... host, who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself." In the end Lady Macbeth's influence did lead to the murder of King Duncan. Her challenging of Macbeth pushed him over the edge. MacBeth's own ambition also lead to his downfall. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth show the long-term effects of greed and ambition. By the end of the play they have no value of life ... petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that ...

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... word of time's record is spoken; and all our yesterdays have been lighted the way for fools to die and turn to dust. Out, out, brief candle! Life is just a walking shadow, a bad actor who struts and worries for an hour on stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, but meaning nothing." (Act V, Sc V) In ... my opinion, this one-hundred percent the opposite way he should be reacting to his wives tragic death. He shows no ... more love or mercy any longer. He's basically saying her death was an inconvenience to him. This is completely disrespe...

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... of human moral disruption. Through their own uncertain nature, they demonstrate and promote the disruption in the world of the play. When Macbeth meets them a second time, we see that their world is without definition; similarly, MAcbeth's disordered sense of the world comes to encompass the assumption that "Life's... a tale/ Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,/ Signifying nothing" (5.5.24-28) Whether or not we believe in ... the supernatural does not matter. The witches are used as a source of temptation for Macbeth. The witches could very well be a part of Macbeth's imagination ...

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... aware of his forthcoming demise: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player/That struts and frets his hour upon the stage/And then is heard no more. It is a tale/Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,/Signifying nothing."" Macbeth knows that his "play,"" or his life, is nearing its end. Despite the fact that whether Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his own demise is a debatable ... issue, there is substantial evidence that supports the theory that Macbeth is in fact responsible for his downfall. Although Lady Macbeth ... refuses to accept his responsibility because he does not...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... cloud over her life. Towards the end of the play, Macbeth becomes very depressed explains how life is pointless as there is nothing for him to live for; "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing." Macbeth also loses ... his loyalties due to his guilt and his hallucinations, showing that following evil and trusting in witchcraft creates enemies and destroys friendships. This play also appeals to a modern day ... audience and this is partly d...

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• Grade Level: High School