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    his downfall begins. Macbeth regards himself as a holy figure and is not aware that the witches he contacts are dystopic forces‚ not meant to help him get into power nor help him succeed but to end the mortal that knows their secret. In the play‚ right before Malcom invades Dunsinane‚ Macbeth says to the Doctor “I will not be afraid of death and bane/ Till Birnam Forest come to Dunsinane.” (Shakespeare 5.3.68-69) has great significance towards the idea of his arrogance. Macbeth‚ after becoming king

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    MacBethMacbeth” a text written by William Shakespeare set in 11th century that follows a Scottish thane and his rise to the throne as a result of many cases of manipulation.According to the natural order which was the law of the times a king was chosen by god and the title should not be allowed to be obtained by want for it.The first instance of manipulation in the text comes from the witches when they announce that he will soon become king as well as thane of Cawdor.”All hail‚Macbeth‚hail thee

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    Macbeth‚ the one to deceive only to get his throne as king. A play of a once loyal hero named Macbeth later deceived others only because he wants to become become king. One of the strongest fighters for his king was greeted by three witches and the three witches that told Macbeth that his supposed prophecy that he had to fulfill which was to become king. This is where the deceiving starts which is to make people to believe in something that is not true to gain an advantage. Macbeth himself gets

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    glory are doomed to fail‚ even when they‚ in the end‚ recognize their flaw Within the play MacbethMacbeth proves how after achieving glory‚ acknowledging the mistakes he committed was not enough to keep him from failure. In the play MacbethMacbeth 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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    In William Shakespeare play of Macbeth‚ the character of Macbeth depicts a variety of human traits that are found in all people‚ traits that we all at one time or another have experienced or will experience in the future. The qualities that Macbeth exhibited eventually led to his downfall. Macbeth shows the human trait of arrogance and selfishness in order for him to conquer the throne. These traits played out throughout the entire play and all the actions that he exhibited had to do with him

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    future for Macbeth. The first apparition is an armed head. The armed heads says‚ “Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife” (4.1.73-74). The armed head is warning Macbeth to beware of Macduff because later in the play Macduff kills Macbeth by chopping his head off. The second apparition was a bloody baby. This baby says‚ “For none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.82-83). Shakespeare uses this apparition to show that no one born from a woman could ever kill Macbeth‚ but good

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    initially Macbeth is hesitant at succumbing to his innermost desires as revealed by initially‚ he is easily pushed to prevent or help certain parts of the prophecy. Once Macbeth is crowned king and forced to confront the prospect of Banquo’s descendants’ eventual kinghood‚ Macbeth devolves into madness‚ claiming‚ “To be thus is nothing‚ but to be safely thus- / Our fears in Banquo stick deep‚ / And in his royalty of nature reigns that / Which would be feared” (3.1.48-51). Because Macbeth believes

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    the life of Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The witches tell Macbeth that he will later become king and he acts towards fulfilling this prophecy. He was told his fate and he made decisions that led him to become king by his own choice. Macbeth was using free will when he murdered Duncan because it was his choice to kill the king and his planning and execution that ended up making him king. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth planned to kill the current king‚ Duncan‚ to help Macbeth become the

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    Fall Final Written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ is a well known tragedy based on the influence of greed. The main character‚ Macbeth‚ is described to be a greedy‚ selfish‚ cowardly man‚ and as the story continues‚ Macbeth portrays these traits as he fights for the crown. As the last scene comes to an end‚ and Macbeth falls‚ I see Macbeth’s death to be a good thing; Because he did not rightfully get the crown‚ he simply stole it from others. Satisfaction came with Macbeth’s downfall as well‚

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    Shakespeare shows that free choice rather than fate is responsible for the downfall of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth had many instances that he could have stopped creating destruction in the lives of both himself and the other people in his life. Coincidentally‚ if he had chosen not to kill so 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‚

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