... and spite. "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!" , this is how Macbeth's journey into inevitable darkness began, when he was led to believe that since some of the witches predictions have some ... these feelings when he had the chance, they were allowed to linger in Macbeth's mind and eventually he writes home about it. "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 ...

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... shoulders and his crumbling morality at his feet, this being what led him to his tragic demise. "All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee Thane of Cawdor!" "All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" Would it be inaccurate to assume that if prophesised that you were to be king and have an entire country at your disposal, that you would not ... ? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red" "To know my deed, "twere best not know myself. Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst." It was Macbeth's greed for power and his ambition to maint...

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... or not to go through with his plan, but after the encounter with Lady Macbeth and her calling him a coward, he went through with it. "Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," like the poor cat t" ... 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."" (1.3.48-50) Macbeth had always dreamed of becoming king and his encounter with the witches had made him believe it m...

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... of the play. They tell Macbeth three prophecies: "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"(1.3.48-50) Macbeth thinks nothing of the first prophecies until he realizes that the second prophecy has come true. King Duncan has pronounced Macbeth Thane of Cawdor ... to murder the king, but then changes his mind before he reaches home. His wife mocks his manhood and persuades him that it can be done safely. She says, " Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,/And live a coward in thine...

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... will to murder the king. The determination and strength Lady Macbeth possesses is expressed through her powerful soliloquy. In her ruthlessness she cries, "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised." The imperative verb "shalt" shows her strong firmness of intention. She tactlessly believes Macbeth will be king and does not consider the consequences of her presupposing actions. This in ... ...

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... of Macbeth's downfall. The witches confronted Macbeth predicting, "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!" A.1, S.3, L. 51-53. These predictions gave Macbeth a self assurance that he would be prosperous. He was then led to believe that these predictions would come true, but they ... appeared to only become more confident in himself. Macbeth also responded to another one of the witches" predictions, "Lesser than Macbeth and greater. Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get ...

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... evil, and the witches, who lure Macbeth and whet his ambitions. Macbeth is first lured by the witches at the beginning of the play, with their prophecy, "All hail, Macbeth! Thou shalt be king hereafter." Macbeth is rapt with this, and questions them further, but the witches refuse, giving him no details of when and how Macbeth will become king. This puts ... Macbeth in an uneasy mindset, and is too obsessed with the idea to abandon it. The witches also set up suspicion between Macbeth and Banquo by proclaiming that Banquo "shalt get kings, though thou be none", which eventually leads to...

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... he is. In Act 1, Scene 3, the witches tell Macbeth "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!" (1.3 51-53). Before hearing the witch's prophecies, Macbeth had never in his wildest dreams thought of killing King Duncan to become king himself. Even after the prophecies ... needs to do and outlines it while she is alone without Macbeth by her side. She says: And yet wouldst wrongly win: thou'ldst have, great Glamis, That which cries 'Thus thou must do, if thou have it, And that wh...

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... the time such as being dominant and ambitious. Lady Macbeth assumes the dominant part in her marriage. While Lady Macbeth believes her husband is ambitious, "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised"(I, V, 2-3), she also believes he is too kind to carry out the murder of Duncan so Macbeth himself can be King. Lady Macbeth states, "I fear ... thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should ... ...

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... ambition to kill King Duncan. Even Lady Macbeth knows he could, but she also knows that he wouldn't without a bit of encouragement. She says, "The illness should attend it: what thou woulds't highly." So, in a way, Lady Macbeth somewhat brainwashes her husband into killing the king by subtly taunting his masculinity, like when she says, "what beast was't then, That made ... he hears the 3 witches prophecy that Banquo is going to be the father of kings, when they pronounce, "Lesser than Macbeth, and greater Not so happy, yet much happier. Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So all...

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... to him, until the current Thane of Cawdor was guilty of a crime, and Macbeth was crowned. The witches also predicted that Banquo's children would be kings by stating, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none". The supernatural occurrences in this scene act as a foreshadowing for the events to come. The future conflicts that are foreshadowed start with the witches" prediction for Banquo ... he will not be harmed until Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane Hill (4.1.77). When the apparition states that Macbeth should beware of Macduff, Macbeth reveals that he already feared Macduff; "Thou hast...

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... the murdering of innocent people. The first example of her determination is apparent in her soliloquy, which is started off with a tone of certainty and conviction. "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised. (I, V, 14-29) Ironically, this tone does not alleviate the strength of her character but instead makes the reader wary of her. This draws the reader ... ...

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... plans the first murder herself. After reading his letter, she begins by telling herself that he lacks the innate qualities to carry out such deeds in the following passage: Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What though 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. (1. 5. 15) Soon after she is heard asking the spirits, "Unsex me here, And fill me from ... ...

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... , Ln 16&19). However, he is thought of as a coward by Lady Macbeth and is guided through his first steps of becoming a devious king by her. " Glamis thou art a Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised they nature is too full o'th" milk of human kindness." (Iv, Ln 15-17). This exemplifies Lady Macbeth's doubts of Macbeth. Over time his lust for ... ...

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... to put any effort into it as it will happen naturally. His desire to be king is told by his wife, in the letter she reads "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promis"d" (I,V,14-5) He has promised his wife that he will be king, this proves that he already the ambition to be king one day. He is ... ...

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... words that the character says aloud. It is Macbeth's wife that decides to convince her husband to kill Duncan after she has learned what has happened, "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way."(1.5.14-17) Lady Macbeth is saying ... ...

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... beginning of the play, one finds Macbeth and Banquo, best of friends, are greeted by three witches who reveal Macbeth as the "Thane of Cawdor- (Mac 1.3.49) and that he "shalt be King [thereafter]- (Mac 1.3.50) and that Banquo's predecessors will be kings. At first, both men are unsure, but after Ross announced Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor, Banquo believes ... 's long line of Kingsmen in Banquo's fortune, Banquo had figuratively laughed at the prospect, but, after Macbeth had been made King, he thought: Thou hast it now : King, Cawdor, Glamis, all, As the weird women promis'd ; and, I f...

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... the prophesy that he will be "King hereafter." They also greet Banquo with, "lesser than Macbeth, and greater," as "not so happy, yet much happier," and tell him "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none." How would the witches know of their future? Perhaps they were trying to plant an idea in Macbeth's head that would later lead to certain calamity. After ... ...

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... the separation of Macbeth from his morals by showing him what could be if only he would yield to evil. "All hail Macbeth, thane of Glamis thane of Cawdor that shalt be king hereafter!" Act 1 scene 3, line 47-50. Macbeth's reaction to these prophecies is mixed but his curiosity has the last word. "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more!" Act ... of killing Duncan bounces back and forth in his mind, but then is finally reinforced negatively by the influential words of Lady Macbeth. "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire like the poor cat i" th...

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... and his ambition takes over him, which then results in the murder or Banquo. Macbeth considers Banquo and his son Fleance as threat to him because of the prophecy, "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none- Although Macbeth is friendly to Banquo on the outside, but inside Macbeth is jealous and fearful of him. Throughout the play, it is Macbeth's ambition that ... ...

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... his crown. Macbeth's first victim during his reign is his friend, Banquo. Macbeth's distrust of Banquo began when they both heard the prophecy that the witches had for Banquo: "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none," (Act I-Scene 3-Line 67). In short, the witches predicted that Banquo's descendants would become kings, although he himself would never be a king. Once Macbeth kills Duncan ... ...

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... that Banquo's future relatives would not be crowned. Macbeth misunderstood much about what the three sisters said, and he disrupted the prophecies by trying to speed the process up. "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none./ So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!- (I, iii, 70-71). Had Macbeth listened more carefully to the witches, he would have let nature take its course and ... ...

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... , but still outside- (Goddard 120). Because of the guilt he expresses, however, when he says "To know my deed, twere best not know myself./Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would thou couldst!- (Shakespeare 2.2.72-73). This shows that Macbeth is sorry for what he has done and regrets killing Duncan. His state of mind now, is no longer sane. He is ... 's family. Macbeth is now to the point where men fear him. "Then live Macduff: what need I fear 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 i...

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... may have is directed towards Macbeth rather than his wife. She, too, is intensely ambitious, and cannot bear to even mention the kingship directly only saying "Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be What thou art promis'd- There are immediate connections to evil when Lady Macbeth says "The Raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan- This bird imagery ... ...

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... about how close He is to becoming king or how he can take the crown from Duncan. The same trait is produced by Lady Macbeth's comment, " Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised (312)." This quote from Lady Macbeth is made after she reads Macbeth's account of the strange encounter with the witches. It shows, as did her ... ...

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