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    MACBETH QUOTES “ Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” * Equivocal sentence‚ inversion‚ defies logic * Is a set up to show Macbeths fate is sealed “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name – disdaining fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valour’s minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave‚ which never shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚ till he unseamed him from the nave to the chaps and fixed his head upon our battlements” *

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    Macbeth - Tragedy

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    one of his most famous in the tragedy genre is Macbeth. Though Shakespeare can be considered as a scholar in the sense that he was both a renowned and prolific playwright‚ look back a few hundred years to find Aristotle‚ one of the most famous scholars and philosophers of all time. In his treatise titled Poetics‚ he defends poetry against criticism as well as sets standards for tragedies in "The Nature of Tragedy‚" a section of the Poetics. Is Macbeth fit to be included in the tragedy genre according

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    ------------------------------------------------- Macbeth From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about Shakespeare ’s play. For other uses‚ see Macbeth (disambiguation). A poster for a c. 1884 American production ofMacbeth‚ starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted‚ counter clockwise from top-left‚ are: Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches; just after the murder ofDuncan; Banquo ’s ghost; Macbeth duels Macduff; and Macbeth. Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered

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    Macbeth: How is control and power shown in the play Macbeth? I have been looking at the play Macbeth and how power and control are shown in it. I will be analysing ways in which Shakespeare shows this throughput the play and what effect this has on the audience. Firstly‚ I will be looking at Act 1 Scene 1‚ which is the first appearance of the witches and helps sets the tone for the rest of the play. Throughout the play Shakespeare portrays the witches as being evil. One of the main quotes

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    Golden Macbeth * Do you sympathize with Macbeth? Why or why not? Considering whether or not to feel sympathy for Macbeth can be based upon whether or not you think Macbeth has any control of his own destiny. If you think of Macbeth as a pawn in his own game‚ then you can feel sympathy. He is controlled by the witches‚ who promise him the crown‚ at exactly the right time when he has just been "promoted" to Thane of Cawdor. The witches give him something else to strive for. Macbeth is also

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    Macbeth Shakespeare way of writing 10 syllables per line. Stress on the second syllable Quatrain 1: Problem‚ or way of thinking Quatrain 2: Problem continues‚ shift imagery. Quatrain 3: Turn solution appears Last 2 lines: heroic or rhyming couplet(conclusion) Sonnet 29 In quatrain one he talks about his isolation‚ Lady Fortuna is against himself. Quatrain 2: He is almost despising himself‚ wishing that he could be someone else Quatrain 3: YET‚ happily i think on thee. Scorn to change

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    Macbeth Tyrant

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    admired by society but flawed. An Aristotelian tragic hero must have four characteristics [1]: 1. 2. Hamartia (translated as flaw or error of judgment or tragic virtue). 3. A reversal of fortune(peripeteia) brought about because of the hero’s Hamartia. 4. The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own actions (anagnorisis) Some common traits characteristic of a tragic hero are: • The hero is sometimes led to his downfall due to excessive

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    Significant Quotes for your Macbeth Character Analysis and Development Essay Opening Scene: Witches plan to meet Macbeth (Act I‚ scene i) Descriptions of Macbeth as “Brave‚” and as a “Lion” and “Eagle.” COB “For Brave Macbeth‚ (for well he deserves that name)‚ Disdaining Fortune‚ with his brandished steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚ (Like valor’s minion)‚ carved out his passage Till he faced the slave; Which ne’er shook hands‚ nor bade farewell to him‚

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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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    Macbeth - Lady Macbeth

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    Macbeth – Scene Analysis “Glamis thou art‚ and Cawdor‚ and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou’dst have‚ great Glamis‚ That which cries‚ ‘Thus who

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