At the start of the play‚ Macbeth was just on his way home from war when the witches plotted for Macbeth and his friend‚ Banquo to come meet them. The 3 Witches informed Macbeth that he would be the King of Cawdor. Macbeth was very confused and wondered why he would be king if Duncan was still alive. Macbeth even said‚ “ The thane of Cawdor lives‚ A prosperous gentleman‚ and to be king. Stands not within the prospect of belief‚ No more than to be Cawdor. “ (1.3.70-73) When the witches told him he
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Dear Diary‚ Like Macbeth‚ I was a general in King Duncan’s army. People admired my bravery‚ they feared my wisdom. The facade that hid my emotions intimidated people; I wasn’t to be messed with. Macbeth and I were walking back from our victory in the battle when we crossed a heath which seemed unusually misty and foggy. It was as if I could feel the eerie presence of evil‚ and that’s when we saw them; three old looking ladies. We had crept cautiously to investigate the matter; the witches had been
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Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Macbeth shapes his destiny through his actions by allowing the witches’ prophecies to spark his ambition‚ allowing Lady Macbeth to influence his actions and by fully trusting the apparition’s visions. To being with‚ Macbeth’s downfall initiates as his actions and growing ambition is influenced by the witches’ prophecies. One of the prophecies that develop Macbeth’s trust for the witches is him being prophesized and then pronounced
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Shakespeare uses imagery in the form of darkness in his play Macbeth to show the true evil of many of the characters. He uses the imagery to capture the attention of the reader and to elaborate on the individual characters doings. Not only does the text help to provide some insight into the darkness‚ the stage directions are also very important in symbolizing the evil in the play. The characters of the work that are found to be evil are shown in terms of darkness to express what they really are.
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Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. The story deals with these themes by showing us how Macbeth’s actions have grim consequences which ensue in poor results‚ such as Macbeth’s complete change of character. In one of the first few scenes of the play‚ the captain states for “brave Macbeth well he deserves that name”‚ showing us that Macbeth is loyal to the king for killing the villain. The captain’s statement also shows that he is a good and well respected soldier in Scotland. Later‚ Macbeth & Banquo meet
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people do succeed; however‚ many do fail in the hardships of ambition. In the story of Macbeth‚ Macbeth 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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To decide if the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy of character or a tragedy of fate it is helpful to understand the definitions or implications of some of the terms as well as understand a little about the circumstances surrounding the creation of the play. First‚ a tragedy is an accident or mishap that causes personal suffering. Fate is an incident that is going to happen regardless of the actions or circumstances preceding or surrounding the event or people involved. Character
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Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth exhibit a greater capacity for evil than her husband Macbeth. Shortly after reading the letter sent to her from Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth says‚ “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be/What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature./It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness” (1‚ V‚ 14-16). Lady Macbeth knows that Macbeth isn’t as ruthless as herself and he doesn’t have the drive to do evil‚ so Lady Macbeth is going to persuade Macbeth into doing
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Mystery‚ Tension‚ and Surprise Many people have read Macbeth‚ the classic tragedy by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare uses many different structural choices in this tragedy. By doing this he creates the elements of mystery‚ tension‚ and surprise to draw the audience into the story. The first of these structural choices is starting the play with the witches. It causes a great amount of mystery because most people had gone to watch a play about the king of Scotland. This causes people to wonder why
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state of mind that prevents normal perception‚ behavior‚ or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. One of William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy is Macbeth‚ a cursed play also known by the name of the Scottish Play. The play follows Lord Macbeth through his struggle to gain and remain in control. Side by side with his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ the duo plans unnerving murders during the night as they fight to rise in station falling prey to the Weird Sister’s premonitions. Becoming victim to fate
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