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Brave Macbeth
Quote Two: “ I have no words. / My voice is in my sword. Thou bloodier villain. / Than terms can give thee out! (Act V Scene viii : 7-9)
Explanation Two: Macbeth finally gets in control of his indecisiveness. This is when he decides to Kill Macduff’s wife and children and anyone who comes in his way.

Macbeth is trying to say that his hands will go through with the action of whatever his heart desires, no matter how horrific.

Quote Two: From this moment/The very firstlings of my heart shall be/The firstlings of my hand. And even now,/To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and/done./ The castle of Macduff I will surprise,/Seize upon Fife, give to the edge o' th' sword/ His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/That trace him in his line." (iv:i)( 152-160) act IV scene i)

Explanation One: This quote shows that Lady Macbeth is controlling her husband. During the time this play was written, men were considered to superior towards women. Lady Macbeth says this to her husband to illustrate how she can be controlling and misleading. She is telling Macbeth to have evil intentions, but appear to be innocent.
Quote One: “To beguile the time, / Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, / Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower,/ But be the serpent under't.”
Explanation Two: Macduff is brave when he meets Macbeth
He is facing the man who is at fault for killing his wife and son so, he is showing his bravery by standing up for himself and his family.
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The Captain is reporting to King Duncan how brave Macbeth was in battle.

Thesis: In Macbeth, Shakespeare portrays manhood as being characterized by dominance and courageousness.

Quote One: “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name / Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, / Which smoked with bloody execution, / Like valor’s minion carved out his passage / Till he faced the slave; / Which ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him, / Till he

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