"Double, double, toil and trouble" are some of the most famous words from Shakespeare's Macbeth and while they are not a part of the prophecies of the witches, they are an indication of what was to befall Macbeth. ... Because of the strength of their words and because of the great things that they promised, perhaps Macbeth never had a chance of doing what was right after his encounter with the witches. ... These images were messages from the witches, adding to Macbeth's insanity. ... Knowing that the witches are trying to get the best of him, Macbeth decides to pay another visi...

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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play that holds many supernatural elements, such as the three witches, the levitating dagger, and the Ghost of Banquo. Throughout the whole play these three examples all play a major role in the outcome of the play. ... Macbeth is deeply frightened by the witches and their prophecies and eventually starts to believe them and thinks that the only choice he has is to follow what they say for the prophecies will all come true somehow no matter what happens. Though we, the audience, know that the witches are only trying to stir up trouble with no real ...

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Lady Macbeth's power over her husband in the beginning of the play pushed him into making his first mistake, the involvement in the murder of King Duncan. ... Lady Macbeth receives the message from Macbeth about the Witchs' prediction, and then determines Duncan will have to be killed. ... Although Macbeth has agreed to continue with the plan he still has feelings against what he is about to do. ... Macbeth has sunk as low as he possible can, and shows no remorse for what he has done. ... It was not completely Macbeth's fault for the events that occurred in the play, but the e...

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At the beginning of Shakespeare's play, the hero Macbeth is pictured as courageous, trustworthy, and loyal. ... One can ponder on whether Macbeth ever had a chance of doing what was right after he met with the witches, because of how strong their words were, and because of how many great things they were promising to him. ... In this scene, Duncan receives an important message. The message revolves around the death of Macdonald at the hands of Macbeth. ... A great play like Macbeth intertwines a variety of elements into a unified whole. ...

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In reading Shakespeare''s well-known play, Macbeth, one will always notice the many influences that Macbeth encounters before his downfall. ... This scene brings into the play the idea of fate and the role with which it has in the play. ... These images may have been messages from the witches, as yet another cause of Macbeth''s insanity. ... Nearing the end of the play, Macbeth''s castle is invaded by Macduff and Malcolm''s army. ... From the start of the play, Macbeth began to change as a character for the worse. ...

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" (1:5:70-73) These lines demonstrate how Lady Macbeth is foreshadowing about what she will do in order to satisfy her plans to gain power. ... Throughout the play, Lady Macbeth transitions into a dynamic character, as her role with her husband, Macbeth, begins to level out shown through dialogue. As Lady Macbeth and Macbeth talk about killings, Macbeth says, Both with eye and tongue: unsafe he while that we Must lave our honors in these flattering streams, And make our faces vizards to our hearts, Disguising what they are. ... Shakespeare's character of Lady Macbeth, ...

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Shakespeare's reoccurring use of bloody imagery in the first three acts of Macbeth augments the play's message that what is said is not always meant. ... Early in the play, the use of blood conveys glory in the battle between Scotland and Norway. ... Immediately after though, blood plays its largest role as a symbol of guilt and that which cannot be concealed. ... Macbeth rants, "Thou canst not say I did it. ... As Lady Macbeth tries to pacify her husband, Macbeth tries to justify his sin and alleviate his guilt, "Blood hath be shed ere now, i" th" olden time." ...

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MacBeth's defeat at the end of the play represents the defeat of the other; the other is manifested in female characters within the play. ... They do not ever have a real dialogue with the male characters; basically, they only provide a service to the men by telling them what lies in their future. ... MacBeth commands them to "answer me, / To what I ask you" (4.1.63-64). ... His transformation is obvious by the end of the play. ... Their statements about the future carry evil implications, like subliminal messages behind a tape recording. ...

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In William Shakespeare's renowned play Macbeth, the theme that power corrupts is strongly depicted through several characters, each of whom follow the "power corrupting" path of lusting for power, doing nearly anything to achieve that power, and ultimately meeting his/her end because of that power. ... On the other hand, after killing Duncan, Macbeth is paralyzed with horror from what he has done. ... Clearly, at this point in the play, Lady Macbeth is the callous, as well as devilish, force driving the hesitant Macbeth to carry out his immoral actions. ... The idea that Lady Macbeth'...

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Furthermore the use of messages addressing to or addressed by, how evil Macbeth is. ... Macbeth himself acknowledges, "False face must hide what the false heart doth know" [I.vii.82]. ... The play is full of analogies between Macbeth and Satan. ... [I.vii.12-20] It is fair to say that Macbeth is statement of evil, there are signs that suggest this throughout the play. ... Finally there are the signs that show the audience what an evil man Macbeth is, because of the several murders Macbeth committed....

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The story of Macbeth is an example of power at the expense of everything else, he begins the play as a strong character who is greatly admired, however as the play progresses Macbeth's personality and actions become more and more deceitful which eventually leads to his destruction. ... This demonstrates that Macbeth is deeply ashamed of what he has done. ... In Act 4 Scene 1, it becomes apparent that Macbeth has now become the most evil character in the play. ... Macbeth is also becoming more attached to the witches, as the play nears the end, Macbeth starts to speak in rhyme as the witch...

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Furthermore the use of messages addressing to or addressed by, how evil Macbeth is. ... Macbeth himself acknowledges, "False face must hide what the false heart doth know" [I.vii.82]. ... The play is full of analogies between Macbeth and Satan. ... [I.vii.12-20] It is fair to say that Macbeth is statement of evil, there are signs that suggest this throughout the play. ... Finally there are the signs that show the audience what an evil man Macbeth is, because of the several murders Macbeth committed....

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The confused gender in this play dictates what they are going to do. ... Macbeth says in the play, "He hath honored me of late"" (1.7.32). ... Lady Macbeth is aware of the message from the three witches. ... Macbeth and Lady Macbeth betray their gender roles throughout the entire play. ... Lady Macbeth commits suicide because of what she has done. ...

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Plays such as Macbeth, are made for an audience. ... Hence, leading us to believe that the witches were exploiting the situation for their own evil ends, and are giving Macbeth what he wants to hear because they want to lure Macbeth to harm. ... "Two truths are told But what is not." ... This why Lady Macbeth only plays a minor role in Macbeth's downfall. ... At the beginning of the play Macbeth leads an exemplary life. ...

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If it's true that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to teach readers the lesson that too much ambition how Macbeth had to become king is wrong, there would be enough reasons on why people might agree or disagree with what Shakespeare's exact message was for creating Macbeth, but the lesson of too much ambition I would agree with that. ... Macbeth the most ambitious character in the play, is a ruthless king who has people killed so he can stay in power, this ambition represents violence in all ways. You look back to the beginning of the play at Macbeth was the kind of person who would never k...

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The play Macbeth is a tragedy about a battle hero who had a major downfall which was influenced by some of the characters. ... The play gives the messages that, jealousy can cause the worst of crimes and ambition can bring the mightiest low. ... Macbeth and Banquo meet and discuss what the witches had said; after Banquo retires Macbeth who is alone imagines he sees a blood-stained dagger leading him to Duncan's chamber. ... I also think that Lady Macbeth only saw what would be in it for her and not the actual realisation of the murder it's self. ... So I think that Lady Macbeth was t...

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William Shakespeare uses several rhetorical devices in his play Macbeth in order to get his strong underlying messages through to the audience as well as entertain them. ... does two separate jobs; paints a picture in the audience's mind of a dagger being just out of the reach of Macbeth, as well as foretells what Macbeth will be doing soon with a real dagger. ... The constant repetition and referencing of Macbeth's, "eyes," "vision," "see," and, "sight," signifies his depiction of what is to come. ... The Dagger Speech happens at the beginning of the play, where the audience can ide...

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MACBETH The play MacBeth, by William Shakespeare, was written in 1606 for the social context at the time. ... Further on throughout the play, the witches hint to MacBeth that he may be future king of England, simply by hailing him by this title. ... Without the knowledge of the social context that existed in Shakespeare's time, we would overlook the underlying message embedded in such characters such as the witches in MacBeth. ... However, intentional or not, MacBeth gives current a...

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Ross doesn't only deliver messages though; he also gave Macbeth the clothing needed for the thane of Cawdor. ... He might be a professional message deliverer. ... This is what gets the guests to stay and not think that Macbeth is crazy. ... The witches know what Macbeth will and would do to become king and keep his throne. ... These three Characters, rather they lead to the death of Macbeth, pushed him to do things or relied messages to him, helped make the play of Macbeth a great masterpiece....

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Fleance would live to tell everyone what happened. ... At the end of the play Macduff gets his revenge, he kills Macbeth. ... 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. ... Macbeth, reveals that he knows what he is about to do is immoral, and that justice will be repay him with evil. ...

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Which is probably why fate and karma hit her hard in the stomach towards the end of the play. ... She plays the role of a woman but she has a demeanor and a mindset of a man or as a king. ... " (CliffNotes Hardbound Literary Libraries: Shakespeare's Macbeth Page 30) She continuously down plays his ability to do anything that will show he is a man. ... "The fact is that what Lady Macbeth "would do" her husband has actually done. The total reversal of roles that she anticipated cannt now occur because, despite his stricken conscience, Macbeth has done what she could never do....

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Irony and Metaphor are literary language that plays very important roles in short stories and poetries. ... This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen. ... I know what I"m doing." ... An example from Shakespeare's Macbeth (act 5, scene3): "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage." ... Although some metaphors are dreamlike, they still contain a message behind them. ...

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Oedipus, Macbeth, Lear, Hamlet, Othello "or Willy Loman. ... If this modern story is destined to challenge classic tragedy, or perhaps to take its place alongside, one must look behind the glitz and glitter to find a message. ... When the audience is brought to feel what Willy Loman feels, the play expands its vision and moves from the specific toward the fate of man. ... Willy Loman is incapable of discerning what is real from what is not. ... CHARLEY: Good, keep playing; you'll sleep better. ...

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In his play Macbeth, Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth was a textbook example of someone with OCD. ... To read what Darcie said about her life with OCD is tragic. ... It is very painful to imagine what OCD doe to the life of someone who suffers from it. ... Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that relays messages between these two parts of the brain. Many psychologists believe that it is low levels of serotonin that play a key role in the communication problem, and in turn OCD itself (OCF, 2000). ...

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Manifestos decreed what truth and beauty should be. ... There were signs, books that weren't published, authors who disappeared, theater directors whose plays were cancelled. ... His opera, "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk"." ... Except this one could be performed to the people because it didn't have as obvious a message as the 4th. ... All the themes whipped along by the "Tah-Dah"" motif, until the strings and winds burst out with the sad tunes they played at the very beginning, but now those tunes are all connected up and the orchestra screams them in what has now become a terrible lamen...

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