What conflicts are in Macbeth Act 1, scence 2 (with quotes if possible)?

In Act 1, Scene 2 of Macbeth, there has been a battle
raging. The King of Norway is in a conflict with the King Scotland. Part of the the
major conflict is that the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor. He is a rebel and has allied
with the King of Norway, going against King Duncan's men. Clearly, the Thane of Cawdor
has deceived King Duncan:

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The King of Norway himself, with terrible
numbers of men, Assisted by that most disloyal traitor, The Baron of Cawdor, began a
dismal conflict; Until the goddess of war’s bridegroom, disguised as truth, Confronted
him with comparisons to himself, such as How they were both rebellious and both armed
alike, Curbing his wild spirit. And, to conclude, The victory fell on
us.

Thanks to Macbeth and
Banquo, Duncan's men prevail and win the victory. Macbeth's and Banquo's swords become
bloody weapons, sparing none of the enemy. Ultimately, the Thane of Cawdor is executed
and the conflict ends. Macbeth is honored in his place and becomes the new Thane of
Cawdor. At this point in the story, Macbeth proves himself a great soldier, worthy to
lead as the Thane of Cawdor.

What is the relationship between Iago and Roderigo in Othello?

In Othello, Shakespeare begins the
play with two foils, Iago and Roderigo at night: one hidden and the other in plain
sight.  The former is a villain, the latter a fool, but both are be dark lords of
misrule.

Here's what they have in
common:

• Both are targeting Desdemona (Roderigo
  as thwarted love; Iago as revenge bait against
  Othello)


• Both are jealous of
  Othello


• Both are expose Desdemona's secret elopement to
  Brabantio (Roderigo publicly; Iago privately)


• Both lose
  their battle against Othello in Act I (the Duke condones the
  marriage)


• Both seek revenge in Cyprus (away from the
  Duke's protection)


• Both are id-based
  characters (exhibit child-like behavior and seek immediate pleasure: Roderigo=lust;
  Iago=suffering of others)

Here's how they are
different:

• Roderigo is public in Venice and
  private in Cyprus; Iago is private in Venice and public and private in Cyprus: (as such,
  they are two halves of the hidden, dark side).


• Roderigo
  is pure passion (he threatens suicide); Iago is calculated passion (he wants only to
  wound others)


• Roderigo pays Iago.  Roderigo is the
  "money" and Iago is the "purse."


• Roderigo is a fool.
   Iago admits, "I am not what I am" to Roderigo, and yet Roderigo continues to believe
  and pay him


• Roderigo thinks his using Iago for his dirty
  work, but Iago is really using Roderigo to be his scapegoat.  Iago uses Rogerigo to
  expose Cassio.

Critically comment on the view that in 'Look Back in Anger' Jimmy & Alison are made for each other & there is no solution for either of them.

I do not subscribe to the view that Jimmy and Alison are
"made for each other". I, however, agree that "there is no solution for either of them".
Alison, the daughter of a Colonel and the sister of a Member of Parliament, belongs to
the upper middle class Establishment which Jimmy so strongly opposes. Alison marries
Jimmy in spite of her parents' avowed disapproval, primarily to register a rebellion
against elitist normatives. Perhaps she also feels some kind of adolescent admiration
for the proletarian young man. But the decently-groomed and submissive Alison is never
happy in her married life. Just after their marriage she and Jimmy live in the working
class colony of Poplar in the flat of Jimmy's activist-friend, Hugh.She remembers those
days with consternation and fear. Living in the Midlands apartment, Alison still suffers
because of Jimmy's abusive anger and hostility. The presence of Cliff alleviates
Alison's suffering, but she and her husband never look settled in a stable conjugal
relationship.

Colonel Redfern accuses his daughter of
"sitting on the fence", of marrying Jimmy without being committed to his attitude to
life. It is true that both Alison and Jimmy are trapped in a situation which has no
exit-route except the fairy-tale escapade in the world of bears and squirrels. It is
also true that they love each other despite their mutual tussles and differences. But,
by no chance, they are the typical "made for each other" couple. Just as Jimmy can not
but be angry and disillusioned, Alison has to come back to Jimmy after the shattering
experience of miscarriage. There is no solution but to stay somehow together in their
Midlands hell with the same occasional pastime of the bear and squirrel
game.

In Henry Howard's poem "Wyatt resteth here, that quick could never rest".... Does Howard paint a different image of Sir Thomas Wyatt? What...

In this poem, Howard presents a highly attractive image of
Wyatt, depicting him not merely as an ideal "Renaissance man" but also as an almost
flawless human being who lived his life as God would want any Christian to
live.

Howard describes Wyatt as virtuous (3), wise (5),
patriotic (6-8), virtuous again (10), and stoic in his ability to deal appropriately
with the fluctuations of fortune (11-12). Howard also presents Wyatt as poetically
talented (13-16), multilingual (17), and as a talented foreign diplomat
(17).

According to Howard, Wyatt was a good mentor to
English youth on their trips to Europe (19-20), and he was also a man who always sought
to bring out the best in people because he was himself highly virtuous and never
deceitful (21-24).

Howard presents Wyatt as brave,
truthful, outspoken in defense of truth, and sensible, stable, and mature (25-28). Wyatt
is described as having been both strong and attractive (29). He was almost a perfect
human being, yet even such a good man (Howard laments) had his enemies
(31-33).

Wyatt was, according to Howard, almost Christlike
in his virtues, but, like Christ, he was not properly treated during his time on earth
(33-38).

In A Separate Peace, what is the purpose of the similarities and differences between Leper and Brinker?

Leper and Brinker are developed as exact opposites in
personality and behavior. Brinker is the "hub of the class," involved in every activity
and frequently leading them; because of his social skills and ambition, he is the class
politician. Leper, however, has no social skills and lives his school life as a loner
who hides in his own world. Brinker immerses himself in society; Leper loses himself in
nature. Brinker attacks; Leper withdraws. In one essential way, however, Leper and
Brinker are very much alike: They are both terrified of going to war and struggle to
find a way to ease their fear and deal with what is waiting for them in the
world.

By making Brinker and Leper so very different and
then revealing their essential similarity, one that is far more significant than their
differences, the author is making a strong statement about the scope and power of war.
No one can feel secure in the face of it, and there are no strategies to counter its
terror; no one can escape its effects.

According to the book "Celebrate Liberty," what does John Quincy Adams say about religion?

I wish I could be of more help with this, and I am mainly
chiming in because nobody else has...the reality is that the book "Celebrate Liberty" is
not one most people are familiar with because it is not entirely common.  I tried to
figure out which Adam's speech is used in it but couldn't determine
that.

So why am I writing if I don't know the book?  Well,
despite that, I do know about John Qunicy Adams' religious views, so that might be of
some use to you.  I don't know specifically what he says in your speech, but Adams was a
Unitarian.

What that
basically means is that he did not believe in the Trinity.  Unitarians also believe that
the Bible contains possible flaws (because it was written by men) and that there is no
such thing as original sin.

For Adams, part of this was an
argument against slavery (which was a big issue of the time.)  He did not feel that the
Bible justified the modern practice of keeping slaves, despite the fact that some people
in the Bible kept them.

I hope this at least gives you some
thoughts in the right direction.

Why do you think Petruchio compliments Kate, even when he is telling her what to do in Act III Scene II of The Taming of the Shrew?"But for my...

This is an interesting question to consider. We need to
take this quote in context and realise that this is Petruchio's most important moment in
his attempt to "tame" his shrew of a wife. She has just defied him publicly when he said
that he and his wife must leave that night when she
said:

For me,
I'll not be gone till I please myself.

'Tis like you'll
prove a jolly surly groom,

That take it on you at the first
so roundly.

The audience
excitedly anticipate a true fight as the bride and groom get used to the ways of each
other, yet Petruchio simply restates his command that Katharina go with him. Perhaps the
compliment is there to soften the bitter pill of his authority, or perhaps he is being
sarcastic (he has been so before). The text does not make it clear, however, just after
he calls his wife "bonny," he makes it evidently clear, addressing both his wife and the
guests, that now she is married to him, she is considered his
property:

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Nay, look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor
fret;

I will be master of what is mine
own.

She is my goods, my chattels; she is my
house,

My household stuff, my field, my
barn,

My horse, my ox, my ass, my
anything;

And here she stands, touch her whoever
dare.

This is a very famous
quote from the play that talks about the rights of man and how they "own" the women they
are married to. This is an authority that cannot be argued against, as Kate discovers as
her husband and Lord shames and humilates her into
submissiveness.