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    What Macbeth has taught me? After reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth I have learnt quite a lot of things. It has taught me how greed is bad. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were greedy they lost their lives. Due to her greed‚ Lady Macbeth had nightmares and she started sleepwalking. This is how Shakespeare tells us how greed will change our live. If Macbeth wasn’t greedy for the throne‚ he wouldn’t have lost his life. We can be greedy for several things but Macbeth has taught me that it can change anyone’s

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    The most prominent theme in this novel would be envy and murder‚ through Macbeth’s murder’s and his thirst for the crown. erhaps O.J. loved his children so much that he could not bear to loose them.  O.J. killed for his own needs and desires.  He may of had ambitions and goals for his children which were being taken away from him.  O.J.’s ambition to not loose his children‚ and probably half of his money led him to selfishness‚ greed‚ and hopelessness‚ leading to the death of innocent people.

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    “Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery‚ I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” Our sixteenth president‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ said this. Isabel makes many important decisions through the novel‚ but a few were when she took the blame for Ruth at the docks‚ saved Lady Seymour from the huge fire in New York‚ and took Curzon with her as she escaped from her evil mistress. To sum it up‚ everything she did was one step further toward getting back to Rhode Island and her dead Momma

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    In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the main character‚ Macbeth‚ is a brave and loyal subject to the King of Scotland‚ but as the play progresses‚ his character begins to change drastically. Evil and unnatural powers‚ as well as his own passion to become king‚ take over his better half and eventually lead to his downfall. The three main factors that intertwine with one another that contribute to Macbeth’s tragic end are the prophecies told by the three witches‚ Lady Macbeth’s influence‚ and finally

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    After reading the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare it has become evident that women are portrayed as dangerous forces that emasculate and ruin men. Lady Macbeth questions the manhood of Macbeth‚ convinces and manipulates him into doing things‚ and her actions lead to Macbeth’s eventual death‚ proving the point that she is the most evil female force in the whole play. Firstly‚ Lady Macbeth questions the manhood of Macbeth while also putting him down. For example Lady Macbeth questions the manhood

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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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    Throughout the tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s corruption was proven to be inevitable. We meet Macbeth after a battle‚ the result of which has him named Thane of Cawdor. From this position‚ he falls into being a paranoid man who’s willing to do anything to remain in power. We can see his deterioration start from the murders of Duncan and Banquo whom he kills in order to gain more. We also see more of Macbeth’s downfall during his second meeting with the witches. Also his corruption is proven to get

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    behaviors in check. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ the Scottish General Macbeth‚ also known as the Thane of Cawdor‚ is a valiant and courageous soldier who desires to become the King of Scotland. Despite the motivations and efforts of others to influence his behavior‚ Macbeth schemes to improve his position of power. He begins winding a web of decisions that drive him to commit the most atrocious deeds. As the play unfolds‚

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    Macbeth: A Tragic Hero The character I chose is Macbeth. Macbeth is a very interesting character. The list of adjectives to describe him could go on forever‚ but I’ve selected the vital few. He displayed the following traits: ambitious‚ deceitful‚ submissive‚ relentless‚ and sadistic. When Macbeth told his wife what the witches had predicted she instantly knew what had to be done. Macbeth didn’t want to kill the King‚ but once his wife questioned his manhood and manipulated his judgment‚ he

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    Blood is a recurring symbol in the Macbeth play. Representing honor‚ disloyalty‚ and guilt‚ Shakespeare uses blood to describe Macbeth’s desire to destroy his king‚ leading to the eventual downfall of his country. The first mention of blood in Macbeth takes place early in the play. During act 1‚ scene 2‚ Duncan notices the injured soldier and states‚ “What bloody man is that?” This reference symbolizes honor as the soldier is returning from battle. He tells a story of Macbeth’s victory over

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