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    Macbeth Main Characteristics: Ambitious‚ Brave‚ Ruthless‚ Conscientious‚ Reckless‚ Tortured Associates: Lady Macbeth‚ Banquo (initially) Macbeth is first introduced to us as a brave general who is loyal to King Duncan‚ and has just led the defeat of insurgent forces. Later‚ his reaction to the witches’ prediction that he will be king reveal his deep-rooted ambition and lust for power. As Macbeth contemplates regicide‚ he finds himself initially unable to act on his dark thoughts. This

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    ’The only character responsible for the tyranny of Macbeth is the man himself. Discuss’ Macbeth is not the only person responsible for all the poorly made decisions and unjust ruling. This character based theme is shown extensively throughout the play ’Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. During the play we are shown Macbeth as a tyrant ruler who is always killing people. Just at the start of the play we see Macbeth fighting against Norway and Ireland and at the end of the play Macbeth if fighting against

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    Lady Macbeths appearance and how society views Lady Macbeth as a woman‚ innocent as a white dove. We make the words a dark theme along witht the color red for it represents lady Macbeths true nature and the contrast in the colors represent how her character breaks the female sterotypes. The first trait i identified she had is megalomania. The quote I chose for her megalomania personality is: “And fill me from head to toe‚ top full of direst cruely” (1.5.45-46) This quote shows how Lady Macbeth is

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    Aspects of Macbeth What are the main sources of evil in the play? How does Shakespeare get this across to an audience?  The witches are the main evil in the play even though they only appear 4 times in the story‚ but each time they appear they always create an evil atmosphere. When I say ’the main evil in the play’ this is my opinion‚ I feel they are the main because they are pure evil incarnate and they are what trigger the whole thing off. I feel when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth he meant it

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    1. Literature Reservoir: Macbeth Summary A ghost appears at Elsinore Castle on a dark winter night. The watchmen bring Prince Hamlet‚ the son of Gertrude‚ along with Horatio‚ a friend of Hamlet‚ to see the ghost. The ghost turns out to be the spirit of Hamlet’s deceased father‚ former King of Denmark‚ and tells his son the true story of his death—Claudius in fact murdered the former king when Claudius slipped poison in the king’s ears while he was sleeping in the garden in order to seize

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    “How is Lady Macbeth presented as a disturbed character?” In the Shakespeare play Macbeth‚ his wife Lady Macbeth is presented in many ways‚ mainly a controlling‚ cold‚ crazy lady. Here are a few examples of her peculiar behaviour and why she may have behaved this way: Lady Macbeth could be presented as a disturbed character quite early on in the book. In Act One‚ Scene 5 when she has received the letter from Macbeth she immediately starts to plan and take matters into her own hands. She knows immediately

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    Who do you blame most for King Duncan’s Death?  Who do you blame for king Duncan’s death? Consider the role of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches.  When answering this question you need to consider the roles of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and the Witches. From this we need to also consider when the play was written and in what context the audience saw the characters in the time when the plays were written.  Shakespeare was commissioned to write the play by James I of England who was also James

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    Macbeth Assignment Tom Courtnadge Class 10R Ms. Solms English The Witches are The Most Powerful and Catalyst To Macbeths Crimes In this essay I will be discussing whether I believe the witches are the most powerful and catalyst to Macbeths evil doings. I will explain in three reasons what I believe as well as rebuttals to my opinion. I believe that the witches are the most powerful characters in the play and the catalyst of all of Macbeth’s crimes.

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    Bell Dolly Smith English IV—5st period 13 December 2012 Macbeth Research Paper William Shakespeare in The Tragedy of Macbeth written in the 17th century dramatizes the tragic hero and Macbeth’s tragic flaw of ambition‚ which ultimately results in his downfall. Shakespeare wrote this play to show how too much ambition can have adverse consequences on the human condition. This tragedy follows the true story of a historical Macbeth‚ an eleventh century king of Scotland who usurped the throne

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    Discuss how Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband into killing king Duncan in act 1 scene 7  Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Shakespeare lets the audience know exactly what type of person Macbeth is‚ but also how he easily he can be drawn into committing a evil act. This scene starts of with another soliloquy‚ but this time from the man itself‚ Macbeth. His soliloquy starts off with him really worried. “If it were done when ‘tis done‚ then ‘twere well it were done quickly”. On this note‚ he starts off with;

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