Benjamin Franklin-poor Richards Almanack
Charles Brockden Brown-Edgar Huntly
Thomas Paine -common sense
Washington Irving-The sketchbook of Geoffrey
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Power remains one of the crucial themes of <em>Macbeth</em>. The theme of power and ambition to gain it is evident in almost all the characters in the play - but primarily Macbeth himself.
At the beginning of the play, Macbeth has enough power - he is a good, brave soldier. Upon hearing the witches' prophecy, however, he realizes that it is not enough for him to be a soldier. By blindly following the prophecy and his wife's instructions, he becomes less powerful. Both the Three witches, and Macbeth's wife, therefore, have control over his life at this point. It is Lady Macbeth that convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan in order to become a king, even though Macbeth is clearly having second thoughts about it. At this point of the play, Macbeth's wife is more decisive and powerful than him.
When Macbeth kills Duncan and becomes the new king, he does develop power, but not for long. He begins to feel guilty because of the murder he committed. This reduces his power - he becomes weak, he hallucinates, and is unable to think rationally, which leads to his death. Macbeth's character, therefore, undergoes the phases of having enough power as a soldier, having less power when listening to his wife, having more power as a king, and eventually losing all his power and dying.
It might be useful to note that other characters (Macduff and Malcolm, for instance) might not seem that powerful at the beginning of the play, but gradually gain more power. They use their power only when they have to - Macduff uses it to revenge his wife and children, murdered by Macbeth. He is wiser and more modest. At the end of the play, Macbeth dies, and Macduff and Malcolm seize power.
Workers lives were devalued over the protection of goods.
Workers often lived in horrible urban conditions with few legal protections, long work hours, and in humane factory conditions.
In scene 4, lines 1-30, Capulet tries to get Juliet to marry Paris. Capulet decorates the wedding to where it would be perfect. He wants Juliet to marry Paris because he was very wealthy and he had great fame.
<span>Capulet had given Juliet her freedom as a child and he wanted her to </span>hurry<span> up and marry Paris before she got too old. </span>
<span>The audience, Friar and the nurse were the only people who knew about Romeo and Juliets marriage. Romeo and Juliet fell in love and they knew that they shouldnt be able to get married. This makes it a dramatic irony because Juliet is already married to Romeo.</span>
