"Lady Macbeth is the embodiment of evil and we are not meant to feel any sympathy for her."" ... This does suggest that there is evil in Lady Macbeth, though not total evil, because she still strives to seem innocent. True evil would not care. ... We see in act two, scene two Lady Macbeth has been drinking, and yet she is still well within her right mind, and says: "That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold- indicating that the drink has given her the strength of will to go through with the murder, which many would argue is another symbol of her evilness. ... I think that she is no...

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With elaborate schemes, lies and betrayal, two sisters dramatically bring about the fall of their King, their monarchy, and themselves, while the third stands in bold contrast as a heroic symbol of light and resolution. ... While Regan is equally as immoral and scheming as Goneril, she takes cruelty to a more physical level: Regan's character is the embodiment of evil. ... Completely unlike her two evil, selfish sisters, Cordelia is representative of purity and authenticity. ... Her return can be seen as a symbol of triumph over her sisters, of good conquering evil, and balance being re...

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He must oppose this evil, which permeates his seemingly star-struck life from many angles. ... It is these shortcomings that Hamlet is a symbol of ordinary humanity and give him the room he needs to grow. ... He must learn that evil is a necessary part of the harmonious order that God created. ... He must oppose this evil, which permeates his seemingly star-struck life from many angles. ... It is these shortcomings that Hamlet is a symbol of ordinary humanity and give him the room he needs to grow. ...

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He is the epitome of an evil character, and prides himself on it. ... (Aaron V. iii 185-190) Aaron learned to be evil because he was in the service of evil, cruel hearted people. ... He is surrounded by evil, so he is evil. ... He guides them in ways to fulfill their most evil desires. ... He has no reason not to be evil, because that is rewarded by his master. ...

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He is the epitome of an evil character, and prides himself on it. ... (Aaron V. iii 185-190) Aaron learned to be evil because he was in the service of evil, cruel hearted people. ... He is surrounded by evil, so he is evil. ... He guides them in ways to fulfill their most evil desires. ... He has no reason not to be evil, because that is rewarded by his master. ...

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Evil is the disease in Macbeth's mind that is causing his sanity to decay and is making him become a terror for everyone in Scotland during his reign. ... In The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, he uses darkness to represent unnatural and evil found all over the play.William Shakespeare also includes the hideously evil witches into the play purposely to entertain King James I's fascination with witches. ... Darkness and night both exemplify the image of evil and the tone for the play. ... Shakespeare is an expert on showing evil through darkness by comparing one of the most...

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The crucial realisation that it was he, who had the folly for all this evil to turn, appears in Act 3 Scene 4, "O I have ta"en too little care of this" where he realises he is a self-centred, neglectful king, and it was he who did Cordelia wrong. ... But the audience remain content due to the relieving of the reunion and forgiveness- also adding to the audience's relief that good conquers evil. ... When Gloucester had his eyes, he ironically said he did not need "spectacles" to see evil, which was when he was being deceived by Edmund. ... They identify Cordelia as a symbol of Christi...

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Lear has given away his position of power, but still hangs onto the symbols of power, such as the company of knights. ... Often the surfeits of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and the stars - Edmond's eventual demise at the close of the play symbolises the triumph of good over evil. ... They are conveyed as being instinctively drawn to the pure evil that emulates from Edmond's being through costuming. ...

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Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men" (V.ii.3-6) If Othello was an evil man, he would be insulting his wife instead of saying how he doesn't want her beautiful skin to be messed up by blood. ... Another huge symbol of this is what is going on with the handkerchief. ...

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The many themes and symbols found in Shakespeare's books are numerous and very deep. ... He effectively unfolds all of his evil plans, but when problems arise, all he needs to do is turn and smile, and the blame will be put on someone else's head. ...

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• Grade Level: High School