... type, as he writes a letter to his wife about being so close to becoming king, after coming across three witches. They planted ideas in his mind about being becoming king, and after one of their predictions, about being Thane of Cawdor, comes true, he starts to plan what he could do. Compared ... the play are recurring ideas of appearance versus reality- the first instance is when Duncan talks of the previous Thane of Cawdor- "There's no art To find the mind's construction in the face. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust." (Act 1 Scene 4 Lines 12-15) He is saying that y...

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... power. Ross and Angus enter the scene congratulating Macbeth over his courageous battle and then finally hailing him as Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is shocked, his mind on the witch's prophecy, and inquires: ?The Thane of Cawdor lives, why do you dress me in borrowed robes?? Angus explains that the Thane is ... man and is fully aware of what is right and wrong, so therefore is shocked by the drive behind his ambitions, as he has murder in mind. This is also aimed to shock the audience into seeing the force behind his ambitious nature in conflict with his noble side: ?My present fears ... T...

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... prophecies, and therefore Macbeth cannot be held totally responsible for what happens to himself. The witches make it their business, their enjoyment, to play with Macbeth's mind. For everything they say is meant to harm the foolish Macbeth, without him realizing it. [T] The early actions of Lady Macbeth create a tone of apathetic ... and willpower to commit it. Although she knows that she may not be able to commit these heinous crimes herself, Lady Macbeth has the piece of mind to calls upon evil spirits and other demonic entities to give her some aid. Lady Macbeth, at the beginning of...

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... character changes throughout the play. At the start he is a war hero "brave Macbeth" who has defeated the enemy. He becomes greedy and wants power. His doubts come into his mind about whether he should kill Duncan and after that he becomes obsessed with the prophesies and wanting to wipe out anyone that doubts him as king. At the beginning of ... their prophecies and intrigued after that. He begins to ponder the idea of being king while Banquo dismisses the witches.Lady Macbeth influence on him is big, that it has a subconscious effect on Macbeth. When Macbeth begins to ponder and lose ...

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... to what his wife has to say. The audience feel sorry for Macbeth at this point because they see his wife pestering him continuously in a desperate attempt to change his mind; therefore they feel he is a tragic hero. In Act 1, Scene 7, we see Macbeth seriously think about murdering the King for the first time. He is seen weighing up the consequences ... Lady Macbeth used the same technique on him. Macbeth must have noticed how this technique can persuade people to do things for you. This method must have stuck into his subconscious, from when Lady Macbeth attacked him for being a coward....

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