... itself as one of seriousness concurrently. In this scene, the Porter imagines himself as the Saint Peter of Hell and the castle gates as the Hell-Gate. This scene of comedy actually has a lot of implications. The Porter, in a way, is truly guarding the gates of a figurative hell. A murder has just been committed by Macbeth inside the castle walls, now stained ... Duncan, when in fact he murdered the king himself; Macbeth committed treason. The reason a person was or became king was because the power was given to him by God, the Divine Right of Kings. Macbeth does overthrow King Duncan t...

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... as being members of either the natural or unnatural world. Through the portrayal of Duncan as a worthy, dedicated and honest man the audience is positioned to perceive him as the divine king that he was. Whereas Macbeth is constructed as a treacherous, usurping traitor who unites the two worlds; disturbing the natural order of the cosmos. Consequently Lady Macbeth is represented as ... the respect of his people. Duncan's character acted in correspondence with the natural order of life in the medieval world whereby one had to rightfully earn their position. Duncan had divine right to the...

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... " I realized. I noticed that some actresses performing there were smiling while in the sad part like in the war between the troops of Macbeth and Macduff so it become some what comedy, but I like it. I can't believe that Shakespeare can compose a nice play like this. My barkada and I talked to some actresses that I know how they feel while in the stage, how ... ...

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... ). This horrific image of blood symbolizes the guilt of which she will never rid herself. At first she was tough but now she is afraid ("a soldier and afeard" (5.1.39)). She is terrified of the guilt that she will forever have. Lady Macbeth becomes more and more resentful of the murders as she explains that, "All the perfumes of ... ...

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... to his wife after he returns from slaughtering King Duncan through his hallucinations "I could not say Amen when they did say 'God bless us'." (II.II.38-39) Lady Macbeth hides her guilt till her death, which demonstrates that the immense guilt is what killed her. From the sleepwalking scene, Lady Macbeth felt terrible because of her wrong ... ...

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... he expects himself to be named heir to the throne. When he finds out that Duncan has instead named his, "eldest, Malcolm... hereafter The Prince of Cumberland," (1.4.38-39) he is enraged. At this point Macbeth stops thinking about Duncan as a friend, and considers him simply yet another obstacle on his climb to power. Soon Macbeth realizes that in ... ...

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... who knows it, when none can call our power to/account?--Yet who have thought the old man/to have so much blood in him" (Act 5. Scene 1. lines 36. 39-44). When the doctor tells Macbeth about this, Macbeth commands he cure her, but he cannot because it is an illness of the mind. By the end of act 5, Lady ... ...

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... on his horse ride with Fleance, Macbeth makes little attempt to hide his true motive, as showed when he says, "Adieu, Till you return at night" (III.i.38-39). As the audience, we know that Banquo was murdered under the cover of night based on the lines "Who did strike out the light?" (III.iii.27). Not ... ...

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... Malcolm with the slight declaration saying "we will establish our estate upon/Our eldest, Malcolm, whom we name hereafter/The Prince of Cumberland" (Act I, scene iv, li 37-39). If Malcolm is set to be the new king, then Macbeth sees he clearly cannot receive the throne without his own intervention. Macbeth quickly begins his planning afterwards because Malcolm ... ...

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... he expects himself to be named heir to the throne. When he finds out that Duncan has instead named his "eldest, Malcolm...hereafter the Prince of Cumberland" (1.4.38-39) he is enraged. At this point Macbeth stops thinking about Duncan as a friend, and considers him simply yet another obstacle on his climb to power. Soon Macbeth realizes that in ... ...

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... 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 i' the adage? (1.7.39-45) In this quote she is accusing Macbeth of being a coward and not being a man. She is calling Macbeth feminine, while she acts masculine. Janet Adelman says it perfectly in ... ...

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... husband could (1.5.36-40). Then she tells Macbeth that she would rather bash the brains of her first born child than break a promise that could dramatically change the future (1.7.35-39). Again, this is one of lady Macbeth's insane manipulative tactics that she uses to get power and control of her husband. Last, at the end of the play she knew ... ...

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... Lady MacBeth come to absolute ruin, distinguishing both as tragic figures in a tragic play which ends as Macbeth cries out, "And damned be him that first cries "Hold! Enough!""(5.8, line 39) as he falls for the final time....

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... believe in everything that they tell him. However their prophecy is what sets the play's tragic aspect in motion by luring Macbeth away from the normal cycle of generation (Brooks 39). "As long as Macbeth plans to let natural events gain him the throne, he thinks in terms of letting time run its diurnal course" (Watson 140). His desire to become ... ...

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... . Macbeth "We will proceed no further in this business."(1.7.31) Lady Macbeth "Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour, as thou art in desire?"(1.7.39-41). This is a great example of Macbeth having doubts about the deed and wanting to stop, and then Lady Macbeth practically calling him a coward and offending his manly position. This ... ...

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... own act and valour as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou has that which thou esteem'st the ornament of life, and live a coward in thine own esteem?" (Act 1, Scene 7, 39-41). Thus, she pressures him to commit the act for murder for her own sake and is aware of his ambition to claim the throne. Even though Macbeth knows what ... ...

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... we fear who/ knows it, when none can call our pow"r to accompt?/ Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood on him?" (V, i, 34-39). Lady Macbeth repeatedly washes her hands of the invisible blood stains. This is the single moment when she has truly shown her loss of strength and ambition. Lady Macbeth then ... ...

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... occur. "The raven himself is hoarse, That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!"" (Act 1, Scene 5, lines 38-39, and 53-54) is a quote from Lady Macbeth as she urges Macbeth to kill King Duncan. It is apparent that she desires the throne for her husband, and is ready ... ...

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... the witches and shrink in horror at the sight of the old women. Banquo asks whether they are mortal, noting that they don't seem to be "inhabitants o' th' earth- (I.iii.39). He also wonders whether they are really women, since they seem to have beards like men. The witches hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis (his original title) and as thane ... ...

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... 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" the adage?" Act 1 scene 7, line 39-44. What drives him over the top is when she attacks his manhood line 49-50 of the same scene, "When you durst do it, you were a man; and to ... ...

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... he envisions a dagger floating above his head. Macbeth wonders is what he is seeing is real, "dagger of the mind, a false creation / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain," (II.i.38-39). Killing Duncan was the first thing to start Macbeth's noticeable madness. Macbeth starts to lose his mind and speaks, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my ... ...

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... , which casts a shadow of doubt on his two sons, thereby allowing Macbeth to ascend to the throne. This would have greatly shocked a Jacobean audience as they felt strongly about the divine rights of Kings. Once Macbeth seizes power through violence and murder, his life is darkened with the crime of regicide, he has killed a rightful, good and much loved king. His ... ...

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... Duncan also relates to the common theme in Macbeth, the disruption of reality or nature. The standard way a king was chosen during that time frame was through inheritance and the divine right of monarchy. Because Macbeth wanted so badly to be king, he decided to disobey the conventional method of choosing a king and kill King Duncan. Part of the reason that ... ...

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... phrase "by the grace of Grace" indicates the importance that he attaches to the service of good and reminds the people of his direct descent from one who rules by divine right, as opposed to Macbeth, who usurped the throne. Like his father, Malcolm is the representative of order. In conclusion, all the kingships in Macbeth went against all odds and ... ...

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