... " (5.2 75-76). Enticing the reader to turn yet another page with lines such as this, William Shakespeare impels bookworms deeper into the plot of Macbeth. With the presentation of each scene and the development of each character, the reader discovers the complex and interesting plot, which Shakespeare has interwoven into the drama. This is first shown through imagery of darkness which symbolizes death ... the horses are acting strangely. Wrapping it up, animals provide the reader insight and revelation to characters and events throughout the play. Lastly, blood is a major representation ...

• Word Count: 1305
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw and a moral weakness. William Shakespeare's Macbeth is an example of such work. In this drama we discover that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are, in fact, tragic characters in that they suffer to a greater extent than their ... with Banquo's ghost at the banquet. His ensuing imagination and suspicion put him in great danger of exposing his crimes completely. Macbeth's inadequateness to complete his crimes flawlessly lead him to make enemies within the nobles, one of which was Macduff. Macduff and ... brought him to a tragic end of h...

• Word Count: 675
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... lacks the skills necessary to rule without being a tyrant. His response to every problem is violence and murder. Unlike Shakespeare's great villains, such as Iago in Othello and Richard III in Richard III, Macbeth is never comfortable in his role as a criminal. He is unable to bear the psychological consequences of his atrocities ... the revenge she has planned upon a sailor whose wife refused to share her chestnuts. Suddenly a drum beats, and the third witch cries that Macbeth is coming. Macbeth and Banquo, on their way to the king's court at Forres, come upon the witches and shrink in ...

• Word Count: 832
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... "destiny"? Or, is his "destiny" doomed by the witches" prophecies? Macbeth may not have made any of his same choices, if the three Weird sisters hadn't come to him. In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth is no pawn of fate. Although Macbeth was destined to become king, the path he chose to take to achieve ... his aspiration of obtaining the throne was of his own free will. Macbeth knew exactly what he was doing in order to ... should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself (39)...We will proceed no further in this business"(41). Yet, Macbeth's desire to become king ...

• Word Count: 724
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School