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    his murder. There are a couple characters that could be blamed‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and the Witches. I feel that the witches are to blame. The Witches have been tinkering with Macbeth’s fate. They have been telling him that he shall be king. The third witch states “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shall be king hereafter!” (Line 50‚ page 327). Macbeth does not understand how he could become king. The Witches also speak to Lady Macbeth about Macbeth becoming king. They both know that they will have to execute

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    wherever they go (I‚ i‚ 1-2). When the witches meet together there is always a significant change in characters mood/mindset. The evil

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    prophecy from the three witches‚ he then has the thirst for power that makes him lose all of his morals. When Macbeth is met by the three witches‚ they predict that his title will be upgraded to King‚ after hearing this prophecy he is both sceptical and filled with joy. Moments after Macbeth hears this news he is made Thane of Cawdor‚ which has made one half of the witches prophecy appear to be truthful. With the news Macbeth writes

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    The Downfall of Macbeth

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    suggests that the tragic hero‚ Macbeth‚ is led down an unescapable road of doom by an outside force; namely the three witches. The second suggests that there is no supernatural force working against Macbeth‚ which therefore makes him responsible for his own actions and inevitable downfall. Macbeth is indeed responsible for his own actions which are provoked by Lady Macbeth‚ the witches‚ his ambition‚ and an unwillingness to listen to his own conscience. These forces had no direct control over his actions

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    person that would not mind killing her own baby. As the play Macbeth begins‚ the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seems to be one of trust and commitment. Macbeth finds himself caught up in the predictions the witches make and he confides what he has learned from the witches in a letter to Lady Macbeth. She pridefully boasts and begins to allow her ideas of his possible power to spin out of control. She uses all of her womanly influence to manipulate him into killing his cousin‚ Duncan‚ to

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    Essay #2 Macbeth June 2‚ 2011 The question is whether the witches cause the crimes or just merely predict the moral choices of Macbeth. All of us have to make choices that involve right and wrong or good and bad. Our moral choices are a set of values that are influenced by our up bringing. This play seems to indicate that Macbeth struggles within between his ambitions and his sense of right and wrong. I believe the witches predicted the crimes which may have influenced his actions but the

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    his situation‚ If you look closely at him‚ you may always find the little detail that betrays his disguise. In this situation‚ Macbeth’s sudden interest for power was the detail that betrayed his mask and revealed he was a victim of fate . Before witches told him he would be king he had two kingdoms and was satisfied. However after knowing the prediction he wanted more and decided to do whatever bloody deed it took to become king. His thirst for power started right after the first prediction‚ and

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    play and its central characters are evil. The theme of Macbeth centers on how ambition and greed can over power morality and overrun human nature. Three witches meet in a heath. They plan when and where they would meet Macbeth to give him a prophecy. On the way back from battle‚ Macbeth and Banquo go to heath to meet up with the three witches. The prophecies say that Macbeth will be future king. But‚ they tell Banquo that he is ‘lesser than Macbeth‚ but also greater.’ Lady Macbeth gets the servants

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    intuition that he ends up relying on are entirely his own. In the beginning‚ Macbeth is a good man. He fights for his king and his country‚ and he is honored for his good deeds and is made prosperous. Yet‚ it all changes with the meeting of witches along

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    such influences he is responsible for his fates’ outcome due to the fact‚ that he controls his own destiny by the choices he wants to make with no one forcing him to choose those decisions. Although‚ Macbeth’s choices are drastically impacted by the witches’ through their prophecies‚ Lady Macbeth controlling tendencies

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