... Scotland who is well-respected for his bravery and loyalty. However, when Macbeth comes upon three witches who give him a prophecy that predicts his future ruling over Scotland, Macbeth's dark thoughts and ambitions replaces his moral character. The witches' prophecy influences Macbeth to betray the people around him and ... voices in Macbeth's mind signifies his deteriorating mental state and also predicts the consequence Macbeth will face for his evil deeds. Once Macbeth secures his reign on Scotland, he becomes paranoid that the position will be taken from him, resulting in him betra...

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... of his life. He can only chose how he reacts to the set of chosen events. The witches who only have the power to for see the future inform Macbeth of his destiny (Act 1 scene 3 line 50). Macbeth would have become king regardless of his actions since it was his destiny. The actions ... following the predictions of Macbeth's future were under the power of Macbeth but influenced by himself, Lady Macbeth, and the predictions of the three sisters. Envy and ambition were the influential forces that ... witches do not have the power to change fate, but only have the power to for see the futur...

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... . The greatest is behind." He is immediately thinking of the witches" prediction and what success may be in the future for him. Although Macbeth is guilt ridden at the start of the play, he becomes a lot less so as the play progresses. Once the ball is rolling he becomes possessed by his desire to succeed. At the start of the play it ... murders powered on by his driving ambition. However there are other factors forcing him to do this and it would have never happen without them even having considered his ruthlessness once he has got into full swing. It would have never started without in...

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... the crown. He raises the suggestion that Macbeth did not obtain the crown fairly. This discussion causes Macbeth to fear Banquo and his abilities. Once Macbeth is unaccompanied, he expresses his fears in Banquo, saying: To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus. Our fears in ... Shame itself! Why do you make such faces? When all's done, You look but on a stool. (Pg 145) In this quote, Lady Macbeth is once again criticizing her husband's manhood. She belittles Macbeth and his feelings, comparing him to a woman. This is Lady Macbeth's way of convincing her husband to continue ... and ...

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... says to Macbeth,"Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it (Act one Scene 5 line 72)" The theme of deceptive appearences is once again introduced, and Macbeth is unveiled to us as the evil villain. The witches also show that Macbeth is easily fooled. They play with Macbeth and trick ... , we can see that Macbeth has lost his sanity and control of himself and his actions.The evil inside him conquers the goodness, and he was, once again, forced to put his morals, values, and friendships beside in order to achieve his over-vaulting ambitions, even if it means murder. At the...

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... told them; however, the messengers have no clue that the witches exist. After the witches tell Macbeth he will be Thane of Cawdor and a future king, Ross mets Macbeth and tell his that King Duncan "bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor" giving him to ... forces them to flee England. With the first part of the witches' prophecies holding true, he seeks their prophecies again, this time showing him the future instead of just telling it to him. The witches show Macbeth three apparitions, the most important to Macbeth, is the second one, which tells ... the throne. The assassination ...

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... how to gain her husbands desire to be king. "Lady Macbeth's immediate reaction to the prophecy is to try to occupy, immediately, the promised future, as if the consequential moment of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow could somehow be finessed: " They letters have transported me beyond/ This ignorant present, and ... I feel now/ The Future in the instant."(I. V. 55-7)" (Danson, pg. 123) At this point Lady Macbeth is portrayed as the resolute strong women, while Macbeth is portrayed as ... manly, heartless dominatrix, her female instincts show through in the next scenes and also because...

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... get the best of him, and as a result, Macbeth decides to make another visit to the witches to find out what is going on and to decide what his future actions will be. In his visit to his witches in act four, scene one, Macbeth is given four apparitions by the witches which include a floating head with a ... born of a woman, and that he is not in danger unless the forest surrounding his castle comes and knocks on his door. In this case, the witches were once again a source of Macbeth''s downfall because, by the witches boosting his confidence, they convinced him that he could do anything,...

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... has been sentenced to death for betraying his country. The witches plant the idea of being King into Macbeth's mind, which has encourages Macbeth to consider his future. In his mind, the audience learns about Macbeth's initial plan to murder Duncan so that he shall have power and position earlier, thus destroying the natural ... of Banquo's honesty. He feared Banquo would tell about Macbeth if he detected anything. After the death of Duncan, in Act III, Scene IV, Lady Macbeth once again undermines his masculinity by saying; 'Are you a man?' Macbeth has become deeply involved in the game. ...

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... get the best of him, and as a result, Macbeth decides to make another visit to the witches to find out what is going on and to decide what his future actions will be. In his visit to his witches in act four, scene one, Macbeth is given four apparitions by the witches which include a floating head with a ... born of a woman, and that he is not in danger unless the forest surrounding his castle comes and knocks on his door. In this case, the witches were once again a source of Macbeth''s downfall because, by the witches boosting his confidence, they convinced him that he could do anything,...

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... the stage but the decisions that Macbeth makes seem to seal his fate, his path, and his destiny. The art of foreseeing the future and predicting ones fate is a gift the Weird Sisters have. By revealing Macbeth's fate to him, these witches not only give him a look into the ... future, they also enforce where his fate is taking him. "These Weird Sisters saluted [Macbeth] and referred [him] to the coming on of time with ... have had. The witches are an important part of Macbeth's destiny. The prophecy awakens his ambition and exposes what is going to happen to him in the future. The prophe...

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... linked with evil. Enter the three witches. Again, witches are associated with darkness and evil. They are also perceived as un-natural or supernatural beings, which once again brings back the theme of evil. The play is always referring to the opposing forces. As shown in Scene 1, act 1, line 4: "When the ... scene are "So foul and fair a day, I have not seen." Which is almost a repeat of what the witches were saying in the first scene. Once again this links the witches with Macbeth. Most of the witches speech is in rhyme, almost like a chant, making them appear to have supernatural pow...

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... deaths of other characters, and ending with the ultimate destruction of Macbeth. Macbeth is driven to achieve an abundant amount of power, an obsession that transforms the honorable man he once was. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows that Macbeth ultimately fulfills stereotypes of masculinity. Macbeth further yields to these stereotypes through his demonstration of an unbridled ambition, his eagerness in needing to ... forward in the spirit of self-interest. In a subsequent scene, Macbeth confronts the witches in their cave, demanding them to answer his questions so he can know more about hi...

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... causing him not to have a sense of reality. The witches even though are considered evil and supernatural, warns Macbeth numerous times that he needs to stop and think about the future ahead. The Weird Sisters were only there to plant the seeds of ambition and Lady Macbeth is the one who waters the ideas to make them become reality at her ... conjures up hallucinations because he is so paranoid of what happens if he is caught and even before he commits the murder, he is already guilty about his first murder. Once again Macbeth chooses to please his wife, who antagonizes Macbeth, and judg...

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... touch the crown. All goes as planned, until at his own dinner party where he has invited many of his friends, Macbeth beings to hallucinate once again, only this time about his murdered comrade Banquo. Everyone at the table becomes very curious about the way Macbeth is acting, and they decide to leave ... at once. It is evident that at this point Macbeth has crossed the line from paranoia into pure insanity. After his company has departed, Macbeth suddenly realizes that ... festivity. This worries him greatly as Macduff could be plotting the downfall of his ruling. He then decides to go...

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... their evil nature by saying "Fair is foul,and foul is fair/Hover through the fog and the filthy air," and their intention to meet with Macbeth once the "hurly-burly" of a battle between the forces loyal to the King Duncan (led by Macbeth) and a rebels army (led by the current ... become Thane of Cawdor and ultimately king of Scotland, and that his cohort Banquo will never rule. Macbeth pleads with them for more information about his future, but they vanish. Two of the king's men (Rosse and Angus) tell Macbeth about his elevation to the position of Thane of Cawdor. ... with news that Dun...

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... moment, she decides that quick action will be the basis of her reasoning and planning. Lady Macbeth intentionally tries to ignore consequence and concentrate on securing Macbeth's future as king of Scotland. She looks to the "quickest way" as one that may lack rationality, but shortens their path to the throne. When Lady Macbeth ... had chosen to restrain had sunken into her brain, like a sump, slowly grabbing at her thoughts one by one. The thought of the evil, which she once accepted, was now an image of terror in her mind. The darkness had stripped her of her "mask," and she is now en...

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... gone, one can tell of her change. "She is completely exhausted, and answers Macbeth in listless, submissive words which seem to come with difficulty" (Bradley). Instead of aiding Macbeth in future murdering plots, she merely listens to him and responds hardly at all. For example, when Macbeth is talking to her about people who might be putting his crown in jeopardy ... , he hints that something will be done (a murder). Lady Macbeth responds with, "What's to be done?" (III.ii.44), instead of aiding Macbeth to plan future murders (in which case was the murder of Lady Macduff). "So her mind...

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... ends up at the dinner Macbeth is holding, with the "twenty trenched gashes- in his forehead. In this case, the result of evil, ended up back firing on Macbeth, because once he killed Banquo, his son, Fleance, fled, and wanted to seek revenge on the person who was responsible for his fathers' murder. The second murder also made it worse for ... role in the play. The theme of distinguishing between reality and imagination quickly became a continues problem for Macbeth. The three witches at the beginning of the play fore told the future, and said that Banquo would be in the line of kings a...

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... stage directions of this scene show his trembling hands which is a symbol of fear and his growing paranoia towards the situation. He admits defeat to his fear towards what the future can hold for him. Moreover, Macbeth failing to meet the masculine ideal of the time period he lives in is a greater sin and is being punished by God for not ... being a man enough. He forgets his gender and becomes a fearful man and begs Lady Macbeth to put him out of his misery. Furthermore, once Macbeth is crowned king of Scotland he throws a celebration banquette with ulterior motives of celebrating Banq...

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... insanity begins and he acts ruthlessly. Macbeth was aware that the only person who knew about the witches prophecies, was his once friend Banquo. In addition, when Banquo had asked the weird sisters what would happen to him in the future they answered with the words: "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater', "Not so happy, yet much happier', "Thou shalt get kings, though ... coming in order to overthrow him. He put his armor on and at the same time, he was informed that his wife was death. At this point, we see for once more how heartless he had become. He showed no interest in the death of h...

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... . Even though I deem Lady Macbeth responsible for the murder of King Duncan, he has absolutely no involvement in the killing of Banquo. Macbeth knows that Banquo presents a threat to his future. Before the murder, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have growing further apart from one another. The transformation in both characters is made complete when Lady Macbeth senses Macbeth is up to ... of Fife."" There is no justice why Macbeth sent murderers to slaughter both Lady Macduff and her son. The witches' could be held partly responsible had Macduff been murdered, because once again they put ideas ...

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... he slept, I had done 't." (Act 2 scene 2, lines 11-15). This proves the lack of faith that Lady Macbeth has in her husband, and also the absences of her once-so-evident control over the situation. Later after the King is dead and Macbeth is crowned Banquo becomes very suspicious, and, Macbeth knowledgeable of Banquo's suspicions. No matter how false ... , very shaky in there logic. Macbeth returns to the witches one more time in search for answers. In doing so, three weird ones present him with three apparitions to predict future proceeding. Macbeth becomes enraged with the witches ...

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... powerless to fight against it as he is being instructed by some force which he cannot control. Shakespeare uses this as a way to underline the uncertainty that lies in Macbeth's future as a King. The paradox, "I have thee not, and yet I see there," (II, 2, 35), stresses the conflict Macbeth is having between distinguishing appearance and reality. This gives the audience the reassurance ... on God's influence on life. There is mention of, "the last syllable of recorded time," (V, 5, 26). Shakespeare also uses a melancholy tone that expresses of Macbeth has lost his once rigid beliefs of ...

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... of Cawdor as well a visit to his castle. On their way home, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet 3 witches. The witches prophecy that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and future king of Scotland. They they also tell Banquo that he will be the father of a long line of kings. As soon as the witches disappear, Macbeth receives the news that ... benefit them all. He cruelly planned the murder of his best friend that night with the knowledge that no one would hear him. Contrary to his inhumane actions Macbeth was once a kind man, too kind of a man in his wife's mind. Lady Macbeth expressed her ...

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