... died confused, haunted, and alone. Her first lines of the play shows just how inhuman she really is, "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round." (Act 1 Scene 5 Line 25-7) Which of course ... hath honored me of late." (Act 1 Scene 6 Line 31-2)"Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," like the poor cat I'th' adage?' (Act 1 Scene 7 Line 41-5) She uses ... reputation might lose in "gloss," she sets out to...

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... her by the palm-ay, well said, whisper!-with as little a web as this I will ensnare as great a fly as Cassio.-Ay, smile upon her, do! I will gyve thee in thine own courtship.-You say true, 'tis so indeed.-If such tricks as these strip you out of your lieutenantry, it had been better you had not kissed your three fingers ... 's intimate thoughts. Both literary devices prove effective in revealing his jealousy and discharging his frustrations. Iago's deceptiveness and jealousy however, would not have been able to wreak havoc on their own, were it not for his adaptability. The audience...

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... , who's wife is the inspiration behind his means to take the thrown and claim his power. Violence and bloodshed are the ways to claim that seat. Although Macbeth has his own desires to do all he can to reach his goal, it is Lady Macbeth who encourages and forces him to get there. There is an evil that takes over her ... she can have a place to influence political decisions, and any other decisions her husband is too weak to achieve by himself. Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear And chastise with the valor of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Whi...

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... one specification, he tells Hamlet not to cause harm to his mother, telling him to "leave her to heaven" and to the wrenching of her own conscience (I.v.86) This creates the inciting incident in which Hamlet is compelled to fulfill his retributive justice. And with this newfound information feeding Hamlet's passionate ... regards to the parralel to father and son, Shakespeare clearly displays the shared trait of hypocrisy. This is apparent as Polonius follows Laertes counsel with his own, which reiterates the words of Laertes. With the sudden death of Laertes" father, Polonius, Laertes ...

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... king and yet ironically is mainly responsible for aggravating Macbeth's struggle between morality and ambition. She has a hugely diverse character, and this helps plant the seed of Macbeth's, and her own, eventual downfall. Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth at the beginning of the play, telling her of his experiences with the "weird sisters". "They met me in the day of ... . She believes that even if Macbeth is too scared or unwilling to kill the current king, Duncan, she can make him do it if she "may pour her spirits in thine ear." The domineering aspect of Lady Macbeth's cha...

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... with my poison." Iago's insatiable and sadistic appetite for others" suffering was very abnormal and thus everything around him was destroyed before he faced his own demise. However, Othello's tragedy is perhaps the most melancholic of the three tragedies. Although he incarnated the inexorable guilt and ultimate death that we ... , without my stir." Macbeth knew that his restless desire to interfere with destiny was arrogant and useless.9 However, Macbeth was too ambitious for his own good. He and Lady Macbeth had discussed murdering Duncan before the witches even showed up.10 Banquo kne...

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... Roderigo are friends, but in reality Iago is using him to seek revenge on Othello. Iago's jealousy of power and love consumes him into using his apparent friend for his own personal gain. In friendships, we often realize that there is always a stronger person who uses a weak person as a friend to achieve personal gains. Roderigo can be described as a sheep and ... him motivated. Throughout the first act, hints of a false friendship appear, some more clearly than others. In the opening lines, Roderigo states that Iago controls him: "That thou, Iago were thine," (1.1.2-3) implying that Ia...

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... thy canst,"" which shows how greedy Iago is and how he has no remorse in taking his acquaintances' purse "As if the strings were thine-. Iago's motives are not solely money driven. He presents himself as evil incarnated in his longing for revenge over Michael Cassio who took the ... a more innocent and nave character such as Othello, his demise is inevitable when he encounters Iago. Iago is truly a troubled character driven by his own insecurity, displayed in his yearning for a higher military status, which enables him to feel superior to those of smaller intellect and wit. This reveals ...

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... of overthrowing the King but he knew that what went around came around. "This even-handed justice commends the ingredience of our poison"d chalice to our own lips." (Shakespeare, 10-12) He was aware that if he were to gain the throne through bloodshed, then likely the same would happen to him; ... and that was why she was successful at controlling his will. Shortly after Macbeth told his wife his reasons against killing Duncan, she accused him of being a "coward in thine own esteem" and "letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would"" (Shakespeare, I, vii, 43-44) The latter was comparing him t...

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... in hopes of preventing the king from making a choice he will regret for years to come, this in turn results in the Earl of Kent's own banishment from the kingdom. " to turn thy (Kent) hated back upon our kingdom If, on the tenth day following, they banished trunk be found ... willful blindness towards his wife Goneril contributes towards the final tragedy in which King Lear, Cordelia, Goneril, Regan and Edmund die, but most importantly his own death is foretold. The Duke's devotion to his wife Goneril, the king's daughter, is what drives his willful blindness. His decision to disregard pr...

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... , Shakespeare introduces more characters into the storyline. Twins Viola and Sebastian wash up on the shore of Illyria, each thinking the other has perished. Viola decides immediately to make her own way, and works in disguise as a page for Duke Orsino. Viola's decision to work in costume relates directly to the role-reversing Twelfth Night theme; she is a female acting as ... takes the reader back to the days of the Renaissance during the Twelfth Night festivities. Most importantly, Shakespeare's writings please himself, and as he once said, "This above all; to thine own self be true." ...

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... does not even remain even contented. She mocks her husband's compassion In doing this Lady Macbeth is disregarding the gender roles and recreating her own version of reality. She not only offers advice to Macbeth but also prompts him to Kill in her quest for supremacy. Lady Macbeth encourages her ... aspirations and desires. . Lady Macbeth lacks the inner strength, honour and loyalty that Lady Macduff has. When battle over the castle begins, Lady Macbeth takes her own life leaving Macbeth in a position with neither support or love, a blatant desertion - a trait that is not masculine, eve...

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... will plot against Othello: "Thou art sure of me:-go, make money:-I have told thee often, and I re-tell thee again and again, I hate the Moor: my cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. Let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him: if thou canst cuckold him, thou dost thyself a pleasure, me a sport. There are many events in the ... personal suit to make me his lieutenant, Off-capp'd to him: and, by the faith of man, I know my price, I am worth no worse a place: But he; as loving his own pride and purposes, Evades them, with a bombast circumstance Horribly stuff'd with epithets o...

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... him to pluck out his eyes, "But I shall see. The winged vengeance overtake such children", in which Cornwall replies, "See't shalt thou never. Fellows, hold the chair. Upon these eye thine I"ll set foot" (III.vii.66-69). When Gloucester is saying this, he still lacks clear vision, and would never have seen vengeance taken upon Cornwall. When Cornwall plucks out ... death is a direct result of his blinding of Gloucester, when a servant kills him. As a result, Gloucester is spared and his vision is cleared, while Cornwall is left a victim of his own faulty vision. From this point onwards,...

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... mind with blunt honesty. Kent Answer my life my judgment Thy youngest daughter does not love thee least c.. See better, Lear; and let me still remain The true blank of thine eye. ( T,1, ln. 150~151, 157~158) Kent is trying to help Lear notice Cordelias true love, but Lear was unable to see the reality. He begins to get mad, and ... such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art. (V,4, ln. 101~103) Now being stripped from all of his royal power and being reduced to his bare humanity, he recognizes his own flaws and mortality. The powerless king cries out that only the poorest person is t...

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... he has always been and that Goneril should not treat him as badly as she is. He actually becomes so angry that he cries, and he curses Goneril and his own eyes, saying (speaking to his eyes) he will "pluck ye out And cast you, with the waters that you loose, To temper clay " (1583). In other words, he would rather ... they do not love him, he is rather insane and cannot quite grasp the full situation. Still, he is aware enough of his surroundings to tell Gloucester to "Look with thine ears" (1606). He still does not want to cry. Finally Lear recognizes Gloucester and offers him his eyes...

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... , or an honest girl who could not speak a lie? Whether it be the death of a strong woman or the death of a pathetic little girl, both occurrences are tragic in their own respects and result in the creation of the innocent victim. Shakespeare has created many other characters who fit this sketch of innocent victims, such as Desdemona from Othello, and Juliet ... ? (Hamlet. Act 5. Sc 2. Ln. 210). Similarly, Kent too warns Lear of the mistakes he is about to make, advisingSee better, Lear, and let me still remain the true blank of thine eye? (King Lear. Act 1. Sc 1 Ln160-61). Furthermore, Ke...

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... the murder of Duncan. She reprimands his hesitation and urges him to carry on, "Was the hope drunk wherein you dress"d yourself? Art thou afeared to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?- Finally, just as Angus and his forces are about to storm the castle at Dunsinane, Angus states how Macbeth's title is about ... ...

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