... each scene would be interpreted. Perhaps Shakespeare himself purposely left these vital scenes open-ended in order to allow the reader to get what they wanted out of the play. Was it the witches" prophecies in the first scene of the play that had the greatest impact on Macbeth's murderous rampage or did Lady Macbeth convince him to do these evil things through ... greed and murderous actions of Macbeth, she ultimately seems to experience much more anguish than Macbeth and is not strong enough to move on. Although the events in this play are oftentimes left up to personal interpretation,...

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William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in the 17th century. The king at the time was King James and he believed witches had very special powers, they could make people ill or even kill them, ... weren't they"d stay in the middle of the pond or river and drown, so they"d die aswell. So if you were believed to be a witch were virtually dead anyway. Shakespeare worked on the element of the supernatural to entice his audience into watching his play right to the end. This worked well because the Elizabethans were afraid of witches because ... of their abilities and what they could do if they were an...

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... disasters. This is demonstrated by the storm and the panic surrounding it, "Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks". Therefore Shakespeare is touching upon an issue much more part of Jacobean lives, rather than contemporary. In our scientifically and mechanically advanced world we are ... our vastly materialistic world. Humans build on their natural foundation, adding luxuries but also unseen laws such as hierarchy and society morals. Shakespeare also appears to criticise hierarchy, as Lear says, "Through tattered clothes great vices do appear; Robes and furred gowns hide...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate