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    Macbeth’s ambition assists him in gaining the Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis titles‚ but even these superior positions did not fulfill his hunger for power. Even though King Duncan believes Macbeth was the most trustworthy solider in all of Scotland‚ Macbeth’s ulterior motives reveal he is simply focused on power. Macbeth’s “thriftless ambition” and fixation on gaining more authority is “’[against] nature” as it causes him to commit heinous

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    So you are in the shoes of Macbeth just a simple thane from Shakespeare’s famous gruesome tragedy. You will need to overthrow King Duncan and take what’s yours. Now‚ where would this mighty take over transpire… in the secretive innocent medieval Scotland is where blood and gore will loiter

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    And take a bond of fate. Thou Shalt not live;/ That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies‚ / And sleep in spite of thunder” (Shakespeare 4:1 80-85). This shows that in beginning readers see Macbeth as this warrior for Scotland‚ but by the end‚ he is making sure that anyone in Scotland who may be a threat is killed. Lady Macbeth is another example that shows the theme appearance vs. reality. In front of guests and King Duncan‚ she is very polite and nice‚ but when she is by herself or with Macbeth‚

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    Macbeth kills King Duncan and no one directly forced him to do that. Macbeth orders the murder of Banquo and his son‚ Fleance. Macbeth frames the Guards and uses their daggers to kill King Duncan. Macbeth‚ the Thane of Cawdor‚ Murders King Duncan of Scotland. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are converse about what Macbeth did. After Macheth had “done the deed”(II.ii.19) he explained how he heard donalbain and Malcolm in the other chamber. This quote shows that macbeth

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    MALCOLM It won’t be long before I reward each of you as he deserves. My thanes and kinsmen‚ I name you all earls‚ the first earls that Scotland has ever had. We have a lot to do at the dawn of this new era. We must call home all of our exiled friends who fled from the grip of Macbeth’s tyranny‚ and we must bring to justice all the evil ministers of this dead butcher and his demon-like queen‚ who‚ rumor has it‚ committed suicide. This‚ and whatever else we are called to do by God‚ we will do at the

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    Glamis — as he progresses through many acts of “evil” on his way to becoming King. The antagonist on the other hand‚ Macduff‚ is written out by Shakespeare to appear as “good” to the audience. In the end it is he who avenges the mostly-destructed Scotland by killing “evil” Macbeth. Let’s take a look at Macbeth: the play’s protagonist. He actually in my opinion was not evil at all throughout the whole play. At the very beginning‚ then-king Duncan and a few others discuss the heroic acts of Macbeth

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    Jessica Bennet English How significant is the theme of betrayal in the play Macbeth? Betrayal is a big part in the play‚ Macbeth betrays his king and leader when he kills him‚ King Duncan trusted Macbeth with his life‚ obviously shouldn’t have! King Duncan was innocent but Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desperately wanted Macbeth to become king. I don’t think Macbeth wanted to kill Duncan but he sort of had to for his wife was sure he was going to make a perfect king‚ much better than Duncan

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    My mother always told me there were three types of sinners; the self-indulgent‚ the violent and the malicious. Scotland has seen indulgent Kings‚ Scotland has seen violent Kings‚ and Scotland has seen malicious Kings‚ but never before have we been cursed with a King whom vaunts all three. If you ever find yourself questioning why are you here‚ look around you‚ beyond Birnam Wood; see the black haze of how cruelty and injustice‚ intolerance and oppression‚ have been allowed to thrive? Allowed to thrive

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    Macbeth is considered to be a tragic hero. His actions‚ personality and qualities are three ways to explains why Macbeth is consider to be a tragic hero. At the beginning of the play three witches plan to meet Macbeth after the battle. The King of Scotland is proud of Macbeth for defeating the battle against the Irish. The leader of the Irish was Macdonwald who was one of them and he was rebelling against the King. After the battle with the Irish the Scottish were ready to celebrate until the Norwayan

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    The story was happened in Scotland and England. The leading character was named Macbeth who was regarded as a hero of Scotland by people after beating King Norway’s army for defending Scotland‚ and King Lear wanted to give him rich rewards and great honor. But it was sad that in the meantime Macbeth came across three ugly witches in the wild who attempted wickedly to tempt Macbeth to commit. They told Macbeth he would be The Thane of Cawdor soon and the king of Scotland. Shakespeare depicted how

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