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    Lady Macbeth is far more evil than the witches“Lady Macbeth is far more evil than the witches. Do you agree? * Lady Macbeth plants the idea of murder in Macbeth’s head; however the witches only tell Macbeth the prophecies. * In the end‚ the witches are against Macbeth’s murders by tricking him into thinking that he is unbeatable meaning justice would be served – however Lady Macbeth does not try to serve justice. * Lady Macbeth is the reason of his corruption however in the end it is

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    How influential are the witches and Lady Macbeth on Macbeth’s resolve to murder Duncan and achieve the Kingship of Scotland? In William Shakespeare’s ’Macbeth’‚ undoubtably the three witches and Lady Macbeth played an important role in influencing Macbeth’s resolve to murder King Duncan. However Macbeth’s own ambition had also helped him to become the King of Scotland. Macbeth’s own ambition was deeply influenced by the three witches. When the three witches first met Macbeth‚ they enlightened

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    The witches and Lady Macbeth are largely responsible for Macbeth’s downfall The play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare depicts the beginning and end of a tyrant who loses his strength of will. It can be said however that the fault is not Macbeth’s alone as the witches and Lady Macbeth were partly responsible for Macbeth’s downfall. This can be shown through a variety of techniques such as symbolism‚ metaphors and the use of dialogue. The moment Lady Macbeth receives the letter from her husband

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    part of human nature‚ Macbeth is led on by the three witches. These three witches play a key role throughout the story‚ foreseeing the future and giving both Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies. By doing so‚ the three witches corrupt Macbeth‚ giving him an unquenchable thirst for power that only grows as the story progresses. In Act 1‚ Macbeth starts out as a loyal and true man to his king‚ friends‚ and wife. However‚ after he hears the witches’ prophecies for both his and Banquo’s futures‚ his dark

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    beginning‚ he starts out at the height of his success and honor‚ but then follows a long dark path to despair. Macbeth did not make these choices on his own though‚ there were other supernatural forces swaying his decisions. These forces are three witches who make six prophecies… There are two sets of prophecies‚ one with three predictions each. One set is in the beginning of the book‚ and the second set near the end. The first prediction of the first set is that Macbeth will be made thane of

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    ambition- to become King of Scotland. It was his encounter with the witches‚ or otherwise referred to as the "weird sisters"‚ that motivated and inspired Macbeth to murder Duncan and therefore become the King of Scotland. However‚ it was mainly Lady Macbeth’s persuasion that had influenced Macbeth to perform his actions which had lead onto other regretful actions including the murder of Banquo and MacDuff’s family. It was the witches who were accountable for Macbeth’s tragic downfall as their apparitions

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    supernatural force. This force would have been implied by the three witches who appear throughout the book and maybe the scenes in which Hecate‚ leader of the witches‚ appears. An example of one of these ‘events’ was when Macbeth was spurred on to kill Duncan by seeing the image of a floating dagger. This could have been due to his own psychological issues meaning that he was simply hallucinating under the circumstances‚ or that the witches sent that image to persuade Macbeth into doing what they wanted

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    The Significance of the Witches in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It was tailored to his contemporary Elizabethan audience‚ who had firm beliefs in the supernatural - especially witches; ugly old women who possessed evil powers. The three‚ unnamed witches in Macbeth could be described as key characters throughout‚ by virtue of their prophecies and socio-historical context. On the other hand‚ it could equally be argued that the human characteristics

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    Continuation : A Dip In The Pool .. Mr.Bottilols body was so cold that he could not feel his legs. Guilt and stupidity ran through his mind which made him feel like a fool. He sat there in the ice cold water and thought of how childish his acts were . He knew that death was around the corner if he were not saved. Mr.botilol put all his effort to shout for help ‚ but no one responded. His heart began to race faster each second.He prayed and pleaded for help ‚ but yet no one approached him. He believed

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    PARALLELS: THE INFLUENCE OF LADY MACBETH AND THE THREE WITCHES THAT CHANGED MACBETH Throughout a person ’s life‚ there are many things‚ like strangers or the media‚ that influence how a person will behave. The main factor in this influence tends to be the people in their lives that they are closest too. Sometimes the influence of people can significantly change a person - whether in a good way‚ or a bad way. In the play _Macbeth_‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many examples of bad influences

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