... Macbeths influence it can be argued that Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth's downfall. Her actions certainly help him decide on his deeds. Lady Macbeth's relationship with Macbeth goes deeper then that of the witches. The witches act only as a trigger to start the events in the play and Lady Macbeth herself is the driving force behind Macbeth's actions. Macbeth takes actions that lead to his downfall. Although ... 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 beginnin...

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... "stop up the access and passage to remorse" so that they could follow through with this cruel act. She was so heartless that she planned on framing innocent men for the murder of the king showing her masculine thoughts in this woman's body. Lady Macbeth knew that her husband would talk himself out of the plan and so she manipulated him by ... guilt and weakness because a moral person would not be so cold-blooded. One cannot force another into doing something because everyone has free will. Macbeth was contemplating to kill Duncan even before Lady Macbeth had suggested it. In Act 1, Scen...

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... King Duncan. No one would have ever expected him to turn into a tragic hero "a character that suffers flaws leading to their downfall", but by Act 1, Scene 3 that is just what happens. In Act 1, Scene 3, the weird sisters meet Macbeth and tell him that he is the thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor and that he "shalt be king hereafter." (Shakespeare, 276) Once he ... loyal to Duncan, and I don't think he would ever have had a thought of murdering him. I think that the witches had major influence on him that day. Once again Macbeth meets the witches in Act 4, Scene 1. This time, they used ap...

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... to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth, hail that shalt be king hereafter!" When Macbeth and Banquo first met the witches after defeated the army of rebels in Act 1, Sc.3, the witches told the above. These three predictions were the starter of the evil Macbeth's rise and fall. Banquo has also heard these, but he ... had a different reaction. I am going to compare their reactions in order to find out their different characters. When Macbeth first saw the witches, he was astonished. However ... seems to be winning. Banquo has used the ...

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... Act I, Scene 3 I think that the main idea is that there is a debate between Macbeth and himself. Lines 128 - 142 talk about Macbeth's new situation of meeting with three witches, who prophesise that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor, and then he will become king. This is made true when Macbeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor, and now Macbeth ... the prophecy so it would come true, as in take measures to make sure he becomes king( ie. Killing Duncan). Then it is thought by Macbeth because he has become Thane of Cawdor that he will and must become king and when he doesn't think that may happ...

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... Macbeth that it would be in his best interests. Macbeth has now made the transformation from a loyal subject of the king to a cold-blooded killer, a change that only he could have prevented. Another point to why it is not entirely Lady Macbeth and the witches fault for his downfall is Banquo. Banquo was present at the witches prophecy but did not act ... upon them, only Macbeth took their ramblings literally, which eventually leads to his downfall. The ... murders of Macduff's family and Banquo by Macbeth were done without Lady Macbeths knowledge. Lady Macbeth or the witches don't feed ...

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... Not everyone, however, goes through such extreme life altering changes as the king's best general Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, in William Shakespeare's play. This concept is first evident in the first act of the play when the witches say, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair, hover ... through the fog and filthy air" (pg. 1). This suggests that some of the characters" lives were about to be changed by flipping their moral situations and standards. The witches" prophecy of moral transformation affects the character of Macbeth ... was obviously deviating from his normal character by be...

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... to get what he wants... I think Mackbeth is a brave man in the battlefield. And people do talk about him like he is: "For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name- (Act I, scene 2, line 16). A situation that shows as he is very brave is when the norweyan lord sends new supplies of men to battle, he continues ... fughting, although it was a hard situation. I dont think macbeth is strong sicologicaly though, because we cann see that he is afraid about killing the king ... it, and now expects the next prophecy to be truth too. Because of this, he believes, and wants to believe that they...

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... status, his actions affect others and he has a « tragic flaw » which wastes his talent and leads to his destruction, his death. To show that Macbeth is a tragic hero, the term « tragic hero » must be defined. A Shakespearean tragic hero has six main characteristics that distinguish him. First, he ... world once he's become King of Scotland, he has no control, not even of himself. More so, he suffers. In Act III, scene 2, he's in such agony he's envying Duncan. Macbeth can't find peace nor sleep anymore: « (...) both worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear and sle...

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... deceiving and murderous. The three witches are introduced almost at the beginning of the play thus showing their importance in the course of events. While Macbeth is on his way home from fighting a battle for his country, he meets the witches for the first time and they reveal the three ... . Because of the strength of their words and because of the great things that they promised, perhaps Macbeth never had a chance of doing what was right after his encounter with the witches. Macbeth's response to the prophecies was: (Act 1. Scene 3 ln. 147-155) " If good,, why do I yield to that sugges...

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... I received your letter telling me of your next step as Thane of Cowder. I am sure it was a step that made you happy too! But I am afraid that my drive to act on the witches prophecies was to be our downfall. The idea of you being king has been so great that I lost touch with the reason. When the idea of murdering ... the king was brought to my attention, I knew you were hesitant on going forward with this act. I pushed you to do it and now that I realize it may not have been the right thing to do, I am sorry. If I only possibly left the decision to you, we ... lastly, all I can say is ...

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... intentions and place spells on people to intentionally cause harm to others. My images of them seem to be somewhat true after reading the first part of MacBeth. Shakespeare describes them to be three weird sisters with individual powers. Also, the sister's way of presenting themselves in such mysterious ways makes us wonder ... three sisters, are their predictions and the prophecies they tell. First, we can look at the first prediction that the witches had which was in Act 1, scene 1, when they know in advance about the outcome of the battle that was being fought in Scotland. Which in tu...

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Dear Journal, Today, we fought bravely in a great battle against Norway. It was an intense war and I fought fiercely, and honorably and defeated Norway! I have killed the traitor Macdowald, and stuck my sword to his pelvis and pulled up to his head. All the traitors will die a horrible death if caught. Well, on the way back to Duncan's castle, Banquo and I encountered 3 witches. These witches" prophecies tell me that I shall be king of Scotland, but I do not know if I should trust these witches. We then continue to Duncan's castle, and Ross and Angus then stop us and tell me that King Duncan h...

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