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    Macbeth‚ a once ‘worthy gentleman’ as he slays his way to become king of Scotland‚ killing whoever stands in his way. Fate plays a significant role in how Macbeth acts; guiding him to act and do things that he doesn’t necessarily intend on doing so at first‚ but as the play unfolds he becomes determined to do whatever it takes to maintain his reign as king. Macbeth controls his own fate as he murders Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ to become king‚ despite his own persistence not to kill him. Macbeth takes

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    Dreams Do Come True Many people have hopes and goals that they would like to accomplish. They may desire powerful positions or jobs‚ while others may desire prosperity and riches. This is known as ambition‚ the spell binding force that leads people towards success. However‚ ambition may result in harmful acts to get their satisfaction. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ is described as a very loyal and noble soldier. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth’s

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    Scene 7 of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a woman in control over her man‚ a very odd situation in Jacobean times where the man would most often be in control of the woman. She is shown as being in control by persuading Macbeth into murdering Duncan‚ the king. She says‚ “Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life‚ And live a coward in thine own esteem‚” to Macbeth‚ telling him he could have all his desires and the crown‚ but he is a coward and won’t achieve it. This makes the audience see her

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    Seeing that his country was in trouble‚ Malcolm stepped up and used his power to gain an army to take back what was rightfully his. When Duncan died‚ no one would have been surprised if Malcolm rose to power and became an angry tyrant. He had a reason to be angry for his father’s unnatural murder. But‚ showing his true power‚ Malcolm used this event to make him a better leader. His natural

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    murder of Duncan and her hallucinations. The image of blood is used when Lady Macbeth first ignores the guilt of killing Duncan. Macbeth regretfully murders Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ in order for himself to become king. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are washing their hands‚ Lady Macbeth says: "My hands are of your color‚ but I shame / to wear a heart so white... A little water clears us of this deed. / How easy is it‚ then! (2.2.82-87). Although Macbeth feels guilty for murdering Duncan‚ Lady Macbeth

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    divided into five acts focusing on Macbeth and sometimes other characters that affect Macbeth. The two main characters in the play are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who are well-developed. After Macbeth killed King Duncan of Scotland‚ he and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ became King and Queen of Scotland. However‚ they did not have peaceful life as what they wanted. They always felt worried and insecure. In act five scene five‚ when Sayton‚ Macbeth’s servant‚ told him of Lady Macbeth’s death‚ he talked to himself

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    himself from his thus failing in the role of husband as well. Therefore‚ Lord Macbeth has to fill the void in his life‚ and reclaim his purpose and masculinity‚ by ambitiously reaching for the throne and becoming a sort of father figure to Scotland‚ as Duncan was for him. Lord Macbeth feels inadequacy because he isn’t able to integrate back into society after being in the military‚ he didn’t

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    flies - appearance vs reality could be when the boys think they see a monster‚ when it is a trapped parachute. Also them generally imagining ’the beast’ from nothing ‚ out of fear their minds run riot and create unreal dangers. fate vs free will‚‚ i suppose could be ralph not giving in to his ’inherent nature’ that the novel suggests everyone has‚ he does not become savage‚ but resists until the end‚ even though things get pretty scary. Good vs evil is difficult‚ are children evil? it could be

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    Macbeth. A series of unusual events occur inevitably in Macbeth’s life due to his fate which leads to his downfall‚ thus making the play a tragedy of fate. In Macbeth the greetings of the witches‚ Lady Macbeth as his wife influencing him to murder King Duncan and Macduff’s existence to bring the end of Macbeth are the inescapable events controlled by fate that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero. It is Macbeth’s fate that he encountered with the witches and heard their prophecies of him‚ which leads

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    witches and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth was a brave soldier for Scotland who was fooled and forced into killing Duncan who was the king of Scotland. The evil that was implanted in him grew and it influenced people around him. He killed many people after he became king. The greed and ambition in him did not stop growing which affected many people around him. Macbeth puts

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