Macbeth sees a “dagger of the mind” leading him towards Duncan’s chamber. (1.) Lady Macbeth has drugged the guards, noting that Duncan’s resemblance to her father has stayed her from doing the deed herself. After the murder, Macbeth carries the bloody daggers from the chamber causing Lady Macbeth to reprimand him for his great show […]
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Three witches meet Macbeth and Banquo on the heath as the men return from battle. They predict that Macbeth will be named Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and that Banquo will be the father of kings. The witches vanish; Ross enters to greet Macbeth with the title of Cawdor, the traitor whom King
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Scene 1 The play opens on a bleak and lonely stretch of land in Scotland. Three Witches report that the battle Macbeth is fighting will be over by sunset; they plan to meet with Macbeth on the barren battlefield, or “heath,” at that time. The setting is enhanced by an approaching thunder storm and three
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Or Write an essay on the poetic technique of Robert Frost. Or Discuss the poetic style of Frost. Or Write an essay on the language, diction and versification of Robert Frost. Answer: The poetic technique of Frost, his poetic art, is remarkable. He is a great metrical artist, a great word painter. Almost like Wordsworth’s declared
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Answer: The theme of a work is not its subject, but rather its central idea, which may be stated directly or indirectly. In literature, theme means the central/dominating idea, the message implicit in a work. Theme is a comment, an observation or insight about the subject. The subject of a poem may be a flower, but
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Answer: Warren and Mary are husband and wife, two characters beside the protagonist, Silas. The poet has depicted these two characters in such a way that the one stands out sharply in contrast with the other. Warren, the farmer, and master of the old servant Silas, is portrayed as a man callous to the human dignity
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Discuss the dilemma that the poet faced when the poet had to choose one road out of two. Was the poet wise in choosing the road not frequented by people? What do you think? Answer: In the poem, “The Road not Taken” the poet Robert Frost has showed a dilemma which he faced when he had
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Answer: “Birches” seems to be a playful poem, for it depicts picture of the poet’s playing with them in all his poetic fancies. But it is not a mere play; it contains the poet’s wisdom which is profound and practical. It talks about how a boy can play with the birches, as the poet did, as
Answer: In the poem, “The Road not Taken” the poet Robert Frost has showed a dilemma which he faced when he had to choose one road out of two. He chose the unfrequented road. He was wise in choosing the road, for he ultimately succeeded. The poem mainly deals with the poet’s decision when faced with
Answer: The title of a poem is dependent on its theme; that is, the title strikes or expresses the main topic of a poem. Abrams says in his A Glossary of Literary Terms, “Theme … is applied to a thesis or doctrine which an imaginative work is designed to incorporate and make persuasive to the reader
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