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    I believe what it takes to be a good man in this day and age is to just take care of your responsibility’s and lead by a good example of those looking up to you. Learn how to walk away from certain things and not let everything get you upset. Age does not make you a man there are plenty of 18 year old who claim to be men but don’t have the mental attributes altogether in order to be considered a man. In the play Macbeth . Macbeth was a brave and fierce soldier. But that itself did not necessarily

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    kill King Duncan and after he is killed she would frame the servants to make it look like they killed him “But screw your courage to the sticking-place‚ and we’ll not fail…” “If he do bleed‚ I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal‚ For it must seem their guilt.” Speech Nothing bother her really because instead of feeling guilty‚ she don’t “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it then!” Thoughts She is so shameless and realizing how her husband is‚ she don’t want to be like and I think

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    Hear it not‚ Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.” (Act 2 scene 1) This is a statement that Macbeth makes to himself while he is having a soliloquy on stage. Act two is right after Macbeth has killed King Duncan‚ the man that completely trusted him and even allowed him to be Thane of Cawdor. In act two we see what is really going on in everyone’s

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    Macbeth would’ve succeeded in reducing his enemies by surrounding himself with trusted allies and developing relationships that would allow him to flourish as a leader. Macbeth‚ by killing Duncan and Banquo‚ lost the respect of those around him. Machiavelli proposed that “it cannot be called prowess… to betray friends” (Machiavelli 29)‚ and this brings a prince “power but not glory” (29). The glory that Macbeth is unable to procure prevents Lennox‚ Macduff‚ and Malcolm from recognizing him as a great

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    execution of the murder of King Duncan. To this event Lady Macbeth and Macbeth react in different ways. They both become guilty in some way or another but the guilt they feel is comprised of different reasons. It is due to their differences in character that they react in the ways they do. While it might not seem like both of them become guilty after this event‚ when explored their actions show clearly the guilt they feel. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth decide to kill Duncan they both have different

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    Macbeth filled with morality and respect‚ is very loyal to king Duncan. When Macbeth is first introduced‚ his bravery on the battlefield leads Duncan into crowning him with the formal tittle of Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth could not imagine committing treason of any kind because of his profound regard for the king. The encounter and the prophecies of the three witches triggered Macbeth’s ambitious nature. They appear to him with visions into his future saying‚ “ All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter

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    to the three witches‚ which is that he will take on the throne. Lady Macbeth already is very ambitious about this and starts to plan to kill King Duncan. She says ‚‘‘ Hie thee hither‚That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;‘‘ This suggests that she is controlling and whatever she tells Macbeth she will easily persuade and control him to kill king Duncan. Lady macbeth is suggesting that her maternal

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    about something about in his/her life. In Macbeth‚ Macbeth feels guilt over killing Duncan‚ the king‚ for his own personal gain to become king. Macbeth’s guilt develops into three main levels. The first being overall guilt and feeling bad‚ then progressing into madness and delusions‚ and finally into feeling not much at all for what he has done over the course of the play. Macbeth first feels guilt after feeling Duncan‚ like any human being would feel after killing another human being. After the murder

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    With these lines Lady Macbeth induces Macbeth into killing Duncan because she utters that he was a man when he was willing to do what was necessary to become a bigger man hence emasculating him so he would not retreat from their plan. It is clear evidence of how macbeth was once again uncomplicatedly exploited.

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    could’ve been done to prevent Macbeth from murdering King Duncan‚ the guards and Banquo the play wouldn’t have ended the way it should’ve. Even though there’s many people to be blame for the influence of Macbeth’s behavior I strongly believe that Lady Macbeth plays a particularly integral role. Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s actions because she was pressuring him to do something that he didn’t want to do. She wanted him to murder King Duncan so that he can become King and have more power than

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