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Futurehuman11 Posted 18 years ago
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Is the use of the bolded 'and' necessary? Is there a better alternitive.
Macbeth proves that power is a good friend to corruption, and this observation seems to include few exceptions. The abuse of power exhibited in Macbeth, which in return leads to corruption, starts at the top of the food chain, in this case the witches, and works its way down to the bottom, in this case Lady Macbeth. And as with real life, one does not have to use a microscope to see this trend.
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Hi, Macbeth proves that power is a good friend to corruption, and this observation seems to include few exceptions. The abuse of power exhibited in Macbeth , which in return leads to corruption, starts at the top of the food chain, in this case the witches, and works its way down to the bottom, in this case Lady Macbeth. And as with real life, one does not have to use a microscope to see this trend.
- Hi, Macbeth proves that power is a good friend to corruption, and this observation seems to include few exceptions.
- The abuse of power exhibited in Macbeth , which in return leads to corruption, starts at the top of the food chain, in this case the witches, and works its way down to the bottom, in this case Lady Macbeth.
- And as with real life, one does not have to use a microscope to see this trend.
- No, it's not required.
- In very formal writing, you should never or at least rarely start a sentence with 'And'.
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Hi,
Macbeth proves that power is a good friend to corruption, and this observation seems to include few exceptions. The abuse of power exhibited in Macbeth, which in return leads to corruption, starts at the top of the food chain, in this case the witches, and works its way down to the bottom, in this case Lady Macbeth. And as with real life, one does
Macbeth proves that power is a good friend to corruption, and this observation seems to include few exceptions. The abuse of power exhibited in Macbeth, which in return leads to corruption, starts at the top of the food chain, in this case the witches, and works its way down to the bottom, in this case Lady Macbeth. And as with real life, one does
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The "and" is not necessary, and in fact, by starting with a conjunction, it actually makes the work less formal. You can simply omit the word entirely and star twith "As."
However, I also note that "food chain" is also a relatively informal idiom to use.
And lastly (see, I can write informally here), do you think it's accurate to call Lady M. the bottom of the food chain? Surely
However, I also note that "food chain" is also a relatively informal idiom to use.
And lastly (see, I can write informally here), do you think it's accurate to call Lady M. the bottom of the food chain? Surely
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