.... Banquo is lesser and greater than Macbeth, Banquo is not really happy but a lot happier, and Banquo would get kings but he will not become one. Macbeth informed his wife of his prophasies. Macbeth and his lady saw that he is already the Thane of Glamis. For defeating and killing Macdawnold (who is a thane), a traitor to Scotland, Macbeth has just been named Thane of Cawdor and he is viewed as the fiercest fighter in Scotland. The idea of being the next king of Scotland played on Lady Macbeth's ambition. She unsexes herself and becomes evil. They come up with a plan to kill the present king of Scotland, King Duncan. Macbeth had just killed a traitor who rebelled .....

.... His problem is quite ironic considering the fact that Will is pure genius, with a photographic memory and an incredibly strong working knowledge of various aspects in life. Through the words expressed by scores of poets and writers throughout history, Will is able to understand love only in the abstract sense. His psychologist, Shawn, says that we all need a soulmate -- someone who touches us and opens our minds in ways we never thought possible. Will undoubtedly challenges others day after day, and that is why so many people were drawn to him out of sheer amazement. But, they weren't afraid to get to know him, and they all chose to let him into their liv .....

.... complete portrait of a society (The Empire) and a religion (Jediism, for lack of a better term). Although the movies are mostly devoted to the growth of the characters, throughout the trilogy we see the society change in a drastic manner. This paper will examine the history of Jediism, the current (as of the end of the last movie) status of the religion, and offer some suggestions as to what we can expect from Jediism in the future. I. The Religion To examine the future of religion as it relates to society, one must first have an idea of the tenets and beliefs on which the religion is based. Jediism is based solely on belief in the "force", a "Universal en .....

.... for her children. While she was shopping she stopped by the confectioner’s for some macaroons. These and other sweets are forbidden by Torvald. Nora does rebel against this small rule: “See here, macaroons! I thought they were contraband here” (979). Nora is eager to make decisions on her own, without other people trying to help her. Society dictated at the time that she listen to her husband and obey. Borrowing money from Krogstad was not only a disobedience to society, but a personal freedom. A personal freedom that she had craved for all of her life. Torvald just about is what society expects of him. Torvald runs his household with an iron fist .....

.... According to the encarta 96 cd rom encyclopedia they claim that, "between the ages of 2 and 65 the average american will watch 72,000 hours of television—at 24 hours a day, a total of 8 full years. The daily average is about 4 hours. The heaviest viewers are housewives and senior citizens. Children watch the same amount of television as do adults; teenagers watch about an hour less per day." "Early experimental researchers compared the play of children who had seen aggressive behavior on television with the play of a control group of children who had watched nonviolent programs. Concern was intensified by findings that indicated a higher level of aggressive .....

.... selfishness and lack of love cause the downfall of these relationships. There are many examples of betrayal in the play Hamlet. In these examples betrayal leads to the destruction of relationships. Claudius is the king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows that. In order to stay king he must please Getrude, therefore he pretends to love Hamlet in front of Gertrude but behind her back, he plots to murder Hamlet. “I will work him To an exploit, now ripe in my device, under the which he shall not chose but fall. And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe”1. Gertrude's trust .....

.... Miller himself said, is the backdrop for the play, but is not its theme. The approach of this teacher's guide will be to view the play as one that has outlasted the political turmoil of the time during which it was written, becoming a classic work that continues to excite and enrage audiences and readers. The Crucible is set in another politically charged period in U.S. history. The Salem witch trials of the late 17th century resulted in the accusation and hanging of many colonials. Citizens of the Massachusetts colony were arrested and forced to admit their own guilt and inform on others. Whether or not the play is historically accurate is not important to .....

.... shortcomings that Hamlet is a symbol of ordinary humanity and give him the room he needs to grow. The Hamlet that Shakespeare begins to develop in Act I is a typical mortal, bowed down by his human infirmities and by a disgust of the evils in a world which has led him to the brink of suicide. Hamlet voices his thoughts on the issue: ‘O that this too too solid flesh would melt...' (I. ii. 135). He is prevented from this drastic step only by a faith which teaches him that God has ‘fix'd/ His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter' (I. ii. 131-2). To Hamlet appears his dead father's spirit, and he must continue to live in the ‘unweeded garden, / That grows to seed' .....