... warrior, loyal to the cause of Scotland, and his king, King Duncan, as one of Duncan's captain says early on- "But all's too weak for brave Macbeth -well he deserves that name -disdaining fortune with his brandished steel" (Act 1 Scene 2 lines 16-18) This quote shows that he is brave, and disregards such things, as fate in his battles, only going by his ... in the prospects though, and it only takes a matter of hours for him to start thinking about what he could do to become king, which shows what kind of person he is inside. When Lady Macbeth gets the news she is immediately quite calc...

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... further compared to Christ's crucifixion and the great darkness that enveloped the land by Rosse when discussing it with the old man: Thou seest, the heavens, as troubled with man's act,/ Threatens his bloody stage: by the clock "t is day,/ And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp. [...] That darkness does the face of earth entomb" (II.iv.5-8). The unnatural state ... reaction to the murders and her proximity with the witches indicates that she is a truly evil character. Finally, most interesting of all evil representations is the character of Macbeth. He has but one excuse for ...

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... form of three witches and their supernatural prophecies, and by ambition, not so much his own at first but by Lady Macbeth's ambition for him to murder Duncan, thus attaining the crown of Scotland. In Act I, Scene I three witches plan to meet MACBETH upon a heath. They announce the major theme of the play: appearances can be deceptive. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair ... fearful of his own 'cursed thoughts' observes that: "There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out." (Act II, Scene I) The darkness itself, which is ironically equated with Heaven, but seemingly appropriate for...

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... he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved himself by killing Duncan, Macbeth became desensitized to killing. In the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love for Lady Macbeth in many different ways. He told her his feelings toward her "My dearest love" (act I, scene v, l 58). Macbeth listens to what Lady Macbeth has to say, and takes her advice into consideration every ... time he makes a decision. He also has great love for her and tries his best to make her happy ... to guilt that could prevent the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth begins to manipulate ...

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... or his enticement of a "fat and bean-fed horse" (l. 45) by "neighing in likeness of a filly foal" (l. 46). Puck, as a symbol for the overlap between human and fairy traits, suggests that "fairy" is, ultimately, the poet, lover, dreamer, joker, and wild animal within each of us, ... boy. In addition, the boy is another character, although minor, who crosses the border between human and fairy. Perhaps this suggests a similar past for Puck - that he is, in fact, a mortal raised by fairies - which would explain his privileged status as a being active in both worlds ... of ourselves that embr...

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