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What is the main idea of Act II of The Tragedy of Macbeth evil, murder, guilt Banquo is the last person Macbeth talks to before he kills King Duncan. Why doesShakespeare bring Banquo and Macbeth together at this point in…

Inverness Macbeth’s castle (where Duncan’s murder takes place) Dunsinane Macbeth’s castle as King Forres Duncan’s castle Scone where Scottish kings were crowned Fife Macduff’s castle

Why does Macbeth want Banquo and Fleance dead? Because the witches fortune could come true for Banquo (his sons to become kings) and Macbeth doesn’t want them to have power because it is a threat to Macbeth’s power (he doesn’t…

“Now does my project gather to a head”- Prospero Prospero has become a sorcerer, doesn’t have plans, but projects. Great sorcerer of Renaissance drama is finalising great project that is his life’s work. Climactic point. Rhyme and lyrical, poetic nature.…

“If by your art, my dearest father, you have put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. The sky it seems would pour down stinking pitch, But the sea, mounting to the´ welkin’s cheek, Dashes the fire out. O,…

Prospero Sorcerer and rightful duke of Milan Miranda Prospero’s daughter; inexperienced with normal life and people; love interest is Ferdinand Ariel Prospero’s spirit helper; Rescued by Prospero from a long imprisonment at the hands of the witch Sycorax; Ariel is…

Ariel Mine would, sir, were I human. Prospero The rarer action is / In virtue than in vengeance. Prospero Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves / And ye that on the sands with printless foot / Do…

Why is Alonso feeling depressed and sad? Alonso is grieving the supposed loss of his son Ferdinand. How do Antonio and Sebastian react to Alonso’s depressed mood? Sebastian and Antonio are rude and insensitive to Alonso. How does Adrian feel…

“Une Tempête” (1969) by Aimé Césaire This post-colonial interpretation of the play looked at different actions taken by the oppressed against their repressors (specifically looking at the treatment of African Americans). Caliban responds through violence, like Malcolm X, and Ariel…

Baseness Definition: (n.) lack of moral principals Synonym: rudenessAntonym: morality Sentence: Rejecting any baseness, it seemed to her that she stood in some brightness Billow Definition: (n.) a large undulating mass of something Synonym: swellAntonym: little Sentence: Clouds of smoke…