.... their only weapon. As the play progresses the implications of this become increasingly serious. In an epic, Abrams explains that the "fate of a tribe, a nation, or the human race" lies in the out come of the hero's battle. The battle between George and Martha only affects their relationship and on this night spills into the lives of Nick and Honey. Drunkenness exaggerates their actions, so that the extremes of the situation are explored. This allows the reader to experience feelings which may be outside their own experience. George and Martha continually try to gain the upper hand in the relationship by degrading each oth .....

.... he risked everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow. Only for them; and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man, To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings! [Act III, S I, L 72-75] Here Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's already worried that his soul will go to hell for what he's already done. His fear become evident in this scene also, "But to be safely thus: our fears in Banquo Stick deep;" [Act III, S I, L 53-54] Macbeth then has .....

.... ready for prison and honestly doesn't seem like a man who would survive. His thinking going into prison is just to survive and blend in. He's a wise man who competently deals with what the justice system has served him. He is normal on the outside but emotionally tormented on the inside. Andy is a very complex character who displays introverted tendencies, keeping his feelings to himself and never allowing anyone beyond his stoic exterior except for Red. Andy's friendship with Red begins in a most peculiar manner. Andy asks for a rock hammer, which Red dutifully gets for him. Red, knowing that Andy is vulnerable, gets h .....

.... and mental deterioration becomes obvious. Macbeth tries to justify his evil by using the rationale that it is just as easy to continue the killing as it is to stop it. Macbeth seems to be fascinated with blood. In act 3, scene 4 the word blood is used 4 times in 6 lines (151-157). Although the blood imagery is used mostly to show Macbeth’s deranged state, lines such as “It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood.” (III, 4. 151) testify that Macbeth still has enough of a grip on reality that he is ultimately in control of his destiny and that makes him a truly tragic figure. Shakespeare also uses blood imagery to g .....

.... Theatre Studio in 1991. Simon McBurney, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Theatre de Complicite, has served as the shows’ director since this time. Jacob Schulz, Bruno’s nephew, worked with the company as they developed the show. His relationship with the play remained ongoing through its’ continued growth until his death in 1997. Jacob is credited as providing a bridge between the past and the present by McBurney and Wheatley in their notes on the script. His input continued to illuminate not only the character of his uncle but also the world in which he wrote and lived. There is often a lyrical, often somewh .....

.... "…our valiant Hamlet-for so this side ofour known world esteem'd him-did slay this Fortinbras." This entitled King Hamlet to the land that was possessed by Fortinbras because it was written in a seal'd compact. Polonius was an advisor to the King, and father to Laertes and Ophelia. He was nosy and arrogant, and he did not trust hischildren. Young Hamlet killed him while he was eves dropping on aconversation between Hamlet and his mother. "How now! A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!" King Hamlet was the King of Denmark, and Hamlet's father. He had killed King Fortinbras, only to be killed by his brother, Claudius. “… .....

.... immediately declares that nothing can stop his "will, not all the world" and will "husband them so well" . He is ready to take revenge at any cost. I dare damnation: to this point I stand, That both the worlds I give to negligence, Let come what comes; only I'll be revenged Most thoroughly for my father. In the scene of Ophelia's grave, Laertes' love to Ophelia is expressed when Laertes leaps into the grave and says Hold off the earth a while, Till I have caught her once more in mine arms: Now pile your dust upon the quick and dead, Till of this flat a mountain you have made To o'ertop old Pelion or the skyish head .....

.... eyes on their significant other. These are also the people who believe in fate and destiny. People that don’t believe in love at first site feel love needs to be worked for. Not every couple can get along perfectly like we all probably dream, but it doesn’t mean we can’t work towards a better understanding of each other. “But ‘tis my heart that loves what they despise.” (Shakespeare CXLI) And as we don’t get along perfectly, as Shakespeare says, we tend to love what others don’t. It is a little ironic, but tends to happen quite often. You will always have friends or family that can find something wrong with .....

.... to be around mortals and cause them trouble, as opposed to other fairies. This is why Puck's little job with a love potion and a young couple is perfect for him and he perfect for the job. Puck is a likable character who tends to create mischief around himself. Everything is a game to crafty little Puck. Yet once he realizes that he has caused a problem he will make sure to the best of his ability and power that it is rectified. As in the scene with Hermia and Lysander, and Helena and Demetrius. When Puck mistook Lysander for Demetrius (Shakespeare conveniently had the characters look alike or ‘only slightly in .....

.... true. Lady Macbeth mutters about Duncan’s murder while sleepwalking. This confession could lead to her and Macbeth’s death. Unknowingly Lady Macbeth mumbles “Here’s the smell of the blood still.All/the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little/hand. O, O, O!”(V.i.53-55). Lady Macbeth is unknowingly confessing to her gentlewoman and the doctor about the murder of Duncan. The doctor realizes Lady Macbeth has performed a terrible deed and knows “Foul whisp’rings are abroad. Unnatural deeds/Do breed unnatural troubles.”(V.ii.75-76). Lady Macbeth’s confession in her sleep could have led to Macbeth’ .....