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- - - - The supernatural is the uses of ghosts who visit Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve. The supernatural elements in the story provide a powerful means of communicating the story's central themes of redemption and transformation.
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        The Spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a dismal and appalling noise, that Scrooge held on tight to his chair, to save himself from falling in a swoon.
    - - Another key theme of the novella is the true meaning of Christmas. Dickens emphasizes the importance of compassion, love, and generosity during the holiday season.
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        I have always thought of Christmas time...as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.
    - - The novella revolves around the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and cold-hearted businessman. Through a series of supernatural visitations, Scrooge is forced to confront his past, present, and future, and ultimately transforms into a kind and generous person
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        "I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse. Why show me this, if I am past all hope?
- - - - The play highlights the theme of social responsibility through the character of Inspector Goole, who questions the Birling family's lack of social responsibility towards others.
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        We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.
    - - The play explores the theme of class and power through the Birling family's snobbishness and their disregard for the lower classes. The Inspector challenges their sense of superiority and shows them how their actions have affected others who are less privileged than themselves.
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        I'm talking as a hard-headed, practical man of business.
    - - The play shows how the consequences of one's actions can have far-reaching effects. The Inspector's revelation of the family's role in the suicide of a young working-class woman, Eva Smith, has a profound impact on the Birling family, leading them to confront their own culpability and responsibility for her death.
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        They will be taught in fire, bloody and anguish!
- - - - Macbeth's ascent to the throne corrupts him and those around him. As he gains more power, he becomes increasingly paranoid and ruthless, leading to his downfall. E.g. Seeing Banquo Ghost
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        Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
        Clean from my hand?
    - - The desire for power and recognition leads him to commit heinous acts, including the murder of King Duncan and the ordering of the death of Banquo and his family. Macbeth's ambition ultimately leads to his downfall.
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        My voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain
        Than terms can give thee out!
    - - Macbeth and his wife are consumed by guilt after committing the murders. Their guilt manifests in various ways, including hallucinations and sleepwalking. Ultimately, their guilt leads to their downfall as they are unable to escape the consequences of their actions. It also links to the chain of beings where God would decide the civilians roles in the society, although Macbeth has corrupted it.
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        O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!