... evil. Throughout the play evil is present in many forms, destroying whatever good there is. When Lady Macbeth is preparing for Duncan's murder, she calls on the spirits of darkness and evil: "The raven himself hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, you ... spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to remorse, That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor ... the spirits to replace all her nurturing...

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... unsuspecting daughter of Venice nobleman Brabantio. She is often referred to throughout the play as virtuous, innocent, and pure by several different characters. In this conversation, Cassio. She's a most exquisite lady. Iago. And, I'll warrant her, full of game. Cassio. Indeed, she's a most fresh and delicate creature. Iago. What an eye she has! Methinks it sounds a parley to provocation. Cassio. An inviting eye: and yet methinks right modest. Iago ... . And when she speaks, is it not an alurum to love? Cassio. She is indeed perfection. (Act 2, scene 3, lines 18-25 ... ...

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Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's most brilliant pieces that catch the reader's eye of all ages. There are two people in the story that slowly turn evil as time goes by, they are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Their greed ... about killing Duncan are wrong and unnatural. Lady Macbeth is the same but yet has some differences because she wants Macbeth to be king but believes Macbeth is " too full of the milk o" human kindness to catch the nearest way." (I, IV, 17-18) She wants to transfer her strength and ruthlessness to Macbeth so that he"ll " catch the nearest way." ... hath been shed ere ...

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... him. Goneril and Regan shower him with false praises and declarations of their love. He believes that Cordelia possesses the most love for him, however, when she says, "I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less"(1.1.94-95), Lear becomes outraged and increasingly rash. Kent, a loyal servant, ... make educated decisions rather than passionate ones, especially in the heat of the moment. The suffering Lear endures creates a new awareness of his surroundings and an independence from material possessions. King Lear is no longer concerned with flattery and money, but with the ...

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... way that Shakespeare portrays them that makes it clear, though not obvious, as to who is really the insane one. Hamlet, the young, strong, full of revenge prince is constantly talked about as insane. Most of the characters in the play Hamlet, except for Hamlet's good friend Horatio and a few ... queen of, is that Hamlet is insane without Ophelia. In fact, Polonius is the one who ordered his daughter to break off any relationship that she might have with Hamlet, believing that would drive Hamlet to frustration, anger, and eventually cause him to loose his wit. Polonius's idea coincided we...

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... to show his love for her. Oberon later finds out about the mishap and he informs Puck telling him " Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye, whose liquor hath this virtuous property, to take from thence all error, with his might and make his eyeball roll with wonted sight." Oberon has ... changed in this play because he now has a newfound love for Helena. Oberon informs Puck that he will pour some love juice on Titania's eyes so she can fall in love with a creature and forget about the changeling child. He tells puck "There sleeps Titania, Sometime of the night, Lulled in these ... ll s...

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... the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary to the state and he knows this. His military success has promoted ... everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Venetian community. Othello's flaw or weakness lies...

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... the fall of the hero results in death. Othello is portrayed as a well-respected citizen within the Venetian society. He can be seen as an intelligent and heroic military leader whose skill is indeed very valuable and necessary to the state and he knows this. His military success has promoted ... everyone in Venice being called, "valiant Othello" and "brave Othello" and described as "...more fair than black" (I, iii, 286). He has been given full martial and political command of Cyprus and is a figure of high standing and esteem within the Venetian community. Othello's flaw or weakness lies...

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