Betrayal, secrets and cold blooded murder are all things that can be found in Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece, "Macbeth." ... Macbeth also tells her the King would be their guest that night. ... Lady Macbeth speaks of how the prophecy must be fulfilled at all costs. ... This also shows that this act of evil intent was all on Lady Macbeth's shoulders; that she is the cause of King Duncan's death. ... All of this evidence adds up to Lady Macbeth being the truly evil one and the person responsible for the death of the King....

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The subject of the play is the murder of a king by his brother who, in turn, marries the king's wife. ... So Macbeth makes this happen for himself by killing the king of Scotland who is King Duncan. ... Macbeth is now crowned king of Scotland. ... Macbeth was the main factor to his downfall because of all of the things that he did after Duncan's murder. Lady Macbeth wasn't as big of an influence on him as most people think because he made all of the decisions to kill Duncan and Banquo on his own. ...

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Despite the witches" foretelling, Macbeth, in the end, makes the decision to kill King Duncan, due to his ambition. ... It is Macbeth's choice to murder King Duncan, as he is responsible for his own ambitions. ... Lady Macbeth is in complete control of the situation when she arranges King Duncan's murder. ... If it were done, when "tis done, then "twere / It were done quickly; if th" assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcrease, success; that but this blow / Might be the be-al and the end-all here, / But here upon this bank and shoal of time, / ...

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King Duncan represents the light as he died an innocent man. ... The witches are ambiguous creatures but they influenced Macbeth a great deal because of the three predictions: "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail, Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth! ... The Elizabethan audience would have been very nervous when watching this play as the thought of killing a king, the Elizabethans believed that killing a king was like offending god so they would have disliked Macbeth and seen him as evil. ...

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Lady Macbeth wants to have King Duncan killed after she receive the news and then she wants Macbeth to be king. ... The king is buried afterwards. ... Lady Macbeth shows no compassion at all and she has more power than Macbeth does. And Lady Macbeth is not stupid at all, she is fully aware of her ability. ... He ends of murdering King Duncan because of her. ...

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Macbeth, in Macbeth by Shakespeare, is influenced in many ways. Lady Macbeth influenced Macbeth in his decision to kill Duncan, the witches influenced him to become king, and his own conscience influenced himself to go through with killing others that had suspicions of him or his plans. Macbet...

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"All hail Macbeth! ... "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... He hath honoured me of late, and I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people" This being appropriate evidence that Macbeth had no intent or will to kill king Duncan. ... Macbeth's guilt is portrayed when he states, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood from my hand? ... Come, go we to the king. ...

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The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play. ... Leave all the rest to me." ... (Pg. 143) At this time, Macbeth finally realizes what all has occurred, and can't believe himself. All of the power, money, wealth, and happiness, were no more and Macbeth's life was completely destroyed. ... The need for the crown, Lady Macbeth, and the thought, and possibility of complete control all lead Macbeth into a complete downfall, by the end of the play....

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"All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" ... Given that Macbeth thinks so greatly of himself, "I dare do all that may become a man. ... The main theme is most definitely guilt and conscience, because Macbeth is aware that killing King Duncan and all that are at heir to the throne is wrong, however he goes and does it anyways, and as a result, suffers the consequences. ... All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. ...

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Some of the many comparisons of Oedipus and Macbeth are that both plays were written from two of the greatest play writers of all time, Sophocles and Shakespeare. ... Oedipus and Macbeth are very similar in character, both wanted to be king, and both killed the current king to get their title. ... After both of the king's murders, Oedipus and Macbeth were given the title of king. ... and "When will I become king?" ... What is controllable is moral and clearly Oedipus and Macbeth had very little if any good morals at all. ...

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He then begins to think of how he will be king, and that all the prophecies will be won. ... Macbeth had chopped the king of Norway's head off during battle. ... Macbeth hires three murderers to kill Banquo so he can become king. ... "The castle of Macduff I will surprise, seize upon Fife, give to th" edge o" th" sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line."... Macbeth, after the witches prophesize his future and becoming king, contrives to kill to get to the position of king. ...

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Macbeths excessive desire to obtain more than he could bear or/and deserve, takes him initially to kill the King, which later brings a sentiment of fear, because if the king died he would be king of Scotland. ... On the other side Lady Macbeth is who encourages him to act this way, killing the king and Duncan. ... When Macbeth kills the king he is giving his soul, his life, to evil. ... Besides all the encouragements he had to kill the King, there is his fear, which is yet greater than the others and controls Macbeth's actions easier. ... Lady Macbeth has an important role on all the murd...

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Lady Macbeth is the one who makes all the plans and keeps them to herself until the timing is right and then she decides to tell Macbeth. ... They also predict into the future that Macbeth shall be king and ruler of them all. ... The idea of Macbeth being king, leads him to wanting to kill the king so he can become ruler. ... However, Macbeth does not like the idea that he will not be the king himself because Banquo's son will also be king. Therefore, he decides to remove Banquo and his son from the picture, so he can have it all to himself. ...

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Immediately after hearing the witches prophecies that he will be king, Macbeth thinks that he must kill the current king to become king himself. If the witches had not met Macbeth, he would not have become king. ... When Lady Macbeth ask him "live a coward in thine own esteem" I think he gets very annoyed this is shown by his reaction "I dare do all that may become a man" and after Lady Macbeth's has said that she has "given suck" and it would make Macbeth "more than what he is" if he killed Duncan. ... All the witches and Lady Macbeth did was coach him and make him realise his true pote...

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The three witches, names unknown, tell Macbeth he will be king of Scotland and Thane of Cawdor. ... As a valiant and loyal soldier of King Duncan's, Macbeth never feels the urge to take the throne from his king before the witches place the thought of power into his mind. ... One witch shouts, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter" (Act I, Scene iii, li 50). ... Without the witches' involvement, Macbeth would not be obsessed with his future position as King of Scotland. ... He has high respect for the king and does not wish for the king to die, but he has his am...

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With persuasion from his wife, whose desire for Macbeth to become king is great, Lord Macbeth carries out the murder of King Duncan. ... Realizing what a good leader King Duncan has been makes Macbeth feel even more guilty about the plan to kill the king. ... However, when a knocking begins on the door, all he can do is stare at his hands. Macbeth says, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? ... The guilt Macbeth is feeling for his sins cloud all of his decisions. ...

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Then all of the sudden signs appear that the end is coming and the main character heads toward downfall. ... The king states that the old Thane should not device, "... ... The murder is carried out but not as planned and Macbeth is driven to kill the king himself. Macbeth states after everyone found the dead king," Loyal and neutral, in a moment? ... Macbeth during this period of insanity loses all respect from what followers he did have and is referred to as the Devil. ...

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Before murdering Duncan, Macbeth imagines a dagger leading him to the king's chamber. ... It is his conscious and it seems as if he is too tensed by the idea of killing the King. He imagines all the blood dripping from the dagger. He also sees the dagger directing him to King Duncan's chamber. ... All this drama led to the dismissal of the guests in a very inappropriate and dishonorable way. ...

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"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir". ... This is the first time that shows that his aspiration to become king clouds his judgement and it eventually drives him to kill King Duncan. ... Banquo knows how ambitious Macbeth is and ends up suspecting that he murdered Kind Duncan: "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promis"d; and, I fear, Thou play"dst most foully for't" When Macbeth becomes king he realises that the witches prophecies about Banquo might also come true: When they first put the name of king on me, and bad...

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The other great leader of King Duncan's army was Banquo, he was Macbeth's partner. ... Lady Macbeth kept insisting Macbeth to go ahead and assasinate the king so that he would become the next king. ... At last he consulted some witches that told a prophecy that he would become king, this made Macbeth decide to murder king Duncan. ... Now a days people wont kill other people but will try to do all that is possible to get what they want. ... I really recomend this and all of Shakespeare's plays to all people of all ages because he writes very interesting and exciting stories....

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She persuades her husband to murder King Duncan in order for Macbeth to become King. ... After he kills King Duncan they feel guilt. Macduff and Lennox have come to escort King Duncan as he has ordered. ... Lady Macbeth fears Macbeth is not strong enough to kill King Duncan. She puts all her femininities behind in order for her to seize the crown. ...

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"king hereafter" shows that Macbeth will become king. ... Macbeth leaves his daze and rejoins Banquo in reality, and for a brief amount of time thinks of murdering King Duncan to make his prediction reality, but pushes it aside because the chances of becoming King are as slim as becoming Thane of Cawdor. When Macbeth hears the news that he has been given the title "Thane of Cawdor," he realizes the Witchs' prediction has come true, and thinks becoming King is now within his reach, but instead of killing Duncan decides to wait for fate to crown him king. After King Duncan makes Macbeth Tha...

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The metaphor of a king caring for his nation as a father would his children is discussed in Macbeth's address to the king whereby he states that, "Your highness" part Is to receive our duties; and our duties Are to your throne and state children and servants" (1.4.23-25) This was a common theme in medieval time whereby the people served their king and paid him the respects of a father. ... By murdering the king Macbeth not only disturbs the natural order but also but also breaks the chain of being. The text refers to the aberrant usurping of the king by Macbeth in a conversation bet...

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"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir". ... This shows that aspiration to become king clouds his judgement and he eventually kills King Duncan. ... Banquo knows how ambitious Macbeth is and ends up suspecting that he murdered Kind Duncan: "Thou hast it now: King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promis"d; and, I fear, Thou play"dst most foully for't" When Macbeth becomes king he realises that the witches prophecies about Banquo might also come true: When they first put the name of king on me, and bade speak to ;then prophet- like, They...

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Macbeth: Plotting King or Manipulated Pawn? ... Macbeth begins the play with no power and has a little control; hence Lady Macbeth had all the power and most of the control. ... He uses the witch's prophecies and Lady Macbeth's reassurance to convince himself that he is oblivious to all. ... If he had it all to do over again, perhaps everything would have worked out. His passionate and obsessive nature prevents him from holding onto all he has worked for. ...

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