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    husband‚ and a loyal subject of the king. During the story‚ Macbeth gets a prophecy from the witches that he can be the King of Scotland and consequently forms an ambition to seek out his destiny. Macbeth told Lady Macbeth about this who further on went to tell him to do whatever he needs to do to seize the crown and become the king of Scotland. Macbeth eventually murders King Duncan and takes the sought upon role. Macbeth’s desire to have more power made him commit an inhumane crime. His guilt and fear

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    a great honour and respect from the king. The play’s tragedy begins when Macbeth allows his over ambition to ignite his downfall. The protagonist’s hamartia was overambition which leads to the murder of King Duncan. He commits regicide of Duncan and murder of his best friend just to be king. I think William Shakespeare took a very ambitious route to the story of ‘Macbeth’. This project required us to make a creative piece

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    Macbeth‚ by Shakespeare. Macbeth was manipulated by several characters in the play in order to kill the king Duncan. For example‚ the witches manipulated Macbeth’s mind by telling him he will become the king of Cawdor‚ which he was already the king of Cawdor unbeknownst him. Then the witches told him that he is going to be the king of Scotland which that was impossible because the king Duncan has an inheritor his son Malcolm. Then when Macbeth knew that he became the king of Cawdor as what the witches

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    Macbeths Ambition

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    to kill Duncan‚ he decides to do it quickly (1.7.3) in order to hasten the predictions. He decides to kill the king because he wants to extend his power all over the country by becoming the new monarch. He desires to be more wealthy and respected by the nobility as well as by the common people. Becoming king represents the highest rang in the political pyramid. The act of murdering is the only way to make his dreams come true because Duncan’s fair and prosperous rule over Scotland experience

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    do to get to his eventual goal- to become king and rule all of Scotland. But little does he know that she isn’t doing it just for him- she wants the power more than anything else‚ to be able to rule and have it her way. Before the night of the murder‚ Lady Macbeth shows her drive behind her husband; “When you durst do it‚ then you were a man.” This is after her first try of pushing Macbeth to do the dirty deed of killing king Duncan‚ and where the not so strong opinionated Macbeth is having second

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    The tragedy of Macbeth is a tale of love like no other. In the opening of the play‚ Macbeth is introduced as a powerful‚ trusted warrior for King Duncan of Scotland. However‚ his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ is powered by greed and her ambition for power. Ambition‚ a strong desire to achieve one’s goals‚ is often a good aspect. However‚ Lady Macbeth’s ambition to become the Queen caused her to guilt Macbeth into committing many distasteful acts by questioning his masculinity and using the power of love. Ultimately

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    Macbeth and Blind Ambition

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    in Scotland and became king. But‚ due to his blind ambition‚ Macbeth failed to see the strength of the opposing force which led to his demise. For this reason Macbeth’s blind ambition caused him to struggle between good and evil‚ ultimately resulting in his own downfall. The most compelling evidence of his blind ambition was his willingness to kill King Duncan and Banquo‚ his best friend; and abandon his wife while putting his trust into the witches prophesies. Duncan‚ the king of Scotland in

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    Macbeth Theme Songs King Duncan: Betrayed by Avenged Sevenfold I think that the song Betrayed would be an appropriate theme song for King Duncan for a few different reasons. First off‚ as it says in the title of the song he betrayed by Macbeth. The song itself is written about a guitarist of a very popular band from the 80s and 90s called Pantera‚ who was shot and killed while on stage by one of his fans. Fans to rock and roll bands are like their loyal subjects and this fan betrayed him by

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    The Development of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s Relationship The Shakespearean play Macbeth is a deceitful‚ deceptive and fate-led tragedy in which Macbeth‚ prophecies of supernatural powers and the assistance of Lady Macbeth create chaos in Scotland. The development of the relationship between Macbeth and his wife is one of the most evident changes which take place throughout the play. Throughout the play‚ the valiant Macbeth goes from being kind‚ conscious and dependent on his wife to the character

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    people who interact with these witches. This is especially true for Macbeth and Banquo because the witches had given them prophecies. Macbeth‚ who is currently the Thane of Glamis‚ is told of a time where he will be the Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland. Banquo‚ who is currently the Thane of Lochaber‚ is told that he will not be King‚ but he will “get Kings” which most likely means there will be Kings in his

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