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…would tremble at the thought of destruction of the Holy City of Jerusalem, of the people of Judah, and of my own being. Although I would have believed in God, I would still be filled with fear. This fear would escalate when I heard a messenger for the king…

…Explore the different father/son relationships in Henry IV, Part 1; show how these contrasting relationships contribute to the plays ideas and dramatic tension. The main ideas of the play are redemption, honour, what it required to be an ideal King…

…of the play, Claudius, allows his personal ambition for power to overshadow the will of his conscience. Hamlet opens at the royal castle of Elsinore where a ghost bearing the visage of the recently deceased King Hamlet is seen walking the halls in battle gear…

…Summary of Hamlet Hamlet is the son of the late king Hamlet (who dies about two months before the play starts). After his father dies, his brother Claudius becomes king and marries the queen of Denmark, Gertrude. Hamlet dreads that Claudius killed his…

…Brandon Svochak 10A 13 November 16, 1999 English Macbeth was actually a great king that ended suffering badly at the hands of Shakespeare. The two-week long play came from a long 30 year period. It can be seen that this line of kings is much…

…Although the time periods and over all reasons were different, Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King Jr. kept one common goal in mind, freedom from their oppressors. The Declaration of Independence and Letter from Birmingham Jail are great examples…

…The plot begins with King Duncan meeting a sergeant by a war. The sergeant tells the king about the war, he tells him about how Macbeth bravely fought and captured him. The King pronounces that Macbeth is to the Thane. Macbeth and Banquo come across…

…Martin Luther King, Jr. was an ordained minister and civil rights leader. King demonstrations and actions from 1958- 1968 opened up opportunities for African Americans who in the South were prohibited from sitting in certain sections of buses, using…

…, and this made France nearly bankrupt. The clergy and nobles had plenty of money but the king couldn't tax the wealthy. Louis XVI asked the First and Second Estates to accept a land tax, but they refused. In 1789, the country was in need of money and almost completely…

…The downfall of Macbeth was a great tragedy. He knew it was not right to kill the king, but he felt he had no other choice. He was trapped into doing wrong. Lady Macbeth gave him the evil ideas throughout the play. She was his driving force. Without…