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    Macbeth‚ the one to deceive only to get his throne as king. A play of a once loyal hero named Macbeth later deceived others only because he wants to become become king. One of the strongest fighters for his king was greeted by three witches and the three witches that told Macbeth that his supposed prophecy that he had to fulfill which was to become king. This is where the deceiving starts which is to make people to believe in something that is not true to gain an advantage. Macbeth himself gets

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    The prophecies that were given to Macbeth by the witches‚ Lady Macbeth’s persuation and plans‚ and Macbeth’s ambition‚ all contributed greatly to his degeneration of character. This also resulted in Macbeth’s downfall‚ which was death. Lady Macbeth uses her husband’s pride to manipulate him into killing a king to become a king. The consequences for both were not what they had planned. Macbeth show that he is a tragic hero when he kills King Duncan. Macbeth took the throne after killing King

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    darkness. The motif that plays the biggest factor out of all of the motifs is ambition. In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s tragic flaw was ambition. Macbeth was to greedy to realize that what he was doing was exactly how the witches predicted. In the beginning of this play Macbeth and his good friend Banquo come into contact with three witches. These witches tell the two of them there future. For Macbeth it was you’re going to be a king and the king of all kings. As for Banquo it was as good for him but

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    glory are doomed to fail‚ even when they‚ in the end‚ recognize their flaw Within the play MacbethMacbeth proves how after achieving glory‚ acknowledging the mistakes he committed was not enough to keep him from failure. In the play MacbethMacbeth wants power and glory so bad that he kills Duncan the current king‚ and then tries to kill anyone who might come in his way or try and dethrone Macbeth. Macbeth is so power driven that he decides

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    Macbeth’s ambition remarkably transformed throughout the play. In the begging‚ Macbeth is ambitious in a way that is non-violent; therefore‚ his ambition was for a greater good‚ and not for his own success. Although Duncan is a superior king‚ after Macbeth encounters with the 3 witches he becomes tempted to kill Duncan because of greed‚ insecurity and hopelessness. Macbeth is almost convinced by his wife to kill Duncan‚ “I have no spur/ To prick the sides of my intent‚ but only/ Vaulting ambition

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    In William Shakespeare play of Macbeth‚ the character of Macbeth depicts a variety of human traits that are found in all people‚ traits that we all at one time or another have experienced or will experience in the future. The qualities that Macbeth exhibited eventually led to his downfall. Macbeth shows the human trait of arrogance and selfishness in order for him to conquer the throne. These traits played out throughout the entire play and all the actions that he exhibited had to do with him

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    In the play‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses the main character‚ Macbeth‚ to show how superstition can affect behaviour. Throughout the play‚ the audience sees how Macbeth slowly becomes reliant to the Weïrd Sisters’ prophecies‚ even though he starts as a skeptic. At first‚ he is hesitant to help fulfill the prophecies‚ leaving it all to chance. Yet‚ in this scene‚ the audience can fully see how Macbeth has become clouded with ambition and reliance towards the prophecies. His behaviour is now controlled

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    future for Macbeth. The first apparition is an armed head. The armed heads says‚ “Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff. Beware the Thane of Fife” (4.1.73-74). The armed head is warning Macbeth to beware of Macduff because later in the play Macduff kills Macbeth by chopping his head off. The second apparition was a bloody baby. This baby says‚ “For none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (4.1.82-83). Shakespeare uses this apparition to show that no one born from a woman could ever kill Macbeth‚ but good

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    initially Macbeth is hesitant at succumbing to his innermost desires as revealed by initially‚ he is easily pushed to prevent or help certain parts of the prophecy. Once Macbeth is crowned king and forced to confront the prospect of Banquo’s descendants’ eventual kinghood‚ Macbeth devolves into madness‚ claiming‚ “To be thus is nothing‚ but to be safely thus- / Our fears in Banquo stick deep‚ / And in his royalty of nature reigns that / Which would be feared” (3.1.48-51). Because Macbeth believes

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    Power of the Mind Macbeth is a story written by Shakespeare‚ published after he died. Shakespeare’s take on the Holinshed’s Chronicles shows a story that teaches a lesson on the mind and its deepest desires‚ taking Macbeth an unambitious man and turning him into a power hungry maniac. Through Shakespeare’s use of ghosts‚ apparitions‚ illusions‚ and ambition he is able to build an allegory that shows the folly of hungering for power and plotting against those that are innocent. The hallucinations

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