In the short story “Test” written by Theodore Thomas, the mai

Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot

The child seems to know what he is doing when he climbs the maple tree, but he does not seem to be conscious of what he is doing when he runs into things and trips and falls.

In everything that Macbeth prided himself in; status and power, none of these are the reason why his character relates and contrasts with those of modern day short stories and poems. Instead, it is that of the different aspects of his character. Robert, the character from the short story “Test” relates and contrasts with Macbeth’s guilty conscience, Liam’s character in the short story “Bluffing” relates with Macbeth’s guilty nature, “you” in the poem “What You Are Doing Now” relates with the regret and self-betrayal of Macbeth, and the child of the poem “The Child Who Walks Backwards” relates with the emotional self-destruction of Macbeth and the uncontrollable force that points him to his fate, ultimate doom. Macbeth’s cruel character determined his fate, ultimate doom.

Likewise, Macbeth is fully aware that he was the one who killed Duncan but before he does, he seems to be unconscious of the fact that he is about to kill Duncan.

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Gary Hyland, Similarly Macbeth, Theodore Thomas, Lorna Crozier, Likewise Macbeth, Duncan Hath, Gail Helgason, Emotionally Macbeth, Macbeth Macbeth’s, Robert Procter, short story, poem “what doing, “what doing now”, short story “bluffing”, child walks, walks backwards”, stories poems, short stories, little girl, “the child, “the child walks, “you” poem, poem “what, child walks backwards”, poem “you”,