar, now be still:/ I kill"d not thee with half so good a will." ... In a way, I think that this comment makes the audience react with a form of frustration, because Brutus is saying that he killed his friend for the good of the people. ... Brutus is a hero for sacrificing his life so that he and his people would not be conquered. ...

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Another group of people that are dynamically different in who they are, the lifestyle they live, the language they speak, and cultures that they can identify with, are not so lucky. ... Instead of being embraced for their differences and respected as human beings, homosexuals have been, time and time again, condemned to hell, killed, or discriminated against. ... (Hyde 12) So, then, what is love? ... Sodom has become so identified with homosexuality that laws banning same-sex behavior are called sodomy laws. ... , do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known...

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Laertes, having such noble qualities as being inherently good and having a basic honesty and courage, takes up this challenge to kill Hamlet. ... In his wrath, he conspires with Claudius to develop a plan to kill Hamlet. ... Hamlet, thou art slain; No medicine in the world can do thee good; In thee there is not half an hour of life; The treacherous instrument is in thy hand, Unbated and envenom'd: the foul practise Hath turn'd itself on me lo, here I lie, Never to rise again: thy mother's poison'd: I can no more: the king, the king's to blame."" -- (V.ii.314-32...

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As Brutus' friendship with Caesar grew stronger, his fear of power became deeper. Brutus admits, "I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king,"" (I, 2, 79-80). ... He had now started a war with Rome over the death of Caesar. ... Upon his death Brutus left the last words of, "Caesar, now be still, I killed not thee with half so good a will,"" (V, 5, 51-52). ... The murder of Caesar did not turn Rome against him. ...

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Horatio answers that he has come for Hamlet's father's funeral, but Hamlet says in reply "I pray thee, do not mock me, fellow-student; I think it was to see my mother's wedding"(Act I, Scene 2). ... If Claudius starts getting squirmy or uneasy, Hamlet will no for sure that Claudius did in fact kill his father. ... The meaning of this speech is whether or not he should kill himself. ... Maybe you can't go that far as to say Hamlet forgives him, but rather he forgets about seeking revenge for the moment because" now he is praying and now I"ll do't: and so he goes to he...

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Just before he talks: "I go, and it is done: the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven, or to hell" (2.1.62-64). ... Lennox and some other people then assume that the servants killed the king even though the servants were not the ones who killed him. It looks like that Macbeth did a pretty good job of framing them. ... "To half a soul and to a notion crazed say thus did Banquo." (3.1.82-84) Macbeth tells the murderers that Banquo killed the king so that they could kill Banquo easily. ...

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When Brutus has been defeated and runs onto his own sword to avoid being captured, he seems to welcome his death as though it were almost a punishment for his offence in killing Caesar: "Caesar now be still; /I kill"d not thee with half so good a will" (Act 5, Scene 5, Lines 51-2). ... In his speech to the Roman people, Brutus offers justification for his act: "not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more" (Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 20-3). ... Brutus will not agree that Antony should be killed along with Caesar because this would turn what he seems as ritual sacrifice into bloody butc...

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In the beginning of the play when she is brought to the court to defend her relationship with Othello in front of her father, she does so and is honest with her father regardless of the consequences, "To you I am bound for life and education I am hitherto your daughter. ... And so much duty as my mother showed you, preferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I may profess Due to the Moor my lord... However, she does try to manipulate Othello to attempt to let her live longer, "Kill me tomorrow; let me live tonight But half an hour!"... Another time she is faithful to Othello ar...

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So, in returning home, and with the help of persuasion and instigation from his wife, he kills King Duncan. ... The following quotes show Macbeth''s confidence take over: (Act 4. sc. 1 ln 93-97) ""Then live, Macduff; what need I fear of thee? ... Thou shalt not live, That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder... Sweet bodements, good!... He is now positive that he will be killed. ...

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The witches chant, " hail to thee, Thane of Glamis/ hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor/ that shalt be king hereafter." ... Ultimately he decides against murder as the bad consequences far outweigh the good, as he is afraid he will trip over his own ambitions. ... She asks Duncan whether he will murder Duncan that night, and when he replies that he will not because, "He [Duncan] hath honoured me of late, and I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people," she tries her up most to dissuade him. ... If not for his partner I do not think that Macbeth would have committed regicide, but a...

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Throughout the play evil is present in many forms, destroying whatever good there is. ... Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry, "Hold, hold!" ... He sends for two murderers and says: "So he is mine, and in such bloody distance, That every minute of his being thrusts Against my near'st of life: and though I could With barefaced power sweep him from my sight And bid my will avouch it, yet I must not, For certain friends that are both his and mi...

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The irony behind this line is that he then says, "I know not if't be true, but I, for mere suspicion in that kind, will do as if for surety." ... Othello then discharges Cassio when he says, "I love thee; But nevermore be officer of mine." ... Cassio : Good night honest Iago...I never knew a Florentine more kind and honest. ... "I will be hanged if some eternal villain, some busy and insinuating rogue, some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office, have not devised this slander; I'll be hanged else." ... But Emilia was never killed, so why must Desdemona die? ...

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Whiles I may'scape/ I will preserve my self... (2.3.3-6). ... The text of As You Like It explicitly refers to that: Also, what danger will it be to us,/ Maids as we, to travel forth so far !... From the point of view of the plot, for example, Edgar disguises himself so he can survive his father's will to kill him. ... The king himself testifies about Caius' conduct: I thank thee fellow. ... Half naked (only covered with a blanket), he encounters Lear in the heath and utters words of truth: ...obey thy parents; keep thy word's justice; swear nut; commit not with man'...

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Othello - "Not I; I must be found. ... Cassio, I love thee, But never more be officer of mine" (1078) For his one transgression, Cassio is stripped of his rank and cast aside. ... Iago - "There are a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleep will mutter their affairs . ... Othello does not kill Iago, he says that Iago is the devil, and the devil cannot be killed. ... But the skills that make a good general are only applied with problem in his civilian life. ...

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So Macbeth and his wife decide to kill Duncan and Macbeth becomes the king. ... That means that Macbeth could not be king for a long time, so the only thing that Macbeth could do is kill him and his son. ... He said that if he doesn't kill Macbeth he will not be able to sleep and he will never rest in peace. " If thou be'st slain and with no stroke Of mine, my wife and children ghosts will Haunt me still"(V, I, l.20-22) Revenge was the only thing that Macduff had on his mind. ... "I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose image doth unfix my hair" (I, iii, ...

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I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. ... I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. ... And there came a voice from the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased" (Mark 1:11 Vs). ... "Every tree," he said, "that is not bringing forth good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire." ... This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ...

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If our father would sleep till I waked him, you should enjoy half his revenue for ever, and live the beloved of your brother. Edgar(Act I Scene ii||46-54) This letter talks about a plan for Edgar and Edmond to kill their father and share the land and the title. ... Edmond does this so that his father will start to believe that Edgar is trying to plan Gloucester's death and trying to have Edmond involved in it. ... Goneril says to Lear, "Sir, I love you more than word can wield the/ matter;/ Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty;/...A love that makes breath poor, a...

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"A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies. " - Alfred Tennyson. ... In Hamlet, Shakespeare indicates that people who deceive with noble intentions will be rewarded, whereas people who deceive with ignoble intentions will endure suffering. ... This maneuver was laid out by Claudius in fear for his life and position on throne so he decides to get rid of Hamlet for good. ... "This above all: to thine own self be true,/ And it must follow, as the night the day,/ Thou canst not then be false to any man./ Farewell: My blessing season this in thee! ... Gracious, so please you,/ We will be...

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He tells us "ironic treatment alone would enable me to say all I felt I would have to say in scorn as well as pity" (Conrad: p41). ... Upon hearing of the tearing off of an officer's ear via a revolutionary newspaper Stevie is sent into a frenzy of righteous anger, leaving him pacing up and down, ominously and ironically holding the carving knife that will later be used to kill his murderer. ... Although Stevie is essentially vulnerable his position as a half-wit allows him to be a Quixotic figure, in the tradition of "the comic jester who is free to reveal the madness and corruption of a...

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