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    Macbeth changes personality and becomes extremely paranoid. I believe if Macbeth would have stayed loyal and respected the king‚ Scotland would have stayed peaceful. Macbeth murdered King Duncan in order to fulfill his prophecy of being king‚ as the witches informed him. Another detail of the prophecy to consider is Banquo’s future. The witches say to him “Thou shalt get kings‚ though thou be none”‚ meaning‚ “You will never be King of Scotland‚ but your descendants will”. Macbeth takes a mental note

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    Earthly Riches In Macbeth

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    person trying to gain earthly riches. Particularly‚ as I look at the character traits of Macbeth and the internal struggle he had between immorality and earthly riches; I couldn’t help but to compare his situation to any of us today. We as Christian have many internal battles; whether they are between our earthly possessions and Christ or our own immorality and earthly riches. We can all relate to Macbeth in some way. As I read the play‚ I learned that earthly riches is not worth my soul. We can

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    lead him to his own catastrophe. Firstly‚ Macbeth’s brave and courageous nature motivates him to commit a serious crime‚ in which he was not completely satisfied with; due to the fact that it made people believe that he did not attain the king of Scotland in a fair manner. Secondly‚ Macbeth is an obstinate character. Macbeth wants nothing to do with his conscience. He refuses to listen to his conscience. His conscience requests that he changes his ways and forgets about the terrible things he has

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    The play starts off in medieval Scotland; three witches appear revealing traditions that could be associated with witchcraft: they know in advance that the outcome of a civil war that is being fought in Scotland will involve Macbeth. Macbeth is first introduced into the play as a noble gentleman‚ ready to fight for his land and to do anything for his country. As the play goes on‚ his ambitions are made clear to the audience through his speech and soliloquys. The witches gather in a bleak place‚

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    set in medieval Scotland at the fictional time of King Duncan. Scotland is currently at war with the Norwegians when news of their victory comes through‚ with thanks to the two leaders of the army Macbeth and Banquo. On their travel home Macbeth and Banquo stumble upon some old hags‚ and they predict Macbeth’s future to him. This startles Macbeth and his hunger for power grows so much that he and his wife plot to murder the well-respected King Duncan. Under Macbeth’s reign‚ Scotland becomes a country

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    Macbeth‚ who won a battle against the Norwegians’. On his return he meets three evil witches who tell him prophecies‚ claiming he would be the next King of Scotland. Macbeth then broke the Divine Right‚ murdering Duncan‚ innocent women and children. Eventually‚ Macbeth is attacked and killed by the English. Malcolm becomes king and helps Scotland recover. When Shakespeare wrote ‘Macbeth’‚ people believed in two concepts. The first being‚ The Divine Right of Kings‚ the belief that the king was appointed

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    Macbeth is considered to be a tragic hero. His actions‚ personality and qualities are three ways to explains why Macbeth is consider to be a tragic hero. At the beginning of the play three witches plan to meet Macbeth after the battle. The King of Scotland is proud of Macbeth for defeating the battle against the Irish. The leader of the Irish was Macdonwald who was one of them and he was rebelling against the King. After the battle with the Irish the Scottish were ready to celebrate until the Norwayan

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    Pursuit of Ambition

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    defending Scotland? Do his actions up to the final battle indicate that he ’s prepared to be King? Is he ambitious? What is the difference between him and Macbeth‚ if they’re after the same throne? Ambition: an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction‚ as power‚ honor‚ fame‚ or wealth‚ and the willingness to strive for its attainment. Mainly three themes: lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ Malcom what is the main difference of pursuit of ambition between these three? MALCOLM I admit that

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    echoing “fair is foul and foul is fair‚” (Ii‚12) which is exactly how we first see the play’s main character‚ Macbeth. Macbeth is told by the witches that he will one day become king. The fair and valiant warrior‚ Macbeth‚ puts himself above all others and turns to a path of darkness‚ murdering the existing king for power‚ then ruthlessly killing anyone else seen as a threat to his reign. Eventually‚ the evil Macbeth is ousted by Macduff‚ a man who puts Scotland above all else. Both men‚ while total

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    Macbeth is bold‚ ambitious‚ and sophisticated. A skill of hers that I observed is that she knows how to persuade people around her into doing devious acts just to satisfy her ambition. An observation about Lady Macbeth is that she is overly ambitious. Her desire to become Queen of Scotland is so all consuming to her that she actually conspires to commit murder! And not just any murder – but the murder of the King of Scotland! In Act 1‚ the only factor stopping her from killing the King is her

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