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    When thinking of adaptations of the Shakespeare ‚admittedly‚ my mind doesn’t immediately run to the BBC’s Shakespeare Retold adapted by Peter Moffat and Penny Woolcock’s ‘Macbeth on the Estate’. Although very different settings both directors made relevance and its realism their main priorities. If any of these directors had decided to add women on broomsticks we all just might’ve laughed and scoffed in their faces. In the 17th Century witches were very current and believed to be very much alive

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    entertaining character. His play of Macbeth is no exception. One might judge Macbeth to be the valiant hero of the play‚ to the audiences surprise and bewilderment‚ he is also the villain. To create such a character requires an unparalleled plot and great writing skill. Macbeth’s character is expressed in a way that relates to the audience. His moral transformation from valiant to vile‚ his moral hesitation and his torturing conscience are all elements that condemn Macbeth but at the same time evoke the

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    that ultimately lead to his demise. Throughout the play of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare utilizes many forms of imagery. Some forms of imagery are shown through the character’s appearance in clothing‚ light and darkness and blood imagery. The most dominant form of imagery in the play is expressed through the clothing worn by the characters. In Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ Shakespeare utilizes imagery of clothing and equivocation to demonstrate Macbeth’s over ambitious mindset‚ which ultimately

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    3/8/13 Image of Manliness and Equivocation in Macbeth In this play written by William Shakespeare there are many instances of manliness that come up. During that time the biggest things to men are how strong‚ courageous‚ and brace they are. However‚ it is not always a good thing to embody these characteristics if wrong decisions are made. These characteristics confused Macbeth deeply and many times in the play made him choose to do the wrong thing Equivocation‚ the idea of using ambiguous language

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    Relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Essay Complex relationships between main characters are often crucial to our understanding of a plays core issues. “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is a play that features a breakdown in the relationship between two main characters. Macbeth and his wife begin the play with a desirable relationship but as the plot progresses‚ his ambition pushes him to commit regicide and many other murders so their relationship dissolves and disintegrates. The breakdown

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    Macbeth Retold’ and Macbeth share many connections‚ yet have essential differences. Demonstrate the truth of this comment through a detailed discussion of Brozel’s film and Shakespeare’s drama. ‘Macbeth Retold’ uses themes‚ a modified plot to be more accessible to a contemporary audience and exaggerated characters to have an effect on viewers. Retold also utilises setting to create an emotive atmosphere. Likewise Shakespeare’s Macbeth employs a variety of themes that reflect Elizabethan times

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    Macbeth: Macbeth A Tragic Hero In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious‚ courageous‚ and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play‚ Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However‚ he is very ambitious to be king. At the beginning of the play‚ he was loyal

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    The relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changes throughout the play. At the beginning of the play the couple had a very close relationship. When Macbeth is introduced to the witches he foresees himself as king. Lady Macbeth‚ who is ambitious and domineering‚ craves power. She manipulates Macbeth to murder the former king‚ Duncan‚ so he can become king. Their relationship begins to deteriorate as they both dedicate themselves to evil and is mutually destructive. The ambition they both possess

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    characteristics have been used by many people to determine whether pieces of literature are considered a tragedy. For example‚ using these characteristics‚ the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy. Macbeth is a tragedy because the play has all the characteristics in the literary definition of a tragedy. Macbeth definitely arouses pity and fear in the audience/reader. The very first scene in the play instills fear in us audience members. The play opens in a wild and lonely

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    Macbeth- The Character of Lady Macbeth Analysis Paragraphs By Tash Weeks Lady Macbeth is a very manipulative and clever character‚ whose attributes and feelings change throughout the play. At the start of the script‚ she is a very driven and strong character‚ pushing her beloved Macbeth to go do the dark deeds that he needs to do to get to his eventual goal- to become king and rule all of Scotland. But little does he know that she isn’t doing it just for him- she wants the power more than anything

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