William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” as a Mafia Morality Play
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A 4 page paper which considers Macbeth from an updated setting of New York mob territory of the 1920s, and through an examination of thematic issues, discusses what the change in time and locale reveals about the play. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGmbtime.rtf

Witches’ Predictions in “Macbeth”
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This 5 page report discusses the relationship that takes place between Macbeth and the witches demonstrates the ways in which human beings are almost always determined to meddle in the business of the divine or the immortal. As a result, there is never a truly positive outcome for any of those involved. When the witches conjure up their own guides and phantoms, the prophecies regarding Macbeth begin. When the prophecies begin, Macbeth crosses boundaries -- moral, spiritual, magical -- that were never meant to be crossed by an ordinary human. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWmcwich.rtf

“Gender Disruption in Macbeth and Twelfth Night”
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which gender disruption is treated in Macbeth and Twelfth Night, in terms of the importance of gender identity in Elizabethan society and the differing perspectives on gender roles which are exemplified in the two plays. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLmacbethgender.wps

“Macbeth”
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A 5 page paper which discusses several elements in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmcth.rtf