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    death of King Duncan? How would this have been interpreted by a Shakespearean audience? I think Macbeth was to blame for the death of King Duncan‚ he comes across as a very weak character yet he is ambitious and brave which is shown at the beginning of the play where it said sliced a man from the middle‚ up and placed he’s head on a spike. “…Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chops‚ And fixed his head upon our battlements.” Act1‚ Scene 2‚ lines 22-23 This impressed the King‚ and Duncan

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    Our kingDuncan‚ has just been murdered and I need to find out who did such a deed. Let’s gather the facts here‚ I am in Macbeth’s castle in Scotland. The witnesses are Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Malcolm‚ Donalbain‚ the two guards and the porter. Macbeth has just told us that he has killed the two guards after seeing that they have bloody daggers and clothes. I believe that someone is trying to frame the guards for killing Duncan. Macbeth is freaking out and he keeps telling us that he can’t live without

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    ” (1.5.72-73) Macbeth is very uncertain that he would kill Duncan in order to be king.

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    Brighton Young When Isadora first became famous‚ ballet was at its highest peak in entertainment. Theaters featured ballet show after ballet show with dramatic stage settings‚ perfect acquired lines‚ and love stories galore. Duncan brought something new to the table‚ her phrases consisted of walks and runs‚ skips and leaps; she wanted natural movement to be an art. She displayed freedom from the conventions of dance by being barefoot and having simple stage settings. In a time of despair she emphasized

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    MIDNIGHT MURDER! On the dark and cold night of December 9th‚ the great King Duncan of Scotland was murdered in his chamber. According to our journalist Andrea Ruiz‚ King Duncan was at the castle of his Thane‚ Lord Macbeth‚ the night of the murder. The night Duncan was murdered was very wild. People heard lamenting painful ghostly cries. Many of the chimneys were blown down. Some people said that they could hear screeching of owl and the horses were fighting the whole night‚ but still was a good

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    th Macbeth controlled assessment draft Intro: Lady Macbeth‚ Miss Havisham and the persona in the laboratory are all perfect examples of disturbed women‚ whose minds and thoughts have been flung out of reality‚ warped and twisted by the psychotic ambitions and desires they hold. Their psychoses‚ how ever‚ manifest themselves in different ways. In the play ‘Macbeth’‚ Lady Macbeth degenerates from a sturdy‚ supreme character that influences her husband‚ Macbeth‚ into doing wicked deeds‚ into

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    Title of Essay Macbeth is ultimately responsible for the murder of Duncan as he is the host and honour bound to offer protection to the visitor; he is also responsible for his actions and as an army general‚ he is capable of making his own decisions without letting anyone influence his ambition. Introduction I. Macbeth has his own mind. A. He makes the ultimate decision in the end. 1. He should not let his ambition be influenced. 2. He backed out at one point. a. Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Lines

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    Duncan is depicted as Shakespeare’s idea of a fair king that others should admire. Duncan speaks to all people with respect‚ when the bloodied captain brings news to Duncan in act 1 Duncan greets him by calling him a “valiant cousin” and “worthy gentleman”. As well as showing respect to his subject he also held in utmost respect‚ as he is frequently called great king and chants of god save the king are also frequent throughout act 1 scene 3. Even after his death people still speak highly of Duncan

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    Lady Macbeth trying to create a plan to murder Duncan. When reading the letter by Macbeth she quickly thinks about what Macbeth’s morals are and says “I fear thy nature” (I.v.15). Lady Macbeth knows from the letter that Macbeth wants to be king‚ but something is holding him back;Duncan. By saying that she fears his nature she means that she worries whether or not Macbeth can handle taking the crown from Duncan. She knows that he is loyal to his king and would be devastated if anything happened to

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    1 Duncan the dragon was swimming with his friend Carl The Crab on a hot summer day….. Want to know what I love about being a dragon? What? I can breath fire‚ whenever‚ wherever‚ I want. I wish I could do that‚ all I can do is pinch people. 2 When Duncan the dragon got out of the pool‚ he tried to warm himself with a burst of fire. Carl‚ I can breath fire! Well how could you not be able to?! Well a dragon could only lose fire if he loses the fire stone he is supposed to keep on him.

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