Macbeth and Hamlet Shakespearean Tragedies “Fair is foul and foul is fair” which happens to be a famous quote from the tragedy Macbeth(I‚I‚l.10). This line sets the stage perfectly for the rest of the play and the events throughout. It sets the stage for the central theme of appearance versus reality‚ which stays heavily emphasized throughout the play. Also in Hamlet appearance versus reality remains represented by the main characters in the play. In both the characters stay completely unaware of
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How far can the power of man’s ambition extend? This complex question is examined in Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ in which a Scottish soldier receives a prophecy from three witches that he will someday become king‚ spurring a relentless‚ murderous pursuit of the crown. Act I Scene VII occurs shortly before Macbeth commits his first murder - Duncan‚ the current Scottish king - and includes a soliloquy in which he contemplates the outcomes of his plan. The excerpt contributes to the characterization of
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Through Macbeth’s paranoia and belief of the prophecies‚ Shakespeare ultimately demonstrates that the three witches have the most responsibility over his actions. Although initially Macbeth is hesitant at succumbing to his innermost desires as revealed by initially‚ he is easily pushed to prevent or help certain parts of the prophecy. Once Macbeth is crowned king and forced to confront the prospect of Banquo’s descendants’ eventual kinghood‚ Macbeth devolves into madness‚ claiming‚ “To be thus is
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In Rosalyn Schanzer´s Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem‚ extreme disorder in civilization took place due to massive amounts of unjust witch accusations. In early 1692‚ mass chaos struck Salem Village‚ Massachusetts. In a ravenous sprint to gain revenge and play a game of kill-or-be-killed‚ approximately 200 people were accused of witchcraft. 20 of these were executed. Families turned on each other‚ civilians accused one another of unimaginable things‚ and all because of two
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Summary Macbeth meets Banquo in the courtyard of his castle. Banquo is restless because he cannot decide how he feels about the witches and their prophecies. Macbeth pretends indifference‚ but casually agrees to talk about it if Banquo would like. They agree‚ and Banquo leaves. Macbeth again takes time to examine the pros and cons of going through with the plot‚ and begins to see illusions‚ starting with a dagger floating in the air in front of him. He seems to go back and forth‚ but eventually
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violent and gory plays by Shakespeare. In technicality‚ it was a rather violent play‚ but we‚ as the audience‚ were rarely shown the actual violence as most of the deaths happened off-stage. (I think I counted 3 on-stage deaths.) In the play‚ the witches plant an idea in the mind of Macbeth telling him he could be king (Inception??). Even though Macbeth is wary to kill the king‚ Lady Macbeth’s incessant spurring to kill the king forces Macbeth’s hand. In an attempt to “tie up loose ends” Macbeth kills
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timeless 16th Century play write‚ William Shakespeare wrote a play titled The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ which took place during the barbaric age of Scotland. In the production‚ the main character Macbeth allows the influence of a close relative and mysterious witches to corrupt his morals‚ allegiance‚ and honesty to his king‚ country and fellowmen. The most notable theme in this tragedy is the conflict of good vs. evil throughout the natives of Scotland. In opening‚ the leading character Macbeth exemplifies the
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The prophecies of the witches are troubling him. Macbeth cannot sleep‚ he is hallucinating‚ and he has become cold hearted. He goes on to state that he “[had] almost forgot the taste of fear” (Shakespeare 5.5.2364). At this point Lady Macbeth cannot deal with her conscious. She
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Unchecked Ambition” is the most powerfully portrayed in the play’s two main characters‚ Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Macbeth is a pathologically ambitious Scottish general who is pushed to commit evil deeds for his desire of power and fortune after three witches foretell his future saying that he will become the King. In such grand plan Lady Macbeth’s determination was instrumental and even stronger than her husband’s. Evidently being the Queen was an irresistible temptation for her power-hungry personality
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Macbeth‚ the witches have an ambition for entertainment‚ as they reveal the prophecies to Macbeth. Macbeth uses these prophecies as encouragement to murder the king. However‚ he does not realize that the witches “palter with [him] in a double sense” until it is too late to save him from death (Macbeth 5. 8. 20). The witches did not have to inform Macbeth of the prophecies‚ yet they did so for fulfillment of their ambition and Macbeth paid for it with his life. The pleasure Iago and the witches gained from
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