... this it is too late to make up for this mistake, which makes him a tragic hero. The three witch play a huge role when talking about Macbeth and his decision taking. In the first scene, we are introduced to the three witch. At the end of the scene the witches join together in ... saying "fair is foul and foul is fair" however, in the next scene Macbeth says "so foul and fair a day I have not seen". This shows that there seems to be a link between them. The link could ... The massacre of Macduff's family is the outcome of the predictions, which the witches made. Therefore, the witches hav...

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... a possession, they have control and can be viewed as the arbiter of one thing or another. Throughout the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is controlled by three witches and also his wife. Macbeth has a free will to choose to do what he wants but he frequently chooses to do what others want or predict ... to predict. He says to them, "Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more."(73) This is where the witches begin to gain control over Macbeth (Gilleland, 21). This is known because he doesn't want them to leave and wants to know more about what he will become, and he a...

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... This is shown in after the three witches tell him and Banquo their prophecies. In line 48 the third witch says. "All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter." Macbeth's weakness is shown in lines 133-136 where he states, "If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image ... he agrees that the witches may be preaching truths, they can bring grim consequences. Exploration 4: The first aside in scene three reveals much about Macbeth's character not known before. Macbeth's weakness is shown in lines 133-136 where he states, "If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose ...

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... him to a poor cat in a folks saying; "Like the poor cat i' the adage?"(Act.1 Sc. vii. 45). This is an example of Lady Macbeth loosing respect for her husband. The constant badgering of his wife changes his innocent character into a murderous figure that we learn more about in the next couple ... hold a dagger, he talks about it as if it is there. This scene makes it clear that Macbeth's actions are beginning to take their psychological toll on him. In scene ii Macbeth's mental illness develops continuously, as his reports of hallucinations head from sights to sounds. He also fears that .....

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Influences Decisions are always hard to make, but have to be made everyday. People tend to put pressure on others to force them to make the wrong decisions. Macbeth is influenced greatly by these people because he refuses to listen to his conscience. He starts out as a strong man but when he encounters the witches his whole mindset changes ... metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crown'd withal. (1.5 23-33) In these lines you find out how badly Lady Macbeth wants Macbeth to become King. Maybe even more than even Macbeth does. Lady Macbeth even plans how to kill Duncan and tells Macbeth ex...

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... provides an initial indication as to what will happen throughout the book. In this first scene the witches provide the "supernatural force" which helps bring about Macbeth's fall. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is content with his position, until the three witches inform him of his future: "Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor, thou ... her. She asks him if he is a man, and tells him that he will be "so much more a man" after murdering Duncan. She gives Macbeth an example of how resolute and cruel he should be telling him that she - a woman who is supposed to be kind and compassionate--would be able ...

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... filled with ambition and tells his wife how he feels. She persuades her husband to murder King Duncan in order for Macbeth to become King. When the royal court arrives, Lady Macbeth greets the members as the perfect hostess, escorting the king into the castle. After he kills King Duncan they feel guilt. Macduff and Lennox have come to escort King Duncan ... morally guilty because she helps formulate the plan of killing Duncan, encourages Macbeth to kill him, as well as lies to cover the murder up. Lady Macbeth helps formulate the plan of killing Duncan. In Inverness, Macbeth's castle, L...

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... like a kaleidoscope. Every time it is performed or read, it reveals different shapes, patterns, meanings and interpretations. The play is named after its main character, Macbeth. He was first mentioned in scene 1 act 1. At the first scene of the play, what ever is said in it has to be very carefully chosen ... and "be king hereafter", he starts talking more as the matter concerns him, "Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more- This can show the audience that Macbeth is the type of person that doesn't care or pay attention to a lot of things but only the things that concern him. He is ...

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... afraid and Lady Macbeth comes to his rescue. She convinces Macbeth and everyone else that everything is ok. Macbeth is still leaning on Lady Macbeth. Again Macbeth visits the witches and again he is given a prophecy. "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff!/ Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me: enough." Macbeth is told to beware Macduff (IV.i.71)."Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Be bloody, ... life is already consumed by guilt and sorrow and he believes that he can't get any deeper in it. In the End of the story Macbeth's wife dies. I think that at this point he realizes that there will ...

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... beaten because he has these witches that he meets with. He doesn't seem like a trustworthy man because he is involved in witches and "evil". Scene 2 Here Macbeth is spoken of as a "brave" man who took down the traitor Macdonald, he is spoken off with great admiration and people envy he's courage and valour as ... when the current thane lives a prosperous life, and he is even more puzzled that he is told he will become king. These prophecy's create temptations in Macbeth, like all he wants to become more powerful, he is tempted suddenly he starts getting idea's, he thinks how it could b...

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... . He knew what he was doing and did it. The Three witches could be blamed for the murder of King Duncan. When encountering Macbeth and Banquo, they made three predictions. One, being that Macbeth would become Thane of Cawdor, two, Macbeth becoming King of Scotland, and three Banquo's children becoming King's as well. They laugh this off, thinking that these witches are nothing ... she states that she is "Full o" the milk of human kindness" and that this be taken out of her so she can perform this deed. Lady Macbeth creates the plan to kill Duncan, and when Macbeth says "We will proceed n...

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... took to become king. But the entire plot of the play started with the witches prophesies of things to come for Macbeth and Banquo. The destruction of Macbeth was partly due to this ambition. It is Macbeth's greed that lends itself to Macbeth killing Duncan. He is at war within himself, his conscience versus ambition. His greed leads him to succumb to commit evil ... path which he believed would bring him greater glory. "My thought, whose murder is yet but fantastical, shakes so my single state of man, that function is smothered in surmise- Macbeth realizes that evil leads to more evil "...

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... witches tell him that he would one day be Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. At first Macbeth was skeptical, but that quickly changed when Macbeth heard of his new title as Thane of Cawdor. When Macbeth's desires got the better of him, he made a very bold move; he killed Duncan. "I have ... spur/ To prick the sides of my intent, but only/ Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself/ And falls on th' other ""(I, vii, 25-28). Macbeth acted solely on his own ambition. He tried to take the witches' prophecy and speed it up instead of letting it go through its natural course. After the ... ...

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... He wanted to know more about his future and more importantly, how was it that he would eventually become King. However, the witches vanish and leave Macbeth's questions unanswered. Macbeth's ambition first starts to show when the witches" premonition about him becoming the Thane of Cawdor comes true. He mentions "murder" while talking to ... himself but then he also says "If chance will have me king, why chance may crown my Without my stir", which shows that Macbeth was not yet fully driven by his own ambition as he already had two minds about the idea of murdering Duncan. One was that h...

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... 's rise to power, and his collapse to death. Can a person's ambition, in a dark world, lead them to murder, just to obtain power? I propose to respond to Shakespeare's "MacBeth" in a critical response to this play. "MacBeth" is the tragic tale of a frail man who must face murder just to earn power, but cannot cope with the side-effects it can bring. The key ... thee. Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes which thou dost glare with! (3.4.93-97) This is the final turning point of Macbeth's character, this now makes his paranoia increase. He fee...

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... appearance of the witches near the beginning of the play, who tell him his fate is to be Thane of Cawdor, then King. Before this incident, Macbeth's thoughts were fairly honourable toward the king and although he understood that if Duncan died, he could take his place, he did not think of killing him ... fate first, then changed his mind, to kill Duncan. The fact he changed his mind is the first example of how his personality changed throughout the play. Macbeth returns to the witches at the beginning of Act 4, desperate for new information - "Howe"er you come to know it - answer me". T...

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... witches. The weird sisters raise his ambitions and influence his capabilities. They give him a false sense of security and they prove to be harmful to Macbeth, who takes an excessive amount of comfort and confidence in his interpretation of their visions. The witches change a loyal, kind and noble man into a ... , murderer and evil person. "‘Is this dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" (2.1.40-41). In this quote, Macbeth pictures a knife in front of him because the witches force him to do evil acts. They are the ones who insert the plan to kill Duncan into ... his ...

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... her and "unsex" her so she can fulfill the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth begins to become crazy with guilt and begins to sleepwalk at night. The power eventually drives Lady Macbeth insane and she kills herself. The lust and greed for power has led to the murder ... of others and to the death of Lady Macbeth. The desire for power can slowly corrupt one's state of mind. Macbeth's first encounter with the witches changes Macbeth's thoughts to evil. The witches later make Macbeth feel as if no one can kill him by saying that " ... a woman can kill him." The power plays guilt trips on b...

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... , but the worst part is that the mere presence of the ghost affects Macbeth is such a way that Macbeth ruins his own reputation. On the other hand, although Lady Macbeth cannot see Banquo's ghost, she sees Macbeth acting cowardly and foolishly and tries to make sense of Macbeth's actions. Lady Macbeth tries to convince Macbeth when she says, "O, these flaws and starts, Impostors to true fear ... to console him by telling him that it is only in his head and none of it is true. It is significant for Lady Macbeth to be clever because otherwise everyone would have found out the truth about M...

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... who takes the prophecies to the next level. The idea of free choice over fate is introduced as a result of the actions Macbeth chooses in regards to the witches prophecies. Macbeth realizes that one prophecy has come true, which gives the witches more credibility. As a result, he assumes the third prophecy ... Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," /Like the poor cat i" th" adage(1.7.42-45). The killing of Duncan caused the chain reaction between Macbeth and his conscious. Once he kills for the first time, he is constantly trying to cover up the suspicion of others and rid himself of ...

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... it inevitable that certain things would occur? A third and final question that persisted throughout the play was the uncertainty of Lady Macbeth's feelings towards the murders. Did Lady Macbeth's guilt lead to compassion for the victims, thus showing that she did indeed have a conscience or was she purely evil, ... of the throne. The inability to kill Fleance was a major indication that fate could not be tampered with and Macbeth could not change the inevitable. At this point Macbeth should have come to the realization that he would become king whether he did anything to make it so or ...

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... to the tragic mistakes he made such as killing to fulfil his ambitions "O worthiest cousin" Act 1 scene 4 The king trusted Macbeth and the king tells him what a worthy Thane he is but Macbeth thinks it is just his duty. Some of Shakespeare's language is quite archaic. Shakespeare uses great characterisation he doesn't give each character ... him Macduff can't hurt him. "The power of man, for none of a woman born shall harm Macbeth" Act 4 scene1 The apparition is very much true, but in the last scenes of act5 when Macbeth is in conflict with Macduff he is told Macduff was born by caesarean...

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... arguable whether the ghost is in fact a ghost or an illusion of his subconsciousness of guilt or perhaps remorse. In Macbeth there are many soliloquies that are mostly Macbeth's conflicting thoughts. In Act 1, Scene 4 Macbeth says this: Stars, hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires; As the play continues ... the evil eventually "takes over" and he grows more confident and appears almost inhuman when it comes to murders. A major factor in Macbeth's feelings and thoughts is when he is considering on murdering the king when he sees the illusion of a dagger before him. ...

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... on friends and loved ones as he becomes obsessed with the witches prophecy. An important relationship is the one between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. At the start of the play, Macbeth cares deeply for Lady Macbeth. He calls her things like his "dearest partner of greatness" (Act I; v line ii). He sees her ... as his equal partner. At the start of the play, Lady Macbeth is clearly in charge of the relationship. She is the one that convinces Macbeth to murder Duncan so that the witches prophecy will be fulfilled faster. She is the one that comes up ... Act II; ii line 52-53). The relationsh...

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... I see before me, the handle toward my hand?"(2.1.33-35). He creates an imagined state for himself, which causes him to diminish from his original character. After he murders Duncan, Macbeth become guilt-ridden and hallucinates four apparitions. Which are: an armed head, as a symbol of Macduff; a bloody child, representing Macduff at birth; a child crowned, symbolizing Malcolm; and a show of eight ... the rise and fall of an ambitious prince, but it transcends all that preceded it in the subtlety and profundity with which the nature of ambition"(Swisher, 42). As described, Macbeth create...

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