Introduction: Ambition is a person’s drive or motivation to achieve something. It can come in different forms and can also influence / affect others as well. A person’s ambition can sometimes be for a good or bad cause and have positive of negative outcomes. In these stories I’m discussing It especially stands out in characters […]

How Shakespeare shows Macbeth’s ambition causes his mental state to degenerate through using language techniques and conventions  In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses many examples of different language techniques and conventions to show his intentions. He use techniques like alliteration and personification which I will be identifying from some of Shakespeare’s text. He uses these techniques throughout the play that show […]

In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare has many different ways of expressing the idea of fate. We are told in the prologue about events which gives us an insight of what will happen in the play. Fate is also shown through things like Metaphors, coincidences, premonition and dialogue. Shakespeare uses these to show the character’s belief in […]

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