Dillon Russo 5/6/10 Period 1 The Lady or the Tiger? Questions 1. In the kingdom described in the story‚ what happens after a person is accused of a crime? If you are accused of a crime‚ you are thrown into an arena with two doors. One door contained a lady‚ and the other had hungry tiger. If you were innocent they would somehow be drawn to the door with a lady in it‚ and if guilty then they were drawn to the door with the tiger and be eaten. 2. For what crime was the
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distinguished staff members‚ co-aspirants‚ fellow students‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ I greet you all It has been observed by me in recent times‚ that there are many problems‚ which arise day in day out. I do not wish to make this entire problem known‚ because they give me an ill-feeling when I mention them. Nevertheless‚ for the sake of my manifesto‚ I am going to give an instance of a situation as an example. Comfortably seated lady and gentlemen‚ Imagine yourself being a teacher‚ you have just
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tragedies to ever have been created. Lady Macbeth presents a dynamic character who undergoes significant changes throughout the text. She goes from being a determined‚ cold blooded and possessed cruel woman to being a nervous‚ scared and remorseful soul. When we first see her at the beginning of the context‚ Lady Macbeth is essentially perceived as a thoroughly‚ irreligiously cold and cruel person with an overall sinister appeal. This is evident through Lady Macbeth’s interactions and statements
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After Macbeth finalizes his decision to murder King Duncan‚ he tells Lady Macbeth‚ “False face must hide what the false heart doth know” (Shakespeare 1.7.). This conversation is held as King Duncan and his men dine at Macbeth’s own table‚ a meal that would be the king’s last. During the feast‚ Macbeth steps away to ponder what he is about to do‚ as he still has his reservations. Knowing this‚ Lady Macbeth finds her husband and begins to persuade him to keep his promise and go through with the murder
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The poem The Lady of Shalott describes the tale of an unnamed lady who is locked in her tower near Camelot. The story describes a mysterious woman who appeared at Camelot in a boat with only her name scratched onto the boat. The Lady was locked into a tower and was cursed to never look out into the outside world‚ only living in her world with the shadows she sees in her mirror‚ which is her only source of contact with the outside world. The only people that heard of her were those who heard her singing
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characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use their ambition and determination to take power in Scotland‚ by killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is the main influencer when Macbeth commits the murder of King Duncan. Macbeth‚ a weak character‚ is able to be convinced by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. Her encouragement was the most influential factor contributing to the murder. Lady Macbeth is manipulative and partly responsible for the murder‚ making her as guilty as Macbeth. Out of the couple Lady Macbeth is the
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In the short story “The Lady‚ or the Tiger” written by Frank R. Stockton‚ the semi-barbaric princess’s lover is put on trial for daring to love her. The king’s way to find out if someone is guilty or not is to make them choose between two doors. One door has a tiger that will immediately kill the person being put on trial. The other door has a beautiful lady behind it‚ which the man would be instantly married to. This form of judgment was the king’s twisted way of justice and entertainment. When
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woman behind Macbeth is the Evil Lady Macbeth. She is very greedy and ambitious. She will do everything in her power it takes to become the queen of Scotland. Some people may say that Macbeth is more evil because she was the one to commit the murder‚ but Lady Macbeth had a big influence on Macbeth to commit the murder. Lady Macbeth is very Evil and Mischievous. Lady Macbeth is greedy and ambitious. When Macbeth is considering not to go through with Duncan’s murder Lady Macbeth says‚ “...Art thou afeard
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Guided Passage Analysis 1 Shakespeare uses soliloquy first to expose Lady Macbeths true nature so that her thoughts and motives may be uninterrupted and that her speech can be delivered in such a powerful way that the audience is swayed and somehow taken aback. When audience members first lay their eyes on Lady Macbeth‚ they see her as a sweet and almost innocent woman but when she is finally alone the audience sees her true nature. Dialogue can only tell you so much whereas soliloquy can almost
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be in a play. Lady Macbeth is the tragic heroine of this play; because the reader sees her morals take a turn for the best with an extensive price to pay. Trouble begins in this play when Lady Macbeth puts herself in control of the situation‚ therefore forcing herself into a man’s role. At the beginning of the play we see the eagerness in Lady Macbeth after receiving the letter from Macbeth about the witches’ prophecy. While Macbeth is interested in the idea of becoming king‚ Lady Macbeth starts
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