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    he would be king in Act 1 Scene 3. I believe that it is the witches are more responsible for Macbeth’s downfall than he is.<br><br>In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane of Glamis‚ thane of Cawdor and that he "shalt be king hereafter". Immediately after hearing the witches prophesise that he will be king‚ Macbeth thinks that he must kill the current king to become king himself. I believe that before hearing the witch’s prophecies‚ Macbeth had never in his wildest dreams thought

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    withes. As it turns out fate saved the day and allows Fleance to escape meaning Banquo will be the father for future generations of Kings. Another example is in “All Hail Macbeth Hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis…All Hail Macbeth that shalt be King hereafter”. The use of foreshadowing in these lines creates the controversy and dilemma which unfolds throughout the play. The effect of foreshadowing on the audience creates suspense as the audience will now want to know how this or that will occur‚ that

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    Social factors were the most prominent factor to contribute to the changing status of women in Britain in the years 1860-1980 as women had more freedom in exploring different aspects of the society without hesitation and without feeling the upper hand from men. A women had the freedom to wear and behave the way she believed was correct and not necessarily according to how the society would have preferred her to behave. One of the most significant act is the “The Matrimonial Property Act of 1970”

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    the story. The three witches were the first supernatural occurrences in the story. Macbeth started to get thoughts of killing the king when the witches said “All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ thane of Glamis! / All hail‚ Macbeth… thou shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3. 51-53). Macbeth is getting these thoughts because when he got the news from Ross that he would be thane of Cawdor then he started to think if the witches were right and if he was really going to be king. Macbeth then has doubts about killing

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    Shakespeare shows the influence of the witches by using paradoxes such as “Lesser than Macbeth and greater” and “Not so happy‚ yet much happier.” Shakespeare also uses imagery in act 1 scene 3 when he says “Why do you dress me in borrowed robes?” Shakespeare uses different live variations of lines such as in some lines he writes in prose (free form writing)‚ that of a poem (where the lines end in rhyming couplets) and iambic pentameter which is the common metrical forms in English poetry today

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    Duncan. The play would have had the same conclusion if Lady Macbeth was absent from the play for a number of reasons. Firstly Macbeth didn’t care if Lady Macbeth was there or not. This statement is justified by him saying “She should have died hereafter” which shows that the play could have gone on without her. Secondly if Lady Macbeth was not there one could argue that the murders would still take place because Macbeth begun to murder without her influence later in the play. Thirdly although Lady

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    re-injection (requiring transfer permits) are not covered by permits or approval under Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria [17] and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency Act 2007 (hereafter NESREA Act) empower NESREA‚ amongst other things‚ to enforce compliance with regulation on the handling and disposal of chemicals and waste except in the oil and gas sector (10). References Anwuli Irene Ofuani‚ (2011). Environmental Regulation

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    disposition” which he has decided early in the play to wear a mask. Here‚ as before‚ never‚ so help you mercy How strange or odd so ‘e’er I bear myself‚ As I perchance hereafter shall think meet‚ To put an antic disposition on………… In the view of the decision of Hamlet‚ we can interpret that it was his self-created behavior‚ disguised himself in order to achieve his objectives.

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    nation decided to rise up to the challenge and deal with the problems. However‚ under the circumstance‚ it is better late than never. In this regard‚ I praise the organisers of this conference and sincerely hope that concrete steps will be taken hereafter to tackle this problem once and for all. We really have no choice on this. OAU must be the very last! I have been asked to provide a perspective on "cultism" in Higher Institutions andd how to deal with its associated problems. I hope that this

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    MACBETH In medieval Scotland‚ Macbeth‚ a general in King Duncan’s army‚ and his fellow soldier‚ Banquo‚ are returning from a successful battle. On a barren heath‚ three witches appear and greet Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis‚" "Thane of Cawdor" and "King hereafter." They also prophesy that the future heirs of the throne will be descended not from Macbeth‚ but from Banquo. The witches disappear‚ and a messenger from the King arrives announcing that Macbeth has been named Thane of Cawdor‚ thus fulfilling the

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