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    towards the prophecies. His behaviour is now controlled by superstition and the words of the Weird Sisters‚ so he becomes demanding. He tells them‚ “Even till destruction sicken; answer me” (4.1.60). Macbeth tells them that he does not care if the witches have to destroy the world to fulfill his

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    prophecy from the three witches‚ he then has the thirst for power that makes him lose all of his morals. When Macbeth is met by the three witches‚ they predict that his title will be upgraded to King‚ after hearing this prophecy he is both sceptical and filled with joy. Moments after Macbeth hears this news he is made Thane of Cawdor‚ which has made one half of the witches prophecy appear to be truthful. With the news Macbeth writes

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    The Theme Of Macbeth

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    dark play and its central characters are evil. The theme of Macbeth centers on how ambition and greed can over power morality and overrun human nature. Three witches meet in a heath. They plan when and where they would meet Macbeth to give him a prophecy. On the way back from battle‚ Macbeth and Banquo go to heath to meet up with the three witches. The prophecies say that Macbeth will be future king. But‚ they tell Banquo that he is ‘lesser than Macbeth‚ but also greater.’ Lady Macbeth gets the servants

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    Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches are all to blame for the tragedy that is “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth through convincing Macbeth‚ Macbeth for following his ambition more than his conscience and the three witches for putting the idea of being king in Macbeth’s head. Lady Macbeth is to blame for the downfall of Macbeth because she convinces and manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan. She convinces and manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan by insulting his manliness which Macbeth takes

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    “Fair is Foul‚ and Foul is Fair” The play Macbeth‚ was written around 1606 by the famous poet William Shakespeare. In the plot‚ Macbeth is told prophecies by three witches and he does everything in his power to make sure he becomes the king‚ as they proclaimed‚ including murder. In Macbeth‚ one theme presented is “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚” meaning that things appearing to be good are sometimes bad‚ and things that at first seem bad can actually be good. There are many examples in the play

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    Macbeth Act 1 Summary

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    Plot 1‚1 Battlefield‚ thunder and lightning Three witches The three witches arrange to meet with Macbeth when the battle is oover 1‚2 King’s headquarters King Duncan‚ Malcolm‚ Donaldbain‚ Lennox‚ Ross‚ Angus King Duncan hears good news of the battle; Banquo and Macbeth have fught valiantly against his enemies and the king rewards Macbeth with the title Thane of Cawdor 1‚3 The heath‚ thunder three witches‚ Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ Ross‚ Angus The witches meet Banquo and Macbeth: Macbeth shall become

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    which then led him to breaking all moral boundaries. The theme of ambition in Macbeth can be best explained by analyzing the witches‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself. The witches controlled Macbeth in ways that seemed innocent because they never mentally or physically convinced Macbeth to murder anyone throughout the play. Macbeth is first introduced by the witches with three titles: Thane of Glamis‚ which Macbeth is aware of; Thane of Cawdor‚ which is true and King‚ which is not yet true. Macbeth

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    characters of the witches. He uses different dramatic techniques in order to interpret his ideas to the audience. The witches are present from the first scene and are not seen without each other throughout the play. The supernatural occurs four times throughout Macbeth: in all the appearances of the witches‚ in the emergence of Banquos’s ghost‚ in the witches apparitions with their prophecies‚ and in the air- drawn dagger that guides Macbeth towards King Duncan. The witches are the first thing

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    tendencies can be seen at the beginning of the play. Over the course of time‚ Lady Macbeth changes adequately from the lust of power to more of an anguished person. The consolidation of the fatal influence by the witches and Lady Macbeth on Macbeth is what mustered for a disaster. The three witches and their dark powers represent the supernatural forces. Lady Macbeth acts as Macbeth’s external force and pushes him towards the bloody

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    person that would not mind killing her own baby. As the play Macbeth begins‚ the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seems to be one of trust and commitment. Macbeth finds himself caught up in the predictions the witches make and he confides what he has learned from the witches in a letter to Lady Macbeth. She pridefully boasts and begins to allow her ideas of his possible power to spin out of control. She uses all of her womanly influence to manipulate him into killing his cousin‚ Duncan‚ to

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