... his soul could never be cleansed no matter what he did. He said They pluck out mine own eyes!/Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood/Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather/The Multitudinous seas incarnadine, /Making the green one red (act II, scene iii, l ... and the "tomorrow and tomorrow" speech. Scotland makes accusations through Banquo's soliloquy and the nobles speaking of Macbeth in act five proving their beliefs of murder. The entire country believes he is covered in blood yet the reader is the only one who understands his reactions towards the deeds he has commi...

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... concludes that "the fastest way" for Macbeth to become king is by murdering King Duncan. Lady Macbeth's immediate thoughts may make her appear as thoroughly irreligiously cold and ambitious, but this is not so. To prepare for what she feels must be done she calls on evil spirits to "stop up th' access ... father as he slept, I had done't" the murder herself. Her conscience is trying to rid itself of the guilt by her "washing her hands" of the imagined blood. Macbeth, on the other hand, seems to do the exact reverse of Lady Macbeth. He begins as "the bravest soldier" with a good, clear con...

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... influenced. Macbeth puts power into the hands of Lady Macbeth by letting her arrange Duncan's murder. "Will it not be received, / When we have mark"d with blood those sleepy two / Of his own chamber, and used their very daggers, / That they have done't?" (I, vii, 82-85). Macbeth agrees with the plan ... reappears and Macbeth goes ballistic, saying, "Avaunt, and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!/ Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;/ Thou hast no speculation in those eyes/ Which thou dost glare with!"(III.iv.114-118) Lady Macbeth again says that Macbeth is ill, so the guests...

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... after seeing Banquo's ghost and cries; "Avaunt and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with." Witches were thought to have allowed the Devil to suck their blood in exchange for an evil servant or a "familiar" such as: a bird, beast or reptile. This is displayed ... in the first scene, where the witches mention their "beasts"; "I come, Graymalkin. "Paddock calls." It was supposed that witches could predict the future ... murdering Duncan. This may be because she wants her husban...

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... lead to an appropriate destination without coming across the hurdles and dangers on the way. The above statement is directly linked with Shakespeare's play Hamlet in which Shakespeare has incorporated different advices through different characters which along with their own benefits within these advices were of much help and guidance to the ... to quit mourning and forget his father's death when not even two months had passed since his father died. It is clear by the cold behaviour of Hamlet in the scene that he had not accepted him as a father and was very furious to his mother for not ...

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... your nation till now.", because they seized the God's offering. When Shylock said this curse, we found that Shylock was cold-blooded. He treated everyone illiberally even his daughter. In his eyes, money is more important than his daughter. The figure of miser was depicted exceedingly by Shakespeare. Another example ... From this, we can know Herod was a bad king. His throne stood based upon murder and deceit. So was Henry. Shakespeare successfully depicted Henry was a cold-blooded king. 2.2.2 Using Allusions to Display the Character's Mentality Hamlet, Act 3, Sc. 3 KING CLAUDIUS Thanks...

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... be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger, if your wish is father to the thought, if your lost property has vanished into thin air, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you ... one wink, stood on ceremony, danced attendance (on your lord and master), laughed yourself into stitches, had short shrift, cold comfort or too much of a good thing, if you have seen better days or lived in a fool's paradise - why, be that as it may, the more fool you, for it is a foregone conclu...

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