The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a perfect example of Aristotelian tragedy. An Aristotelian tragedy must meet seven qualities defined by Aristotle. The seven qualities in Aristotelian tragedy are plot‚ character‚ thought‚ diction‚ song or melody‚ spectacle‚ and katharsis. Plot is the main story line. Character is about the characters and their personality. Thought is about how the character’s personality is revealed. Diction is the use of figurative language. Song or melody is about the
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Ambition of Macbeth Macbeth is known for his significant amount of bravery and loyalty as a character in the play The Tragedy of Macbeth. Even though Macbeth has all the significant qualities of an average known hero‚ he also inherits bad ambitions throughout the story from three ornery witches that influence mischief upon his character. The witches reconstruct Macbeth’s ambitions from good to evil with the promise of power and riches. The evil witches help construct the storyline of Macbeth‚ and without
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We see in the play Macbeth that when the motivation to succeed in life becomes overpowering‚ other people may easily influence one and elements and one may decide on wrongful actions to achieve a goal. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and the apparitions‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and lastly Macbeth’s own insecurities and misguided attempts to control his future. The witches and their prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth’s actions. Macbeth seems happy and content with himself
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In Macbeth‚ a play by the world renowned playwright‚ William Shakespeare‚ there are many lessons to be learned. One of these is that inner struggles result in mental and physical repercussions which‚ in turn‚ result in possible guilt that may never go away. How someone deals with their inner struggles affects the repercussions. Shakespeare’s Macbeth opens with three witches‚ “the Weird Sisters‚” foreshadowing the themes of the play. They speak to Macbeth and Banquo‚ telling Macbeth that he will
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not destroy him. 3. "So foul and fair a day I have not seen‚" is stated in line 38 by Macbeth while him and Banquo discuss his defeat. The siginificance is Macbeth paraphrasing what the witches said. It means the day is fair because he won the battle‚ but foul because he’s exhausted and is bleeding. 4. "The Thane of Cawdor lives: why do you dress me / In borrowed clothes?" is stated in line 109 and 110 by Macbeth after he finds out that the Thane of Cawdor is alive. The significance is that the second
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presents several situations to his audience where Macbeth is made to think by the three witches that the Scottish throne is rightfully his destiny‚ with their prophecies‚ encouraging him to commit regicide. During the start of the play the writer critics the ability of self-control when Macbeth is presented with the idea of opulence. Although without the witches foretelling the thought of murder wouldn’t have crossed Macbeth’s mind‚ however Macbeth "burned in desire to question further" (1.5)‚ after
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In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth undergoes a dramatic change. She starts out as a confident‚ dominant‚ and forceful partner. She was ruthless and cold-blooded‚ but then she became weak and mentally unstable. The guilt of Duncan’s murder‚ the banquet‚ and the Macduff massacre begins to break her down. These events affected her more than she let on. Ultimately‚ she was not able to bear the burden of what happened and she commits suicide. Lady Macbeth begins as a calm and good wife
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Dear Diary‚ Like Macbeth‚ I was a general in King Duncan’s army. People admired my bravery‚ they feared my wisdom. The facade that hid my emotions intimidated people; I wasn’t to be messed with. Macbeth and I were walking back from our victory in the battle when we crossed a heath which seemed unusually misty and foggy. It was as if I could feel the eerie presence of evil‚ and that’s when we saw them; three old looking ladies. We had crept cautiously to investigate the matter; the witches had been
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In this scene‚ King Duncan has a problem. His own soldiers are turning on him. Then King Sweno from Norway attacks him. But luckily King Duncan has Macbeth and Banquo. They fight and fight and are victorious. Macbeth killed Macdonwald and after that King Sweno sees an opportunity and attacks Macbeth and Banquo. They are tired but do not give up‚ they stay and keep fighting and are victorious. A wounded sergeant from the battle has arrived. King Duncan looks at the sergeant‚ and says that by the
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Today’s Goals: Review character analysis 2. Begin our next summative assessment —a character analysis essay. 1. Yay‚ essay s! Review: Character Analysis Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Make a fact-based opinion statement about your character. 3. Support with textual evidence. Review: Little Red Riding Hood Steps to character analysis: 1. Choose a character. 2. Little Red Riding Hood Make a statement about your character. Little Red Riding Hood is a victim of parental
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