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    external forces that influence Macbeth internally are the Witches and Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare uses language techniques to evoke the influence of the forces on his tragic downfall. An external force that impacts Macbeth internally is the Witches‚ which leads to his tragic downfall. Shakespeare uses foreshadow to show the effect of the witches who fuel his fatal flaw‚ ambition‚ which shuts out his conscience. At the beginning of the play the witches cite “fair is foul and foul is fair”. The paradox interprets

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    explosions‚ it was affected by the American beliefs of their political system. Tony Stark is pictured as a very successful individual‚ and without his unique ideas and brave actions‚ the people would find themselves facing a corrupt company called Hammer. Stark has a successful weapons business‚ and these privately owned business and companies are shown to be important to capitalism’s success‚ this is shown by Iron Man being chosen over the government. The government is pictured as the adversary because

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    by a survey questionnaire structure. According to the results‚ the respondents don’t have enough knowledge about witchcrafts; they find witchcraft interesting and are curious of what witchcraft is‚ and they are not totally sure if they believe in witches and faith healers/mabobolo and also with the fortune tellers. The findings of this study may not be beneficial to the students in Iligan Medical Center College but it can help students to have knowledge about witchcrafts. And it may be beneficial

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    going on in Europe at the same time. The Salem witch trials and European witch hunts had a lot of things in common‚ yet they had their differences as well. People accused other people of being witches all the time‚ then when people started believing that is when the hysteria kicked in. The thought of witches being in their presence terrified them. They didn’t know what they were capable of‚ so they did everything they could do to stop the “black magic.” The Salem witch trials began in June of 1692

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    the role of the witches influence could be regarded as a major external force that exploited Macbeth ’s character flaws. However‚ on the other hand‚ Macbeth ’s ambitious nature and greed for power was the flaw in his character that ultimately led to his downfall. The extent to which Macbeths downfall is determined by fate or a flaw in his character will be discussed. It could be argued that it was fate that lead Macbeth to his doom. The role of his chance meeting with the witches was instrumental

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    a series of events leading to his downfall. Despite the witches introducing Macbeth to the idea of being king and Lady Macbeth violently urging him to immorally gain his royal status‚ Macbeth is entirely responsible for his downfall because he is too easily manipulated‚ lustful for power‚ and overly ambitious. Macbeth is too easily manipulated‚ specifically by the witches’ prophecies and by Lady Macbeth’s pressuring words. When the witches first prophesy that Macbeth is to be king‚ he responds with

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    The first choice is off course the 3 witches‚ the second Macbeth and the third Lady Macbeth. It is clear that the witches are the starters of the corruption‚ Lady Macbeth the catalyst who motivates Macbeth into committing the crime and Macbeth‚ the man who actually delivered the crucial blow which sent King Duncan to his grave. I will explain what motives they had to kill the king and how responsible they each are for King Duncan’s death. Firstly the three witches motives were unknown so we just assume

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    These witches give Macbeth a prophecy that he could only but dream to come true. Macbeth takes what he had had been told and makes it a reality by turning into a deceitful murderous tyrant that shows no merci to anyone that gets in his path to the throne. Macbeth’s

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    scene one is recreated by the witches’ description of their evil doings and by their charm. Their power is limited; they cannot kill the sailor but they can make his ship meet terrifying storms‚ and the poor man’s life a hell on earth. This foreshadows the outcome of the witches’ influence on Macbeth. He too will‚ for example‚ deprived of sleep. The limitation of their powers is an important fact to keep in mind. Macbeth’s first words echo those of the witches in scene 1‚ and link him to these

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    Distortions Through Deception in Macbeth In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches destroy lives by their acts of deceit to create corruption‚ violence and an upset in the balance of good and evil. To be deceived implies a deliberate misrepresentation of facts through the words or actions‚ which is used by one to increase power. While caught in a viscous‚ power hungry cycle‚ it is hard to distinguish between what is ethical and moral as reality becomes distorted

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