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    play‚ his greatest asset—his ambition—contaminates his judgment and causes him to drive the dagger into King Duncan. Ambition is a double-edged sword which eventually slices Macbeth and stabs the beloved king. Macbeth’s ambition assists him in gaining the Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis titles‚ but even these superior positions did not fulfill his hunger for power. Even though King Duncan believes Macbeth was the most trustworthy solider in all of Scotland‚ Macbeth’s ulterior motives reveal

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    Lady Macbeth satisfies her role among the high society and is well respected like her husband. The King of Scotland‚ King Duncan‚ calls her "our honoured hostess." She shows great affection towards Macbeth but at the same time very ambitious‚ as shown by her reaction to the prophecies given to him. She immediately decides that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is to murder King Duncan. When Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecies given to her husband her true character is exposed for

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    are similar in some ways‚ and different in others. Macbeth tries to decide whether or not to kill Duncan in the first soliloquy‚ and in the second is responding to a vision of a dagger pointing to Duncan’s chamber. In his first soliloquy‚ Macbeth cannot decide whether to kill Duncan in the hope of taking his place as king. At first he thinks "If it were done when ’tis done..." hoping that after Duncan was killed‚ there would be no consequences. However he realises that there would be many consequences

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    Macbeth is a man of great power and nobility. He is high up in the rankings and is looking forward to a possible opportunity in which is dangerous but presented to him by three witches. The three witches tell him that he shall murder King Duncan and he will be King. One flaw to this golden opportunity is that of what will happen afterwards such as he will die and his best friend Banquo’s child will take the throne‚ who is not born of women‚ which is inferring a c-section‚ and that his downfall of

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    Macbeth‚ Macbeth wants power and glory so bad that he kills Duncan the current king‚ and then tries to kill anyone who might come in his way or try and dethrone Macbeth. Macbeth is so power driven that he decides

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    Macbeth’s moral code. finally‚ Macbeth falls because of his ambition and desire to become king. Macbeth’s character starts from being a noble thane to become a murdering king. These visions which were told by the witches were one of the factors which contributed to the downfall of macbeth. If the witches had would have never told macbeth that he was to be the thane of Cawdor‚ thane of Glamis‚ and later become the king of Scotland Macbeth probably would still be himself. As the visions were actually coming

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    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 he already

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    everything she can to get Macbeth to kill King Duncan It is said that Lady Macbeth onve Dunvan was killed she was going to smear his blood on all his servants so they look responsible this shows how determined she is and dosn’t car about the cost.  “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  Lady Macbeth is not phased by the death of King Duncan. She is readily able to erase any guilt

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    power which allows them to tell or make up the future. Supernatural. Fate Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. 1/2 King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain and Lennox wait for news on the battle. A sergeant enters and is covered in blood and battle wounds‚ King Duncan believes that he can offer news on the battle. The sergeant tells him how the war between the Scottish and Norwegians is going. King Duncan gets told that two noble Scottish men

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    overcome his greed and keep his loyalty to the KingDuncan. Foremost‚ the main essence of the play Macbeth is his journey to killing his dear friend Duncan. Furthermore‚ the result of killing Duncan would bring immense power and fame for Macbeth. The birth of Macbeth’s greed for power comes in Act 1 Scene 3. Three Witches confront him as he walks alone‚ and the Third Witch says to him‚ "All hail‚ Macbeth‚ thou shalt be king hereafter!/...Thou shalt get kings‚ though thou be none./So all hail‚ Macbeth

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