He is a great warrior that he can handle a sword like an extension of his body. ... Macbeth is a loyal warrior who did not stop until he killed the enemy of the king. ... The three witches tells him to be bold and fearless, that no man born of a woman could defeat him, and that he will never be defeated until the trees of Great Birnam Wood attack Dunsinane. ... His true anagnorisis came during his battle with Macduff, where Macduff revealed that he was not born of woman, rather he was ripped form his mother's womb, implying a Caesarean section. ...

• Word Count: 1269
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Macbeth was a great warrior and a high classed member of the army - "who like a good hardy soldier fought "gainst my captivity: hail brave friend;" When Duncan announces his son Malcolm as heir to the thrown. ... When Macbeth learns of this, he isn't threatened, as the witches told him no man or woman could kill him - "Be bloody, bold and resolute: Laugh to scorn, The power of man: for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth" Again, the witches are influencing his every move. ... Macbeth was a warrior, and the presence of evil around him - Lady Macbeth and the witches, eventually made ...

• Word Count: 1518
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

(p 256)" She knows that Macbeth is a loyal warrior and it would be difficult, and she does it by questioning his manhood, "But screw your courage to the sticking-place And we"ll not fail. ... The most important one is the second one, "The pow"r of man, for none of woman born Shall harm Macbeth. (p 297)" Macbeth knew that every man had to be born of a woman, so he thought he was invincible. ... After Macbeth had left the witches he was very confident that he would not be hurt because everyman was born of a woman and the woods cannot march. ... Macbeth then tells Macduff while fighting that he m...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He is seen as a noble warrior who fights bravely for his country. ... She calls up the spirits of darkness and asks them to "unsex" her to take away all that makes her a woman. ... They predict that none of woman born should hurt Macbeth, that Macbeth should beware of Macduff, and that Macbeth shouldn't fall until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill. ... Being not afraid because of the es prophecy that none of woman born should harm him, Macbeth begins to cut down the army of Macduff. ... Because Macduff was born from a C-section, he is not of woman born and is able to kill Macbeth. ...

• Word Count: 1430
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.... This makes her the radical, polar opposite of the stereotypical tender, loving, and fragile woman. ... While Antigone is not portrayed as the radical, polar opposite of a stereotypical tender, loving woman, she still possesses the stable heroic qualities that differentiate her from the fragility of a tender, loving woman. Both Shakespeare and Sophocles portray Lady Macbeth and Antigone as direct counterexamples against this stereotype-Lady Macbeth being a sinister, evil villain and Antigone being a fearless, heroic warrior. ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Act one scene five starts with Lady Macbeth reading the letter that is soon going to change her from a loving wife into a cruel deceitful woman who will stop at nothing to gain power. ... His success as a warrior motivated him to strive to become more powerful. ... She was a determined and persuasive woman who used many strategies to convince Macbeth to carry out the witches" prophecy. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fate is a supposed power beyond human control that determines the outcome of events in ones life. If one's fate is told to him or her, as in a prophecy, does one have the power to change the outcome? Or is fate a power in itself that does not allow for any change? Can a person of great will an...

• Word Count: 1316
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Like a quarter, every human has two sides. It is the inherent duality of humanity. Shakespeare has the impeccable ability to show how one reconciles with this in his writings,one work being his play macbeth. In this story Macbeth, the heroic protagonist, had just won two battles against the rebel a...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Captain tells of Macbeth being a fierce warrior and being un-afraid to kill in war describing Macbeth killing Macdonwald as, 'he unseamed him from the nave to th" chops'. ... One of them prophesises to him ' none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.' As a result Macbeth now believes he is indestructible as everyone is born of a woman. ...

• Word Count: 2112
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School