What do you think of Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth?
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You may want to mention that Banquo highlights the change in Macbeth's personality.  They were friends and then Macbeth had him murdered.  Macbeth became power-hungry. Banquo was also curious--remember the witches predictions about Banquo being the father of leaders.  Banquo's ghost is symbolic of Macbeth's conscience.  You may also want to note the name play that Shakespeare used:  Banquo was killed when he was to be present at a banquet.  Get it?  Banquo Banquet.  Same as his son; he tells his son Fleance to Flee. Fleance-Flee.  Shakespeare does that a lot.
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Try sparknotes.com you may be able to find an analysis of the play.\n\nPesonally, I sometimes need the extra help because I don't know what Shakespheare is talking about.
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Not necessarily pointless. Perhaps you have taken a dislike to Shakespeare's literature. It's okay to find it boring, but if it's an assignment try to focus. There is some meaning behind all these dialogues. If you have time study them and look deeper into the events taking place within the play itself. Shakespeare is a complicated, yet terrific writer.
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If this is for homework you really should do the work yourself.  Everyone thinks Shakespeare is confusing because of the complicated language, but there really are some fun stuff in his plays, and some of it isn't that different then todays movies.  Shakespere used a lot of sex, violence, and paranormal.  The trick is don't read it.  It was never meant to be read directly. It wasn't even written down originally, just memorized by actors. Go rent Romeo and Julitte, and see it performed. If they are good actors they will convey it in a way that's easier to understand. Another good resource is: http://absoluteshakespeare.com\n\nAny, Act II starts out with the famous "balcony scene" where Juliet wishes Romeo wasn't Montague.  He overhears it and says he loves her so much he'll swear off the name. They complain for a while about dealing with the problem of being from feuding families, then fter some shameless flirting Romeo proposes.  Juliet says she'll think about it and send her nurse to answer tomorrow.  Romeo goes and tells Friar Laurence what he's done and the Friar accuses Romeo of just trying to get into Juliet's pants, expecially since yesterday he was telling the Friar he was in love with Rosalind.  Be he agrees to wed them because he thinks it will solve the feud between the families.  In the mean time Rome's friends give him a hard time, Juliet's Nurse agrees to help, and ends with them secretly getting married.\n\nFor an even funnier version rent The Complete Works of Wllm Shkspr (abbridged) by the Reduced Shakespere company.  Also rend the recent Romeo and Juliet movie by Baz Luhrmann (the guy that did Moulin Rouge)
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I really like this site for Wisdom quotes.  Know it's not shakespeare, but it's quite pithy!\n\nhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/aww/index.htm\n\nThis is a nice site with some William Shakespeare on it...\n\nhttp://www.age-of-the-sage.org/poetry.html
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Lol, where do you go to school person that answered the question first.  You put it paranthesis, ( Like this ), and page number like if I wanted to quote Shakespear from Macbeth ( Shakespeare, 45 ). But the book Macbeth must be in References or Works Cited.
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he's the only thane who doubted macbeth from the very beginning.\nhe showed courage and loyalty to his country because he did not live behind any pretenses.\nhe had a feeling that macbeth "played most fouly" [banquo] for the title of king, and acted to correct it.\nhe went to england to call on malcolm and for help though he knew that this would bring him further into macbeth's bad side.\nhe did not wish to settle for a virtue-less malcolm when the rightful heir was testing him.\nhe was not afraid to show his emotions when ross informed him of the murder of his family.\nhe was also the one who was eventually able to kill macbeth [because he was delivered prematurely into the world through c-section, and was therefore not born of a woman].\n\none mistake i think he made, however, was that he left his family without protection and without telling them where he was going or the purpose behind it. i don't get why he did this.
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Ask Shakespeare, its his line (the answer is yes by the way.  A rose is a rose, call it whatever you want)
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she is evil..... she convinces macbeth to kill duncan....so she could be queen\nshe has a concience however... she becomes crazy and immagines blood on her hands.. she also kills her slef
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You could use The Merchant of Venice for a project on gender roles.  Many critics agree that the nature of Antonio and Bassanio's relationship is homoerotic, and perhaps one-sidedly so.  The women in the book play a unique role in the fact that they provide the final judgement of Shylock, but their opinions/logic are only considered because they dress as men.  Lorenzo also admires Jessica in an erotic way when she dresses as a boy.  There's also the anti-Semitic facet of the text, if you wanted to go that route, as well as the role of merchants, money-lending, greed.  There is a wide range of criticism on this piece, because a lot of the themes and elements are somewhat ambiguous.
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lord capulet, ok. well i just finished reading this and i myself am writing an essay, not of the same topic.  so, anyways, lord capulet played a major role in the play. like all the secondary characters in the story he had good intentions that went bad. the father of the main character wanted what was best for his daughter and that was to marry paris but that was not what juliet wanted. \ni dont know if you can write about another character but if you could the friar would be a good one. it would be easy to elaborate on his good intentions. his whole plan was for the marriage of romeo and juliet to stop the feud between the familys, but in order for that to happen the lovers had to die, this is the good intention gone bad.
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I was read a poem by Pablo Neruda that was amazing. (Of course I was so overwhelmed I don't remember much of it) I would stay away from Shakespeare.  I love the bard, but it's really cliche.  Don't just look at poems, there are some song lyrics that if they were said to me (knowing he meant them) would do just as much as any poem. (Mostly Ben Harper, Dave Mathews, and Kermit). Just know what she likes.
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I had an amazing english teacher who taught us Shakespeare.  He would make us read all the 'little parts' while he did the 'big parts' with this fantastic accent he made up depending on the role.  He really 'owned' the material and knew stories very well that he made a lasting impression on me and to this day I love Shakepeare.\n\nI think, though, that all the teachers who made lasting impressions on me had one thing in common - they all passionately loved the material they taugt, from history to math to english or art.  It was their love for the material that influenced me to learn more about it.  That kind of excitement for something is catchy.
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Prologue\n\nArguably Shakespeare's most famous play begins with a Prologue which establishes that this play will be a tragedy and that the children of two feuding families, Romeo of the Montague family and Juliet of the Capulet family, will both love and die in the course of this play...\n\nAct I.\n\nSampson and Gregory, servants to the Capulets and Abraham and Balthasar, servants to the Montague family start a street fight, which is joined by Benvolio (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet). Escalus, the Prince of Verona who angrily learns of this fight, declares a death penalty for further feuding between the two families. Romeo we learn is lovesick; Rosaline, the object of his affections will not requite (return) his love. His friend Benvolio tells Romeo to look at other girls...\n\nMeanwhile Capulet is keen for Paris to marry his daughter Juliet and plans a party to be held later that night. Romeo and friends decide to turn up uninvited, Romeo hoping to see Rosaline, whom he still pines for...\n\nLady Capulet discusses the idea of marriage to Paris with Juliet. Juliet keeps her options open. The Nurse wishes Juliet every possible happiness...\n\nMeanwhile Mercutio attempts to cheer a lovesick Romeo up, telling him to be rough with love if need be.\n\nAt the Capulet's party, Romeo who is disguised by a masque (mask), falls in love with Juliet on sight. Capulet stops Tybalt from attacking Romeo at his party, telling him there will be other opportunities. Both Romeo and Juliet learn that they are each enemies of the other's family... A Prologue sung by a choir dramatizes the conflict both Romeo and Juliet feel between their love for one another and their loyalty to their respective families.\n\nAct II.\n\nIgnoring the danger, Romeo scales the Capulet's wall to be near Juliet, the woman he cannot forget... Unnoticed in Juliet's orchard, Romeo learns of Juliet's love for him. After declaring their feelings for each other, the two decide to marry. Juliet will send Romeo a messenger in the morning to make plans for their wedding...\n\nThe very next day, we meet Romeo's friend, Friar Laurence. He wonders how Romeo can forget Rosaline so quickly but agrees to marry the two since he hopes this marriage it will end the long running Montague / Capulet feud...\n\nRomeo catches up with his friends Mercutio and Benvolio. Juliet's messenger, the Nurse, arrives and the wedding is set for later that day. The Nurse brings Romeo "cords" or ropes which will allow Romeo to climb into Juliet's bedchamber as her husband later that night... Act II ends with Romeo and Juliet's marriage.\n\nAct III.\n\nBenvolio and Mercutio (both Montagues) meet Tybalt (Capulet). Tybalt attempts to provoke Romeo into fighting. Mercutio fights Tybalt and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt. Escalus, the Prince of Verona banishes Romeo from Verona threatening death should he ever return. Juliet learns of Romeo killing Tybalt and despite being torn between her loyalty for her family and Romeo, mourns her husband Romeo's banishment.\n\nRomeo learns of the banishment order, realizing he will not be able to see Juliet again. Friar Laurence suggests Romeo go to Juliet's bed chamber to comfort his wife... Capulet, who does not know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, decides that the marriage of Juliet to Paris must now proceed, bidding his wife to make Juliet aware of Paris' love for her. The day of the marriage has been decided; it will be Thursday.\n\nWe learn that Romeo has spent the night with his Juliet. Juliet who is now already secretly married to Romeo, learns that she is to marry Paris. She tries to fight her father's wishes, failing to dissuade him. Juliet decides to commit suicide if all else fails...\n\nAct IV.\n\nParis reveals that the wedding will occur on Thursday. Juliet is cold to Paris. Friar Laurence tells Juliet to take a potion simulating death, allowing Romeo to take her away, unopposed to Mantu
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.elook.org/literature/shakespeare/macbeth/\n\nAn Introduction to Macbeth \n\nThe Symbolic Pattern\n\nhttp://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/home/pgardner/teaching/Macbeth_notes.html\n\nI have found 13 summaries for you to look at, click the link below. I have included a short extract to give you a taste of what the reviews have to offer and they’re FREE..!!!\n\nhttp://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=251\n\nhttp://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=Macbeth\n\nhttp://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xMacbeth.html\n\nhttp://www.clicknotes.com/\n\nhttp://www.schoolbytes.com/summary.php?id=422\n\nAn analysis of the play by Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.theatrehistory.com/british/macbeth001.html\n\nProtagonist \n\nMacbeth as the personification of greed and resulting evil. He kills the king to seize the throne for himself and continues to murder to protect himself from discovery. \n\nAntagonist \n\nHis conscience and guilt, which are his undoing (and the forces of good at work) \n\nhttp://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmMacbeth04.asp\n\nMacbeth Literary Analysis\n\nhttp://www.freeessays.cc/db/42/sra201.shtml\n\nEnjoying "Macbeth", by William Shakespeare\n\nhttp://www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm\n\nMacbeth Symbolism, take inspiration from this essay and beware of plagiarism.\n\nhttp://www.freeessays.cc/db/42/sra216.shtml\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Romeo is trying to purchase poison from a chemist.  The chemist knows what Romeo intends to do with the poison and his oath to never intentionally bring harm to another prevents him from selling it to Romeo.\n\n"Your clothes are worn and tattered, yet you would prefer to live.  You are hungry and need to provide for yourself, but you have a hard time doing so.  The world will not help you with these, nor make you rich.  I'm offering you a great deal of money for the poison; just make the sale."\n\nIn simpler terms:\n\n"Overlook your morals just this once.  I'm offering a lot of money and you need it.  Look to your own welfare and don't worry about mine."
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I think what Shakespeare was trying to do, was to give the viewer/reader a sense of the characters in the play. Macduff plays an important part later on the play, so it's important that we see the character closely. The play is not ALL based on Macbeth, in fact it's about Macbeth's rise and fall, which occurs by the influence of other characters in the play such as his wife, Lady Macbeth, the 3 witches including Hecate..even King Duncan influences him into believing he can be king himself (complicated story). Look i can write a whole essay as to why Macduff is important in the play...have you read the whole play? do you know the end? maybe if you read the end then you'd know why introducing Macduff's character is important..so sorry for the long answer =/