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    In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare shows a good side‚ and a bad side of a person. At the beginning of the play‚ three witches mentioned “ Fair is Foul” and “Foul is Fair” ( 1.1.13). Macbeth felt that his cousin Duncan are king was unfair to him‚ however‚ Duncan felt it was acceptable. In order‚ to right what Macbeth felt was foul he killed Duncan to make it Fair in his eyes. Their apparition are simply true and they have Macbeth thinking that anyone will hurt him. Macbeth had a taste of power‚ and

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    Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.51-53) At this point‚ Macbeth is already Thane of Glamis‚ but the current Thane of Cawdor is perfectly alive and the king’s position of power seems stable. It is not until the witches say that Macbeth will be king that starts to plot murder: “Present fears are less than horrible imaginings. My thought‚ whose murder yet is fanrastical‚ shakes so my single state of man that function is smothered in surmise‚ and nothing is but what

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    Is Lady Macbeth more ambitious than Macbeth? Lady Macbeth has more ambition than Macbeth. When Lady Macbeth has received the letter from her husband‚ Macbeth‚ telling her about the three witches’ prophecies and the future king Macbeth‚ she decides to make it come true immediately. Macbeth who is loyal man and unwilled at first‚ but unfortunately gets convinced by Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is cold-blooded person as she thinks to regicide Duncan right after reading Macbeth’s letter. In the other

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    The story of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragic one indeed. Full of betrayal and paranoia‚ this play ranks high on Shakespeare’s list of plays. Macbeth tells the story of the Thane of Glamis‚ Macbeth. He learns prophecies from three witches and seeks to fulfill them. In this quest‚ he gets what he wants‚ but loses what he had before. Macbeth’s main reason for committing the heinous act against Duncan in act II is his vivid imagination. The definition of imagination is the faculty or action of forming

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    Macbeth and King Duncan

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    Lady Macbeth greatly influences her husband to kill King Duncan. Although the witches had planted a seed in Macbeth‚ he had changed his mind on killing King Duncan. In Act 1‚ Scene 7‚ Macbeth tells his wife that they will proceed no further in murdering King Duncan: We will proceed no further in this business. He [Duncan] has recently honored me... At this comment‚ Lady Macbeth is furious. She uses manipulation to control Macbeth. She insults his manhood by asking him if he is afraid to kill

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    Macbeths Freewill

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    freewill. Macbeth is a wonderful example of this‚ pitting predestination against freewill. Macbeth’s ambitious actions in an effort to fulfill the prophecy given to him by the three witches were driven solely by his own freewill. Macbeth’s downfall is not caused by some sort of destiny or curse thrown upon him by the witches. Nothing that they predict for him just simply falls into his lap; likewise everything is done by his own power. In an effort to become King‚ he kills King Duncan by his own hand

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    Good vs. Evil in Macbeth

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    and Lady Macbeth along with symbolism of scenery‚ events and false appearances that occur within the play. The witches in Macbeth can be seen as main characters that portray evil values. The weird sisters throughout the play are noticeably evil characters due to their power over Macbeth himself‚ as well as their input in the evil actions that occur. The first appearance of the witches immediately gives the impression of a dark and evil mood. ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair‚ hover through the fog

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    First of all‚ superficially‚ it seems Macbeth is a pawn of fate‚ with such fateful impacts such as the witches and Lady Macbeth compelling him towards murder and evil. In reality‚ however‚ Macbeth is no merely a pawn of destiny. In stead‚ he freely chooses to let fateful factors affect his actions of murder and then chooses to be deprave(). To be more specific‚ the witches and Lady Macbeth seem to be the initiators of Macbeth’s tragic death. But ultimately‚ it is Macbeth’s equivocation

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    he is a really flimsy character who is manipulated by others very easily. For instances when the witches first meet Macbeth to profess his fate; it takes them a few sentences to have Macbeth in the palm of their hands. "All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee thane of glamis All hail Macbeth‚ hail to thee thane of the Cawdor All hail Macbeth thou shalt be king here after!” (1.3.48-50) in these lines the witches state Macbeths

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    banquo in macbeth

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    Many scholars see Banquo as a foil and a contrast to Macbeth. Macbeth‚ for example‚ eagerly accepts the Three Witches’ prophecy as true and seeks to help it along. Banquo‚ on the other hand‚ doubts the prophecies and the intentions of these seemingly evil creatures. Whereas Macbeth places his hope in the prediction that he will be king‚ Banquo argues that evil only offers gifts that lead to destruction. Banquo steadily resists the temptations of evil within the play‚ praying to heaven for help‚ while

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