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    IMPORTANT QUOTES ‘MACBETH’ Act 1: First Witch: “When shall we three meet again / In thunder‚ lightning‚ or in rain?” All three witches: “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” Sergeant: “but all’s too weak; / For brave Macbeth‚ – well he deserves that name‚ / Disdaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel‚ / Which smok’d with bloody execution‚ / Like / valour’s minion carv’d out his passage / Till he fac’d the slave.” Ross: “Bellona’s bridegroom” Duncan: “No more that Thane of Cawdor

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    Macbeth Reflection

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    The Danger of Desire In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare highlights the powerful influence of desire on a man’s mind. Macbeth is initially a pure and honorable man‚ but he dies a disgraceful murderer. Macbeth’s transformation is entirely due to his overpowering ambition‚ and the greed it stirs within him. The witches’ prophesy dooms Macbeth because it appeals to his hunger for power and therefore consumes his mind. Macbeth cannot escape the prophecy because he desperately wishes for it to be a true

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    Stained Red In the play Macbeth‚ by Williams Shakespeare‚ blood is a key motif that is traced and envelops the overall theme. In the play‚ a Scottish general by the name of Macbeth indulges in a bloody rise to power and a tragic downfall. Set in medieval Scotland‚ Macbeth lets his thirst for power and his manipulative wife by the name of Lady Macbeth convince him to go on a rampage of murder stemming into chaos and eventual death for the once honorable general. Blood is prominently mentioned throughout

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    Explain what act 1 scene 7 tells us about the character of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. What is troubling Macbeth at the beginning of the scene and how does Lady Macbeth persuade him to go through with the murder of Duncan? My aim in this essay is to explain what Act 1‚ scene 7 tells us about the characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ and what troubles does Macbeth come across and how does Lady Macbeth persuade him to murder King Duncan. The purpose that Shakespeare wrote act 1‚ scene 7‚ is to notify

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    Macbeth - Tragedy

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    arouse feelings of pity and fear in the audience. Does Macbeth do this? Tragedy has most definitely influenced the viewer’s thoughts on Macbeth within this play. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the audience sees a gradual breakdown in the character of Macbeth himself‚ due to the tragic events that unfold during the play. This has a direct effect on the audience’s views and thoughts of Macbeth‚ thus creating pity and fear within the audience. Macbeth‚ being a man and a human being himself‚ is in-clined

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    William Shakespeare’s last tragedy‚ the ‘timeless’ Macbeth‚ has not become obsolete due to the universal concerns that remain pertinent in our society. In his play he portrays many themes through the use of controversial characters; Many of these concept have ongoing relevance to our world today that subsequently produce sinister connotations. But the ingenuity with which Shakespeare painted the portraits of the eventual corruption and moral decay of one’s pureness‚ caused by the rapid influx of

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    ‘Although Macbeth was written more than 400 years ago‚ it is still worth studying today because of its timeless themes‚ exciting plot‚ strong characters and vivid language.’ William Shakespeare’s works have been around for more than 400 years‚ and even though his words may be old‚ they are still works of literary art that have aided the study of English students around the globe. An example of a play would be the infamous Macbeth that uses timeless themes‚ a climatic storyline‚ in depth characters

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    Macbeth Characterization Graphic Organizer Use this graphic organizer to collect your thoughts about characterization in Macbeth. As you read each scene‚ record what you learn about the character. Add the line from the play that supports your idea. Lady Macbeth   Observations Text Support Looks     Actions  -She talks Macbeth into killing the king.  - What beast was’t‚ then‚ That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it‚ then you were a man; And‚ to be more than what

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    While the obvious theme of Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is ’vaulting ambition’ it is also a play about the deceptiveness of appearances‚ beginning with the witches’ couplet ending Act 1 Sc 1: Fair is foul‚ foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air The fact that they are witches automatically implies evil and wickedness so their plan to meet with Macbeth suggests that they and perhaps Macbeth himself are up to no good. When they do greet him they greet him by two titles we know he has:

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    Lady Macbeth

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    Macbeth Act III Act III‚ scene I 1. What evidence is there that Banquo a) suspects Macbeth of the murder of Duncan? b) has begun wondering if he can make the prophesy come true? 2. By looking at Macbeth’s soliloquy (III.i.48-72)‚ summarize his reasons for wanting Banquo dead. 3. How do the plans made for the second great crime (the murder of Banquo) differ from those made for the first one (the murder of Duncan)? 4. How does Macbeth convince the murderers to murder Banquo

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