Shakespeare explains Macbeth’s tragic flaw to compare The Tragedy of Macbeth and Othello‚ the Moor of Venice. The play begins with a scene in which three witches make a prophecy. On their way back to the king to report the good news‚ Macbeth and Banquo meet the group of witches and learn about their future: Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor and eventually king‚ and Banquo earns a line of kingship after his death. The two men skeptically think about their prophecies until some of King Duncan’s men inform
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him into doing so. II. Macbeth misinterprets what the three witches tell him A. Macbeth takes everything that the witches say literally 1. James Schiffer identifies that Macbeth believes his initial greeting with the Weird Sisters is a “supernatural soliciting” to murder‚ even though he is aware that fate may crown him king without his action (Schiffer 3). 2. Macbeth has a false sense of security when the witches show him the three apparitions. III. Macbeth is paranoid A
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How far can the power of man’s ambition extend? This complex question is examined in Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ in which a Scottish soldier receives a prophecy from three witches that he will someday become king‚ spurring a relentless‚ murderous pursuit of the crown. Act I Scene VII occurs shortly before Macbeth commits his first murder - Duncan‚ the current Scottish king - and includes a soliloquy in which he contemplates the outcomes of his plan. The excerpt contributes to the characterization of
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Through Macbeth’s paranoia and belief of the prophecies‚ Shakespeare ultimately demonstrates that the three witches have the most responsibility over his actions. Although initially Macbeth is hesitant at succumbing to his innermost desires as revealed by initially‚ he is easily pushed to prevent or help certain parts of the prophecy. Once Macbeth is crowned king and forced to confront the prospect of Banquo’s descendants’ eventual kinghood‚ Macbeth devolves into madness‚ claiming‚ “To be thus is
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possibly do anything awful enough to ruin everything he was earned? Three prophecies were all it took to produce at completely different Macbeth‚ “All hail Macbeth! Hail thee Thane of Glames… Thane of Cawdor… Macbeth that shalt be king here after” (I.iii.48-52). Three witches addressed Macbeth first with the title he already held and then with two titles he did not possess. At first Macbeth is confused as to why the witches would address him wrongly; this is until not long after he is named Thane
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end. Towards the end of the story‚ Macbeth did accumulate everything he wanted‚ in result of that he had no one to share it with. A valuable lesson learned here is every wrong choice comes with a consequence. In conclusion‚ the prophecies the trio witches proclaimed to Macbeth came true and animated his curiosity about how he can reign over Scotland. Also‚ the influences from his wife‚ Lady Macbeth degrades his character as well. Therefore‚ Macbeth is an example of a tragic hero who in the end‚ ended
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diamond to Lady Macbeth for her hospitality. 6. The effect of Banquo’s frank statement: “I dreamt last night of the three Weird Sisters“ ‚ tells us that banquo was dreaming about what the witches had told them and when he says “they have showed some truth” means he dreamt about Macbeth being king or Thane of Cawdor. 7. Macbeth responds to Banquo’s comment about the witches by saying that he has no time and is not thinking about them at that moment. This shows that Macbeth does care about the
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a strong sense of ambition‚ it drives them to do the evil things they would not have done otherwise. After hearing the witches prophecy Macbeth stops at nothing to obtain what they told him he will‚ the ambition that overtakes him causes him to do many things that he would not have done otherwise‚ many of these things being evil deeds. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth ambition is a solely negative quality which is demonstrated through the actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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The Wandering Mind of Macbeth Throughout the play the audience may have blamed the witches or Lady Macbeth for Macbeth’s eventual passing‚ but people overlook the fact that it was Macbeth who chose to do the crimes. The play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ shows the life of Macbeth‚ with him becoming king by doing the worst crime of the land. Macbeth murders his best friend‚ Macduff’s family and also damages Macduff’s castle. All of these actions that Macbeth commits results to high treason
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The witches meet with Macbeth they say‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be king hereafter” (I.iii.50). They are telling Macbeth that he is going to be the future king some day and then that leads to Macbeth making some poor decisions. When the witches told Macbeth the prophecy that sparked many ideas in his head. The witches might be powerful in some ways‚ but greed has the most impact on people’s actions. When Banquo and Macbeth meet the three witches‚ the witches tell Banquo that
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