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    Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and Banquo all react differently to the witches’ prophecies. In the play‚ Macbeth was excited about the outcomes‚ but also very conflicted about it. Macbeth was also hesitant about doing what Lady Macbeth thought had to be done for this prophecy to come true‚ such as killing Duncan. Macbeth says‚ "If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me Without my stir" (I‚iii 145-146). In his perspective‚ he believes that if this is bound to come true‚ then why should he put

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    Macbeth and Banquo were on there way back from a battle when 3 witch’s show up they thought they were seeing things because what person would be in a battle field with blood and body’s on the ground. Macbeth and Banquo walked up to them and one of the itch’s started to say “All hail Macbeth Thane of Cawdor”‚ Macbeth thought they were just saying stuff cause they were crazy.So Banquo wanted to ask what they seen in his future and they just told him “All hail Macbeth and Banquo”. Macbeth will kill

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    similarities but yet have plenty of differences. They both start of different Macbeth starts of a short manifestation of the witches and then move to a armed site‚ where the Scottish King Duncan hears the information that is generals‚ Macbeth and Banquo‚ have overcome two divide invading armies. Macbeth is also brained washed by his wife. Lady Macbeth makes him go insane. She makes him do things that he didn’t want to she got into his head so bad. She wants him to murder King Duncan in order to obtain

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    Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ and Macduff are all very interesting and crucial to the play‚ Macbeth. They are also complex in a way. The most complex in my opinion is Macbeth. He is introduced at the the beginning as this one great hero thats just outstanding and wonderful‚ and everyone is esteeming him. He then sees the witches‚ that say he will be king of Cawdor. He is suddenly struck with the thought that he would have to kill Duncan for the the throne. This changes him and turns him into someone that he wasn’t

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    Malcolm‚ Macduff‚ and Banquo are all foils to Macbeth. They make Macbeth’s murderous behavior that much worse. Macbeth is blood thirsty‚ ambitious‚ a liar‚ and a trader. He betrayed the king right after receiving a reward for his job. He let the words of the witches get to him and jump start his ambitious murderous thoughts. Malcolm‚ on the other hand‚ is kind hearted. He fights for his country and his kingdom‚ not for blood like Macbeth. He cares about his homeland and loves its people dearly. He

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    Banquo

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    Banquo is a character in William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth. In the play‚ he is at first an ally to Macbeth and they are together when they meet the Three Witches. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king‚ the witches tell Banquo that he will not be king himself‚ but that his descendants will be. Later‚ Macbeth in his lust for power sees Banquo as a threat and has him murdered; Banquo’s son‚ Fleance‚ escapes. Banquo’s ghost returns in a later scene‚ causing Macbeth to react with alarm

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    In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ is a character by the name of Banquo who experiences internal and external conflicts. He conflicts with Macbeth in his quest for power and with himself in reasoning the witches’ sayings. Overall Banquo is skeptical‚ logical‚ questioning and wise. Banquo is a character that remains in the story even after death. At first‚ Banquo is skeptical. Like Banquo states in Act I‚ Scene III‚ lines 55-57‚ “You greet with present grace and great prediction Of noble having

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    Horatio is always been a character whose worth and importance has been disregard in the play Hamlet. Shakespeare deliberately introduces him as a minor character but his importance increases in stature through the plays progression. Shakespeare establishes Horatio as the pinnacle character‚ by whose standards and morality‚ everybody else is judged by. He embodies sanity and reason amidst our world of corruption and instability. He was basically a stranger to hamlet at the start of the play where

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    In relation to Hamlet’s three foils‚ Horatio is the most dissimilar. When Horatio first enters the play‚ Hamlet says‚ "And what make you from Wittenberg‚ Horatio." (I‚ii‚171) Hamlet is making reference to the city that their university‚ which they both study at‚ is located. With respect to education‚ these two characters are one; they are both deemed scholars. One characteristic also shared between the two is their courage. When the ghost first appears Horatio fiercely challenges him‚ "By heaven I

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    Old Story Time and Macbeth 4. Compare and contrast the dramatic function of deception in two plays. The two plays that are going to be compared are ‘Macbeth’ and “Old Story Time”. Macbeth is written by a well-known dramatist by the name of William Shakespeare. Old Story Time is written by one of Jamaica’s best playwrights Trevor Rhone. ‘Macbeth’ is often said to be one of Shakespear’s most powerful tragedies. According to Poem hunter.com William Shakespeare was

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