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    ACT II‚ SCENE I Act II‚ scene 1 takes place in Macbeth’s castle- Castle of Inverness- when Banquo and Fleance encounter Macbeth on their way to bed‚ who is preparing himself for his grim task. The soliloquy in act II‚ scene 1 is extremely important because it is the last time we hear Macbeth’s thoughts on murdering King Duncan before he actually performs the act. Macbeth is just about to murder King Duncan and is hence about to create an upheaval in the hierarchical state of Scotland. Here‚ in this

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    My mother always told me there were three types of sinners; the self-indulgent‚ the violent and the malicious. Scotland has seen indulgent Kings‚ Scotland has seen violent Kings‚ and Scotland has seen malicious Kings‚ but never before have we been cursed with a King whom vaunts all three. If you ever find yourself questioning why are you here‚ look around you‚ beyond Birnam Wood; see the black haze of how cruelty and injustice‚ intolerance and oppression‚ have been allowed to thrive? Allowed to thrive

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    Macbeth Act 1 Summary

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    headquarters King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain‚ Lennox‚ Ross‚ Angus King Duncan hears good news of the battle; Banquo and Macbeth have fught valiantly against his enemies and the king rewards Macbeth with the title Thane of Cawdor 1‚3 The heath‚ thunder three witches‚ Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ Ross‚ Angus The witches meet Banquo and Macbeth: Macbeth shall become thane of cawdor and king. Banquo’s sonns shall become kings. The first prophecy becomes true. 1‚4 King’s headquarters Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain

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    his cousin‚ King Duncan‚ in order to become king of Scotland. It is a dispute started by Christians that has traveled throughout different time periods‚ races‚ and religions. Are our lives already planned out or do we hold the key to our own fate? The King James bible says that pre-destination and free will can Co-exist but many choose one extreme or the other. In the story of Macbeth‚ the main character is visited by three witches who prophetize that he will become king of Scotland but do not give

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    Blood In Macbeth

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    Red In the play Macbeth‚ by Williams Shakespeare‚ blood is a key motif that is traced and envelops the overall theme. In the play‚ a Scottish general by the name of Macbeth indulges in a bloody rise to power and a tragic downfall. Set in medieval Scotland‚ Macbeth lets his thirst for power and his manipulative wife by the name of Lady Macbeth convince him to go on a rampage of murder stemming into chaos and eventual death for the once honorable general. Blood is prominently mentioned throughout this

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    political orders. Nature "Thunder and lightning." This is the description of the scene before Act I‚ Scene I‚ line 1.

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    Lady Macbeth Is Evil

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    The way Lady Macbeth was able to get Macbeth to murder Duncan was to shame him. She made him believe he was nothing of a man if he did not perform this act. “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man” “she not only has crossed the boundaries of appropriate behavior for a wife and subject‚ but she has called on demonic forces to help her achieve her goals” Macbeth reacts to Lady Macbeth by feeling defeated by Lady Macbeth‚ she had the ultimate control over him. Because of his ambition to become

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    has been entwined into every scene of the play. Likewise‚ the soliloquy from Act I Scene III is not only a self-revelation for Macbeth‚ but gives the audience a glimpse of the violence that would later occur that even scared Macbeth during this soliloquy. Additionally‚ the soliloquy gives the audience insight into Macbeth indecisive mind‚ which is an attribute that made him become a ruthless king in the end. In Act I Scene III after Macbeth received his prophecy from the witches‚ he debates with himself

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    whole of Scotland suffer due to his uncontrolled and dark

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    and ludicrous as this may sound‚ [Lady Macbeth] is a perfect wife” (class note). William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ is one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Macbeth takes place in Scotland‚ where it dramatizes the deteriorating mind of the protagonist‚ Macbeth. He becomes the King of Scotland with the help of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ by choosing evil as the way to fulfill his over ambition of power. Macbeth realizes life is senseless after Lady Macbeth commits suicide for being unable

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