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Actually understand Macbeth Act 1, Scene 2. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
- Act 1, Scene 3
FIRST WITCH. A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, And...
- Act 1, Scene 3
And here is a perfect example of Shakespeare using two characters to complete a line of iambic pentameter. Although the end of Romeo's soliloquy is only six syllables, Juliet interrupts with her sigh "Ah me!" followed by Romeo's "She speaks!"
It is a significant speech because of its emotive content: it focuses on Mark Antony discussing the unjust murder of Julius Caesar before he dramatically reveals the dead body to the crowd. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle: I remember. The first time ever Caesar put it on;
The niceties of polite society soon become a distant memory: the food is awful, there's nowhere to wash up, and, to top it all off, the crew stages a mutiny. Who can she trust? What is she to do?
A summary of Act III: Scenes ii & iii in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Julius Caesar and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
In the ‘Act I Prologue’ by William Shakespeare the chorus provides the reader with information about the setting, the “Two households” that the play hinges around and the “new mutiny” that stimulates the action.
A sonnet consists of three four-line stanzas and a rhyming couplet. This sonnet has a typical rhyming scheme: dignity, scene, mutiny, unclean … foes, life, overthrows, strife … love, rage, remove, stage … and finally: attend, mend.
