Macbeth” [1] initially claims that if “chance will have [him] king‚ why‚ chance may crown [him]‚ without [his] stir” [1]‚ yet contradicts himself by proceeding “further in this business” [1] and hiding “what [his] false heart doth know” [1]. The “three witches” [2] play on Macbeth’s “hamartia” [2] to turn him from a “good soldier” [1] to a “tyrant” [1] wearing “borrowed robes” [1]. Macbeth starts to plan the demise of his “dear friend” [1] as soon as he discovers that Banquo’s “children shall be kings”
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because he was a trusted friend to him and the people of Scotland trusted him as well. In the story of Macbeth‚ Macbeth killed Duncan and Banquo because he was selfish and wanted to be king because of his wife punking him and his meeting with the witches. Macduff is the smart one out of everyone in the story He took his suspicious and ran with it to get answers unlike everyone else after the death of the king. He left on a courageous note to Scotland when he realizes abnormal things are happening
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After Macbeth has successfully gained the throne‚ he goes to the witches for another prophecy because he wants his sons to gain the throne instead of Banquo’s. Macbeth found out his prophecy in the form of apparitions which were ‘cooked up’ by the witches in a cauldron. one witch shows him a crowned child which means beware Macduff‚ the second which shows him a bloody child which means no man born of a woman can harm him‚ and the third which shows an armed head which means nothing shall overcome
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Do you have the power to let power go? Most would say yes‚ but how does one truly know unless they are put in a predicament with real life consequences to their decisions. Most people hold a firm grasp to power because they fear of what would happen to them if they were indeed‚ powerless. This notorious human characteristic is fully explored in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ a story of the destructive consequences a deep ambition for power can lead to. Macbeth’s paranoid sense of ambition‚
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move‚ he’s froze in his steps! So many thoughts going there his mind‚ but why did he do it? You can clearly see that he regrets it‚ so why did he kill the king? Was it for himself or was Lady Macbeth’s pressure to much so he did or maybe was it the witches put a spell on him? I I have done my research and I strongly believe that it was his wife’s fault she pushed him into killing King Duncan! So first off most people won’t realize the hold a wife has over her husband‚until they’re married! In one part
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been less willing to help kill Macbeth. Another reasons for equivocation is you can make alliteration to occur which can help with sound devices and allow for sound devices to happen (Visual Thesaurus). For example in Act 1 scene 1 line 10-11 the witches say “Fair is foul and foul is fair‚ / Hover through the fog and filthy air”‚ some other words could have been placed here and the same meaning would come through (1.1.10-11). All the “f’s” could have been changed to other constants but the sound “fff”
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soldier however‚ later on in the play Macbeth gets tempted by outside forces such as the scottish witches and his wife Lady Macbeth and get corrupted. In the play the third witches state “Thou shalt get kings‚though thou be none:So all hail‚ Macbeth and Banquo”(I‚iii‚60). In other words the witches are telling Macbeth their prophecy that macbeth would be king to mess with Macbeth’s head. After the witches play with Macbeth’s head he starts falling apart. Many of the audience would agree that Macbeth
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relationship with Lady Macbeth and his attitude to killing people. Near the start of the play‚ in Act 1 scene 3‚ Macbeth is quite disrespectful to the witches: ‘Speak if you can’‚ ‘what are you’ line 45‚ ‘so foul and fair a day I have not seen’ line 36. This also shows that Macbeth was a proud character and liked to show his power. When the witches tell him and Banquo the prophecies‚ Macbeth is very eager to know about it: ‘Stay‚ you imperfect speakers. Tell me more’ line 68‚ ‘Speak I charge you’
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Additionally‚ Banquo’s ghost evoked Macbeth to feel remorse and terror‚ leading him to rely on the witches’ prognosis and having a misguided sense of safety. Shortly after Macbeth ordered for Banquo to be murdered‚ his ghost made an appearance at the banqueting hall in Forres Castle. This unanticipated intrusion catches Macbeth off guard and he accuses the lords of deceiving him. Macbeth experiencing horror is conspicuous on page 95‚ Act III‚ Scene iv when Macbeth is speaking to the ghost‚ "Get
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what kind of person they truly are. Even the innocent ones look suspicious. When Macbeth first meets the witches there seems to be a little tension. While the witches praise him saying “Hail!” “Hail!” “Hail!” (lines 62-64) Banquo gets the impression that Macbeth “is wrapped withal” (line 57) which means that he is entranced with what they are saying. After all of the drama with the witches the scene changes when the King starts to talk with
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