and rationality are equivocated to highlight Macbeth’s underlying irrationality‚ justifications‚ 1 and deeply seeded desires. The issue presented by nature is one that is vital to this play. Macbeth goes against the nature of a human when he slays Duncan‚ and doesn’t allow him to die in the way that nature intended. Macbeth further defies nature‚ when he hired
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In Macbeth‚ Macduff is a courageous character who is obviously loyal to King Duncan and the country of Scotland. He makes his first appearance at Macbeth’s castle‚ where he finds the virtuous Duncan has been murdered. After Macbeth takes the throne‚ Macduff realizes him to be an unfit king and leaves Scotland to seek help. He believes that removing Macbeth from the throne could heal the broken country. This action can be viewed as both noble and foolish of Macduff. However‚ it was this action
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Additionally‚ the soliloquy gives the audience insight into Macbeth indecisive mind‚ which is an attribute that made him become a ruthless king in the end. In Act I Scene III after Macbeth received his prophecy from the witches‚ he debates with himself in befuddlement about the validity of his prophecy and what the future will hold for him. The witches address Macbeth as king‚ but before Macbeth could ask for more clarification‚ the witches disappear.
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Scotland has seen indulgent Kings‚ Scotland has seen violent Kings‚ and Scotland has seen malicious Kings‚ but never before have we been cursed with a King whom vaunts all three. If you ever find yourself questioning why are you here‚ look around you‚ beyond Birnam Wood; see the black haze of how cruelty and injustice‚ intolerance and oppression‚ have been allowed to thrive? Allowed to thrive by a traitor coercing the conformity of a nation‚ in lieu of the proper‚ righteous King of whom preserves a legitimate
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surprise to draw the audience into the story. The first of these structural choices is starting the play with the witches. It causes a great amount of mystery because most people had gone to watch a play about the king of Scotland. This causes people to wonder why the play is about the king if it starts with three witches. Also‚ because the audience isn’t going to decipher what every line means in the play‚ lines such as “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air” (Macbeth
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many people‚ he himself would not have been killed. Macbeth decides to let Lady Macbeth pressure him into killing the King. This was the first instance of free will. Had he chosen not to kill him‚ he would not have turned into such a cold-blooded killer. All of deaths that occur because Macbeth is trying to climb to the top can all be summed up into free choice. He chose to kill the king‚ so now why couldn’t he keep killing? It is not like it
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can expect many twists and turns in the plot. The theme first appears in the murder of King Duncan by Macbeth. Although Macbeth welcomes Duncan into his home as friends‚ he carries out a death plan driven by his longing for the crown. The audience expects Macbeth to remain the hero of the play‚ but he actually becomes the villain. Fueled by the witches’ prophecies and his wife’s wicked mindset‚ he deceives Duncan by acting fair but carrying out a foul deed. Lady Macbeth even persuades Macbeth to “look
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written by William Shakespeare‚ shows the life of Macbeth‚ with him becoming king by doing the worst crime of the land. Macbeth murders his best friend‚ Macduff’s family and also damages Macduff’s castle. All of these actions that Macbeth commits results to high treason‚ leading to his death. Macbeth’s death was brought onto himself with the help of the witches when they tell him that he has the chance of becoming king. Macbeth changed his mind so that he commits these crimes‚ on his own. After that
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destruction. Lady macbeth is a cold and manipulative person. She stops at nothing when she wants something accomplished even if it means Macbeths destruction. She will do anything to become queen even if it means to corrupt Macbeth into killing the king. It is Macbeths believe that his future is already written and that only he can change what the future holds for him. But in order to do so he has to take matter into his own hands. He feels that the witches have placed a course on him. WRITING
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Macbeth‚ becoming king of Scotland‚ along with being thane of a few provinces. The only exception to this prophecy however‚ requires Macbeth to kill the king and his sons‚ making him the only living heir. Macbeth’s internal struggle on whether to kill the king or not is perfectly described by the old Cherokee Legend‚ “The Two Wolves”. Straight off the bat‚ Macbeth was returning home from war and was met by the three witches‚ with the prophecy. He realized he had to kill the king after hearing them
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