1. Macbeth and King Lear
All witches would be charged with heresy burned at the stake by the Christian Church of the time. ... When arrived in England, he still showed almost no interest in the matter at all. ... It was during this time that an estimated 1300 suspected witches were executed, almost all of them women. ... The girl later revealed her innocence before the King and he let her go. ... In 1763, all the Witchcraft Acts were repealed. ...
He kept his title and thought that he will remain the greatest of all no matter how many excellent soccer players competed him. ... He said, "The biggest mistake of all was taking drugs- (Diego's 1). ... They cried, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter- (Mac.1.3.50). Macbeth thought that it is impossible to become a king when the King is alive. ... He answers her back by saying, "I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none- (Mac.1.7.46-47). ...
In the conversation with MacBeth the first and second Witches speak of MacBeth becoming the Thane of Cawdor and King when they say "All Hail, MacBeth! ... (1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! ... With the total power of being king MacBeth commits all these murders showing that has now become totally corrupt His plan to get MacDuff out of his way backfire. ... MacBeth went from the Thane of Glamis all the way to being the all powerful King but it came at the price of many lives. ... All these events point to one single fact. ...
Then they speak in act 2, scene 3, lines 46-48, "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter" Banquo and Macbeth are startled by these predictions but Banquo is less convinced than Macbeth is. ... Also when the witches say," All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter," it doesn't suggest in any way that Macbeth should murder king Duncan nor Malcolm to become king they only say that he will become king. ... So basically in the small soliloquy she reveals that she has ambitions of ...
Macbeth was written at a time when England was experiencing a love affair with all things Scottish due to the new King. ... In 1603, James became the King of England. ... The king suffered from several physical ailments. ... All in all, James" death seemed to be more of a release from troubles than a horrible event. ... At the age of twenty-seven, he was crowned King of Scotland. ...
King Duncan praises him for his bravery and the victory. ... He explains how he can see gouts of Duncan's blood all over the blade, which shows his guilt for the murder in the future. ... He develops hatred and says that he will not be the one to set up Banquo's sons to be King. ... Like before he brings up his destiny again saying that he committed the crimes, gave up his fate, and it was all for someone else. ... But before he knows it he has no problem at all killing other people and becomes very used to it. ...
Also, when he tells Lady Macduff that Macduff has went to England, he doesn't waste any time at all because Lady Macduff is his cousin. ... When Macduff asks the two questions, " how does my wife, and all my children?" ... If the witches never told Macbeth that he would become king, he would have never taken the inicative by killing king Duncan to become king. The third witch said to him "all hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!"... The witches are the ones that start all the trouble. ...
Lady Macbeth displays to the audience all of Macbeth's weaknesses; her ambition to have power becomes her husband's and this will bring out Macbeth's ambition to be king. ... In order for her to have the courage to do the deed and ask that all woman emotions be removed from her, "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! ... Lady Macbeth is very confident that they will not be suspected for the murder of the King, and she assures Macbeth that if they do everything right then he will become k...
Macbeth was a brave soldier of Scotland and was very loyal to King Duncan. ... This aroused Macbeth's curiosity of how he could become King. ... '(2,2,77-78) After it was found out that the king had been murdered, Macbeth was crowned as king because the two sons of Duncan had fled the country. ... So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo' (Act 1, scene 3, line 65-69). ... After all these happenings, Macbeth felt that he should consult the witches in order to see how he would keep his crown. ...
"All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, that shalt be King hereafter". ... For now he decides to leave becoming King up to fate. ... The witches were very influential because they instigated the idea of Macbeth becoming King, which led him and his wife to commit the murder of King Duncan. In my opinion, all three factors affect Macbeth's actions equally. They all work together to make Macbeths final decision. ...
When the play came out originally and was first viewed, audiences were afraid of all the witchcraft in the play. ... This basically tells us that all the nice people Macbeth is associated with are trouble, and vice versa. Another statement made by the withes is - "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter." ... We are all quite aware of what the porter is talking about when saying this, relating to alcohol. ... After all of this madness, Macbeth is crowned King, but he isn't happy. ...
Despite all of Macbeth's efforts it becomes apparent that Macbeth cannot hold out forever and eventually his reign is ended. ... King Duncan enters and demands to know what has happened. ... King Duncan shares this opinion. ... The second prediction given to Macbeth is, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter. (1.3.50) Macbeth is intrigued by the es" prophecies and wants to know more, but the es vanish into thin air. ... She calls up the spirits of darkness and asks them to "unsex" her to take away all that makes her a woman. ...
This leaves the audience feeling cleansed of all those initial emotions. ... Macbeth's tragic flaws are the cause of why he followed through with his plot to commit regicide against Duncan, the king. Once he has killed the king he begins to lose control and is overwhelmed with the immense amount of guilt he feels. ... All Aristotilean tragic heroes" made this moral choice, which was the main cause of their downfall. ... In the play Macbeth the King was the ultimate ruler and had authority over everyone is the country. ...
Hence, Macbeth's desire of becoming a king leads him to a fatal downfall. ... The character of Macbeth is driven by his id to satisfy his desire to be king that leads to the extremity of murdering King Duncan and taking over his throne. ... Macbeth's ego influences him the most to do all of his murderous acts. ... So, he wishes to believe in the witches' prophecy as he illustrates the idea that he may become king, but in order for it to be granted, the great King Duncan must die. ... Since the id is the unconscious state of mind and the source of "human aggression and of all b...
She does not think Macbeth has what it takes to be king. ... "Hie thee hither,/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear,/And chastise with the valor of my tongue/ All that impedes thee from the golden round.... It is quite tragic, because this all could have been avoided if she was not so determined to be queen. ... Lady Macbeth is arguably the most ambitious women in all of Shakespeare's works. All she wants is power. ...
In Macbeth's case, this is achieving king. ... Paranoia, as we all know, is a mental condition that is characterized by delusions of persecution. ... These very hands committed King Duncan's murder. Macbeth knows what a King is and what it means to kill one. ... As Macbeth says "The castle of Macduff I will surprise give to the edge of sword/ His wife and all unfortunate souls....
The three witches have predicated that Macbeth would become King and The Thane of Cawdor, "All hail Macbeth, hail of thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter! ... However, at this point, Macbeth is loyal to the king, and he rejects the idea of murder, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir." ... He controls his ambition for the moment and resolves not to kill the king. ... Macbeth has now come to realise that regicide is not worth all the problems that come with it. ...
(lines 18 - 22) These lines, as well as the imagery given shows us that Macbeth, a brave and honourable noble, has performed a great feat for his king, all is well. ... First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! ... Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! ... Third Witch: All hail Macbeth!, that shalt be king hereafter.? ...
During Shakespeare's time it was believed that the king was selected by God, and that the wrongful killing of the king would separate heaven from earth, thus nature would go into chaos. ... These three types are represented by King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family. King Duncan represents the relationship between God and people. ... By ordering the death of the innocent, it becomes visible that Macbeth has driven all feelings of pity or remorse out of his mind. ... This will be the reason he cannot resist the armies of Malcolm, and all that represents good. ...
All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail. ... That shalt be King hereafter." ... His king was a guest at the time of murder, on this very night Macbeth was King Duncan" host and had responsibility to protect his guest. ... The witches tempt him with the idea of becoming king. ...
"Prithee, peace: I'll dare do all that may become a man, who dares more is none-. ... To foreshadow that some of the characters and events about to happen are evil, almost all of the scenes take place at night or in a dark place. ... The murder of King Duncan, the murder of Banquo, the vision of the dagger, and the sleep-walking of Lady Macbeth all take place during darkness, symbolizing evil. ... In the first act, as soon as the witches tell Macbeth that he will become king, he turns his loyal thoughts into evil thoughts against the king. ... The three witches tell Macbeth that he w...
scene ii All right, now for some of the background stuff. ... While the witches cannot sink the boat (this shows they are not all powerful), they can use the winds to keep him at sea for some time (nights, nine times nine). ... After all, she claims Macbeth's nature "is too full of the Milk of human kindness." ... Maybe it's not good to kill a king who has honored him, who is a cousin, who is a guest in his house, and who has been a good king. ... He agrees that the king will die and "False face must hide what th...
It is based on a true but tragic story, but Macbeth goes to far kills Duncan the King of Scotland and many other people. ... He keeps on seeing witches that keep on saying things like, "All hail Macbeth, hail thee, Thane of Cawdor." and, "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King thereafter." ... "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor." ... "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter." ... And "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter." ...
"All hail Macbeth! who shalt be king hereafter." ... After the king's murder, Macbeth becomes restless. ... Macbeth's madness pushes him and his wife further and further apart, which is not at all what she wanted. ... With nothing left to help Macbeth with, all she had to do with her time was to ponder over what had happened. ...