... examine three of her ten or more primary prophesies or curses, as they are fulfilled, with a view toward revealing their magnitude and implications within Richard III as a whole. Margaret hates the Yorks and the Woodevilles because she feels they have displaced her and she blamed them for killing her own family. Her extravagant and detailed curses create a gloomy sense of ... Buckingham has been loyal to Richard III, he refused to assassinate the two young princes (still another of Margaret's projected curses articulated elsewhere in the play), and was quite eager to inherit, as promised...

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... , And prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion, and confused events, New hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird clamoured the livelong night: Some say the earth was feverous, and did shake." (Shakespeare, II.iii.49-56) These unfamiliar events show that nature has already reacted to the murderous deed. The weather's excessive reaction to the act exposes its evil: it is so evil that none of ... unnatural is most often considered evil, as it is different, not normal. In fact, even Macbeth himself agrees that " "T was a rough night" (II.iii.57). So if the weather even worri...

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... Cawdor. Angus says "we are sent to give thee form our royal master Thanks; only to herald thee into his sight, not pay thee."(I,III,100) Also Ross seems to know about everything that is going on in the play. He might be a professional message deliverer. Everybody can believe what comes out of Roses mouth. For example, when Ross told Lady Macduff ... that Macduff left to England, she didn't start asking other people to make sure he left. The next thing she asked was "what had he done, to make him fly the land?"(III,II,1) Then after the murder's killed Lady Macduff and her son, Ross even ...

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... beyond his control. These circumstances were fate. Because Romeo had not received Friar Laurence's letter, he believes Juliet to be dead. As he drinks the poison, Romeo utters, "Here's to my love! Thus with a kiss I die." (VI, iii, 119- 120). This proves that Romeo would rather die than live without Juliet, and thus it is his fate. It is also fate that ... want to live without Romeo and thus, kills herself, with the words, "O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die." (VI, iii, 167- 170). This is the action that carries out the fate intended for Juliet since the begin...

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... and fall of a man who will stop at nothing to become king. It is a reminder of the medieval idea of the Wheel of Fortune and the blind goddess Fortuna. That rise-fall pattern is clearly seen in King Richard III. In the first three acts a charismatic Richard successfully removes anyone who stands in his way to kingship. Playing a variety of roles with malicious enjoyment, he ... individuals are forced to confront past deeds. Some critics see the play as Shakespeare's dramatic interrogation of the Tudor myth (see pages 58 and 90), the final working out of the consequences of the seizure o...

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... his manipulative power. The opening scene has Richard addressing the audience through a soliloquy. This establishes the setting and context of the play while drawing the audience's sympathy towards Richard who mocks himself and his deformities. In this Richard also reveals his true nature; his plot to stop at nothing for the throne; his evil and treacherous side. The audience of Richard III experiences a complex, ambiguous ... , and highly changeable relationship with Richard. Richard speaks of the war and England putting aside their armours to celebrate in peace and happiness. He reveal...

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... be, or not to be To die - to sleep - no more; and by a sleep to say we end the heartache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. (III.i.56-63) One can put off these symptoms initially because of the proximity to the death of his father as just part of Hamlet's grieving process. Yet Hamlet is operating under diminished capacity and ... when he says, "Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell! I took thee for thy better. Take thy fortune" (III.iv.32-33). More evidence of Hamlets true madness comes later in the same scene when he sees the ghost of his father and Gertrud...

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... this reason he was considered as a genius. Two among his plays reflected the real image that prevailed back then, where evil was spread among the rich class only for the sake of power. "Titus Andronicus" and "The history of King Richard III" are excellent tragedies revealing the destruction, murder, torture, and cruelty of people in the name of power and dynasty. However, after reading these plays, which ... to be gotten rid of by killing them. Without turning it into a comedy, because of too much tragedy, Aaron was left alive at the end of the play to indicate that evil can sometime pr...

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... He looked affright "with his doublet all unbraced,/ no hat upon his head, his stockings fouled,/ ungartered, and down-gyved to his ankle" (II i 97-90). The reason for this was that if he was going to be able to fool people into believing that he was insane, he would have to convince Ophelia of this since ... through him. He had to put on a better act for Ophelia if he was going to convince people that he was truly insane. Another clue was at the burial of Ophelia. He could have stayed hidden, yet when he found out that it was Ophelia that was dead, he went out to say good bye to ... his...

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... set him apart from other Venetians. His character is shown to be an outsider due to statements from the play such as when Bassanio asks Shylock to dine with Antonio and himself in lines 35-38 of Act I Scene III. Shylock answers with "I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with ... you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you." This shows that Shylock will do business with others in the area but is not willing ... . Furthermore, when Shylock finds out that his daughter has taken his money and run away with a Christian, he is more ...

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... Othello's visage in his mind, and to his honours and his viliant parts did I my soul and fortunes consecrate"(Othello Act III. sc.iii li. 250-252). Even though Desdemona breaks away from the authority of her father, she now seems to represent Othello's property and not her own. In this time era women were ... 's my husband, and so much duty as my mother showed to you, perferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I may profess Due to the Moor my Lord"( Othello Act.3 Sc. 1 Li.182-187). Desdemona talks about her duty to her husband and this duty is to obey him and respect him ...

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... force behind Macbeth's actions. Macbeth takes actions that lead to his downfall. Although he takes the actions, he would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act I Scene III. The witches introduce Macbeths's fate. At the beginning of the play they plan to meet with Macbeth and they say Fair is foul, and foul is fair ... changed. A person has control of his/her destiny. Macbeth's destiny was suggested by the witches, he listened to their suggestions and followed them. In Act I, Scene III, the witches tell Macbeth that he is Thane of Glamis, Thane of...

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... a ring. I can fix it- (Boothe, 108). This shows that Sylvia cares enough about her friend to not allow such information to be taken to the media. An "evil- woman would not have given any attention to one of her friends being potentially embarrassed. This shows great care and concern that she ... she cant even hold onto a mediocre man. A reason for Mary's self-deception is that her rejection is a threat to her self-esteem. "At the core of mating, after all, is equity; people marry people who are roughly equal to themselves in various ways. Romantic rejection thus carries an implicit and ...

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... sanctuary and her authority. "I watched and I said we won't be at the mercy of brutes any- more, we"ll live a new life and help one another. The govern- ment's creating that new life - you must stop speaking against us."- III, iii, p.83. (All page references to the Methuen edition 1983.) She sees her role as protective but the contradiction in her ministry is her reaction to ... the threat on her government by the individual. It is the Grave Digger's Boy who is the voice of humanity in this play ... . He is killed by the new violent government and only Lear still ... ...

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... a weary life", both show this. Both of these lines are talking about life's troubles, and how ever one has to work hard to live , until the day you die. And its not fun, its like punishments are being to severed to you everyday, according to Hamlet and Shakespear. Then, in Act 2,scene ... Its just easier to lie when someone's back is turned. Hamlet is smart but at the same time clever, because he really puts Polonius in his place back saying this. Later in the play, in Act 4, scene III, Hamlet says to the King "....and your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable service, two ......

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... of witchcraft. It is an explanation having much less to do with the occult, and much more to with simple politics and greed. It is not long before he is convinced that Abigail Williams is not telling the truth. During the climactic scene of Act III, he openly opposes the witch trials in court. An act that goes against all he had previously held sacred ... . Unfortunately his change of heart comes to late to stop the wheels of the trial that have already been set in motion. Judge Danforth has taken ... over as the highest-ranking church authority and he is determined that trial not be ex...

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... Prince Hamlet doesn't like Claudius because when hamlet saw his father's ghost he told hamlet to avenge his murder. By the beginning of Act III, Hamlet is almost ready to kill Claudius, but he still needs more proof that Claudius killed his father. Hamlet decides ... to set a trap for him in the form of a play. The subject of the play is the murder of a king by his brother who, in turn, marries the king's wife. The plot of the play is similar to the circumstances of King Hamlet's murder, which strikes a chord in the ... conscience of Claudius. In the middle of the play during the murder...

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... Proctor is telling the truth about the girls lying. His emotion is so hard to explain that it is almost impossible to put on paper. During some scenes in the play, the setting seems a little blurry. It gave a quick description, and that was all the reader had to work with. For example, in Act III, the reader is told that the act takes place in the courtroom. It then ... goes on, with the reader having to visualize what he thinks a courtroom looks like even though ... he or she has never seen a courtroom of 1692. Other than that, the setting was very accurate in accordance to the storyl...

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... spying and killed by their ignorance. Both Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were childhood friends of Hamlet, and attended school with him. The third act of Hamlet opens with a remark by the king, Claudius, who instructs Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discover why Hamlet "puts on this confusion,/ Grating so harshly all his ... days of quiet/ With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?" (Shakespeare III, i.) The King and Queen called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on Hamlet who ... was easily persuaded to do so by bribery of money. This act of theirs helps emphasize the fact that they are two...

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... 's contempt for Ernest, he restrains from unfolding the idea as foolish and irrational; acquiescently he states the truth, and his loyalty endures. Crichton's loyalty shins through during the crisis on the island. His loyalty gains legitimacy through his courageous and predictable actions. Crichton conquers omnipotence on the island, and his legitimacy climaxes in Act III by his decision to summon a boat; Lord ... Loam was not aware of the option and even Lady Mary ... urges him to rethink the decision. LORD LOAM: A ship - always a ship. LADY MARY: Father, this is no dream. [ . . . .......

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... hearing about Rebecca's arrest Hale is outraged and defends the witch trials. Over the course of the play, Rev. Hale shows a transformation. Listening to John Proctor and Mary Warren, he becomes convinced that they not Abigail are telling the truth. In the climactic scene in the court in Act III Hale changes sides towards the people who were opposing the witch trails. But now it was too late " ... ; the trials no longer seem under his control but rather in those of Danforth, who has no interest in ... seeing its proceedings exposed as a fraud. Danforth also orders Proctor's arrest a...

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... through affection; madness through misfortune. It is through devotion for his mother and the effect of his father's ghost's revelations that causes Hamlet to feign madness. Hamlet unwittingly destroys Ophelia, by his pretence of insanity, which results in Ophelia being blamed for "the happy cause of Hamlet's wildness". [III.i.39] It is presumed that Ophelia is a tool used by Shakespeare to ... reveal Hamlet's true feelings, and also as a test of the reader's attitude to, and empathy towards him. Hamlet's madness can be reviled as ... role in Hamlet's madness, but makes limited appearance...

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... mine own eyes!/Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The Multitudinous seas incarnadine, /Making the green one red (act II, scene iii, l 58-62). This shows that he really didn't want to kill Duncan, but he did it in order to ... prove himself to Lady Macbeth, and to become the king. By the end he had no fear, and had killed not only Duncan but also many other people. He now had different views from which he had in the beginning of the ... 1 scene 7 shows how Macbeth is in conflict with what Lady Macbeth is instructing and his loy...

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... of each act at points of particular excitement to create a strong feeling of suspense, then at the start of the next scene the suspense is relieved by the continuation of the play. For example, at the end of Act III Mrs. Birling has just learnt that Eric fathered Eva Smith's child and just as he walks in ... and you expect Mrs. Birling to become furious with him the curtain falls making you wait a few ... for Eva Smith committing suicide due to there disregard for her, it is during this speech when he is alone with only the men that the door bell rings and the inspector enters - the fa...

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... ! Come go with me part.   I will withdraw to furnish me with some swift means of death.   For the fair devil.   Now are the my lieutenant" (III, iii, 475-479). Here we see the anger and violent rage that is beginning to grow in Othello's character. He is not the passive Moor that he used to be. He becomes transformed into a cruel and tense man because of ... ) woo'd my lady, know of your love?- Othello: "He did from first to last. Why dost thou ask?- Iago: "But for the satisfaction of my thought, No further harm. Othello: "Why of thy thought Iago? (III, iii, 94-98) This dialogue shows ...

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