our new king: Macbeth. I, Ross, and all of the other noblemen of Scotland were invited to his castle for supper as part of the coronation tradition. I do have some concerns, however, about this whole ordeal, and that concern is shared amongst a handful of the other noblemen. Macbeth is certainly a worthy warrior, and his status in combat is proven and legendary. His capability to lead an empire, though, is not something that will have me rest easy. There is a reason that the warriors and kings are often
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Have you ever stolen anything? Come on, you know you have done it before! Well, I know for sure that I have stolen something and I received some big consequences for doing it. Sherlock Holmes is a detective and he is on a case about Ryder, a criminal, and Ms. Cusack, Ryder’s apprentice or if you will, companion, and they stole a Carbuncle. A Carbuncle is an expensive jewel that belonged to the Countess. Holmes eventually finds out who had stolen the jewel and stuffed it into a goose. I know right
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him, something else that makes Hamlet seem like a textbook case of depression in the modern world. He is depressed because of the lack of support from his family, particularly his mother, and also because he knows that his father’s murderer is now King and married to his mother. Hamlet has just recently learned this, by way of his father’s ghost, accentuating his hatred for his uncle. This is another thing that makes him feel hopeless about the world around him, knowing that a murderer is in charge
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triggered by the beating of Rodney King by four Los Angeles Police Department officers. Rodney King is a symbol of mistreatment of African Americans throughout the justice system. Rodney King was undeserving of the mistreatment that he endured. March 3, 1991 was a day that we would all remember. Rodney Glen King III was an African American construction worker who became nationally known after being beaten by Los Angeles Police officers. On March 3, 1991 Rodney King and two of his friends named Bryant
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F. Scott Fitzgerald illustrates the common characteristics of perseverance, hard work, and wealth in 1920s America through the protagonists of The Great Gatsby and how those certain ideals inevitably clash. In a time period swelling with the prospect of wealth and aspiration, The Great Gatsby twists the common ideals of the 1920’s by illustrating the iniquity of these prospects. The protagonist, Jay Gatsby, plays the role of the wealthy cultural icon, throwing grand parties while being adored by
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6) This passage matters because for the first time in the novel the audience gets to learn about Gatsby’s self proclaimed history and his possible shady business ties with Meyer Wolfsheim. Wolfsheim reveals to Nick that he is a business associate of Gatsby's. Since Wolfsheim is involved in illegal business it could be concluded that Gatsby would be as well. This is proven when Gatsby states that Wolfsheim is the one who fixed the 1919 World Series. In this situation the author is trying to make the
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The audience knows the outcome of the story already, but the hero does not, making his actions seem ignorant or inappropriate in the face of what is to come. Dramatic irony plays an important part in Oedipus the King. Its story revolves around two different attempts to change the course of fate: Jocasta and Laius's killing of Oedipus at birth and Oedipus's flight from Corinth later on. In both cases, an oracle's prophecy comes true regardless of the characters'
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In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Nick Caraway indicates that he has a high opinion of Gatsby, (his next door neighbor). Over the course of the story, Nick shows that he has a high opinion of Gatsby which carries through his thoughts, his actions and his choice of words. Throughout the story, Nick Caraway has many observations and is so intrigued by Gatsby that one would look at as a potential obsession. Whether these high opinions come from Gatsby's wealthiness, his love for Daisy, or his personality
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Duncan, King of Scotland has been found dead at Macbeth’s castle in Inverness, Scotland. Macbeth, the Thane of Cawdor along with Thane of Glamis and his wife, Lady Macbeth had prepared a feast the night before the murder, for Duncan’s arrival to their castle to celebrate Macbeth’s bravery in the war. The morning after the feast, Duncan was discovered dead on his bed, in his chamber with a stab wound in his chest. Lord Macduff, Thane of Fife, was the first to find the King of Scotland
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notice of Macbeth’s ambition to become king, after reading his letter to her, she took advantage of it. She knew that he desperately wanted to be king but is not man enough to do what it takes. “Look like th’ innocent/flower/but be the serpent under ‘t”(1.6.76-78), Lady Macbeth begins her manipulative speech chanting these words provoking the violence in Macbeth. As Macbeth tells her that Duncan, the king, will be departing the next day she explains that the king will not live to see tomorrow and to
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