Another group of people that are dynamically different in who they are, the lifestyle they live, the language they speak, and cultures that they can identify with, are not so lucky. ... Instead of being embraced for their differences and respected as human beings, homosexuals have been, time and time again, condemned to hell, killed, or discriminated against. ... (Hyde 12) So, then, what is love? ... Sodom has become so identified with homosexuality that laws banning same-sex behavior are called sodomy laws. ... , do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known...

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The witches chant, " hail to thee, Thane of Glamis/ hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor/ that shalt be king hereafter." ... Ultimately he decides against murder as the bad consequences far outweigh the good, as he is afraid he will trip over his own ambitions. ... She asks Duncan whether he will murder Duncan that night, and when he replies that he will not because, "He [Duncan] hath honoured me of late, and I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people," she tries her up most to dissuade him. ... If not for his partner I do not think that Macbeth would have committed regicide, but a...

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Whiles I may'scape/ I will preserve my self... (2.3.3-6). ... The text of As You Like It explicitly refers to that: Also, what danger will it be to us,/ Maids as we, to travel forth so far !... From the point of view of the plot, for example, Edgar disguises himself so he can survive his father's will to kill him. ... The king himself testifies about Caius' conduct: I thank thee fellow. ... Half naked (only covered with a blanket), he encounters Lear in the heath and utters words of truth: ...obey thy parents; keep thy word's justice; swear nut; commit not with man'...

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So Macbeth and his wife decide to kill Duncan and Macbeth becomes the king. ... That means that Macbeth could not be king for a long time, so the only thing that Macbeth could do is kill him and his son. ... He said that if he doesn't kill Macbeth he will not be able to sleep and he will never rest in peace. " If thou be'st slain and with no stroke Of mine, my wife and children ghosts will Haunt me still"(V, I, l.20-22) Revenge was the only thing that Macduff had on his mind. ... "I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose image doth unfix my hair" (I, iii, ...

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I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. ... I am not fit to loosen his sandal strap. ... And there came a voice from the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased" (Mark 1:11 Vs). ... "Every tree," he said, "that is not bringing forth good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire." ... This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ...

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Let the earth hide thee! ... The witches are meeting with Macbeth for the first time and are telling him what has and will happen to him. ... Macbeth seems happy and content with himself until the witches tell him he will be king. ... Macbeth says with certainty; "I bear a charmed life which must not yield To one of woman born." ... She intends to influence him to kill Duncan as she feels that Macbeth may not be evil enough to go through with the murder. ...

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/Do as thou wilt for I have donewith thee." ... Instead ofstaying with Juliet and comforting her when she does not wish to leave "Go,get thee hence, for I will not away." ... When Juliet says to Friar Lawrence "Goget thee hence, for I wilt not away...."(V.iii.160) Juliet is tellingFriar that you can leave Romeo since he is dead but I will not because Ilove him. ... Withoutthinking twice she killed herself, so she could be with Romeo. ...

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Begin with both two men have good children and bad children and. ... Happily, when I shall wed, that lord whose hand must take my plight shall carry half my love with him, half my care and duty. ... They could not perceive between good and evil, so they both deceived by their evil children. ... Additionally, the good ones did not survive at last, but died together with the evils. ... I tax you not, you elements, with unkindness". ...

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This would not mean so much as he is obviously young; however, the old man, representative of the people, can neither remember such a drastic night: "Threescore and ten I can remember well;/ Within the volume of which time I have seen/ Hours dreadful and things strange, but this sore night/ Hath trifled former knowings" (II.iv.1-4). ... The fact that the lights are out in heaven signifies that there is no longer any appearance of good, thus foreshadowing the evil that will strike. ... Malcolm, who is known to be of good nature, is thus related to the stars and light. ... This imbalance comes u...

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"Yes, I have cherished that day for if it wasn't for you Archibald would of killed me that is why I told you not to trust him" said Jasmine "I should of listened to you my dear if I had I would of cast him out" replied Rythian, "but if you did you wouldn't be the man you are today it is the choices of which we make that defines who we are and that is why I love you," said Jasmine lovingly. ... "Yes," said Rythian, "that was me but I didn't die but I was badly injured and was out of commission for a year and a half. ... "That lone warrior was me I stood alone against the dragon i...

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I will not go over the details of Jaffa's subtle analysis; suffice it to say here that he points the way to understanding Lear as a tragic figure. ... Like Jaffa, I try to show that Lear's errors are not, so to speak, vulgar errors; they do not simply proceed from stupidity or lack of thought. I argue that, in tragic fashion, Lear's failings are bound up inextricably with his greatness. ... The play turns on what I will call the disjunction of wisdom and power. ... In this essay, I will examine largely the second half of King Lear, and trace what happens to Lear when he learns t...

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In one way this is good for him. ... If he knows she is capable of manipulation, Othello will believe that he is the more deceived. ... One of the main factors in Othello is Roderigo, Iagos half witted right hand man. ... I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors. In honest plainness thou hast heard me say My daughter is not for thee..(1.1, ln 106-109) Brabantios words indicate that he has a not so pleasant past with Roderigo. ...

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Science brought new inventions and these inventions, while doing good to humans, but also, were making them more mechanized. ... But in the following lines, the poet contradicts what he had said before in the first stanza, "we have but faith" and he writes that it is just for knowledge and trust that we believe in things we see "it comes from thee", moreover in line 22 when man has no fear, "we mock thee". ... This concept is exposed in the first half of the poem. ... The poet compares himself to the yews and so to the death, I think because these animals live underground, and as human...

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SCENE SUMMARIES AND NOTES Act I, Scene 1 The play opens late at night on a street in Venice. ... Coming downstairs, Brabantio is a mess, not thinking clearly and speaking in half-sentences. ... He does not want Othello to know anything about the part he played in inciting Brabantio; to make his plans work, Iago must stay in the good graces of Othello and appear to be a loyal ensign. ... Iago says he was so upset at the words that he wanted to stab Roderigo; only his conscience prevented him from doing so. ... He then tells "good Iago" to go and unload his things; ironical...

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One of the guests at this noble wedding, according to the theory, was Queen Elizabeth I of England - and the play is full of references to her. ... Strangely, she does not seem to resent her vanquisher, but rather seems just as impatient for their wedding day. ... Egeus Egeus is a member of the Athenian nobility, but not as elevated as the Duke. ... Egeus' preference seems arbitrary; as Hermia points out, Lysander is just as good a catch, equal in blood and wealth to Demetrius. ... He falls in love with Helena instantly, and abandons Hermia without a second thought - treating...

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Romeo, in a rage, kills Tybalt. ... They fight, and Romeo kills Paris. ... Juliet sees her beloved Romeo and realizes he has killed himself with poison. She kisses his poisoned lips, and when that does not kill her, buries his dagger in her chest, falling dead upon his body. ... Even Romeo's relation to love is not so simple. ...

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