... sisters" as they are referred to in the play. It is most evident in the scene where Macbeth visits the witches to seek their insight and his fortune for the future. He is shown three apparitions, one of which is a bloody child that commands him to, "Be bloody, bold ... unaware that the Thane has died states, "The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me in borrow"d robes?" Next, Banquo aware of Macbeth's promotion and the witches" prophesies, stated, "New honors come upon him, like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold but with the aid of use." Another occurrence ... raven, a ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... Duncan shows in the play Shakespeare's Macbeth the three most prevalent are his obliviousness to what people think, he is a very trusting person, and he is very emotional. In Macbeth's report to the king that the Thane of Cawdor was dead, the king shows how oblivious he is by ... honest to you or not. This character trait is linked very closely to the fact the he is a very trusting person, which is revealed when Duncan and Macbeth are talking about the Thane of Cawdor, Duncan says that, "He was a gentleman on whom I built/ An absolute trust."(I. i, 13-14) ... joy. It is shown that the D...

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• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

... which he already knows. Then they tell him that he is going to be Thane of Cawdor then the king of Scotland. Macbeth is drawn in and is frightened and surprised. Banquo on the other hand is not drawn in at all ands jokily asks them to tell him his future. When they tell him that his ... The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o"er leap For in my way it lies, stars hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires" Macbeth is saying here that he must keep his thoughts to himself. The only person he tells is his wife, Lady Macbeth. ... on ins...

• Word Count: 3066
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School