murder of King Duncan‚ his ignorance to the predictions that the weird sisters give him and he takes it a step further by murdering innocent people. These choices were wrong and by making these poor decisions he slowly kills himself. The ambition of becoming king‚ when the weird sisters tell him his fortune is stronger than his conscience and ability from knowing right from wrong. The first thought in his mind when the weird sisters tell him his great fortune of becoming king‚ is to kill king Duncan
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persuaded Macbeth to kill King Duncan and a few other characters. Anytime Macbeth had a doubt in his mind‚ she would easily manipulate him with her words. The words Lady Macbeth told her husband partly set the tragic events of this play in motion. In scene I act VII of “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth specifically uses Pathos‚ Ethos‚ and Logos in order to get the response that she wants. The scene starts out with Macbeth pondering about whether their plan to murder the king is a good idea. He knows that
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Though it would appear she seeks power more for herself than Macbeth‚ "Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it.." and‚ " When I burned in desire to question them further.." she appears more infatuated with what power she’d hold if Macbeth becomes king more than the power he would wield. She struggles in the beginning to believe the sisters of their prophecy‚ "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst wrongly win.." yet
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She is ruthless and tries to make sure Macbeth becomes king by planning the deed‚ and also getting her own hands dirty. While Macbeth feels guilty about the blood on his hands‚ she says‚ "My hands are of your colour‚ but I shame / To wear a heart so white‚” (2.2.64-65). However‚ Lady Macbeth makes a complete 180 turns in Act 5 when guilt and repentance come to haunt her. She is sleepwalking and muttering about the horrible act of killing Duncan. The paranoid
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William Shakespeare Cambridge School Shakespeare Macbeth Roman Polanski Film of Macbeth (1971) “ The Tragedy of Macbeth” Shakespeare portrays Macbeth at the start of the play as being a noble‚ loyal‚ courageous soldier who would fight for king and country. Duncan quotes “What he hath lost‚ noble Macbeth hath won” (Act 1 Scene2). Macbeth is the “Thane of Glamis” but when he hears the witch’s
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Shakespeare offers several different examples of ambition through the major characters Banquo‚ Lady Macbeth and‚ most importantly Macbeth himself. Macbeth’s ambitions of becoming King of Scotland leads to the destruction of his wife‚ his country and himself. Lady Macbeth’s covetous thoughts of wanting her husband to be crowned King‚ lead her to disillusionment‚ unhappiness and an inability to sleep. The guilt eats away at her‚ leaving her to feel isolated by her husband and haunted by the memories. Banquo
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which stem from Malcolm’s actions. First‚ the death of Duncan‚ who died because of the lack of fear of Malcolm. Next‚ the death of Banquo and Macduff’s family‚ both of which happen because Malcolm left Scotland and forces other to take action for him. Also‚ the death of Lady Macbeth‚ who commits suicide‚ because of the guilt left upon her by the absent Malcolm. Finally‚ Macbeth’s death which happen both because Malcolm did not assume his role as king allowing a shift in the character designated position
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battle to King Duncan‚ as he says: “For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name - Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚ Like Valour’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave‚ Which ne’er shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚ Till he unseamed him from the nave to th’chaps And fixed his head upon our battlements. ” Here‚ the readers get an impression that Macbeth is a brave and patriotic soldier‚ fighting on behalf of King Duncan. Furthermore
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of Macbeth. There was a lot of violence starting with the prophecies that were given which caused Lady Macbeth to plan the violent murder of Duncan. Killing Macbeth was a great idea but there was a lot of murdering involved. She did a well job of leaving no evidence behind and blaming all the murders on the guards. Macbeth soon succeeds in killing King Duncan and soon realizes that all the violence and killing are making him powerful and has the power to kill. Starting with the bloody dagger which
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Macbeth had imaginations that make him think killing the king is a bad idea and then knowing that killing the king was a bad idea. In the play Macbeth act one and two‚ Macbeth has several imaginations. When Macbeth starts to first imagine things is when he wants to be king. He never really thought about being king until after the witches in act one scene two told Macbeth his prophecies‚ (“Thane of Glamis‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ shalt be king hereafter.”) (lines 48-50) Macbeth was already Thane of Glamis
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