These lines are taken from Act I sc. I of Marlowe's Edward II, a famous historical play of the Elizabethan period. These lines are spoken by Gaveston when he re-read the latter of Edward the Second, his close friend from early childhood. These lines are used to suggest the acute happiness of Gaveston after arriving at London.

              The letter of Edward II makes Gaveston 'surfuit with delight', which means that he is extremely happy with the emotion expressed by the King. After many years of staying in France, when Gaveston returned to England, the sight of London to his eyes was as pleasurable or beautiful as the sight of heaven is to a soul when it teaches here for the first time. 'Elysium' is the classical name of paradise. Here London is compared to paradise and he himself is compared with 'a new come soul'. The sight of London is so beautiful to Gaveston neither for his love for the city not for his men but for his beloved one i.e. Edward II was born and brought up in this city.

              Marlowe's poetic ability is well revealed here. Gaveston's strong emotions for Edward II is expressed as to him nothing is important except Edward II.

In the opening scene of the play, "Edward II" by the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, the reference of Leander is used to suggest Gaveston's acute longing to visit his early childhood friend, Edward II.

       "Hero and Leander" is the famous poem of Marlowe which was finished by Chapman. Leander used to swim across the Helespont to meet his beloved Hero. One night Leander was overtaken by a stormand drowned. Gaveston wants to say that he has such an effusion of love for the king Edward II when he received the affectionate letter that he would have swum across the English channel like Leander at the risk of his life, had there not been any ship to bring him to England.

        It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between Edward II and Gaveston. The reference of Leander traces on this belief. Gaveston was so impatient to meet the king that he would cross the English channel at the risk of his life. Actually he thinks that his love for the king is as strong as Leander's love for Hero was.

This phrase "amorous lines" is used in the very opening scene of the drama "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe, a famous Elizabethan dramatist.

            After receiving the letter of Edward II, Gaveston was very much delighted and expressed his happiness in the opening soliloquy of himself. Here he uses the phrase 'amorous lines'. The word 'Amorous' comes from the French word 'Amor' which means 'love'. Here Gaveston refers to the affectionate words of the letter by the word 'amorous'. These words of the letter makes him "surfeit with delight".

            It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between Edward II and Gaveston. This phrase "amorous lines" traces on this belief of homosexual love.

The opening two lines of the drama "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe are the two lines of the letter of Edward II which he wrote for his 'dearest friend' Gaveston. These lines are -
         "My father is deceased. Come, Galveston,/ And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend."

                 Gaveston and Edward II are very close friend from the very early childhood. Gaveston was banished from England to France by Edward I as he thought that Gaveston had the sinister influence upon Prince Edward II. When Edward I died and Edward II ascended the throne, Gaveston was recalled from exile. Edward II wrote to Gaveston to come back to England since his father had died.

               It is believed that there was a homosexual relationship between the king and Gaveston.  There are some hints in the opening two lines. The phrase "share the kingdom" and "dearest friend" are much significant. These phrases suggest that their relationship is not only friendship, but something more than that.
            

In Edward 2 by Christopher Marlowe, the reference of Diana is used by Gaveston, the beloved of the King Edward 2.

       He makes the plan to entertain the king, Edward 2, before Gavestone's meeting with the king. He has already chosen to use ' wanton poets, ' musicians, and many others to make the king happy.

        He will also present a beautiful kid dressed as Diana, the chastity goddess, bathing in a pond. His hair will fill the water with a golden color. The kid will flaunt pearl bracelets on his bare arms and hold in his playful hands an olive branch to conceal his private parts that licentious people like to see. A person standing nearby will peep through the trees like Actaeon when he bathes in the stream. And like Diana, the kid also gets upset and the guy runs like a deer, suggesting that the boy turns him into a deer, and then it will be shown that his own hounds kill the deer. Such a scene is greatly pleasing to the king.

      Here Edward 2 and Gaveston's homosexual relationship re-emphasized as Gaveston likes to dress a kid like Diana though she was a goddess. People of the Renaissance were very interested in literature in Greek and Latin. Gaveston therefore borrows from mythology the tale of the Diana. And here the king's taste is expressed.

This line is quoted from Act1Sc7 of Macbeth, a fine tragedy by the greatest playwright, William Shakespeare.

        Lady Macbeth wants to murder Duncan and she tells Macbeth that Duncan's two two guards besides being fed heavily, will be provided with so much wine that they will loose their consciousness in their celebration and will fall in deep sleep forgetting their duty. This will make the opportunity for Macbeth to kill the unguarded king, thereupon shifting the guilt upon these senseless guards who will be baffle victims of entire heinous incident. Macbeth is compelled to tell her to give birth to only male child her strong and brutal resolution.

      Macbeth means to say that in her strong and cruel disposition she seems to loose her femine qualities, that is why, she can only give birth to male child. Macbeth's poetical imagination is very much genuine. And Lady Macbeth's strong personality and active mind are well-revealed here.

In Act 1 Sc4 of Macbeth, a remarkable play by the unconscious genius, William Shakespeare, Duncan the king of Scottland has conferred the title, 'The Prince Of Cumberland' on his eldest son Malcolm.

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              "Stars hide your fires:Let not light see my black and dep desires."

This phrase is addressed to the witches from the part of Banquo. Banquo is very much realistic. Hus subsequent comment on the witches a little later is that the creatures whom they met were the agents of the devil, who mislead human being by telling them certain trivial truth and then betraying them in matters of vital importance. He thus expresses this view:
          "And often time, to win us to our harm. The instument of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequences."

         Banquo knows the reality. So he warns Macbeth against danger of trusting the witches absoluyely. The word 'darkness' has a significant meaning. Apparently, it suggests that they are like the stormy, darkening weather. But implicitly it suggests that they transform the life of one from fair to foul means they help to makes one's life dangerous.

These are Macbeth's frightful words, after Duncan's murder in the Act2 Sc2 of shakespeare's remarkable tragedy, Macbeth.

        After murdering Duncan, Macbeth has come out of his chamber , with his hand all bloody. He refuses to go again to leave the dagger there, rather stares at his blood-stained hands. His eyes are glued to his hands. The sights of the ghostly hands would, as it were, pull out his eyes from their sockets. He looks aghast anguished. He wanders wheather all the waters of the vast seas can never wash his hands clean again. On the contrary, the blood in his hand may turn to the seas red.

           Macbeth feels afraid even to think of what he has done. His conscience begins to stir in him terribly. His eyes seem to be haunted with the bloody colour of his hand. In his oppressed mental state, he fears that the blood of his hand can never be washed out. With a sense of despair he feels that even the water of the vast green ocean over which the great Neptune, the sea-god, presides will no be enough to wash these stain of blood from his hand to make it clean once again. Even he is afraid that the blood on his hand will redden all the water to be found on the surface of the globe.

           This line show that a sense of guilt is now weighing heavily upon Macbeth's mind. Indeed, he feels oppressed by this sense of guilt. His conscience rebukes him for what he has done. Once again we see Macbeth's power of exprwasing himself in a most vivid manner. This line thus shows the pictorial imagination of Macbeth. This line supposed to have been inspired by Seneca's lines in Phaedra:
              "Not Neptune, grandshire grave will all his ocean folding flood, can purge and wash away/ This dunghill of foul strain."

   But the superb poetry of these lines is of Shakespeare.

The quoted lines from Act3 Sc2 of the remarkable play, Macbeth by the great genius,William Shakespeare are spoken by Lady Macbeth in profound melancholy.

         Duncan is murdered and Macbeth has become the king of Scotland to the fulfilment of their long cherished ambition. But she has realised that Macbeth is not really happy. Lady Macbeth gives out here that feeling of frustration with which her mind is obsessed, even after securing the crown of scotland for her husband. Actually, Lady Macbeth feels the futility of the deed they have done. She is no longer the resolute remorseless woman that we found before the murder. Here Lady Macbeth is stricken with remorse and sense of loneliness.

          Lady Macbeth frankly admits that her husand,Macbeth and herself hace actually gained nothing by their act of murder. On the otherhand, they have lost everything their honour, mental peace and joy. She herself has fallen prey to deep melancholy after becoming the queen of Scottland, but her pride and her love for her husband prevent her from expressing it to Macbeth. They have, no doubt, obtained the object of their desire, but peace and happiness have desertex them forever. She realises that  it is better to be the person who is killed than to be in joy mixed with fear . Lady Macbeth envies the dead Duncan who is free from anxiety and cares of frightened life.

             These words clearly indicate Lady Macbeth's acute frustration and depression . She now prefers death instead of living a life full of worries and agonizing suspense. Lady Macbeth feels the vast difference between the poor prize and huge price. The change in Lady Macbeth is obvious and notably contrast with the change seen in Macbeth. The effect of a forced crime on her feminine nature is partly evident here. This is actually the beginning of her end. She is not, however, after all, devilish person.

In Act5 Sc5 of Macbeth,by the greatest tragedian William Shakespeare, when Macbeth hears the news of his wife's death, who previously was 'his dearest love', his 'dearest partner of greatness', his only comment is that, "she would have died some time or the other, and so it does not matter if her death has taken place now."

       Then Macbeth reflects on the futility of life.He says that man is nothing but a fool and each day that is past is like a candle. Again, he shows that man is a miserable or unfortunate actor who walks proudly on the stage and expresses 'struts and frets'. Life is like a story told by an idiot or a lunatic full of sensational incidents and raging passions but having no meaning.

          This shows Macbeth's complete indifference to life and his wife's death. After hearing this news, he philosophises on life. Macbeth is now so hardened as to be incapable of any feeling. Actually, his heart is benumbed. His sense of despair is well-revealed in his reaction to Lady Macbeth's death.

In Act1 Sc2 of Macbeth, a tremendous tragedy by William Shakespeare, we see that the bleeding captain and Rosse describe the incident of the battlefield of Fife. They very vehemently assert the trecherousness of Macdownald as well as the brave and courageous battle of Macbeth, the tragic hero of the play.

           The 'bloody' captain hails Macbeth by saying 'valour's minion' and Rosse praises him by 'Bellona's bridegroom'.

            In the phrase, 'valour's minion', 'valour' means intrepidity, courage or bravery and 'minion' means favourite. Here, Macbeth is addressed as the darling of bravery . It lights up on the courageous nature of Macbeth.

          In the phrase, 'Bellona's bridegroom', Bellona is the Roman goddess of war and Macbeth is considered to be the husband of Bellona, meaning that he is no way inferior in valour to the god of war. In paying a glowing tribute to Macbeth for his bravery, Rosse refers to him as a man newly married to the goddess of war. It also finely highlights the bravery and courage of Macbeth.

In Act 5 Sc 9 the great taragedy ,Macbeth by the greatest genius, William Shakespeare, this line has been told by Malcolm.

         Here, 'the dead butcher' refers to Macbeth for his murderous, villanious and slaughterous nature, and the 'fiend like queen' alludes to Lady Macbeth who helps her husband to achieve the kingship of Scottland by murdering king.

         After Macbeth's death at the hand of Macduff and eventually victory of Malcolm's force over Macbeth's, the nobleman of Scottland congregate under the leadership of Malcolm, the son Duncan and his rightous successor. In the statement of Malcolm where he announces the establishment of the new era of justice and virtue and the abolishment of the reign terror, he uses this above-mentioned line. But it is true that Shakespeare's play never represents Macbeth as a 'dead butcher' and nor his wife as a 'fiend'.

This line taken from Act1 Sc3 of the remarkable play, Macbeth by the Greatest genius, William Shakespeare is spoken by Banquo to Macbeth, the tragic hero of the play.

        Rosse and Angus, the two nobleman of Scottland give them the news of the happiness of Duncan in their achievement of victory.They also convey that the king has conferred on Macbeth the title of "Thane of Cawdor" as Macdownald is ordered to be exucuted. Then Banquo explains that Macbeth is absorbed in thought because 'new honours' come upon him suddenly, and he has to adjust himself to it. Banquo, in this metaphorical speech, suggests that the title "Thane of Cawdor" is like new garment, which does not fit the wearer at first, but it for sometimes becomes accustomed to it.

     The Dress-imagery of this line is noteworthy.It is a recurrent image in Macbeth that indicates the theme of appearance and reality. This new title conferred upon Macbeth hints at the validity of the prediction of the witches.

This line quoted from Act5 Sc8 of Macbeth by william shakespeare is spoken by Macbeth.

               Here 'charmed life' refers to the life of Macbeth. Macbeth thinks that his life is protected by a magical power as none born of woman can do him any harm: "The power of man, for none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth."

                  But Macduff, to Macbeth's great horror and dismay, tells him to give up his faith in such a charm as Macduff is not born in a natural way. Infact, he was prematurely taken out of his mother's womb: "Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely rip'd." Thus Macbeth's all hopes go to doom. He has lost all hopes of survival. His faith shaken, he is too broken to rise to the challenge.He is no more invulnerable than any other man.

In Act2 Sc 2 of Macbeth, a great tragedy by William Shakespeare, Macbeth could not pronounce the word, 'Amen' just after the murder of Duncan.

             'Amen' is a holy word. Macbeth cannot accentuate it because his mind is sorely convulsed. He is in dire need of divine blessing but he become chocked. This is an astonishing revealation of his mind. He is remorseful and repentent for the heinous crime of regicide. He has understood his unpardonable blunder of committing such a gross injustice to the monarch. He is extremely repentent for his misdeed and he earnestly wants to expiate for it. But his soul is so burdened with sin and evil that he is unable to speak 'Amen'.

In Act 1, Sc 3 of Macbeth, the great tragedy by William Shakespeare, the witches make some prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo, the general of the king, Dunkan's Army.

            Followings are the prophecies made by the witches to Macbeth:

First witch says: "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis."
Second witch says: "All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor."
Third witch says: "All hail, Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter."

         And followings are the predictions to Banquo from the part of the witches:

First witch says Banquo, you will be "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater."
Second witch says, you will be "Not so happy, yet much happier."
Third witch says: "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none."

This line occurs in the very  opening scene of Macbeth. It is uttered by the three witches gathered in an open place in the Stormy weather when they should meet again. This line may be regarded as the  first statement of the one of main themes of the play "The reversal of value."

      This line reveals the very creed,the guiding principle of these  abnormal and Obnoxious creature. The witches do not belong to the normal human world. Foul weather to human being is a thing of delight for them. The Supernatural elements maliciously meddle with human affairs and lead human being to disasters and ultimate death through sinful ways.

             Shakespeare's main intention is to bring our attention immediately to the tragic tone of the drama: " In Macbeth", wrote Coleridge, "the poet's object was to raise the mind at once to the high tragic tone ......the true reason for the first appeared of the witches is to strike the keynote of the character of the whole drama."  This line strikes the character of the witches whom Shakespeare has represented as " the instruments of darkness".They are "the lawless of human nature". They introduce us to a topsy-turvy world where values are perverted and reversed. The Macbeth's world is a strange one where "Good things of day begin to droop and drowse" and "night's black agents to their preys do rouse".

                the line also sets the atmosphere of abnormal evil which dominates the play. The tempestuous soul, full of criminal thoughts and evil desire is the favourite choice for the witches. They are actually comparable to Satan in Paradise Lost who cries out:" Evil be thou my good." The statement of Macbeth in Act1Sc3 " So foul and fair a day I have not seen" suggests that there is an inner connection between the witches and Macbeth as the words 'fair' and 'foul' are re-echoed by Macbeth.

This line , extracted from Act 5 Sc 8 of the great tragedy Macbeth by the greatest genius, William Shakespeare is spoken by Macbeth when he understands that his death is coming soon.

                 When Macbeth is left to fight off Malcolm's troop by himself', he needs to make decision of whether or not he should stand his ground and protect his crown. Immediately he dismisses the idea of committing suicide by saying, "Why should I play the Roman fool" meaning why should I kill myself.

                  Actually, in ancient Roman times, Roman generals like Cato, Cassius, Anthony, Brutus would fall upon their sword when they were defeated in the battle. But Macbeth hates to play the part of a fool like those generals who committed suicide by their own sword. He firmly resolves that he should try to live as long as he sees living men and carry on his fight and wounded his enemies instead of killing himself.

                   This statement represents his arrogance and conceit. This line also illustrates his inherent courage and principle of not giving up till the very end.