... of the play Macduff gets his revenge, he kills Macbeth. This play represents the evil and the darkness but on the other hand it also represents good and justice. All of the characters in this play that represented evil got what they deserved but there is character such as Duncan and banquo who did not get what they deserved but if it was not for them the evil would of not been destroyed. The message ... of this play is that what goes around ... comes around. When the second prophecy becomes a reality, Macbeth immediately thinks of murdering Duncan. "I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I ...

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... were added not by Holinshed himself, but perhaps by someone involved in the events firsthand, such as Macbeth, who may have told of the witches during his rule to accentuate his rightfulness to the throne. Another speculation on the witches is that they were created by some critic of the Celtic religion as a moral message that shows that belief in such old traditions only brings about one ... 's downfall. It is very unlikely that any of these theories will ever be proven true or false. Holinshed also dabbles in the fictitious when he depicts Macbeth's ascension to the throne. He paints S...

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