In Acts I-III of Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses equivocation by the Witches‚ Macbeth‚ and Lady Macbeth to develop the theme of appearance versus reality. For instance‚ Shakespeare characterizes the Witches’ speak in the first scene of the opening act as equivocating‚ with ambiguous expressions designed to mislead. The Three Witches exclaim‚ “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” (1.1.12). This sentence instantly portrays the theme of appearance versus reality by explaining that things are not always
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Scots and the Norwegians. Those this is the first instance of blood; blood plays a much bigger part in Macbeth. Blood stands for the guilt that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth feel throughout the play. While Lady Macbeth is planning the murder of King Duncan‚ she calls upon the spirits of murder to‚ "make thick my blood; / Stop up the access and passage to remorse" (1.5.50-51). What she plans to do is poison Macbeth’s soul into being able to murder an innocent man. But before she can do this she must
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purveyor‚ but he rides well‚ and his great love‚ sharp as his spur‚ hath holp him to his home before us. Fair and noble mistress‚ we are your guests tonight” (1. 7. 20-25)‚ exclaims that at times where Macbeth seems to be disrespectful toward king Duncan and everything that he does for the thane (Macbeth)‚ he keeps his composure and doesn’t lose his head. He even forgives Macbeth‚ which is a very admirable trait in any king. To not let your emotions censor sensical thought and to not allow actions
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kill King Duncan and after he is killed she would frame the servants to make it look like they killed him “But screw your courage to the sticking-place‚ and we’ll not fail…” “If he do bleed‚ I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal‚ For it must seem their guilt.” Speech Nothing bother her really because instead of feeling guilty‚ she don’t “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy is it then!” Thoughts She is so shameless and realizing how her husband is‚ she don’t want to be like and I think
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appears driven along by the violence of his fate like a vessel drifting before a storm.” Although Lady Macbeth pushed him to kill Duncan‚ Macbeth is the one that actually took the knife and stabbed him. Macbeth says in Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Line 62‚ “Hear it not‚ Duncan‚ for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven‚ or to hell.” Macbeth could have chose not to kill Duncan and
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Hear it not‚ Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.” (Act 2 scene 1) This is a statement that Macbeth makes to himself while he is having a soliloquy on stage. Act two is right after Macbeth has killed King Duncan‚ the man that completely trusted him and even allowed him to be Thane of Cawdor. In act two we see what is really going on in everyone’s
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Macbeth would’ve succeeded in reducing his enemies by surrounding himself with trusted allies and developing relationships that would allow him to flourish as a leader. Macbeth‚ by killing Duncan and Banquo‚ lost the respect of those around him. Machiavelli proposed that “it cannot be called prowess… to betray friends” (Machiavelli 29)‚ and this brings a prince “power but not glory” (29). The glory that Macbeth is unable to procure prevents Lennox‚ Macduff‚ and Malcolm from recognizing him as a great
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Macbeth‚ to work out a plan to kill Duncan. Shakespeare also explores the influential factors of why Macbeth’s ambitions become destructive. The three witches in the beginning of the play prophesize that Macbeth will become king. Macbeth wanted to fulfil this prophecy due to his high ambitions. However‚ the prophecy was fulfilled because Lady Macbeth led her husband through the barriers of his doubt and morality. It is Macbeth’s wife who caused the death of Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s high expectations
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their new castle to celebrate the crowning. When I got there‚ I felt out of place. Everyone who was higher up in the social rank was there. I tried to leave‚ but Lady Macbeth had caught me and insisted that I at least wait until after we are done eating. The dinner was about to start when I heard Macbeth scream out in horror. We were all very confused‚ considering nothing was there. I looked over at the two men that were once near Macbeth‚ and I immediately recognized them. The two men were notorious
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will see when reading. One example that is seen later in the book is when Lady Macbeth dies when Macduff and his army is invading Macbeth’s castle. This leads to her death due to her ambition at the start of the book when she wants Macbeth to kill Duncan so he can become king and she would become queen. Macbeth also shows ambition when
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