... 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 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... " which helps bring about Macbeth's fall. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is content with his position, until the three witches inform him of his future: "Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor, thou shalt be King hereafter." After hearing this, Macbeth and Banquo, his loyal friend, find out that King Duncan has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." They contemplate whether the rest of the ... ...

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