... becoming king being presented she will do everything in her power to make him bring that about. "Thou"dst have, great Glamis, That witch cries, "Thus thou must do if thou have it"; And that which rather thou dost fear to do, Than wishest should be undone." At the beginning of the play there is ... witch continues: "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!" Then the third and final witch makes her reply: "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter." (This event have been more potent in Shakespearian times because most of the audience in the theatre would have believed in witc...

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... . When the witches meet Macbeth they greet him as, "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis all hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" Macbeth is perplexed but is also extremely curious. Who are these creatures he thinks to himself, and why are they calling him the Thane of Cawdor? The ... Thane of Cawdor. She is also just as ambitious as Macbeth, and evil thoughts starts to occur in her mind. She also reads about the Kings visit that night. "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear t...

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... killing Banquo, however Fleance escapes. As a result of guilt and fear, Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost seated at the banquet. To Banquo's ghost, Macbeth fearfully exclaims, "Thou canst not say I did it: never shake Thy gory locks at me." (Pg 143), and to those seated at the table, "Prithee, see there! ... behold! look! lo! how say you? Why, what care I? If thou canst nod, speak too." (Pg 145). His fears of being caught for various murders, leads him to continue to kill those who have suspicions. It is ... against him. When Macbeth is unsure of killing Duncan, she attacks his manhood, sayin...

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... about the actions he may have to undertake. It is soon afterwards, however, that Macbeth's ambition begins to show itself as he does whatever he can to ensure the prophecy ' thou shalt be king hereafter.' (I.ii) comes true. The way in which the witches appear with their 'prophetic greeting' initiates Macbeth's evil thoughts about killing Duncan ,the current king. The Shakespearean view ... 't" and realises that it must be him, who killed the king. Macbeth realises that this could be dangerous and also thinks back to the prophecies when Banquo was told 'Thou shalt get kings, though thou b...

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... hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail Macbeth!, that shalt be king hereafter.? (lines 50 - 53) ?Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none:? (line 70) Banquo is skeptical about the prophecies, Macbeth however, because the first prophesy has come true (Thane of Glamis), believes in them. Soon ... at this point. Finally, in scene 8 Macbeth and Macduff come to their final struggle. Good verses Evil. Macduff surprises Macbeth by saying: "Despair thy charm, And let the angel whom thou still hast serv...

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... speak of MacBeth becoming the Thane of Cawdor and King when they say "All Hail, MacBeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!"(1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! That shalt be king hereafter."(1.iii.53). MacBeth is at first in disbelief that he will acquire all that power. It is not until Ross and Angus arrive that MacBeth begins to ... King's blood is on his hands. The outcome of Duncans murder was exactly what MacBeth wanted, he was named the new King of Scotland. Banquo announces this when he says "Thou hast it now, king, Cawdor, Glamis, all, as the weird women promised-(3.i.1-2) This sh...

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... King hereafter." He is stunned, yet is obviously curious to know more, however his acquaintance Banquo is not very affected by his prophecy, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So, all hail, Macbeth and Banquo! I believe Banquo wishes his prognosis might happen but he takes no action to reach this goal; he is not so brave and ... his own king. However Lady Macbeth was aware of her husbands" weaknesses, and thinks it is her responsibility to guide Macbeth to fulfil his ambitions so he can become king: "Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without the illness shou...

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... are explored, including the revelation of the true traits of characters such as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promised; yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o'th"milk of human kindness To catch the nearest ... way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst strongly win. Thou ... reaction of the realism of Macbeth being Thane of Glamis, and possibly Cawdor as the witches predicted. This is exp...

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... be brought down gave Lady Macbeth the power she needed. She could mock Macbeth making him shrink like a tiny mouse. "Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valor As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem- (1, 7, 39-45). Lady Macbeth had every finger ... first prophecy tells Macbeth he will be king. "All Hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" (1, 3, 47-50). The three witches hold power ...

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... be Thane of Cawdor, and King of Scotland. "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! / All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! / All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" (Act 1.3, 48-50). After hearing this from the witches", Macbeth and Banquo, his loyal friend, find out that King Duncan has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor". They ... then contemplate about how the rest of the prophecy will come true. The witches also advise them that Banquo's son would be King one day. "Thou shalt get Kings, though thou be none. / So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" (Act 1.3, 67...

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... he will become the Thane of Cawdor, the second is the Thane of Glamis, which he already was titled as, and the third was stated by the witches as: ""he shalt be King hereafter--. These prophecies, two of them being very new to him, introduced Macbeth to new ideas of greatness. And, in knowing that in this time period, it was ... show Macbeth''s confidence take over: (Act 4. sc. 1 ln 93-97) ""Then live, Macduff; what need I fear of thee? But yet I''ll make assurance double sure And take a bond of fate. Thou shalt not live, That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of ...

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... he will become the Thane of Cawdor, the second is the Thane of Glamis, which he already was titled as, and the third was stated by the witches as: ""he shalt be King hereafter--. These prophecies, two of them being very new to him, introduced Macbeth to new ideas of greatness. And, in knowing that in this time period, it was ... show Macbeth''s confidence take over: (Act 4. sc. 1 ln 93-97) ""Then live, Macduff; what need I fear of thee? But yet I''ll make assurance double sure And take a bond of fate. Thou shalt not live, That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of ...

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... . Then they speak in act 2, scene 3, lines 46-48, "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter" Banquo and Macbeth are startled by these predictions but Banquo is less convinced than Macbeth is. He questions Macbeth on if the witches" predictions will come true ... to doubt the witches and not trying to make Macbeth carry out what the witches had said, so Banquo cannot be responsible. Also when the witches say," All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter," it doesn't suggest in any way ...

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... compassion to his friend when he tells them. When he tells King Duncan about the traitor situation he is direct and to the point. The king asks "whence camest thou, worthy thane?"(I,II,44) he says "from Fife, great king." (I,II,49) When Ross talks to the king he doesn't waste any time with his answers. ... weaknesses to be taken away, and she wants to have manly strengths. At king Macbeths dinner banquet, Macbeth sees banqous and host and he says to it "thou const not say I did it; never shake thy gory looks at me", (III,IV,50) this makes his quests think he is ill and once again ... ch...

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... his courageousness in battle. At the beginning, Macbeth is not driven to do evil until he takes the witches' ramblings to heart. "Hail Thane of Glamis and of Cawdor and shalt be King hereafter-. He takes this prophecy from three strange witches brooding in the deep night without question and without good judgment. Just the thought that he may become the ... now, to look so green and pale At what it did so freely? From this time Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valour As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the orname...

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... 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 "Hail, King that shalt be""(1.5.8-9). Macbeth has never thought of himself as King before hearing the prediction. The prophecies the witches present to him place vivid images inside his head that begin to alter ... him to fight his thoughts. Lady Macbeth plays a crucial role in guiding Macbeth. When Macbeth feels he cannot murder Duncan, Lady Macbeth taunts him; she belittles him. "Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornamen...

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... Macduff is Macbeth's chief enemy, Macbeth proceeds to lead himself to his own death. The witches prior prophesy hinted that Banquo's entire family signaled Macbeth's downfall when they say, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none./ So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!" (Act I, scene iii, 67-68), and the second group of vacillating predictions explicitly signaled out only Macduff when they say ... the witches. With this action Macduff is forced to use action based solely on Macbeth's decision to do so. " But, gentle heavens, Cut short all intermission. Front to front Bring thou this fiend...

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... Macbeth. When Lady Macbeth tells him to clean his hands from the blood, he replies: "To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself. Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst.'(2,2,77-78) After it was found out that the king had been murdered, Macbeth was crowned as king because the two sons of Duncan had fled the country. This ... 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 thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo' (Act 1,...

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... welcoming monarch, he shows how suspicious and terrified he is deep down. His guise quickly falls away when he sees the ghost of Banquo: ?Which of you have done this??Thou canst not say I did it: never shake thy gory locks at me!? This scene is a turning point, the ghost being the personification of Macbeth's subconscious. Originally illusions and magic worked ... has three apparitions 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...

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... curious and nearly begs the witches to tell him more. He sends his wife a letter telling her just how excited Patel 3 he is about the news. He tells her, "that thou mightst not lose the dues of rejoicing by being ignorant of what greatness is promised thee" (I, 5,11-13). Then his thirst for power leads him to actually murder the king ... Macbeth will be dead by the end of the play is the escape of Fleance from the murderers. By his escape he proves the witches right when they say, "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none" (I, 3, 67). By dying Banquo proves he won't be king but Fleance...

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... so frightened that someone may discover his secrets that he decides to trust no one but himself. He silences his wife's questions: "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,/ Till thou applaud the deed" (3.2.45-46); indicates that Macbeth no longer even trusts his wife with his secret mischievous plans. As a result, Macbeth becomes so paranoid that he puts spies in ... what is said is actually completely true word for word. Macbeth is not living in reality because when an equivocation is placed in front of him, "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter" (1.3.50), he only sees ...

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... one of the witch's prophecies. (Act one scene 3.) "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All hail Macbeth that shalt be king here after." Each one of these lines goes up in ascending order. They all help to build on the scale of ambition, which is needed to kill so ... know exactly who or what is producing this powerful information. This tells us that he begins to get desperate about gaining his power and attention. "Wat"er thou art, for thy good caution; thanks Thou has harped my fear aright." In Act three scene four Macbeth sta...

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... be. The idea of killing Duncan had planted seeds in Macbeth's head, but it blossoms once it reaches Lady Macbeth's mind. Lady Macbeth springs into action saying Macbeth "shalt be what thou art promised" (I.V.15-16) despite fearing that Macbeth is "too full o' th' milk of human kindness" (I.V.17). Macbeth is "not without ambition, but without the ... Macbeth independently creates the plan to kill Banquo, and the transformation is completed by the end of the play. Whereas Lady Macbeth initially encourages Macbeth "to have that which thou [Macbeth] esteem'st the ornament of life" (I.VII.45...

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... initiative. She receives a letter from Macbeth with the news that he was prophesied as the king of Scotland. As soon as her eyes ran across the words, she said, "thou shalt be/What thou art promised" (I-v, 14-15). She suggests, by this quick reaction, her intentions to be a major participant in ensuring Macbeth's royal success. After the murder is plotted between the two ... ...

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... 's trust. He never thought that he would desire to be a king, until he meet the three witches that changed his life up to down. They cried, "All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter- (Mac.1.3.50). Macbeth thought that it is impossible to become a king when the King is alive. A thought encroached into his mind and said, "if chance will have ... ambition to kill and become the King. Lady Macbeth starts to insult his manhood and names him a coward just to encourage him to kill King Duncan by saying, "Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, And live a coward ...

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