Becoming king was Macbeth's ruin. ... The witches greeting to Macbeth: "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, that shall be king hereafter" (Act 1 Scene 3 Page 6) went directly to his heart and his ambitious nature, inspiring Macbeth with the thought that he could become king. ... "Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. ... Because of her madness and regret she does not play a part in all the murders that Macbeth orders after the King ...

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Betrayal, secrets and cold blooded murder are all things that can be found in Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece, "Macbeth." ... Macbeth also tells her the King would be their guest that night. ... Lady Macbeth speaks of how the prophecy must be fulfilled at all costs. ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... All of this evidence adds up to Lady Macbeth being the truly evil one and the person responsible for the death of the King....

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Then they speak in act 2, scene 3, lines 46-48, "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter" Banquo and Macbeth are startled by these predictions but Banquo is less convinced than Macbeth is. ... Also when the witches say," All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter," it doesn't suggest in any way that Macbeth should murder king Duncan nor Malcolm to become king they only say that he will become king. ... So basically in the small soliloquy she reveals that she has ambitions of ...

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Despite the witches" foretelling, Macbeth, in the end, makes the decision to kill King Duncan, due to his ambition. ... It is Macbeth's choice to murder King Duncan, as he is responsible for his own ambitions. ... Lady Macbeth is in complete control of the situation when she arranges King Duncan's murder. ... If it were done, when "tis done, then "twere / It were done quickly; if th" assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcrease, success; that but this blow / Might be the be-al and the end-all here, / But here upon this bank and shoal of time, / ...

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King Duncan praises him for his bravery and the victory. ... He explains how he can see gouts of Duncan's blood all over the blade, which shows his guilt for the murder in the future. ... He develops hatred and says that he will not be the one to set up Banquo's sons to be King. ... Like before he brings up his destiny again saying that he committed the crimes, gave up his fate, and it was all for someone else. ... But before he knows it he has no problem at all killing other people and becomes very used to it. ...

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King Duncan represents the light as he died an innocent man. ... The witches are ambiguous creatures but they influenced Macbeth a great deal because of the three predictions: "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth! ... The Elizabethan audience would have been very nervous when watching this play as the thought of killing a king, the Elizabethans believed that killing a king was like offending god so they would have disliked Macbeth and seen him as evil. ...

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Lady Macbeth wants to have King Duncan killed after she receive the news and then she wants Macbeth to be king. ... The king is buried afterwards. ... Lady Macbeth shows no compassion at all and she has more power than Macbeth does. And Lady Macbeth is not stupid at all, she is fully aware of her ability. ... He ends of murdering King Duncan because of her. ...

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Shortly after his encounter with the witches he is pronounced Thane of Cawdor and due to this knowledge, Macbeth believes in all of the prophecies therefore committing regicide in order to become King faster. By caving in to the pressure, Macbeth then kills the previous king being King Duncan while he is sleeping soundly in his bed, and is declared King a few hours after framing the guards for the murder. ... All: Fair is foul, and foul is fair. ... And the like power have Kings; they make and unmake their subjects: they have power of rising, and casting down: of life, and of death: judges ove...

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Macbeth, in Macbeth by Shakespeare, is influenced in many ways. Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth in his decision to kill Duncan, the witches influenced him to become king, and his own conscience influenced himself to go through with killing others that had suspicions of him or his plans. Macbet...

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"All hail Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... He hath honoured me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people" This being appropriate evidence that Macbeth had no intent or will to kill king Duncan. ... Macbeth's guilt is portrayed when he states, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood from my hand? ... Come, go we to the king. ...

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The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play. ... Leave all the rest to me." ... (Pg. 143) At this time, Macbeth finally realizes what all has occurred, and can't believe himself. All of the power, money, wealth, and happiness, were no more and Macbeth's life was completely destroyed. ... The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought, and possibility of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play....

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"All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... Given that Macbeth thinks so greatly of himself, "I dare do all that may become a man. ... The main theme is most definitely guilt and conscience, because Macbeth is aware that killing King Duncan and all that are at heir to the throne is wrong, however he goes and does it anyways, and as a result, suffers the consequences. ... All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. ...

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Some of the many comparisons of Oedipus and Macbeth are that both plays were written from two of the greatest play writers of all time, Sophocles and Shakespeare. ... Oedipus and Macbeth are very similar in character, both wanted to be king, and both killed the current king to get their title. ... After both of the king's murders, Oedipus and Macbeth were given the title of king. ... and "When will I become king?" ... What is controllable is moral and clearly Oedipus and Macbeth had very little if any good morals at all. ...

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He then begins to think of how he will be king, and that all the prophecies will be won. ... Macbeth had chopped the king of Norway's head off during battle. ... Macbeth hires three murderers to kill Banquo so he can become king. ... "The castle of Macduff I will surprise, seize upon Fife, give to th" edge o" th" sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line."... Macbeth, after the witches prophesize his future and becoming king, contrives to kill to get to the position of king. ...

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Macbeths excessive desire to obtain more than he could bear or/and deserve, takes him initially to kill the King, which later brings a sentiment of fear, because if the king died he would be king of Scotland. ... On the other side Lady Macbeth is who encourages him to act this way, killing the king and Duncan. ... When Macbeth kills the king he is giving his soul, his life, to evil. ... Besides all the encouragements he had to kill the King, there is his fear, which is yet greater than the others and controls Macbeth's actions easier. ... Lady Macbeth has an important role on all the murd...

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Lady Macbeth is the one who makes all the plans and keeps them to herself until the timing is right and then she decides to tell Macbeth. ... They also predict into the future that Macbeth shall be king and ruler of them all. ... The idea of Macbeth being king, leads him to wanting to kill the king so he can become ruler. ... However, Macbeth does not like the idea that he will not be the king himself because Banquo's son will also be king. Therefore, he decides to remove Banquo and his son from the picture, so he can have it all to himself. ...

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Lady Macbeth displays to the audience all of Macbeth's weaknesses; her ambition to have power becomes her husband's and this will bring out Macbeth's ambition to be king. ... In order for her to have the courage to do the deed and ask that all woman emotions be removed from her, "Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty! ... Lady Macbeth is very confident that they will not be suspected for the murder of the King, and she assures Macbeth that if they do everything right then he will become k...

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Immediately after hearing the witches prophecies that he will be king, Macbeth thinks that he must kill the current king to become king himself. If the witches had not met Macbeth, he would not have become king. ... When Lady Macbeth ask him "live a coward in thine own esteem" I think he gets very annoyed this is shown by his reaction "I dare do all that may become a man" and after Lady Macbeth's has said that she has "given suck" and it would make Macbeth "more than what he is" if he killed Duncan. ... All the witches and Lady Macbeth did was coach him and make him realise his true pote...

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The three witches, names unknown, tell Macbeth he will be king of Scotland and Thane of Cawdor. ... As a valiant and loyal soldier of King Duncan's, Macbeth never feels the urge to take the throne from his king before the witches place the thought of power into his mind. ... One witch shouts, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter" (Act I, Scene iii, li 50). ... Without the witches' involvement, Macbeth would not be obsessed with his future position as King of Scotland. ... He has high respect for the king and does not wish for the king to die, but he has his am...

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With persuasion from his wife, whose desire for Macbeth to become king is great, Lord Macbeth carries out the murder of King Duncan. ... Realizing what a good leader King Duncan has been makes Macbeth feel even more guilty about the plan to kill the king. ... However, when a knocking begins on the door, all he can do is stare at his hands. Macbeth says, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? ... The guilt Macbeth is feeling for his sins cloud all of his decisions. ...

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All of which have been referred to as icons of to be studied within literature. ... The King was overwrought with worry. ... They discover the King's death. ... Macbeth was announced King and the King's sons were suspected in the murder. ... All of the murders haunt Lady Macbeth who sleepwalks and goes mad. ...

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Then all of the sudden signs appear that the end is coming and the main character heads toward downfall. ... The king states that the old Thane should not device, "... ... The murder is carried out but not as planned and Macbeth is driven to kill the king himself. Macbeth states after everyone found the dead king," Loyal and neutral, in a moment? ... Macbeth during this period of insanity loses all respect from what followers he did have and is referred to as the Devil. ...

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Before murdering Duncan, Macbeth imagines a dagger leading him to the king's chamber. ... It is his conscious and it seems as if he is too tensed by the idea of killing the King. He imagines all the blood dripping from the dagger. He also sees the dagger directing him to King Duncan's chamber. ... All this drama led to the dismissal of the guests in a very inappropriate and dishonorable way. ...

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The Three Witches' predictions influence Macbeth's thoughts, and plant in his mind the idea that he will be king. ... The witches predict that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland, and that Banquo's children will also be king. ... He warns Macbeth not to believe all that the witches say, however, Macbeth doesn't appear to heed his friends remarks. ... She knows of her husband's all-consuming ambitions, and feels that they deserve to be king and queen. ... Macbeth's thoughts, actions and decisions, reflect his determination to be king at any c...

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"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir". ... This is the first time that shows that his aspiration to become king clouds his judgement and it eventually drives him to kill King Duncan. ... Banquo knows how ambitious Macbeth is and ends up suspecting that he murdered Kind Duncan: "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promis"d; and, I fear, Thou play"dst most foully for't" When Macbeth becomes king he realises that the witches prophecies about Banquo might also come true: When they first put the name of king on me, and bad...

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