... not say I did it; never shake Thy gory locks at me!" (III.iv.50-51). Macbeth appears crazy to his guests when he sees the ghost and where it was stabbed twenty times. Macbeth talks directly to the ghost and denies that he killed King Duncan and that he sent the murderers after Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth loses his mental state as Banquo ... no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with" (III.iv.93-96). Macbeth wants Banquo's ghost to go back to it's grave where it won't be able to ruin Macbeth's reign of being king. Macbeth is fearful of the ghost, but the worst part is that t...

• Word Count: 639
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... , foretelling Macbeth's future. They seem to enjoy playing with Macbeth's mind. The witches chant together, "The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posers of the sea and land, Thus do go about ,about, Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, and thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charm's wound up." (I, iii, 83-87) The three witches are not well known for producing positive actions and ... reactions in society. They are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sailor who never slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). "When Short 2 the battles lost and won" (Act I, Scen...

• Word Count: 864
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... abnormal in front of his guests, and it bothers him greatly. The consequences of his guilt show when he hallucinates "Take any shape but that and firm my nerves shall never tremble in fear" III.IV.106-107). Once the visions vanish he feels good "Why so, being one. I ... am a man again Pray you sit still" (III.IV.111-112). Foe the most part he is guiltless, and that motivates him to engage ... in more crimes. Even though the guilt is not what brings him down, it's a key factor that brings the citizens against him because through his guilt he divulges his wrong ... ruination. Lady Macbe...

• Word Count: 591
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... slept (Act I, Scene III, ll.1-37). Lady Macbeth has convinced her husband Macbeth to murder King Duncan. On the night they planned to kill Duncan, Macbeth is waiting for Lady Macbeth to ring the signal bell to go up the stairs to Duncan's chamber. He sees the vision of the floating dagger. The interest of the dagger is that it leads Macbeth towards the chamber by the presence of evil ... in a wild manner, making people suspicious of his actions. (Act III, Scene VI, ll.31-120). The use of the supernatural has increased the suspense now that Macbeth is constantly relying on the prophecies...

• Word Count: 851
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... murderer but an innocent puppet in the witches' strides towards corruption. . The witches start the whole mental process of Duncan's murder when they ambush Macbeth to relay information concerning his future. One witch shouts, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter" (Act I, Scene iii, li 50). Because of this ... prophecy, Macbeth believes he is destined to be the next king, so he sees only two solutions to fulfill this prophecy. He either has to wait for Duncan ... personality. He would never commit this murder without outside influence. To prove Macbeth's innocence further, ...

• Word Count: 821
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... force behind Macbeth's actions. Macbeth takes actions that lead to his downfall. Although he takes the actions, he would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act I Scene III. The witches introduce Macbeths's fate. At the beginning of the play they plan to meet with Macbeth and they say Fair is foul, and foul is fair ... changed. A person has control of his/her destiny. Macbeth's destiny was suggested by the witches, he listened to their suggestions and followed them. In Act I, Scene III, the witches tell Macbeth that he is Thane of Glamis, Thane of...

• Word Count: 1125
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... equivocator" (I.3. 7-I.3.11). This sinner is admitted to hell because he was untruthful, and even his lies could not get him access to heaven. He has also committed treason supposedly in the name of God. This refers to Macbeth. He is deceitful many times to many people. Macbeth invites Banquo to his banquet as he plans to have his friend murdered before ... tell Macbeth assertions that are true, but deceiving, things that are parts of the truth, but not the truth, half truths for their own pleasures. The Weird Sisters" plan is to make Macbeth secure about his future, "And you all know s...

• Word Count: 1246
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... material to me than is his father's, must embrace the fate of that dark hour." (Macbeth III, 1, 339)] Macbeth gives these commands to his two murderers. He wants them to take the life of Fleance and Banquo because of their knowledge of the killings. A final quote that represents evil is that ... Even though Macbeth's evil ways make him a hated character, it's his ambition that pushes him to his evil ways. The second theme William Shakespeare displays in Macbeth is ambition. The evil ways of Macbeth's personality powers his ambitions to become successful in his surroundings. This would be...

• Word Count: 587
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Macbeth's future. They sure seem to love messing with Macbeth's mind and chant in a disturbing fashion, "The weird sisters, hand in hand,/ Posers of the sea and and,/ Thus do go about ,about:/ Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine,/ and thrice again, to make up nine./ Peace! The charm's wound up." (I, iii, 83-87) Banquo's ghost appeared at Macbeth's banquet, but Macbeth was ... the only one who was able to see him. Macbeth seemed to be very unnerved by this occurrence and completely lost touch with reality when ... the ghost was present.. When Lady Macbeth tried to call him down, he coul...

• Word Count: 397
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Prince Hamlet doesn't like Claudius because when hamlet saw his father's ghost he told hamlet to avenge his murder. By the beginning of Act III, Hamlet is almost ready to kill Claudius, but he still needs more proof that Claudius killed his father. Hamlet decides ... to set a trap for him in the form of a play. The subject of the play is the murder of a king by his brother who, in turn, marries the king's wife. The plot of the play is similar to the circumstances of King Hamlet's murder, which strikes a chord in the ... conscience of Claudius. In the middle of the play during the murder...

• Word Count: 1027
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... erleaps itself/And falls on th"other," (1, vii, 25-28) All seems good, until Lady Macbeth returns, then she convinces him with her strength that the murder must go through. Lady Macbeth even pushes her husband further, almost forcing him to kill Duncan (when he doesn't want to), and in doing so ... hopes of learning more about the future and who could be plotting against him. Macbeth once again shows here his ambition And determination to stay in power. "I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er" (III.iv.135-137). He ... declare...

• Word Count: 1209
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... harm why then, alas, do I put up that womanly defence, to say I gave done no harm?-(IV,iii). Malcolm encourages Macduff to stay strong and be the "man-. Macbeth was encouraged to do similar things in act III, scene IV: "What man dare, I dare: Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear dare me to the desert with thy sword; if trembling I inhabit then, protest me ... , and a bold one, one dare to look on that which might appal the devil-(III,iv) and Macduff does not fear Macbeth who says that he is even more brave that the devil. I think their society honors the men, who are brave like a "...

• Word Count: 427
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... violence and murder. Unlike Shakespeare's great villains, such as Iago in Othello and Richard III in Richard III, Macbeth is never comfortable in his role as a criminal. He is unable to bear the psychological consequences of his atrocities. Banquo The brave, noble general whose children, according to the witches' prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne. Like Macbeth, Banquo thinks ambitious thoughts, but he does not translate ... invitation and says that he plans to go for a ride on his horse for the afternoon. Macbeth mentions that they should discuss the problem of Malcolm and Dona...

• Word Count: 832
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... he has done wrong and feels "afraid- about it. In addition, Macbeth shows his fears even more clearly in the Third Play: "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In the affliction of these terrible dreams That shake us nightly- (III,ii,17-19). Evidently, Macbeth recognizes that he lacks tranquility so much that he is not even capable of ... that, even though Macbeth killed Duncan in order to get power, authority and peace, he states that "(it) would be better (to) be with the dead than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy - (III, ii, 19-22). In other words, Macbeth ...

• Word Count: 1028
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... and Macbeth plan on his assassination. Behind the corrupt walls of Inverness Castle lays a terrible mischief. The Porter sitting at the doors of the Castle refers to himself as a porter "of hell gate" (II.iii.2). The doors of the Castle are referred to as the gates to hell because of what goes on behind the walls. The Porter jokes around about being the Doorman at the gates of hell, wondering what kind ... of sinners wonder in. Lady Macbeth isn't just a queen, but she is the queen of falseness and illusion. Lady Macbeth actually advises ... Banquo killed Macbeth reassures of his good i...

• Word Count: 866
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... before. Different strange events have started to occur, like an eclipse, which shows how the darkness of Macbeth's actions envelops the earth. In act three, the darkness hides more murders when Banquo is killed on the way to the banquet and Fleance only nearly escapes. It is ironic that in III, III, 20, the murderers ask for, "A light, a light!" They are working under darkness and doing something evil ... , and perhaps it was Shakespeare's way of suggesting that the murderers did not really want to kill Banquo and Fleance. When the murderers report to Macbeth later in III, III, 18, they ...

• Word Count: 1059
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... between night and evil, Hecate exclaims, "Hark! I am called. My little spirit, see, Sits in a foggy cloud and stays for me" (III.vi.34-35). Shakespeare clearly depicts the mysterious and foggy conditions, which occur when the witches are present, exemplifying Shakespeare's evident connection between night and darkness with evil. Moreover, Shakespeare uses writing techniques to show evil as darkness in ... that is when all of Macbeth's atrocities are committed and undisclosed. The characteristics of night are used to foreshadow future events in the play that all contribute to Macbeth's d...

• Word Count: 820
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... man, had succumbed to some form of temptation. Shakespeare utilizes him as a model, to show how no matter how strong you may be; even the strongest man can be taken in by evil. Macbeth came across three witches [I. iii], was tempted by evil, then fell for it. His character, being a solid and heroic one, becomes severed off from his men and his ... of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence- [I.iii.70-76] To make the testimonial about the deceptive nature of evil, Shakespeare works onto the texture of his play, with the theme of appearances ca...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... man, had succumbed to some form of temptation. Shakespeare utilizes him as a model, to show how no matter how strong you may be; even the strongest man can be taken in by evil. Macbeth came across three witches [I. iii], was tempted by evil, then fell for it. His character, being a solid and heroic one, becomes severed off from his men and his ... of belief, No more than to be Cawdor. Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence- [I.iii.70-76] To make the testimonial about the deceptive nature of evil, Shakespeare works onto the texture of his play, with the theme of appearances ca...

• Word Count: 962
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... his horse, Banquo says, "It will rain tonight" (III.iii.18). The rain embodies the sadness the reader will feel when Banquo is murdered. This becomes glaringly obvious when the First Murderer jumps out and replies, "Let it come down." (III.iii.19) just before he attacks Banquo. In conclusion pathetic fallacy compliments the action by adding emotion and foreshadowing what is to come. Second ... , plants are used in such a way that assists readers in understanding what is happening in the play. To start, plants are used in the scene where the witches are making a vile potion before Macbeth...

• Word Count: 1030
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... orders from his wife, and expressing feelings of guilt. When Macbeth is approached by the witches and told his fate, he believes that,"to be King Stands not within the prospect of belief, No more than to be Cawdor (I, III, 74-76)." Macbeth is skeptical at first of the witches' prophecy because he does not believe that he can be anything more than ... King. Macbeth then doubts, "If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature? Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings (I, III, 138-...

• Word Count: 1246
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... . Scene II first implants ambition into Macbeth's head well also showing Macbeth's excellent reputation in Duncan's court. He is also addressed as cousin by the trusting king "O valiant cousin!"(Act I Sc.ii. 24). Scene iii introduces the complexity's of Macbeth's character. At this point Macbeth is not at all bad even though murder does enter his mind; he dismisses it as a necessary action ... not answer "Amen" to a single prey to god "Listening there fear I could not say 'Amen'"(Act II Sc.ii. 29). This shows that Macbeth is starting to sink to the level of the witches and his wife. In s...

• Word Count: 1059
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... , but wail his fall Who I myself struck down: and thence it is That I to your assistance do make love- Masking the business from the common eye For sundry weighty reasons." ( III, i, 128-138) Macbeth lacks security in his kingship and is obsessed by the witches" prophecies to Banquo. He feels that Banquo is a threat to him, and so he decides to have him murdered ... are also stained with blood. When Macbeth is talking about how he is waiting for the night, so that he can murder Banquo, he says, "And with thy bloody and invisible hand- ( III, ii, 53) The word blood is used to describe Mac...

• Word Count: 1003
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... , and lastly King, which MacBeth has not been told of; , which isn't true to this point of time. The witches are the ones who plant the actual idea of killing Duncan into MacBeth's mind. Shakespeare foreshadows MacBeth's corruption through his meeting with these three witches. (I,iii). His thoughts are compared to Banquo's, whose morality, it seems, will not let himself turn to evil. Banquo ... to warn his friend, who seems to accept what they say. Without this supernatural prophecy, the thought of killing the king would have never crossed MacBeth's mind. The thought is then reinforced w...

• Word Count: 548
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Lady Macbeth, and his eventual defeat. "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!" (I.iii.50) The three witches, with their "prophetic greeting" (I.iii.78) gear Macbeth's drive for power. They embody the supernatural element of this tragedy. With their imperfect predictions, they play on Macbeth's security and nourish the seed of his tragic flaw, which flourishes in their manipulative prophecies and drives him into ... no longer looks to him as an ally, but rather a hurdle that he must defeat in order to fulfill the divination that the witches have cast. Banquo is near enough to ...

• Word Count: 573
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School