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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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    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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    purity‚ and peace of mind. when Macbeth said wicked dreams abuse‚ it relates back to the dream that Banquo had when he dreamt of the three sisters meaning that the power of the witches would cause Macbeth to abuse The Curtain’d sleep which was in scene 1 symbolized the sleeping King Duncan in Macbeth’ castle . When Banquo is open about the troubling “dreams” the witches have inspired in him. This explains that Banquo has been troubled by dreams of the weird sisters. One quotes mentions that when he

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    and other characters were being bullies in a lot of ways. The characters used a lot of violence. For example Macbeth wanted to kill the king. A bully is someone who thinks of themselves above everyone else and someone who pushes people around. The witches in the macbeth story bullied people simply by starting trouble and messing with Macbeth’s head. The story of Macbeth relates to bullying very well. Macbeth was not the only bully in the story there are others. Lady Macbeth was also a bully as well

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    Jealousy In Macbeth

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    Three witches prophesied that Macbeth would acquire the Scottish throne as well as two other titles. After his encounter with the witches‚ Macbeth who was once honorable and loyal‚ begins to sink into the depths of despair as he seeks the crown regardless of the consequences. Macbeth killed the king in order to get the crown for himself. His wife‚ Lady Macbeth‚ was his main influence. It was Lady Macbeth who actually convinced Macbeth to kill Duncan. Without her untraditional role in the play‚ one

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    make a man succumb to his insatiable greed and desires. The play revolves around a renown and a once loyal noble named Macbeth. His loyalty begins to diminish and becomes distorted ambition to gain the crown after being promised power by the witches prophecies. This results in the murder of King Duncan‚ who praised

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    himself. We all know what happened to Macbeth in the play yet do we know the movie of Macbeth 2015. One of the tragic and gory similarity would have to be when Macbeth is killing Duncan while he is in bed. For we know this because Macbeth is told by witches that he will be King once Duncan is dead and well Lady Macbeth is fascinated by this that she calls Macbeth a coward and not manly if does not do the deed. Another similarity would have to be that Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and his son

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    In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth portrays many qualities of a tragic hero. One particular quality Macbeth portrays is hamartia. The witches address Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor and “All hail Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.53)‚ both of which he is not. With Macbeth’s new title as Thane of Cawdor‚ Macbeth starts wondering if he will likewise become king. Macbeth‚ being a noble‚ is not in a position to rise up to the rank of a king however; he is very ambitious. Macbeth’s ambition leads

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    In the play‚ ‘Macbeth’ by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a man with undeniably strong ambition‚ and true conscience. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as an ambitious soldier‚ who fought for his king. Although‚ once the witches planted the idea in his head of him potentially becoming King of Scotland‚ his strive and ambitious nature was one that turned into his weakness. Macbeth has changed subconsciously throughout the play and it is ambition that dominates his nature and ultimately causes

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