?Discuss Shakespeare’s presentation of the witches in ‘Macbeth’ The play ‘Macbeth’ was written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1606. Shakespeare was born April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ and died in April. Macbeth is one of the four great Shakespearean tragedies along with ‘Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. It is set in 11th century Scotland. This play would have been performed in the Globe theatre and could have had an audience of over 16000 people. The theatre would have been very simple
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Macbeth: Plot Summary (Acts 3‚ 4 and 5) Act 3‚ Scene 1 Act III opens at the royal castle on the day of a great feast to celebrate Macbeth’s coronation. Banquo is the first to enter the great dining hall. The prophecy of the Witches races through his mind‚ and he begins to believe that Macbeth himself was responsible for the fulfillment of the Hags’ prediction. He thinks upon his own destiny as foretold by the Witches. If Macbeth is now king‚ Banquo is sure to father future kings. A trumpet sounds
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Malcolm‚ Macduff‚ and Banquo are all foils to Macbeth. They make Macbeth’s murderous behavior that much worse. Macbeth is blood thirsty‚ ambitious‚ a liar‚ and a trader. He betrayed the king right after receiving a reward for his job. He let the words of the witches get to him and jump start his ambitious murderous thoughts. Malcolm‚ on the other hand‚ is kind hearted. He fights for his country and his kingdom‚ not for blood like Macbeth. He cares about his homeland and loves its people dearly. He
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1. The witches plan to meet upon the hill and prophesize Macbeth’s future and their intent is to cause harm. 2. King Duncan decides to give Macbeth Cawdor’s land/title as a reward for saving the nation. 3. The Witches name Macbeth Thane of Glamis and Cawdor‚ then King later on. The witches tell Banquo that he will be greater but not as great as Macbeth‚ he will be happier but not as happy as Macbeth and Banquo’s descendants will be kings and queens but he himself will not gain royalty 4. Lady Macbeth
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The play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragedy revolved around the hero Macbeth. He has done many things wrong‚ such as murder his king and his best friend for the sake of keeping the crown. Although Macbeth is seen as the villain who causes the downfall of Scotland‚ the Weird Sisters made Macbeth ambitious of being King and made him feel invincible. Even though they knew what would ultimately happen if they told Macbeth the prophecies‚ they still told him. As the play opens to
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Banquo and Fleance flee into the forest‚ Banquo knows that Macbeth killed Duncan and that Macbeth nows wants Banquo dead‚ He reflects on Macbeth’s and his own behavior since the prophecies made by the witches‚ as well as reflecting on Fleance and the person he is to become. The start of Act III‚ Scene 1. Just before Banquo’s murder. Banquo: You have it now‚ Thane of Cawdor‚ just as the witches promised. You killed the king of Scotland so you could take the throne‚ (point to crowd) I know you
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When people ask me When people asked me what do you want to study when you finish school? My answer was: I don´t know. This was my answer for a long time‚ until I realised‚ I always wanted to be an artist‚ and it has always been my dream since I was a little boy to be the greatest artist and the greatest inventor the world could have. Like Leonardo Da-Vinci was‚ like my father would want me to be‚ me‚ becoming what I really want to be. So I started to answer that question‚ I want to study art and
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Checklist of Case Report Note: This checklist is intended to help you get the structure right on the case report; meeting this checklist does not guarantee a quality work. Consulting Letter to CEO (not to exceed one page) • Use the tone of a formal letter‚ no need to include typical ending words such as “Sincerely XXX”. The letter should be written in such a way that‚ even detached from the rest of the report‚ the key messages can still get across to the CEO‚ including the strategy to
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Setting is a large part of Macbeth because it sets the scene and reveals things about different characters. Act four starts out with darkness and thunder as the witches are brewing something and chanting “double‚ double toil and trouble‚ fire burn‚ and cauldron bubble.”(4.1.10-11) All of the scenes throughout Macbeth that involve the witches are very dark and creepy which represents the darkness around the witches. They chant about trouble because they are trouble. The witches are manipulative and cause
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There are three witches introduced in the beginning of Macbeth. They are there to foretell to Macbeth three prophecies. The prophecies are Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Glams and King. These prophecies help to boost up Macbeth’s head. The eventually to causes Macbeth to kill king Duncan. The prophecies bring the idea of fate into the play. The witches had the ability to foreshadow the future. Although they could only tell the future they couldn’t control it. This causes Macbeth to create
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