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    The Witches’ Way SShakespeare use which looking at metaphors and character reactions represents innocence and the natural—to demonstrate the corruption‚ and ultimately defeat‚ of the natural by the supernatural. Macbeth believes sleep is innocent. Later in the play the conquering of sleep establishes the theme of the supernatural over the natural. With this theme in mind‚ it is possible to make sense of a seemingly random story added by the witches. In the end‚ the witches conquer the natural

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    King Duncan believed Macbeth was a very loyal servant to him. Macbeth was so loyal that he became the Thane of Glamis. But everything turned on him when he had gotten brainwashed by the three witches and persuaded by Lady Macbeth which caused Macbeth to commit many criminal acts. The criminal acts Macbeth committed was murdering King Duncan‚ hiring two murderers to kill Banquo‚ Fleance and Macduffs family. Thus making Macbeth a victim in my opinion. Macbeth is returning from killing Macdonwald

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    and it is said by the witches from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. This PostSecret that I’ve made demonstrates who my character is‚ as witches do not like humans as it is described in Act 1‚ scene 3 when the sailor’s wife is eating chestnuts and the witch describes her as a “rump-fed ronyon” (I‚iii‚ 8)‚ which is quite insulting. This shows that the witches are cruel to humans as they use negative connotations and hurtful language to describe humans. The reason why the witches feel that they’re enjoying

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    English IV Macbeth Essay Assignment English drama‚ as we know it was not always the way it is. It has evolved tremendously since the time of early church plays. Drama in England began long before the Renaissance period. It originated from early church’s ceremonies that were performed to educate the common folk. Before the Renaissance‚ several kinds of plays were written and produced. Miracle plays and mystery plays were introduced to teach people stories from the Bible. Morality plays taught people

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    An Analysis of Why Macbeth Kills Duncan. Thought to have been composed by William Shakespeare between 1606-1607 Macbeth is the final of his four famous ‘tragedies’ which are literary works depicting a tragic hero‚ who becomes engaged in a moral struggle that ends in ruin. Macbeth is rarely mentioned in the theatrical world by its eponymous title‚ as it is considered to be unlucky‚ hence the reason it is often known as ‘The Scottish Tragedy’. The play is said to have been written by Shakespeare for

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    beginning of the play Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth was a kind man that was very loyal to King Duncan. Unfortunately‚ Macbeth became compromised with the help of a few people. The events that unfold in this tragedy would not have taken place without the Three Witches as well as Lady Macbeth. These people slowly drove Macbeth to do unspeakable things. The Witches play an important role in Macbeth’s downfall. In fact‚ the witches start the entire tragedy just by telling Macbeth what his future

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    The witches in “Macbeth” are interesting characters in the play. The first images I think about when someone mentions witches are pointy hats and broomsticks. Many people’s idea when it comes to the portrayal of witches is very narrow and similar to my own opinion‚ however‚ “Macbeth” changes the way witches and magic can be portrayed. “Macbeth” gives flexibility for the depiction of the witches in movies and stage adaptations because there is not correct way to portray them. The witches can be portrayed

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    answer this question properly the roles of Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and The Witches‚ need to be carefully analyzed. Let’s begin at the root of the problem‚ The Three Witches. After all they were the ones that planted the idea of murder in Macbeth’s head. But before going into that The Witches characteristics need to be examined. Shakespeare wanted to let the people know that The Witches were something of chaos and mystery‚ he wanted to let them know that The Witches were far from good and nothing but evil

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    Three Witches in Macbeth Macbeth is a symbolic story of how people can be easily influenced. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth meets the three witches and hears about his prophecy from them which he will become the next King of Scotland. These witches are important characters to develop the story. Every time when Macbeth needed them‚ he received prophecies from them. These prophecies affect Macbeth and reveal his evil personality. As revealed in the play‚ the purposes of the three witches in the

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    Macbeth Trial by Justin You Justice Wallace‚ I strongly believe that Macbeth and his accomplices‚ Lady Macbeth and the weird sisters‚ is to blame for the murder of King Duncan. The night of which King Duncan went to the Macbeth castle‚ Macbeth murdered King Duncan in his sleep. Although he isn’t to blame completely; The supernatural powers of the weird sisters made Macbeth’s ambition get the better of him‚ and with the manipulation of Lady MacbethMacbeth kills King Duncan with his own hands

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