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    Shakespearian play‚ Macbeth. William Shakespeare‚ the author of Macbeth plots the actions of Macbeth‚ and shows how his evilness develops‚ which was initiated by the witches. In the play Macbeth‚ Witches are responsible for all the evils in the play. Macbeth’s curiosity and need for power makes him interested in the knowledge that witches retains. Shakespeare presents this idea by showing how Macbeth is desperate for the knowledge of the witches. When Macbeth meets the witches for the first time‚ he questioned

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    Macbeth Essay Macbeth is a play filled with murders and lies‚ but it is not the murderer who is responsible for the most evil in the play. The main character Macbeth kills two important characters in the play‚ and is responsible for the death of a third. Macbeth is still only the instrument carrying out these evil actions. Other main characters in the play are the three Weird sisters‚ or the three witches. They are supernatural creatures that prophesize that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and

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    English Language: Shakespeare: Macbeth (CA) ------------------------------------------------- A major conflict in Macbeth is the struggle between his ambition and his sense of right and wrong. Explore how conflict arises in Macbeth after the first prophecy proves true particular reference to Act 1 and act 2 Macbeth is a famous play by William Shakespeare known for its violence. The story begins as one of a loyal and honorable hero of Scotland. However‚ Macbeth’s character changes gradually during

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    Aspects of Macbeth What are the main sources of evil in the play? How does Shakespeare get this across to an audience?  The witches are the main evil in the play even though they only appear 4 times in the story‚ but each time they appear they always create an evil atmosphere. When I say ’the main evil in the play’ this is my opinion‚ I feel they are the main because they are pure evil incarnate and they are what trigger the whole thing off. I feel when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth he meant it to

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    “I told you he was mexican” (Boyle‚15). Delaney hit Candido with a car‚ and by including the fact that he was hispanic showed that he was racist against them. He felt that since Candido was hispanic he wasn’t going to be sued by him‚ so there was no need of seeing if Candidio was alright‚ he gave him twenty dollars for hitting him. The quote depicts that carelessness of Delaney and characterizes him as prejudice.   “For a long moment they stood there‚ examining each other‚ unwitting perpetrator

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    with supernatural effects and Macbeth is one of his most powerful plays because he includes evil witches that make it hard to control your destiny and unnatural settings lead to Macbeth’s own mind disease. No literary work is wreathed in superstition more than Macbeth. Shakespeare is famous for contrasting imagery within his plays to develop characterization‚ make a point‚ or establish an atmosphere. Shakespeare makes the point of Macbeth invocating evil spirits because he is possessed by the witches

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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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    supernatural. Thus‚ Mr. Shakespeare included several forms of supernatural power in his play “Macbeth” for numerous reasons. The appearance of supernatural elements in his play greatly intensifies key scenes. They are also meant to please King James and catalyze action throughout the plot. The inclusion of the supernatural in Shakespeare’s Macbeth make this play very mysterious and interesting. The evil elements that appear throughout the plot emphasize many key scenes. Shakespeare’s audience believed

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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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    the play ’Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the character is said to descend into madness and throughout the play we can see certain characters that would be said to have been instrumental to his downfall. It could be argued that the witches are more responsible than Macbeth himself. Although Macbeth takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king. In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane of

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