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    English 10 Mrs. McMillan 10/22/14 In the play Macbeth‚ ambition‚ strength‚ and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. People change over the time and as you ready the play some character will change but some are not. The destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints. Lady Macbeth is portrayed as being monstrously evil in the first three acts of the play. When her character is first introduced‚ her strength and ambition

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    Macbeth‚ the main character in the Shakespeare play with the same name‚ is a very complex and interesting character. Throughout the play Macbeth exposes his overwhelming thirst for power. Macbeth attains this power by a eliminating those who stand in his way. It is Macbeth’s ever growing thirst for power that exposes him as a cruel hearted individual and ultimately causes his downfall. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is exposed as a coward. In the open of Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth ponders the

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    Macbeth In The play‚ “Macbeth‚” Macbeth kills Duncan‚ the King of Scotland with the help of his wife. Witches play a part in the play by foretelling that Macbeth will become king. Macbeth’s friend Banquo will have sons who will become kings. After he kills Banquo‚ Macbeth becomes king and tries to kill everyone who might want to take the throne away from him. The ghost of Banquo‚ whom he kills‚ haunts him at an important banquet. Killing the King was wrong‚ Macbeth’s wife dies and Macbeth is overthrown

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    Throughout both ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ surroundings are used to influence and define Miss Havisham’s and Lady Macbeth’s characteristics. These surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from

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    to use. Have you ever thought about a leader that possessed these qualities that was from a play? Shakespeare ’s character Macbeth represents the Machiavellian idea that a ruler should appear well in public‚ be smart and strong‚ and do what is necessary to hold onto power. Shakespeare used imagery‚ and metaphors to portray Macbeth this way because‚ although he dies in the end‚ Macbeth still used Machiavelli ’s ideals‚ and was successful in many ways. Both Machiavelli and Shakespeare knew that it

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    Japanese film maker‚ Kurosawa‚ was clearly influenced by Macbeth when he created Throne of Blood. Similarities between the films Macbeth and Throne of Blood are evident in their characters‚ plots‚ and themes. Many characters in Shakespeare’s Macbeth are parallel to Throne of Blood. First of all‚ both movies include heroes such as Macbeth and Washizu. They had killed to earn a higher title and be honored. Also‚ Banquo and Miki are strong fellow soldiers of Macbeth and Washizu. They had proven to be great

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    central themes. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth‚ the author uses themes such as supernatural and ambition to describe the importance of three secondary characters in the play. This will be shown through an analysis of the theme ambition for Lady Macbeth‚ the supernatural for the witches and suspicion for Banquo. Firstly‚ the ambition of Lady Macbeth contributes to one of the important themes in the play. Lady Macbeth is a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and

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    the right thing. In this case‚ Lady Macbeth is very different she is encouraging her husband to do the wrong thing so she can become the queen. The witches plant the seed when they tell him “that shalt be king hereafter‚” and Lady Macbeth than waters it. In this story we see that Lady Macbeth is power hungry‚ and very clever. The witches are similar to Lady Macbeth because they influence her to do such bad deeds to get the crown. The witches didn’t tell him how Macbeth will become king so they put

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    There are many different viewpoints as to who was the real driving force behind Macbeth and his ascent to power. There is the possibility of outside forces‚ including Lady Macbeth and the witches but also he could be victim to inner desires and ambitions which is the human condition which he could not control. The contrasting viewpoint is that Macbeth is the villain and that he chose to kill Duncan without much persuasion from any outer forces. It was his choice and he made it in a clear mind with

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    Macbeth: Character Analysis The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is about a soldier‚ Macbeth‚ and his friend‚ Banquo‚ who meet up with three strange witches who share prophecies with the two men. Macbeth is told that he will become king someday and rule the land of Scotland. The rest of the play follows the actions of once a loyal soldier turned into a greedy king‚ who seeks to hold the crown forever no matter what the consequences may be. Throughout the play Macbeth displays himself

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