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    In the book‚ “Macbeth”‚ written by Shakespeare‚ the witches influenced Macbeth to become a greedy and evil murderer. Macbeth was a warrior hero of King Duncan’s Kingdom. He was a courageous and loyal servant of King Duncan‚ all he wanted was to bring peace to his country. Macbeth’s ambitions and the witches‚ changed his personality from a loyal servant to a tyrant. The three witches made a huge impact to Macbeth‚ after the witches have told him the prophecies. Later on‚ he ventured out of his palace

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    him being king‚ from what they prophesize in the beginning of Act one. Macbeth takes the witches word and goes to tell his wife during Act one‚ scenes five through seven and plans action for the murder of King Duncan. Through Act two‚ scene two‚ it shows Lady Macbeth attempt to kill Duncan‚ but he reminded her of her father. Macbeth then comes in and takes course of action and kills King Duncan in his bed. This was the beginning of dishornable acts Macbeth. As the result of King Duncan death scene

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    life of an ambitious couple in Scotland. The main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use their ambition and determination to take power in Scotland‚ by killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is the main influencer when Macbeth commits the murder of King Duncan. Macbeth‚ a weak character‚ is able to be convinced by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan. Her encouragement was the most influential factor contributing to the murder. Lady Macbeth is manipulative and partly responsible for the murder‚ making her as

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    Betrayal is a big part in the play‚ Macbeth betrays his king and leader when he kills him‚ King Duncan trusted Macbeth with his life‚ obviously shouldn’t have! King Duncan was innocent but Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desperately wanted Macbeth to become king. I don’t think Macbeth wanted to kill Duncan but he sort of had to for his wife was sure he was going to make a perfect king‚ much better than Duncan. The betrayal is a big part in the scene of Duncans murder when Lady Macbeth drunkens the guards framing

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    tragic Scottish soldier named Macbeth (Jon Finch) and his young wife (Francesca Annis). Macbeth receives a prophecy from three witches; saying he will become Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Fife‚ and then “King hereafter”. When one of these prophecies comes true‚ Macbeth realizes that it’s possible to become king. He then sends a letter to his wife explaining the train of events and she fears that her husband is too weak to seize the opportunity so she manipulates Macbeth into killing. He

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    that he will have an exceptional future‚ a future where he can be king. Macbeth’s greed and ambition strike him and take over as soon as he hears present king; King Duncan is granting the throne to Malcolm‚ his son. Not knowing how else to proceed‚ he sends a letter to his passionate wife about his encounter with the witches. Lady Macbeth- the very determined character that she is‚ manipulates Macbeth into taking the throne of king by killing all who comes in the middle.

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    All throughout his play‚ ‘Macbeth’‚ Shakespeare excogitates the inevitable obliteration emanating from unrestrained ambition. He exposes in Act I Scene VII‚ the inner turmoil which plagues Macbeth succeeding the witches’ prophecy of his future as King of Scotland. A glimpse into Macbeth’s soul in this soliloquy enables the audience to analyze Macbeth’s character and state of mind at that specific moment‚ to gain a better perspective of Duncan’s character‚ to acquire information necessary to follow

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    People often betray one another in order to achieve their own desires. In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ the main character‚ is led by blind ambition and betrays the king and his friend‚ Banquo. In the play‚ Macbeth tries to gain the crown through the act of treason and shows how the tragic hero suffers death in the end due to his deeds. The play shows how absolute power can corrupt a person and make a man succumb to his insatiable greed and desires. The play revolves

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    broken the sixth commandment "thou shall not murder" he has also committed the highest form of crime: Regicide. Macbeth has not only dismissed our society’s ideal of law and order‚ he has intervened with God’s choice of King Duncan (may his soul rest in peace) as the rightful King of Scotland. Today we have a man before us who has clearly defied the laws of our society and the laws of the Lord. Do we dare leave his crimes unpunished? Do we dare give peace to the man who has acted against God? Honorable

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    William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth is known for manipulating her husband‚ Macbeth. The witches prophesied Macbeth would be king and Lady Macbeth took action. Lady Macbeth had very power-hungry ambitions. Her ambition was so big and it got out of hand and it affected Macbeth. Her ambition led him to be the man that he turned out to be. Macbeth hesitated to kill Duncan since Duncan rewarded him with Thane of Cawdor. Lady Macbeth went out of her way and started manipulating Macbeth. She claimed that he

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