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    King Duncan‚ his ignorance to the predictions that the weird sisters give him and he takes it a step further by murdering innocent people. These choices were wrong and by making these poor decisions he slowly kills himself. The ambition of becoming king‚ when the weird sisters tell him his fortune is stronger than his conscience and ability from knowing right from wrong. The first thought in his mind when the weird sisters tell him his great fortune of becoming king‚ is to kill king Duncan to take

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    Doubt in Macbeth The play Macbeth contains doubt in many different ways. In the beginning of the play‚ we are struck by a very insecure Macbeth. He is indeed curious about what would happen if he were to take Duncan’s place and become the king of Scotland. If it were done when ’tis done‚ then ’twere well 
It were done quickly. If th’assassination Could trammel up the consequence‚ and catch 
 With his surcease success: that but this blow 
 Might be the be-all and the end-all‚ here‚ 
 But

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    multiple people who played a part in the death of King Duncan. Although this is true‚ I feel that Lady Macbeth was most responsible. Lady Macbeth played the largest role in the death of Duncan because she was manipulative‚ depriving‚ and deceitful. Out of the many bad qualities Lady Macbeth obtained‚ I believe she was more manipulative than any other. She displayed her manipulative ways by showing no sorrow concerning her plans to take down King Duncan. Lady Macbeth

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    evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan‚ despite Macbeth listing eight reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone‚ we discover that he is a loyal thane to Duncan‚ not a murdering savage. When Duncan is in his house at Inverness‚ Macbeth comes to a decision not to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth‚ who decided strongly against murdering Duncan‚ to go ahead with their plan to murder Duncan. Lady Macbeth is very successful at persuading him to do things

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    influences Macbeth to murder Duncan‚ Macbeth is left in his despair to kill innocent people around him. Macbeth also loses the respect and trust of his once-loyal friends and nobles. Before and after he kills King Duncan‚ which his wife manipulated him to do‚ Macbeth worries anxiously about the murder. Macbeth is a Thane that kills the then-King Duncan in order to fulfill a prophecy he was given by three witches. Because Lady Macbeth manipulated Macbeth into murdering Duncan‚ Shakespeare’s message that

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    PD:3 Macbeth Motif: Illness Motif statement: Shakespeare utilizes the motif of illness to highlight how Macbeth’s thirst for power has led Scotland into tyranny. Illness symbolizes the decay of Macbeth’s morals along with the fall of Scotland. Quotations with explanations: 1. Scene 4 Act 3 Lines 169-181 Context: Malcolm and Macduff are speaking; the doctor enters and reports on the well-being of a cured patient. Macduff asks about the illness‚ Malcolm explains that the English King has

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    King of Scotland’s battle. The King of Scotland (along with all his people) was very impressed with Macbeth. He was rewarded for his efforts‚ being presented with the title of the Thane of Cawdor. After the battle‚ he and Banquo were out riding when they bumped into a group of incredibly strange women that had a strange aura of power about them (the witches). It was here that Macbeth was confronted with the prophecy that someday he would become King of Scotland. There were many reasons Macbeth could

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    not follow his moral values. Macbeth is loyal and devoted to others in the beginning of Act I‚ leading up to Act V he experiences some issues affecting his mental and physical health. King Duncan tells him the throne will be passed down to him and in order to succeed the king must die. Macbeth receives a prophecy from three weird sisters and they tell him that he will kill the king to become King of Scotland. He believes the prophecy instead of trusting himself and commits the crime along with hiring

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    Through everyday life humanity is engulfed in ambition and temptation. Displayed as an example for ambition‚ Lady Macbeth is seen as a ruthless character who strives for power. As the inspiration for Lady Macbeth‚ Gruoch of Scotland was a woman of power and witnessed many violent acts. Besides the gruesome history‚ she was a woman of elegant behavior and beloved her family (only of relation). Written by Shakespeare‚ the play changed Gruoch’s personality to illustrate the topics of power‚ personality

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    the characters? PARAGRAPH 1: extend on how macbeth was before the murder of King Duncan in terms of how he was as a man‚ how people saw him‚ his attributes. Act 1 scene 3: “If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me‚ without my stir” Macbeth was a noble and loyal man to the king and Scotland and had a good ‘reputation’ before he killed the king‚ however his determination to become the king of Scotland had taken over his thoughts with the help from the witches prophesies and Lady Macbeth

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