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    only way to gain that is to become queen. Macbeth‚ listening to his wife’s wishes‚ knows what he must do‚ but how will he betray those closest to him? Along with the demand from his wife‚ Macbeth’s mind creates the witches to influence himself while not having to take responsibility for the actions that he doesn’t know he wants to commit. The witches are made by Macbeth because while he loves his wife and wants to honor he wishes‚ he doesn’t want to betray those he is close to and really

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    Banquo act 2 scene 1

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    the torch-lit hall of Macbeth’s castle. Fleance says that it is after midnight‚ and his father responds that although he is tired‚ he wishes to stay awake because his sleep has lately inspired “cursed thoughts” (2.1.8). Macbeth enters‚ and Banquo is surprised to see him still up. Banquo says that the king is asleep and mentions that he had a dream about the “three weird sisters.” When Banquo suggests that the witches have revealed “some truth” to Macbeth‚ Macbeth claims that he has not thought of

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    the Greek Goddess of sorcery‚ crossroads‚ ghosts‚ and necromancy‚ scolded the three witches for spoiling Macbeth’s fate by telling him the path he was eventually going to end up taking. Insinuating that they knew his fate‚ they told him that he would become Thane of Cawdor and continue on to gain the title of king. Macbeth’s murdering of the king was the path that he was always going to take-- it was his fate. The Three Witches‚ also known as the Weïrd Sisters‚ are the other main characters of the

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    The Three Certainties

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    The Three Certainties * Knight v. Knight (1840); + Lord Langdale - To be valid as a trust there must be: a) Certainty of intention to create a trust – Is a trust intended as a q. of fact? b) Certainty of subject-matter – What property is to be subject to the trust and what are the beneficial interests? c) Certainty of objects – Who are the beneficiaries of the trust? (charitable trusts do not need to satisfy this requirement) * Why are these requirements necessary

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    Fate & Destiny - Macbeth

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    “Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny” - Harry S Truman. Most of our actions‚ determine our faith‚ and each decision we make is a pathway that leads us to our futures. Weather this trail takes us towards success or failure is determined by the way we approach them. However‚ sometimes we may cross obstacles that trap or influence us into taking the wrong decisions thus taking the pathway that will lead us to failure. In William Shakespeare’s famous play “Macbeth”‚ Macbeth is promised

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    After murdering King Duncan‚ Macbeth wishes he were dead from the remorse and guilt he is overcome with. He says that he heard voices saying‚ “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep”(2.2.3). Macbeth’s actions almost cause him to give himself away until Lady Macbeth  has to send him to sleep at the end of Act 3 scene 4‚ showing she still is the domineering strong partner even after the murder.

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    child. He does‚ and she marries the King. When she gives birth to a child‚ Rumpelstiltskin comes back and demands the child for payment. Since he loves to play games‚ he says that the Queen may keep the child‚ if she can guess his name in three days. He comes back three times to ask her what his name is. In the meantime the King inadvertently discovers the man in the woods who is saying his name. The King rushes home to tell the Queen. When Rumpelstiltskin returns the third time‚ she says his name and

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    unsettling outcomes‚ the effect of being a criminal. Each of the main characters in ‘Macbeth’ contribution to the central theme grows throughout the play. The Three Witches and Lady Macbeth’s manipulation of Macbeth and the growing insanity of the couple is an example of such cause and effect and can be related to real life. The Three Witches or the ‘weird sisters’‚ skulk like sinister thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. Their cunning stems from their paranormal powers however‚ their

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    Hamlet's Paradox of Man

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    life by the enigma of death---the unknowns. He generally wishes to give his life up for something better; he cannot because there is no knowing whether death is a better alternative or not. Even though a better life is promised to us after death‚ one cannot get ot that place when taking one’s own life. Shakespeare notes that the Scriptures disapprove of suicide. This is another reason that men do not take their live. Hamlet wishes‚ "that the Everlasting that had not fixed/ His cannon ‘gainst

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    The three witches who mention the prophecy that Macbeth will be king firstly influence him. “All hail‚ Macbeth! hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis! All hail‚ Macbeth! hail to thee‚ Thane of Cawdor! All hail‚ Macbeth! that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.49-50). Macbeth carelessly trusts the prophecy without any thought to it and choses to believe in the mistaken expectations instead of dismissing the words of the witches like Banquo did. Though the

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