... 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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... 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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... 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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... " 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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... you dress me in borrowed robes?" Does this suggest that, at this stage, he wants no honours that are not rightfully his? * A Materialist - In this soliloquy (aside) in Act I,Sc. iii we see how the fulfilment of the first prediction is working on him. Does he show himself to be a materialist here, looking for success and closing his eyes to ... think what I have done" a sign of remorse? Is this borne out by, "Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!"? Could one really believe, at this stage in the play, that Macbeth is a butcher? In Act III, Sc.i Macbeth plots the murder of B...

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... Macbeth's obsessing. She is beginning to lose that controlling stiffness. She begins to ask Macbeth "what's to be done" (III-ii, 44), which is a drastic change in control. She doesn't voice any opinions or plans of any sort for the rest of the play. Lady Macbeth is now in awe of Macbeth, a contrast to when Macbeth was in awe of Lady Macbeth's infanticide ... instability. Lady Macbeth imagines that she has ability to hide her true emotions, though her mind is as frail as an "egg" (IV-iii 83). She claims that she can act to "look like the innocent flower/But be the serpent under't" (I-v, ...

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... or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature." A prominent theme in Shakespeare's play Macbeth is the contrast between appearance and reality. This theme is interlaced through each act of the play. In the Act I Scene iii, when Macbeth has his first encounter with the witches, he says, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen." He utters these words in reference to ... the victory he has just achieved over the revolting MacDonwald. The triumph, while beautiful, or fair, was also bloody, or "foul". Although ... all things else that might / to half a soul and to a n...

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... superiority. This theme of unbridled ambition, fueled by selfishness, emerges again when Macbeth numbly confronts the success of the two murderers he sent to kill Banquo, "Tis better thee without than he within" (III, iv, 16) In this scene, Macbeth describes the blood of Banquo and the fact that it is vital that his blood is not inside of him flowing through his ... causes shall give way. I am in blood/stepped in so far that, should I wade no more/returning were as tedious as go o'er.." (III, iv, 167-170) This quote reveals an awareness by Macbeth, of the magnitude of his crime "I am in...

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... own free will, who does 'the deed', and is therefore the most responsible for the bloody murder of King Duncan, and the murders that follow in the aftermath. The Three Witches' predictions influence Macbeth's thoughts, and plant in his mind the idea that he will be king. In Act I, scene iii, Macbeth and Banquo first meet with the witches, and learn of their prophecies. The witches predict that Macbeth will ... be Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland, and that Banquo's children will also be king. Banquo wonders if he and Macbeth have "eaten on the insane root (I, iii, 82). Macbeth, howe...

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... he used to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth becomes frustrated at the cowardice Macbeth is showing and takes the daggers herself and plants them on the groomsmen. Macbeth, still in shock, is horrified because of the blood on his hands. In response, Lady Macbeth says, "A little water clears us of this deed" (II.iii.67), proving that she is a strong and determined woman in charge of ... done't" (II.ii.13 -14). Lady Macbeth wasn't as strong as seemed to be because she backed down to kill Duncan herself. Instead she persuaded her husband do the dirty deed himself. In Act III, scene two, Lady Macbe...

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... is stabbed and with his last breath he calls out to his mother:He has kill?d me, / mother: Run away, I pray you!? (IV.iii.86-87). This maternal bond with her son is an important aspect of the family life that Lady Macbeth values. She is enraged when her husband leaves and is unable to comprehend why. ?Wisdom? To leave his wife ... distinct manner; often chanting as one. For instance, when the witches are gathered on the Heath they chant together: The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Kolacevic 2. Thus do go, about, about Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And t...

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... addresses her. Contrary to her supposed ruthless nature, her husband regards her as a pure being. He attempts to shield her from foreign agencies by saying, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,"" (III.II.45). It is only in private that Lady Macbeth shows her weaknesses. As opposed to her seemingly violent character, Lady Macbeth is horrified by blood, and during her ... , while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this. (I.VII.54-59). Her shocking and persuasive effect on Macbeth c...

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... , where as before Macbeth was influenced and dependent on her. As Lady Macbeth fades into the background, Macbeth takes it upon himself in Act III to plot Banqou's murder. When Lady Macbeth asks about the plan to kill Banquo, Macbeth simply replies, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck-(III. ii. 48) As Macbeth goes off on his own course during this time, Lady Macbeth ... 's guilt is overwhelming and cut off from him, she descends into madness. At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth had no conscience at all and even thought, "[That] a little water would clear them of the deed"(...

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... by Iago. He cannot stand to live with his guilt, so he stabs himself and dies on the body of Desdemona. Othello's Act III Scene III is the most important scene in the play and is often called the Temptation Scene. It contains an abundance of tension and works up the audience. This is because this is where Iago's plan seems to change everything so quickly. At ... the start of the scene Othello exclaims: "Excellent wretch: Perdition catch my soul But I do love thee: and when thee ... not, Chaos is come again." (III.3.98-100) He means that if he didn't love Desdemona, it would be chaos. T...

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... " But in a sieve I'll thither a sail, And like a rat without a tail, I'll do, I'll do, I'll do " (I.iii.8-10). The retaliation in which the witch is putting on the sailor's wife, after the wife would not give her a chestnut, causes for a vex to be cast on her. The witches have no remorse for anyone and are willing to do anything to make their life captivating. Ancient ... an admirable king. Shakespeare is an expert on showing evil through darkness by comparing one of the most evil places in the world to a well-known location in the play " Here's a knocking indeed! If a man were porter o...

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... again. He spills so much of Duncan's blood that, "their daggers unmannerly Patel 2 breeched with gore" (II, 3, 110). The quote simply means the blood had actually stained the daggers completely red. He then says that his hands are so red from Duncan's blood that he could stain a green ocean completely green ... blood from his actual murder. (III, 4, 51) The imagery of blood also depicts Macbeth as a power hungry tyrant. In his efforts to gain power and fame he sheds the blood of numerous good men. His thirst is evident from the very first few scenes from the play. On the battlefield he ...

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... time Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are together is when they have put together a banquet to which lots of important people are to attend.(III. IV) The appearance of Banquos ghost just after the murder threatens to spoil the banquet completely. Only Macbeth can see this apparition so not knowing what Macbeth is seeing because she had no role in this murder, Lady Macbeth has ... mind she insults his manhood again but it does not work because he can still see the ghost of Banquo. She tells him that it is rubbish and that it is just the same as the "air-drawn dagger which, you said, led you to D...

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... ghost of Banquo sitting in his spot at the table. "Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! Thy bone are marrow less, thy blood is cold; thou has no speculation in those eyes" (III, iv, 93-97). Banquo's ghost haunts Macbeth, and Macbeth is unable to face it. Macbeth's evil ambition usually leaves Macbeth feeling at peace or safe, but ... deserve, which is a point that is being made by the uses of clothing imagery. Macbeth is uncomfortable in the garments because he is always aware of the fact that they do not belong to him. "New honors come upon him, like strange garments, cl...

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... other words, doing whatever is necessary to become king. He is perfectly willing to fight to the bloody end to obtain the kingship: "I'll fight till from my bones my flesh be hacked- (V, iii, 38). Lady Macbeth, however, becomes so self-conscious that she gradually loses her sanity and ... eventually commits suicide. By the time Macduff confronts Macbeth, Macbeth knows that his cause is lost, but he fights bravely nonetheless, which shows that he still refuses to accept his downfall. Because Macbeth is the mastermind of the ... he does not want to damage his seemingly bold, courageous per...

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... will be bad, what's bad will be good. This will be repeated until you are sick of it. scene ii All right, now for some of the background stuff. The audience does have to learn what's going on. Duncan decides a bloody man (sometimes bloody sergeant or bloody soldier or bloody Captain but whatever at least we ... , King of Norway, figured he could mount a second attack with fresh men; but Macbeth and Banquo fought like men possessed ("cannons overcharged with double cracks") Now the bloody whatever is too pooped to continue, so Duncan ever concerned with his men says it's OK to get him a do...

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... transforming her husband's morals into her own in an attempt to satisfy her power binge. Since Lady Macbeth's persuasions have a drastic effect on Macbeth, the little glimmer of hope that he has of staying a decent and honest person vanishes when he makes up his mind to go through with killing ... last conference; pass" in probation with you, how you were borne in the hand, how cross"d the instruments, who wrought with then" and all the things else that might to half a soul and to a notion crazed say, "This did Banquo" (III.i.81-90) This shows how one's state of mind can change after be...

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... . When Banquo said he was not going to the banquet Macbeth knew he knew. "Our fears in Banquo stick deep- (III, 1, 47-55). Therefore, Macbeth sent out assassins to have them killed. Macbeth used his power to convince the assassins that it would be the best for them to do this, not knowing that ... no matter what it would lead to their deaths. The assassins killed Banquo, but his son ... to be a man herself would be a dream come true. "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..." (1, 5, 39-45). Lady M...

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