... , And prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion, and confused events, New hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird clamoured the livelong night: Some say the earth was feverous, and did shake." (Shakespeare, II.iii.49-56) These unfamiliar events show that nature has already reacted to the murderous deed. The weather's excessive reaction to the act exposes its evil: it is so evil that none of ... unnatural is most often considered evil, as it is different, not normal. In fact, even Macbeth himself agrees that " "T was a rough night" (II.iii.57). So if the weather even worri...

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... out of his plot to kill Banquo, Macbeth still relies on her to protect him so that she has to ask the guests at the feast to "feed and regard him not" (III.IV.69) when Macbeth is disturbed by the ghost of Banquo. Macbeth's weaknesses are once again covered up by Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth may have had her qualms about ... Macbeth reveals his plan to "tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me [Macbeth] pale" (III.II.55-56) by slaying Banquo. The reversal of their roles began when Macbeth independently creates the plan to kill Banquo, and the transformation is completed by the end of ...

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... Cawdor. Angus says "we are sent to give thee form our royal master Thanks; only to herald thee into his sight, not pay thee."(I,III,100) Also Ross seems to know about everything that is going on in the play. He might be a professional message deliverer. Everybody can believe what comes out of Roses mouth. For example, when Ross told Lady Macduff ... that Macduff left to England, she didn't start asking other people to make sure he left. The next thing she asked was "what had he done, to make him fly the land?"(III,II,1) Then after the murder's killed Lady Macduff and her son, Ross even ...

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... not say I did it; never shake Thy gory locks at me!" (III.iv.50-51). Macbeth appears crazy to his guests when he sees the ghost and where it was stabbed twenty times. Macbeth talks directly to the ghost and denies that he killed King Duncan and that he sent the murderers after Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth loses his mental state as Banquo ... no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with" (III.iv.93-96). Macbeth wants Banquo's ghost to go back to it's grave where it won't be able to ruin Macbeth's reign of being king. Macbeth is fearful of the ghost, but the worst part is that t...

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... , foretelling Macbeth's future. They seem to enjoy playing with Macbeth's mind. The witches chant together, "The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posers of the sea and land, Thus do go about ,about, Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, and thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charm's wound up." (I, iii, 83-87) The three witches are not well known for producing positive actions and ... reactions in society. They are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). "When Short 2 the battles lost and won" (Act I, Scen...

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... Macbeth utters to Banquo are, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" (I.iii.38). In modern language, Macbeth is saying that the day is beautiful and unpleasant at the same time. What he implies from this is that the day is good because they won the battle, but bad because they had many casualties. In a deeper sense, this line of Macbeth's mirrors ... about what he is going to do about Banquo and Fleance, he says, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, Till thou applaud the deed" (III.ii.45-46). He says to his wife that she does not need to know about that at the moment, but wil...

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... abnormal in front of his guests, and it bothers him greatly. The consequences of his guilt show when he hallucinates "Take any shape but that and firm my nerves shall never tremble in fear" III.IV.106-107). Once the visions vanish he feels good "Why so, being one. I ... am a man again Pray you sit still" (III.IV.111-112). Foe the most part he is guiltless, and that motivates him to engage ... in more crimes. Even though the guilt is not what brings him down, it's a key factor that brings the citizens against him because through his guilt he divulges his wrong ... ruination. Lady Macbe...

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... slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. On the night they planned to kill Duncan, Macbeth is waiting for Lady Macbeth to ring the signal bell to go up the stairs to Duncan's chamber. He sees the vision of the floating dagger. The interest of the dagger is that it leads Macbeth towards the chamber by the presence of evil ... in a wild manner, making people suspicious of his actions. (Act III, Scene VI, ll.31-120). The use of the supernatural has increased the suspense now that Macbeth is constantly relying on the prophecies...

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... murderer but an innocent puppet in the witches' strides towards corruption. . The witches start the whole mental process of Duncan's murder when they ambush Macbeth to relay information concerning his future. One witch shouts, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter" (Act I, Scene iii, li 50). Because of this ... prophecy, Macbeth believes he is destined to be the next king, so he sees only two solutions to fulfill this prophecy. He either has to wait for Duncan ... personality. He would never commit this murder without outside influence. To prove Macbeth's innocence further, ...

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... force behind Macbeth's actions. Macbeth takes actions that lead to his downfall. Although he takes the actions, he would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act I Scene III. The witches introduce Macbeths's fate. At the beginning of the play they plan to meet with Macbeth and they say Fair is foul, and foul is fair ... changed. A person has control of his/her destiny. Macbeth's destiny was suggested by the witches, he listened to their suggestions and followed them. In Act I, Scene III, the witches tell Macbeth that he is Thane of Glamis, Thane of...

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... equivocator" (I.3. 7-I.3.11). This sinner is admitted to hell because he was untruthful, and even his lies could not get him access to heaven. He has also committed treason supposedly in the name of God. This refers to Macbeth. He is deceitful many times to many people. Macbeth invites Banquo to his banquet as he plans to have his friend murdered before ... tell Macbeth assertions that are true, but deceiving, things that are parts of the truth, but not the truth, half truths for their own pleasures. The Weird Sisters" plan is to make Macbeth secure about his future, "And you all know s...

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... material to me than is his father's, must embrace the fate of that dark hour." (Macbeth III, 1, 339)] Macbeth gives these commands to his two murderers. He wants them to take the life of Fleance and Banquo because of their knowledge of the killings. A final quote that represents evil is that ... Even though Macbeth's evil ways make him a hated character, it's his ambition that pushes him to his evil ways. The second theme William Shakespeare displays in Macbeth is ambition. The evil ways of Macbeth's personality powers his ambitions to become successful in his surroundings. This would be...

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... Macbeth's future. They sure seem to love messing with Macbeth's mind and chant in a disturbing fashion, "The weird sisters, hand in hand,/ Posers of the sea and and,/ Thus do go about ,about:/ Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine,/ and thrice again, to make up nine./ Peace! The charm's wound up." (I, iii, 83-87) Banquo's ghost appeared at Macbeth's banquet, but Macbeth was ... the only one who was able to see him. Macbeth seemed to be very unnerved by this occurrence and completely lost touch with reality when ... the ghost was present.. When Lady Macbeth tried to call him down, he coul...

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... execution," (I,ii,16-18) Macbeth kills one of Scotland's greatest enemies, Macdonwald, and receives admiration for his daring move and fearlessness. The Captain praises Macbeth to the King, resulting in Macbeth's new title, Thane of Cawdor: "No more that thane of Cawdor shall deceive/...And with his former title ... of his best friend's disappearance at the banquet, however, this results in Banquo's ghost to appear. Macbeth is petrified and acts out, making his guests suspicious. "Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake/ Thy gory locks at me." (III,iv, 54-55) Although nobody else can .....

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... her less like a woman, and more like a man. "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!" (I, v) Not many women would want something so badly, that they would wish to be a man. Just like a ... 'Tis the eye of childhood/ That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed,/ I'll glid the faces of the grooms withal,/ For it must seem their guilt."(II, ii) She then smears blood on the servants to make it look like they killed the king. Later on in Act II Scene iii, Lady Macbeth ... pretends to act shocke...

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... Prince Hamlet doesn't like Claudius because when hamlet saw his father's ghost he told hamlet to avenge his murder. By the beginning of Act III, Hamlet is almost ready to kill Claudius, but he still needs more proof that Claudius killed his father. Hamlet decides ... to set a trap for him in the form of a play. The subject of the play is the murder of a king by his brother who, in turn, marries the king's wife. The plot of the play is similar to the circumstances of King Hamlet's murder, which strikes a chord in the ... conscience of Claudius. In the middle of the play during the murder...

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... erleaps itself/And falls on th"other," (1, vii, 25-28) All seems good, until Lady Macbeth returns, then she convinces him with her strength that the murder must go through. Lady Macbeth even pushes her husband further, almost forcing him to kill Duncan (when he doesn't want to), and in doing so ... hopes of learning more about the future and who could be plotting against him. Macbeth once again shows here his ambition And determination to stay in power. "I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er" (III.iv.135-137). He ... declare...

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... mine own eyes!/Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The Multitudinous seas incarnadine, /Making the green one red (act II, scene iii, l 58-62). This shows that he really didn't want to kill Duncan, but he did it in order to ... prove himself to Lady Macbeth, and to become the king. By the end he had no fear, and had killed not only Duncan but also many other people. He now had different views from which he had in the beginning of the ... 1 scene 7 shows how Macbeth is in conflict with what Lady Macbeth is instructing and his loy...

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... and Fleance represent to their throne. Macbeth hints to his wife that he has arranged for their elimination without telling her about the details of the plot that is now unfolding. (Jump to the text of Act III, Scene ii) Scene iii: At a park near the royal palace, the two felons joined by a third murderer attack Banquo and Fleance. Banquo is killed, but Fleance escapes. (Jump to ... that Duncan's son Malcolm is in England gathering an army to overthrow Macbeth. Along with Macduff and the King of England, Lenox supports the cause of Malcolm to wrest the throne from the murderous Macbeth....

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... harm why then, alas, do I put up that womanly defence, to say I gave done no harm?-(IV,iii). Malcolm encourages Macduff to stay strong and be the "man-. Macbeth was encouraged to do similar things in act III, scene IV: "What man dare, I dare: Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear dare me to the desert with thy sword; if trembling I inhabit then, protest me ... , and a bold one, one dare to look on that which might appal the devil-(III,iv) and Macduff does not fear Macbeth who says that he is even more brave that the devil. I think their society honors the men, who are brave like a "...

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... to thee, thane of Cawdor All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter."(I, III, l. 50-53) Soon after the meeting with the witches Macbeth realises that he is the thane of Glamis and the thane of Cawdor. He realises that the only way for the 3rd prophecy to come true is to kill Duncan the king of Scotland. So Macbeth and his wife decide to kill Duncan and ... . "I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose image doth unfix my hair" (I, iii, 143-145). For the first time in the story, we see a dark side to the brave and courageous Macbeth. Macbeth sees himself kil...

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... " is first used in Act I, it is meant to project a sense of familial unity. The witches chant, "The weird sisters, hand in hand,/ Posters of the sea and land./ thus do go about, about." (I.iii.32-34) The three witches, we are told, are sisters; this is one example of the association of "hands" with family. Their excessive closeness and fellowship is demonstrated as they join ... when hands are spoken of, they are in direct association with tyrannical power and brutality without remorse. Macbeth says that the witches have placed a "fruitless crown" (III.i.60) on his head and given him a "...

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... husband, but were unable to kill him, only make is life at sea hell by influencing the elements. "Thou his bark cannot be lost, yet it shall be temptest-tost" (I, iii). The witches prophecies don't say when or how, and their meaning depends entirely upon the receiver's interpretation. When the witches tell him he will be King Macbeth's reaction is one of shock then a wish ... to know more. "He seems rapt withal / stay you imperfect speakers, tell me more" (I, iii). Stark contrast to Banquo who laughs his prophecies off as jokes. "Have we eaten on the insane root" (I, iii). Macbeth almos...

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... 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. Banquo The brave, noble general whose children, according to the witches' prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne. Like Macbeth, Banquo thinks ambitious thoughts, but he does not translate ... invitation and says that he plans to go for a ride on his horse for the afternoon. Macbeth mentions that they should discuss the problem of Malcolm and Dona...

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... he has done wrong and feels "afraid- about it. In addition, Macbeth shows his fears even more clearly in the Third Play: "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly- (III,ii,17-19). Evidently, Macbeth recognizes that he lacks tranquility so much that he is not even capable of ... that, even though Macbeth killed Duncan in order to get power, authority and peace, he states that "(it) would be better (to) be with the dead than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy - (III, ii, 19-22). In other words, Macbeth ...

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