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    Macbeth’s ambition remarkably transformed throughout the play. In the begging‚ Macbeth is ambitious in a way that is non-violent; therefore‚ his ambition was for a greater good‚ and not for his own success. Although Duncan is a superior king‚ after Macbeth encounters with the 3 witches he becomes tempted to kill Duncan because of greed‚ insecurity and hopelessness. Macbeth is almost convinced by his wife to kill Duncan‚ “I have no spur/ To prick the sides of my intent‚ but only/ Vaulting ambition

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    Summary Macbeth meets Banquo in the courtyard of his castle. Banquo is restless because he cannot decide how he feels about the witches and their prophecies. Macbeth pretends indifference‚ but casually agrees to talk about it if Banquo would like. They agree‚ and Banquo leaves. Macbeth again takes time to examine the pros and cons of going through with the plot‚ and begins to see illusions‚ starting with a dagger floating in the air in front of him. He seems to go back and forth‚ but eventually

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    In the play‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses the main character‚ Macbeth‚ to show how superstition can affect behaviour. Throughout the play‚ the audience sees how Macbeth slowly becomes reliant to the Weïrd Sisters’ prophecies‚ even though he starts as a skeptic. At first‚ he is hesitant to help fulfill the prophecies‚ leaving it all to chance. Yet‚ in this scene‚ the audience can fully see how Macbeth has become clouded with ambition and reliance towards the prophecies. His behaviour is now controlled

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    future for Macbeth. The first apparition is an armed head. The armed heads says‚ “Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife” (4.1.73-74). The armed head is warning Macbeth to beware of Macduff because later in the play Macduff kills Macbeth by chopping his head off. The second apparition was a bloody baby. This baby says‚ “For none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.82-83). Shakespeare uses this apparition to show that no one born from a woman could ever kill Macbeth‚ but good

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    initially Macbeth is hesitant at succumbing to his innermost desires as revealed by initially‚ he is easily pushed to prevent or help certain parts of the prophecy. Once Macbeth is crowned king and forced to confront the prospect of Banquo’s descendants’ eventual kinghood‚ Macbeth devolves into madness‚ claiming‚ “To be thus is nothing‚ but to be safely thus- / Our fears in Banquo stick deep‚ / And in his royalty of nature reigns that / Which would be feared” (3.1.48-51). Because Macbeth believes

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    Power of the Mind Macbeth is a story written by Shakespeare‚ published after he died. Shakespeare’s take on the Holinshed’s Chronicles shows a story that teaches a lesson on the mind and its deepest desires‚ taking Macbeth an unambitious man and turning him into a power hungry maniac. Through Shakespeare’s use of ghosts‚ apparitions‚ illusions‚ and ambition he is able to build an allegory that shows the folly of hungering for power and plotting against those that are innocent. The hallucinations

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    the life of Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The witches tell Macbeth that he will later become king and he acts towards fulfilling this prophecy. He was told his fate and he made decisions that led him to become king by his own choice. Macbeth was using free will when he murdered Duncan because it was his choice to kill the king and his planning and execution that ended up making him king. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth planned to kill the current king‚ Duncan‚ to help Macbeth become the

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    Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ the main character‚ Macbeth‚ realized what his true ambition was‚ he was willing to go to great measures to fulfill it. One of the main reasons why Macbeth started to kill all of those people was when he realized what his true ambition was‚ “All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.53). When the three witches said this to him‚ Macbeth finally realized what he was capable of. More importantly‚ he realized what he wanted the most. After this realization Macbeth knew what

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    Marxism By:Hasan Armour L.I.T.3 The play of Macbeth aspects plays a major influence on the topic of Marxism. Marxism acknowledges the numerous amount of power or authority oneself has. To point out the relation marxism has on the people within the play we all would first start by stating who had the most authority‚ and how it was use. Having the power to be in one’s hand changes the way one another act towards each other. To fully introduce marxism amongst the people in the story you would say the

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    people do succeed; however‚ many do fail in the hardships of ambition. In the story of MacbethMacbeth receives a prophecy from three witches‚ but instead of naturally letting the prophecy happen‚ Macbeth does whatever he can to make sure the prophecy occurs. The obsession of the prophecy leads Macbeth to do harsh acts to many. Macbeth will do anything‚ including killing of others‚ to get the prophecy to happen. Macbeth sees a bloody dagger leading to Duncan’s room. He takes this as a sign to kill King

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