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    William Shakespeare was born April 23‚ 1564 in a town in London. Shakespeare attended the Stratford grammar school as a kid. Shakespeare did not continue his education into a university. At 18 years of age‚ Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway and had 3 kids. William Shakespeare was a poet‚ playwright‚ and actor. He wrote some of the most famous plays in history such as‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ Hamlet‚ and Macbeth. In MacbethShakespeare portrays women as weak in the fact that in order to be powerful‚ they

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    There are many different symbols used in Macbeth‚ such as nature‚ weather‚ witches‚ and sleep. The symbol that is mentioned throughout the play is blood‚ and it has a very deep and heavy meaning. Throughout the entire play‚ blood is mentioned multiple times due to all the murders committed. Macbeth shows many different meanings for blood‚ but the one that is displayed the strongest is guilt. The mood‚ the repetition‚ and In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the blood that is shed in the murders symbolizes

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    this tragic work Macbeth. As the play begins night may only be a time but by the end it will have a more effect meaning to not only the plot but also the characters. Early in the play the first witch predicted “ Sleep shall neither night nor day” (1.3.19). The witch is describing what she plans to do to the mortals because of their self - importance. Night is used to emphasize the pain that will be inflicted onto the mortals that they will not be able to sleep "night nor day". Lady Macbeth later

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    destroyed. How destructive love really comes about is when there is missed communication‚ can’t settled an argument‚ or there is no trust in the relationship. It has always been an issue‚ but has become more of a problem on in today’s time. Why does trust factor play a important role in relationship ? Trust should be the most important role in everyone’s relationship‚ but in some cases it doesn’t always work that way. In the book Macbeth‚ Lady

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    Jessica Bennet English How significant is the theme of betrayal in the play Macbeth? Betrayal is a big part in the playMacbeth betrays his king and leader when he kills him‚ King Duncan trusted Macbeth with his life‚ obviously shouldn’t have! King Duncan was innocent but Lady Macbeth and Macbeth desperately wanted Macbeth to become king. I don’t think Macbeth wanted to kill Duncan but he sort of had to for his wife was sure he was going to make a perfect king‚ much better than Duncan

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    the sword is a great portrayal of what happens as Macbeth uses violence to get what he wants‚but eventually violence is used to kill macbeth. in Macbeth In the fiction novel Macbeth by William Shakespeare the reader meets the main protagonist Macbeth Early on in the story he is described as a fearless warrior who always is loyal. The cause of the tragedy that happened to the main protagonist Macbeth was his ambition.His ambition caused the tragedy in three steps. First his ambition led him to poor

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    IS FAIR In the tragedyMacbeth by William Shakespeare‚ the paradoxical theme of "Fair is foul‚ foul is fair" functions throughout the play. The line is a prophecy which means one thing seems like another. It implies especially to the characters that they are not as they seem to be. The Three Witches are the ones who introduce the paradox that runs throughout the play. As this paper develops it will cover more on the different types of deceptions and how it plays an important role in Act

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    and without blood‚ we could not live. This is known to everyone‚ and because of this‚ when Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood to represent treason‚ murder and death‚ it is easily understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood.<br><br>Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder or treason. The first sinister reference to blood is in Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan’s room and he sees "on the blade

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    Real Life Loyalty and Betrayal As Seen In Macbeth Like in the real world‚ in Macbeth William Shakespeare reveals loyalty is not possible if there is a betrayal. Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something.The state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations. Loyalty is like a bond that can’t be broken unless there is betrayal in the mix of it. You can’t gain loyalty if you’re a betrayal person because betrayal is similar to lies and once you lie it

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    Macbeth: Macbeth A Tragic Hero In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious‚ courageous‚ and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the playShakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From the courages in defense of Scotland is significant in the opening scene. However‚ he is very ambitious to be king. At the beginning of the play‚ he was loyal

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