... hearing King Duncan declare his son, Malcolm, as the heir to the throne. "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires; The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see ... ." (I.iv. 48-53) Macbeth is perturbed and confused to why he is not chosen to be heir to the throne. His mind fills with thoughts that suggest killing ... that Macbeth should have been careful of, as Macduff is born of c-section, therefore not born o...

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... . Macbeth thinks that no man exits that is not born of woman and Birnam forest would never rise from its roots, therefore, he is unstoppable. Who can impress the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth bound-root? Sweet bodements! Good! Rebellious dead, rise till the wood Of Birnam rise, and our high-plac"d Macbeth Shall live the lease of nature, pay his breath To time and mortal custom ... . (4.1.95-100) After receiving the four apparitions, Macbeth is fearless. Without this dilemma, Macbeth decides to ... all passion for his wife, and fall deeper into darkness. In this play, there exists ...

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... - 45. and Macbeth voices his opinion: (he isn't happy) "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires" - lines 55 - 58. Faced with this startling bit of information , with the completion of the second prophesy, he writes to his wife at his ... home in Inverness (Act 1 Scene 5). Upon receiving and reading the letter, Lady Macbeth is determined to let the third prophesy come true. While the King in the previous scene had praised Macbeth's sense ... vanquished...

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... to become king, he is scared to voice them out loud or for anyone to find out about his ambitious thoughts: ?Let not light see my black and deep desires?? His mind is still thinking of the murder, but he is still honest with himself, knowing they are bad and evil thoughts to be having. Here again his honest, noble side is in ... talk to him. He is relieved by their revelations but still slightly wary of Macduff: ?But yet I?ll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live.? The final apparition reassures him completely as he believes it impossible for the wood ...

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• Grade Level: High School