Macbeth would’ve succeeded in reducing his enemies by surrounding himself with trusted allies and developing relationships that would allow him to flourish as a leader. Macbeth‚ by killing Duncan and Banquo‚ lost the respect of those around him. Machiavelli proposed that “it cannot be called prowess… to betray friends” (Machiavelli 29)‚ and this brings a prince “power but not glory” (29). The glory that Macbeth is unable to procure prevents Lennox‚ Macduff‚ and Malcolm from recognizing him as a great
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Blood Throughout Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”‚ the motif of blood is a reoccurring motif. Blood is used everywhere in Macbeth‚ the beginning in the battle field scenes all the way to the very end. The words ‘bloody’ and ’blood’ are repeated on almost every page. This draws importance to the motif. The motif of blood plays an important factor in the framework of a major theme. It leads us into the theme of guilt‚ which is how Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth feel throughout the whole play. It also
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It is important to understand the role that gender plays in today’s society‚ as compared with the gender roles portrayed in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Gender can be seen as a bias both today and in the time in which Macbeth takes place. Masculinity is a strong symbol used within gender throughout the play‚ and is a parallel with icons today. Today‚ gender can be played as a bias in jobs‚ job interviews‚ political systems‚ and social classes. Women are typically labeled as the weaker sex‚ and
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play‚ Macbeth‚ the protagonist‚ Macbeth‚ is described as a very loyal and noble soldier. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth’s character dramatically changes because of several different factors. These factors influence Macbeth greatly and cause him to make numerous bad decisions. The influence of the witches’ prophecies‚ the influence of Lady Macbeth‚ and Macbeth’s blind ambitions are the most important factors that lead to Macbeth’s tragic deterioration. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth shows
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In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare uses the recurring image of blood to show that a guilty conscience cannot be ignored forever. This is shown through Lady Macbeth’s initial reaction to the murder of Duncan and her hallucinations. The image of blood is used when Lady Macbeth first ignores the guilt of killing Duncan. Macbeth regretfully murders Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ in order for himself to become king. As Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are washing their hands‚ Lady Macbeth says: "My hands are of your color
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The play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is about a noblemen‚ Macbeth‚ who meets three weird sisters‚ who prophesy over his life‚ that he will be king one day. Macbeth becomes obsessed with fulfilling this prophesy‚ which results in his self-destruction. It can be argued‚ by making reference to the play as a whole‚ that the weird sisters play an important role in Macbeth. Shakespeare cleverly depicts the struggle between the supernatural and the natural world‚ entwining it with Macbeth’s
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The role of manipulation in Macbeth The theme of manipulation played an important role in the play Macbeth‚ by Shakespeare. Macbeth was manipulated by several characters in the play in order to kill the king Duncan. For example‚ the witches manipulated Macbeth’s mind by telling him he will become the king of Cawdor‚ which he was already the king of Cawdor unbeknownst him. Then the witches told him that he is going to be the king of Scotland which that was impossible because the king Duncan
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Macbeth is a play about morals and how people can be easily influenced. The audience at the time when the play was written were more superstitious than we are. They believed in witches and thought that they were the devils disciples. They were believed to be able to control the weather‚ blamed many things‚ such as outbreaks of disease on them. The first people to meet the Witches are Banquo and Macbeth. They find the witches appearance is vile. We can see this as Banquo says that “(they) look not
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Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s ambition was the driving force of the play‚ in the beginning of the play‚ the driving force was Lady Macbeth’s ambition‚ and towards the end of the play‚ the driving force of the play was Macbeth’s ambition. In addition‚ the concept of power also played a big role in the play. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was in the good and sane side of the spectrum. He was a loyal character that served the king and the king (Duncan) trusted him deeply. Due to the prophecy
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Shakespeare’s classic play MacBeth is the story of a young and ambitious noble‚ MacBeth and his wife‚ Lady MacBeth living in 11th century Scotland. When MacBeth is told by three witches that he will become King of Scotland‚ his mind begins to wander. He considers killing the current king‚ Duncan‚ but he soon dismisses the thought from his mind. When Lady MacBeth hears of the witch’s prophecies‚ she urges him to take fate into his own hands and kill the king. With her help‚ he commits
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