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What do we learn about Anglo-Saxon culture from reading Beowulf?

1) Is Beowulf an ideal hero and king? What do we learn about Anglo-Saxon culture from reading Beowulf? 2) What is the function of the supernatural in the play? Are the witches/supernatural elements responsible for Macbeth’s downfall? Do they influence any other characters? Explain usichong examples from the text.  

Do the popularity of these real-life men in nineteenth-century America explain why the play Macbeth was so popular in this country at this time? Explain.

Topic: Macbeth For this first short essay assignment view Roman Polanski’s 1971 film version of Macbeth and- a short essay-not less than four paragraphs but not more than six paragraphs in length that explores why you think this play, like many other Shakespeare plays, resonated so much with Americans in the nineteenth century. To get […]

Discuss Shakespeare’s portrayal of the changing relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth throughout the play.

Topic: MACBETH ESSAY Read and critically analyse Shakespeare’s Macbeth in terms of theme, plot development, character and symbols within the text, your task now is to write an analytical essay. Choose ONE of the following topics as a focus for an indepth discussion of Macbeth. You need to include evidence from the play to support […]

How might that statement be relevant to the literary works we’ve studied this term?

This is the question: André Maurois famously claimed that “’Lost Illusion’ is the undisclosed title of every novel.” How might that statement be relevant to the literary works we’ve studied this term? How does literature explore idealism, the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, or goals? What does literature have to tell […]

How do the witches in Macbeth control the events in the play?Discuss

How do the witches in Macbeth control the events in the play? 5 paragraphs. Thesis clearly stated at end of first paragraph with 3 evidences or reasons. Each body paragraph is about one of the 3 evidences/reasons. Each body paragraph must contain a quote from Macbeth as well as a quote from a source. Final […]

Discuss Who or what do you feel is most responsible for the tragedy that occurs in Macbeth?

One of the major questions explored in Macbeth is whether the tragedy that occurs is a result of fate or free will. Fate is often used as an explanation (or rather an excuse) when characters are seemingly driven against the better natures to commit wrong-doing. In Macbeth, the question of fate is presented in the […]