introduced in the beginning of Macbeth. They are there to foretell to Macbeth three prophecies. The prophecies are Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Glams and King. These prophecies help to boost up Macbeth’s head. The eventually to causes Macbeth to kill king Duncan. The prophecies bring the idea of fate into the play. The witches had the ability to foreshadow the future. Although they could only tell the future they couldn’t control it. This causes Macbeth to create his own destiny.
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Written by M.A. 3-5-12 Macbeth as a Tragic Hero The character Macbeth‚ in Shakespeare’s Tragedy Macbeth displays several characteristics of a tragic hero. Common traits that tragic heroes possess are they are born of noble birth‚ their actions result in an increase of self-awareness and self-knowledge‚ the audience must feel pity and fear for this character and the most important‚ they have a tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. Tragic heroes also make choices that bring about
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Trench Warfare and The Evolving Technology of WWI World War One is overshadowed by its similarly named successor World War Two but it is because of World War One’s major technological advancements that changed warfare into what it is today. World War One resulted in over thirtyeight million casualties because of new technology being used in the war like the long range kills of the artillery‚ the ability of literally mowing down forces with the machine gun along with other advancements‚ and the true
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play‚ “Macbeth”. Gender provides the main source of conflict in the play through the distortion of traditional gender roles‚ the apparent contrasts between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth‚ and manipulation through gender. Throughout the play many characters act in opposition to their expected gender roles. The best example of this is Lady Macbeth. As a woman‚ supporting character‚ we expect Lady Macbeth to be gentle and compromising. She is quite the opposite. When Macbeth sends Lady Macbeth a letter
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Corruption of Power “Power corrupts and absolute power‚ corrupts absolutely‚” (Lord Acton). In the novel of Macbeth‚ the power of evil wraps around Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Any type of power can corrupt a person and in this novel‚ it is evil. Webster defines evil as something‚ morally reprehensible or arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct. All actions of Macbeth are in fact immoral; he kills‚ lies‚ and deceives other people. This evil corrupts his mental health but does so
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In Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ Lady Macbeth receives a letter from Macbeth‚ telling her of the witches’ prediction that he will be king. Lady Macbeth’s first reaction is to say "shalt be what thou art promis’d". She then says "yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way". By this she means that she fears that he is too kind to do what he needs to do to become king‚ by killing Duncan. Her use of the word milk is interesting as it is a very feminine word‚
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can be compared and contrasted‚ they are those of Oedipus and Macbeth. King Oedipus‚ a man who receives his kingship from the people of Thebes‚ marries the widowed queen‚ only to find out that the gods tricked him with their prophecies. King Macbeth presents himself with the crown of Scotland‚ as three witches prophesize‚ while he has not yet cleaned his hands of the late king’s blood. While Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s Macbeth both revolve around kings whose’ egocentricity causes them to
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to kill Macbeth. The witches have equivocated; they told him a double truth‚ concealing the complex reality within a framework that seems simple. It is fitting that the play ends as it began: with a victorious battle in which a valiant hero kills a traitor and displays his severed head. The first thing we hear of Macbeth in act one is the story of his bravery in battle‚ wherein he cut off MacDonald’s head and displayed it on the castle battlements. Here at the end of the tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ himself
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Downfall of Lady Macbeth Macbeth is a play full of magic‚ mystery‚ and murder. The variety of plots‚ as well as the interesting characters‚ force the reader to pay full attention at all times. Unfortunately‚ one of these characters is a victim of her own imagination. Although Lady Macbeth adds much positive flavour to the play‚ her character is revealed through her aggressive attitude with her husband‚ her inhumane disregard for life‚ and her guilty conscience. Lady Macbeth is very assertive
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many hidden patterns in Macbeth that are crucial to the meaning of the play; conflict between genders being one of the most significant. Each gender has specific roles associated to it that are expected from society. Lady Macbeth challenges traditional gender roles in order to attain power but in the end she ultimately fails. “Come‚ you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts‚ unsex me here‚ and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty (I.v.47-50).” Lady Macbeth wants to become king
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