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    Macbeth Act 3 Option two: In preparation for King Duncan’s murder‚ Macbeth is first pressured by his wife‚ Lady Macbeth to kill him to become King. Thinking of the royal seat has clouded his mind‚ making him uneasy and confused about his thoughts. Macbeth feels hesitant and guilty for having these murderous thoughts‚ because King Duncan had put his trust in him as a kinsman and a subject. Having this trust in him‚ and him staying at Macbeth’s castle made him think that he shouldn’t be the murderer

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    The Darkness of Macbeth Begins! William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer and poet ever known in the English language who authored world’s greatest poems‚ drama and sonnets‚ including Macbeth. Most of Shakespeare’s famous works are viewed all over the world. Throughout the play of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare had written a famous soliloquy in Act V called “To-morrow‚ and to-morrow‚ and to-morrow.” In Macbeth’s soliloquy‚ Macbeth’s words capture a major theme of the play. It presents a dark

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    and their lineage turned into a mental race the Macbeths couldn’t win. Plagued from the start‚ the stresses and anxiety were too much for the couple to handle- falling down a steady slope into madness neither could escape the mental illnesses creeping into their lives and were oblivious to the reality of the situations and their reactions to them. The stress and fear of getting caught killing King Duncan was the first line of sanity to snap in Macbeth leading him into paranoid schizophrenia‚ whereas

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    be beneficial to a certain degree. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ MacbethMacbeth has an outrageous amount of passion for killing. It first started out as a mere task; to kill the king and be done with it. However this task soon became a goal. He couldn’t stop murdering innocent souls until he was satisfied. Nonetheless these killing sprees soon got the best of not only him‚ but his wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ as well. In the play Macbeth‚ Shakespeare

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    In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s‚ relationship is affected by an act of murder placed upon Macbeth by his wife. Lady Macbeth after this scene shows a very controlling and unappreciative attitude for what Macbeth has done for her‚ kill King Duncan. She demonstrates in a metaphorical scene described by the Old Man‚ “A falcon‚ tow’ring in her pride of place‚/Was by a mousing owl hawked and killed” (II. 4. 11-13). This quote is like Lady Macbeth’s unappreciative

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    The main themes in Shakespeare’s plays often present ideas with underlying meaning. In the opening of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the three witches state “fair is foul and foul is fair.” This line establishes a theme appearing several times throughout Macbeth. The idea that good and bad frequently come together influences the characters’ actions and the play’s ending. “Fair is foul and foul is fair” makes everything seem different than previously thought. Because the witches start out the play with

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    two words are very descriptive of our first impression of Macbeth in the start of the play. This initial impression is given in the wounded captain’s account of Macbeth’s performance on the battlefield. He seems to be a great and honorable warrior capable of heroic feats‚ that is until his interaction with the three witches. Then the perspective becomes complicated. Upon hearing that he will become king‚ a consuming ambition takes over Macbeth. Joined with a hidden lack of self confidence‚ an inner

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    William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. In the play‚ the two main characters‚ husband and wife Macbeth and Lady Macbeth‚ share many similarities. Like all people‚ however‚ they have their dissimilarities as well. They’re ruthless‚ ambitious and driven by their hunger for power. Yet‚ Macbeth is remorseful and hesitant‚ while Lady Macbeth is a cold and hard bitten woman. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both have the same goal in mind in the beginning of the play;

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    01.06 Macbeth Character Development 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 • Lady Macbeth looks like a serious‚ ambitious woman who is not afraid to go after what she desires • MACBETH: “not lose the dues of rejoicing‚ by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee” Actions • She

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    emotions that Macbeth feels regarding the murder of King Duncan. The performance occurs after Act 2‚ Scene 1. In this scene‚ Lady Macbeth poisons the guards to provide Macbeth with a window of time to trespass into King Duncan’s chamber and kill him. It is a very significant scene in the play as Macbeth performs his first act of treason‚ the one that leads to all the other acts of violence by Macbeth. The theme of immoral ambition is very evident because by killing King Duncan‚ Macbeth is setting himself

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