... play allows the reader to personally decide how each scene is being portrayed. This variability in the interpretation of some key scenes makes it possible to give an in depth analysis of the events effecting many outcomes. One of these perplexing questions that arose throughout the reading was whether it was the witches" and their prophecies or Lady Macbeth that had ... the throne. The inability to kill Fleance was a major indication that fate could not be tampered with and Macbeth could not change the inevitable. At this point Macbeth should have come to the realization that he would b...

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... to accept his responsibility because he does not want to damage his seemingly bold, courageous persona. Simply accepting his own responsibility could have written an entirely different history for the analysis and classification of Macbeth as a tragedy. Macbeth is therefore not a tragedy because Macbeth is a violent, self-centered character who makes it difficult for himself to be loved by others because ... ...

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... second part of the witch's prophecy, when Banquo's sons become kings. Macbeth knowing he will not have any kids, he fears the idea "the seeds of Banquo kings. Rather to come fate into the list, and champion me to the utterance "(3.1.70-73) Since he committed such acts to become king, he does not want anything to ... come in the way of his desire to be king and doesn't want Banquo's kids becoming kings either which shows how ruthless Macbeth really became during the progress of the play ... sanity to rule the country of Scotland. Once king, there wasn't much more for Macbeth to do but ...

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... mirrors his political power as Macbeth was a brave soldier for whom his counterparts would die, but once again the witches changed that, as he killed Duncan to make the prophecies come true. Macbeth became King but trust was lost, and his fellow soldiers became suspicious of him, even his fellow commander Banquo feared, "Thou play'dst most foully for't" ... – like helping each other murder Duncan – they would nonetheless do anything for each other without any questions. Macbeth was committed to making his Lady's dream of being Queen come true, as he did unthinkable things to ple...

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... Dearest Love." The power of nemesis is shown clearly at the end of the play when Macduff came back to murder Macbeth. Macbeth would never have guessed that Macduff would come back for revenge for the killing in Macduff's household. This nemesis shows an additional force beyond Macbeth's control. Because of Macbeth's strong beliefs in ambition and the witches, when he ... so far ignores ultimate ends that, if he could perform the deed and escape its consequences here upon this bank and shoal of time, he'ld jump the life to come. Without denying him still a complexity of motives - as kins...

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... by the words "Under my battlements- which show that she is now supremely firm in her purpose. Her speech continues and she seems to evoke evil by reiterating the word "Come- which is addressed to darker powers. At this stage in the play, the audience feels somewhat intimidated and frightened of Lady Macbeth's domineering presence. Lady Macbeth calls upon evil to ... wonder whether Macbeth is the villain or actually the victim and our resentment towards Lady Macbeth increases. Many lines suggest that Lady Macbeth believed she would kill the king herself "Come, thick night, That my keen k...

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... , Lady Macbeth serves as a complete counterexample against those biases. This is most prevalent in the scene right when she hears of the three witches' prophecies of Macbeth becoming king. "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." (Macbeth, I, v, 47-50) Immediately, Lady ... ...

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... a loyal soldier, lauded as a "valiant cousin" by his peers. When given the role as Thane of Cawdor, his "black and deep desires" shine through, as the witches' prophesy begins to come true, prompting him to take the icy path toward the life of a tyrannical leader. Macbeth is firstly influenced by the witches, who install the prophecy into his mind saying "all ... ...

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... by her ambitions that she neglects to ponder the potential consequences her actions may have on her and Macbeth himself. This intense and unwavering ambition of what might be to come forces her to place whatever values, morals and good judgment on hold, however it is also her blind ambition that leads to her fast approaching downfall. Aside from Lady Macbeth ... ...

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... him to his bare human existence. This is the inescapable bond that keeps him pale, and this is the law of his own soul from whose grasp he seeks release: "Come, sealing night... And with thy bloody and invisible hand cancel and tear to pieces that great bond which keeps me pale." He conceives that quick escape from the accusations of ... ...

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... something evil is going to happen in the play and that's why Macbeth is such a famous play. You need this scene to sort of guide the way for what's to come, without it get the rest of the play and how Macbeth turned evil for no apparent reason. I believe this scene is one of the most important scenes in the play ... ...

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... they who decide to forgo all relations with the opposite sex during their term of scholarship, and then it is the King who decrees the law "that no woman shall come within a mile of my court" (Act 1, Scene 1, 119-120), issuing a penalty of having their tongue cut out for any woman who disobeys the order. This displays an unrivalled amount of ... ...

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... only hinder them. They climb higher but are not content, they gain more yet are not satisfied, they eventually get as far as their drive will take them and unavoidably come to a bitter end. There are myriad individuals who have grown through their ambition but gradually let their ambitions grow through their voracity, brutality, and egotism. Macbeth and Nixon were two ... ...

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... to humanity and in simplicity are easy to break. Modern understandings of gender and the boundaries of acceptable conduct alter our reading of shakespeares carefully constructed questions. Gender roles have come a long way since Jacobean times, men are now expected to feel emotions and are not expected to hide them. It is a result of this that the modern day reader interacts ... ...

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